Sort the facts from the fiction in a wide range of true or false questions & then challenge your friends, parents, grandparents
...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
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 & the kind of misinformation that frequently comes from loud-mouthed amateurs & those with vested interests. This 'fake law' allows the powerful & the ignorant to corrupt justice without our knowledge – worse, we risk letting them make us complicit.
The Secret Barrister is back to reveal the stupidity, malice & incompetence behind many of the biggest legal stories of recent years. In Fake Law, the Secret Barrister debunks the lies & builds a defence against the abuse of our law, our rights & our democracy that is as entertaining as it is vital.
Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781529009941
• Author: The Secret Barrister
• Publisher: Picador
• Format: Hardback
• Pages: 400
• Dimensions: 24.31 x 16.21 x 4.09 cm