- Publisher: Picador
- Year: 2020
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 394pp
- Illustrated: No
- Dimensions: 233x150mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.5kg
- ISBN: 9781529009958
- Product code: 538457
Fake Law
The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies
The Secret Barrister New Paperback
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In an age when ‘distortions of legal cases and judgments [are] spun and reformed for mass consumption’ it is almost impossible to critically assess the stories that make the headlines. By shedding light on some of the myths about British law that are commonly perpetuated The Secret Barrister also shows how they offer a distraction from genuine problems in the legal system.
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THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
Could the courts really order the death of your innocent baby? Was there an illegal immigrant who couldn't be deported because he had a pet cat? Are unelected judges truly enemies of the people?
Most of us think the law is only relevant to criminals, if we even think of it at all. But the law touches every area of our lives: from intimate family matters to the biggest issues in our society.
Our unfamiliarity is dangerous because it makes us vulnerable to media spin, political lies and the kind of misinformation that frequently comes from loud-mouthed amateurs and those with vested interests. This 'fake law' allows the powerful and the ignorant to corrupt justice without our knowledge - worse, we risk letting them make us complicit.
Thankfully, the Secret Barrister is back to reveal the stupidity, malice and incompetence behind many of the biggest legal stories of recent years. In Fake Law, the Secret Barrister debunks the lies and builds a defence against the abuse of our law, our rights and our democracy that is as entertaining as it is vital.
Could the courts really order the death of your innocent baby? Was there an illegal immigrant who couldn't be deported because he had a pet cat? Are unelected judges truly enemies of the people?
Most of us think the law is only relevant to criminals, if we even think of it at all. But the law touches every area of our lives: from intimate family matters to the biggest issues in our society.
Our unfamiliarity is dangerous because it makes us vulnerable to media spin, political lies and the kind of misinformation that frequently comes from loud-mouthed amateurs and those with vested interests. This 'fake law' allows the powerful and the ignorant to corrupt justice without our knowledge - worse, we risk letting them make us complicit.
Thankfully, the Secret Barrister is back to reveal the stupidity, malice and incompetence behind many of the biggest legal stories of recent years. In Fake Law, the Secret Barrister debunks the lies and builds a defence against the abuse of our law, our rights and our democracy that is as entertaining as it is vital.
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In an age when ‘distortions of legal cases and judgments [are] spun and reformed for mass consumption’ it is almost impossible to critically assess the stories that make the headlines. By shedding light on some of the myths about British law that are commonly perpetuated The Secret Barrister also shows how they offer a distraction from genuine problems in the legal system.
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