{"product_id":"9781509914128","title":"Power of Persuasion : Essays by a Very Public Lawyer","description":"\u003cstrong\u003ePower of Persuasion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Louis Blom-Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the years of the developing judicial review of ministerial and governmental decisions, Louis Blom-Cooper was a leading advocate who grew up with the advent of a distinctive brand of public law. His range of public activities, both in and outwith the courtroom, saw him  dubbed by his colleagues as a polymath practitioner.It included  chairmanship of plural public inquiries in child abuse and mental health, media contributions in the broadsheet press and in broadcasting, and  innovation in penal reform, as an ardent campaigner for the abolition of  capital punishment and a plea for a modern Homicide Act. He styled himself as a modern, reconstructed liberal – a man before his time.  This collection of essays is uniquely prefaced by a self-examination of his unorthodox philosophy towards the law in action. It covers a variety of  socio-legal topics that expresses his ambition to inform a poorly-educated  public on the workings of the legal system. This aim involves a discussion  of the constitutional history of Britain, unwritten and insufficiently interpreted; it reflects a commitment to the European Convention on Human Rights and  portrays its international origins. The collection opines on crime and punishment;  in the functioning of the courts and elsewhere the political shift from the penal optimism of the 1970s to the reactionary punitiveness of the post-1990s.  The essays conclude with a miscellany of affairs, reflecting on professional  practices and their product of judicial heroes in Lord Reid and Lord Bingham.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In this thoroughly enjoyable volume of essays…[which are] not without humour…the author demonstrates and achieves his power of persuasion…A remarkable, expansive, persuasive book.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Journal Online\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“...what is remarkable about this book is the author's success in demonstrating that fairness in criminal adjudication and restraint in sentencing are fundamental if a community is to achieve peace, order and justice.” —\u003ci\u003eCriminal Law Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The book covers extensive ground...[the] essays reflect the multi-faceted career of the author...” —\u003ci\u003eCommonwealth Lawyers' Association and Contributors 2015.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781509914128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Hart Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40722341822670,"sku":"9781509914128","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781509914128","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}