For over 30 years, first as a QC, then as a judge, and latterly as
a visiting professor of law at Oxford, Stephen Sedley has written
and lectured about aspects of the law that do not always get the
attention they deserve. His first anthology of essays, Ashes and
Sparks, was praised in the New York Times by Ian McEwan for its
‘exquisite, finely balanced prose, the prickly humour, the knack
of artful quotation and an astonishing historical grasp’. ‘You
could have no interest in the law,’ McEwan wrote, ‘and read his
book for pure intellectual delight.’ The present volume contains
more recent articles by Stephen Sedley on the law, many of them
from the London Review of Books, and lectures given to a variety of
audiences. The first part is concerned with law as part of history
- Feste’s ‘whirligig of time’; the second part with law and
rights. The third part is a group of biographical and critical
pieces on a number of figures from the legal and musical worlds.
The final part is more personal, going back to the author’s days
at the bar, and then forward to some parting reflections.
General
Imprint: |
Hart Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
November 2023 |
Authors: |
Stephen Sedley
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
304 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5099-7422-1 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-5099-7422-9 |
Barcode: |
9781509974221 |
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