The Justice Game by Geoffrey Robertson - ISBN: 9780099581918
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High-stakes cases, iconic clients, one lawyer’s fight for true justice.

The Justice Game

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    448 pages

  • Release Date

    4 December 1998

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Summary

Geoffrey Robertson QC has been at the centre of internationally high-profile legal cases for over three decades. From representing Princess Diana to Salman Rushdie, to his involvement in the celebrated criminal trials of Oz magazine and Gay News, Robertson is an unfailing champion of human rights, justice, freedom and democracy. In this captivating memoir, Robertson reveals what draws him to each case, his ingenious analysis and interpretation of the courtroom proceedings, and the legal and c…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780099581918
ISBN-10:0099581914
Author:Geoffrey Robertson
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Imprint:Vintage
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:448
Release Date:4 December 1998
Weight:374g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 30mm
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Critics Review

For all his reputation as a radical lawyer, flailing at the Establishment, he proves himself to be a believer

For all his reputation as a radical lawyer, flailing at the Establishment, he proves himself to be a believer * Independent *This wonderful book…reads like a John Grisham, infused with moral anger * Independent *Well-written, powerful…Robertson’s work has changed the way government works, and made it more accountable…a good read for people of any age – Jack Straw * New Statesman *Geoffrey Robertson Q.C. is one of those few fearless and romantic lawyers dedicated to reducing the difference between law and justice – David Jessel * Scotland on Sunday *Compellingly told, entertaining, sometimes hilarious and always illuminating – John Mortimer

About The Author

Geoffrey Robertson

Geoffrey Robertson QC is Head of Doughty Street Chambers and the author of textbooks on constitutional and media law. He has appeared as counsel in many landmark cases in Britain and the Commonwealth and in the European Court of Human Rights, and has conducted missions for the Bar and for Amnesty International. He has received a number of awards for his writing and broadcasting, and is currently a Visiting Professor at Birkbeck College. He helped to found Charter 88 and is an executive member of JUSTICE and the Institute of Contemporary Arts. He is married to the author Kathy Lette; they live in London with their two children.

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