The Fall of the Priests and the Rise of the Lawyers (Paperback)

This fast-paced, inspiring and original work proposes that the secular legal systems around the world provide an immeasurably bigger and more comprehensive moral regime to govern our lives than the religious codes. Backed by potent and haunting images the book states that the law, for all its faults, is the one universal ethical framework that everyone believes in and that the law is now by far the most important ideology we have for our survival. The reach of the law extends not just to crime and the family, but also to vast realms relating, for example, to money, banks, tax and corporations and even securitisations and derivatives. The immense influence that the law has raises fundamental moral challenges. The author explores the decline of religions and the huge growth of law and makes suggestions for the future of law and lawyers. The innovative summaries of both the main religions and the central tenets of law worldwide provide useful insights into both the law and religions. The book will appeal to lawyers, economists, philosophers, scientists and many other specialities and is written for the general reader. Written by one of the most important lawyers of our generation, this exciting and powerful new paperback is a major philosophical statement for our times as witnessed by its enthusiastic reception when first published in 2016.

General

Imprint:	Hart Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2017
Authors:	Philip Wood
Dimensions:	244 x 169 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-5099-2003-7
Categories:	Books > Law > General
LSN:	1-5099-2003-X
Barcode:	9781509920037

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