{"product_id":"9781849468169","title":"Power of Persuasion Essays by a Very Public Lawyer","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePower of Persuasion\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eEssays by a Very Public Lawyer\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLouis Blom-Cooper\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaw \/ Public\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eOver the years of the developing judicial review of ministerial and governmental decisions, Louis Blom-Cooper was a leading advocate who grew up with the advent of a distinctive brand of public law. His range of public activities, both in and outwith the courtroom, saw him  dubbed by his colleagues as a polymath practitioner.It included  chairmanship of plural public inquiries in child abuse and mental health, media contributions in the broadsheet press and in broadcasting, and  innovation in penal reform, as an ardent campaigner for the abolition of  capital punishment and a plea for a modern Homicide Act. He styled himself as a modern, reconstructed liberal – a man before his time.  This collection of essays is uniquely prefaced by a self-examination of his unorthodox philosophy towards the law in action. It covers a variety of  socio-legal topics that expresses his ambition to inform a poorly-educated  public on the workings of the legal system. This aim involves a discussion  of the constitutional history of Britain, unwritten and insufficiently interpreted; it reflects a commitment to the European Convention on Human Rights and  portrays its international origins. The collection opines on crime and punishment;  in the functioning of the courts and elsewhere the political shift from the penal optimism of the 1970s to the reactionary punitiveness of the post-1990s.  The essays conclude with a miscellany of affairs, reflecting on professional  practices and their product of judicial heroes in Lord Reid and Lord Bingham.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eSir Louis Blom-Cooper KC was until 2004 a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26 February 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHart Publishing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781849468169\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e374\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24.64\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332835967116,"sku":"9781849468169","price":85.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_be9d4f54-0425-4021-8b75-91822372dcec.jpg?v=1783606469","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781849468169","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}