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Law in a Time of Crisis

Jonathan Sumption

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English
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17 May 2022
Brexit, the independence referendum, the pandemic: the UK is a country in crisis. And, in crises, we turn to the law to set the boundaries of what the government can and should do. However, in a country with no written constitution, what sounds like a simple proposition is in fact anything but.

Based on his 2019 Reith lectures, former Supreme Court Judge Jonathan Sumption asks: what are the limits of law in politics? Is not having a constitution a hindrance or help in times of crisis? From referenda to the rise of nationalisms, Law in a Time of Crisis exposes the uses and abuses of legal intervention in British crises - past, present, and potential.

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Imprint:   Profile
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   Main
Dimensions:   Height: 196mm,  Width: 128mm,  Spine: 24mm
Weight:   205g
ISBN:   9781788167123
ISBN 10:   1788167120
Pages:   256
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Primary ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Lord Jonathan Sumption is a British judge and historian. He served as a Justice of the Supreme Court until 2018 and is the author of the Sunday Times bestseller Trials of the State and Divided Houses, which won the 2009 Wolfson History Prize.

Reviews for Law in a Time of Crisis

Time spent on Law in a Time of Crisis is time spent in the company of a brilliant mind considering interesting thing ... any person of broadly liberal instinct will find much in this enjoyable book to agree with and much that can improve one's way of thinking and of making an argument -- Daniel Finkelstein * The Times * Sumption has always been more than just a lawyer. For many years he was the brilliant QC and then Supreme Court justice who somehow found time on the side to write a definitive, multivolume history of the Hundred Years War: a true Renaissance man -- David Runciman * The Guardian * Thoughtful, stimulation and even entertaining ... Lord Sumption's opinion is always worth listening to even - or especially - if one disagrees with it -- Robert Tombs * The Telegraph *


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