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The Case of the Pope - Vatican Accountability for Human Rights Abuse (Paperback)
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The Case of the Pope - Vatican Accountability for Human Rights Abuse (Paperback)
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In The Case of the Pope Geoffrey Robertson QC delivers a
devastating indictment of the way the Vatican has run a secret
legal system that shields paedophile priests from criminal trial
around the world. Is the Pope morally or legally responsible for
the negligence that has allowed so many terrible crimes to go
unpunished? Should he and his seat of power, the Holy See, continue
to enjoy an immunity that places them above the law? Geoffrey
Robertson QC, a distinguished human rights lawyer and judge,
evinces a deep respect for the good works of Catholics and their
church. But, he argues, unless Pope Benedict XVI can divest himself
of the beguilements of statehood and devotion to obsolescent canon
law, the Vatican will remain a serious enemy to the advance of
human rights. 'Robertson is an adept QC and this is a devastating
case' Daily Telegraph 'Combines moral passion with steely forensic
precision ... It is one of the most formidable demolition jobs one
could imagine on a man who has done more to discredit the cause of
religion than Rasputin and Pat Robertson put together' Terry
Eagleton, Guardian 'Forceful, wide-ranging' The Tablet 'Robertson
has not become a successful lawyer by muddling his arguments and
distorting his facts ... He writes clearly, at times passionately,
as counsel for the prosecution' John Lloyd, Financial Times
Geoffrey Robertson QC is founder and head of Doughty Street
Chambers, the largest human rights practice in the UK. In 2008, he
was appointed as a distinguished jurist member of the UN Justice
Council. His books include Crimes Against Humanity: The Struggle
for Global Justice, a memoir, The Justice Game and The Tyrannicide
Brief, an award winning study of the trial of Charles I.
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