Book reviews
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OpinionFighting for the right to say your piece
David Pickup reviews 'On the Law of Speaking Freely' by Adam Tomkins.
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OpinionWhen Coke took on the King
James E Hurford reviews 'The Reformation of the Constitution: Law, Culture and Conflict in Jacobean England'.
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OpinionRiveting whodunnit set in the Swinging Sixties
David Pickup reviews 'The Fall Guy: Rock ‘n’ roll murder in 1960s London'.
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OpinionWhen diseases cross borders
James E Hurford reviews 'Global Pandemics and International Law: An Analysis in the Age of Covid-19'.
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OpinionBringing doctrinal debates alive
Comparative Contract Law: Exercises in Comparative Methodology (4th edition)
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OpinionThe Writers’ Castle: Reporting History at Nuremberg
While the world’s greatest journalists and writers covered the Nuremberg trial of Nazi leaders in 1945-6, another story was unfolding in the nearby town of Stein.
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OpinionAnatomy of a war crimes trial
Judgement at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia
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OpinionConviction: The case of Lucy Letby
There have been few criminal trials that have elicited such strongly held and opposing views as the case of Lucy Letby.
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OpinionEvolution not revolution
James E Hurford reviews 'Public Law and the UK Supreme Court' and 'Private Law and the UK Supreme Court'.
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OpinionJail Bird: Behind Bars and Beyond – How Britain’s Legal System Really Works
David Pickup reviews 'Jail Bird: Behind Bars and Beyond' by Katharine Edwards.
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OpinionAI versus the human touch
James Wilson reviews 'How to Win: The Future of Law with Artificial Intelligence'.
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OpinionMore ius commune than common law
James E Hurford reviews 'Foundations of American Criminal Due Process at Trial'.
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OpinionA sweep of legal history
Lee Wall reviews 'Latin American International Law in the Twenty-First Century'.
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OpinionHow policy paid lip service to proper protection
Jenny Beck reviews 'Implementing the Domestic Abuse Act 2021: Progress, Gaps, and the Rise of Maternal Victimisation in the UK'.
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OpinionHandling big data with care
Tom Proverbs-Garbett reviews 'Handbook on Governance and Data Science'.
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OpinionRetreating from the cliff edge
David Pickup reviews 'Burnout-Free Working: Your Expert Guide to Thriving in a Stressful Workplace'.
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OpinionOceans apart on the environment?
Dr Carlo Corcione reviews 'The Law of the Sea and the Planetary Crisis'.
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OpinionSucking out the poison
David Glass reviews 'Saving the European Union from its Illiberal Member States'.
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OpinionCultural Influences on the Law of the Sea: History, Legacy, and Future Prospects
Edited by James Kraska and Hayoun Ryou-Ellison.