On Liberty
$32.48
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2015
Summary
In On Liberty, Shami Chakrabarti explores why our fundamental rights and freedoms are indispensable. Drawing on her own work in high-profile campaigns, from privacy laws to anti-terror legislation, Chakrabarti shows the threats to our democratic institutions and why our rights are paramount in upholding democracy. This is the story of today’s threats to our freedoms and a highly personal, impassioned plea in defence of fundamental rights, from the director of Liberty.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141976310 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141976314 |
| Author: | Shami Chakrabarti |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2015 |
| Weight: | 171g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 130mm x 197mm |
Shami Chakrabarti
Shami Chakrabarti is a leading British human rights lawyer and campaigner who has written and broadcast widely and held a number of public roles in recent decades. A legislator in the House of Lords, she is the author of On Liberty and Of Women. Director of Liberty (the National Council for Civil Liberties) from 2003 to 2016, she was Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales from 2016 to 2020.
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