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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.
As a practising barrister, the Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Sedley wrote
widely on legal and non-legal matters, and continued to do so after
becoming a judge in 1992. This anthology contains classic articles,
previously unpublished essays and lecture transcripts. To each, he
has added reflections on what has transpired since or an
explanation of the British legal and political context that
originally prompted it. Covering the history, engineering and
architecture of the justice system, their common theme relates to
the author's experiences as a barrister and judge, most notably in
relation to the constitutional changes which have emerged in the
last twenty years in the United Kingdom.
At the heart of traditional song rest the concerns of ordinary
people - the folk. And folk throughout the centuries have found
themselves entangled with the law: abiding by it, breaking it, and
being caught and punished by it. Who Killed Cock Robin? is an
anthology of just such songs compiled by one of Britain's senior
judges, Stephen Sedley, and most respected and best-loved folk
singers, Martin Carthy. The songs collected here are drawn from
manuscripts, broadsides and oral tradition. They are grouped
according to the various categories of crime and punishment, from
Poaching to The Gallows. Each section contains a historical
introduction, and every song is presented with a melody, its lyrics
and an illuminating commentary that explores its origins and
sources. Together, they present a unique, sometimes comic, often
tragic, and always colourful insight into the past, while
preserving an important body of song for the pleasure and
performance of future generations.
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.
Francis Bacon wrote in 1625 that judges must be lions, but lions
under the throne. From that day to this, the tension within the
state between parliamentary, judicial and executive power has
remained unresolved. Lions under the Throne is the first systematic
account of the origins and development of the great body of public
law by which the state, both institutionally and in relation to the
individual, is governed.
As a practising barrister, the Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Sedley wrote
widely on legal and non-legal matters, and continued to do so after
becoming a judge in 1992. This anthology contains classic articles,
previously unpublished essays and lecture transcripts. To each, he
has added reflections on what has transpired since or an
explanation of the British legal and political context that
originally prompted it. Covering the history, engineering and
architecture of the justice system, their common theme relates to
the author's experiences as a barrister and judge, most notably in
relation to the constitutional changes which have emerged in the
last twenty years in the United Kingdom.
Francis Bacon wrote in 1625 that judges must be lions, but lions
under the throne. From that day to this, the tension within the
state between parliamentary, judicial and executive power has
remained unresolved. Lions under the Throne is the first systematic
account of the origins and development of the great body of public
law by which the state, both institutionally and in relation to the
individual, is governed.
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