{"product_id":"law-and-the-whirligig-of-time-9781509917099","title":"Law and the Whirligig of Time","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore, during and after his time as a judge, Stephen Sedley has provided an invaluable running commentary on the law... These collections provide an opportunity to understand and engage with the whats, whys and wherefores of the judicial role at a time of evolution for the judiciary and the law. -- James Lee and Simon Lee, The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London and The Open University, Milton Keynes * Legal Studies *\u003cbr\u003eI would recommend this book to libraries that collect current British law and those seeking an intellectually stimulating take on British legal affairs -- Katherine Laundy, Library of the Supreme Court * Canadian Law Library Review *\u003cbr\u003eRichly entertaining, full of insight, wisdom and humanity. -- Patrick Birkinshaw * Amicus Curiae *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory\u003c\/b\u003e 1. Law as History  2. The History of English Law  3. Human Rights and the Whirligig of Time  4. A Glorious Revolution?  5. Judges and Ministers  6. Obscenity and the Margin of Appreciation  7. Does the Separation of Powers Still Work?    \u003cb\u003eLaw and Rights\u003c\/b\u003e 8. The Role of the Judge  9. Anonymity and the Right to Lie  10. Dealing with Strasbourg  11. Speaking in Tongues  12. The Public Interest  13. Judicial Misconduct  14. Recusal: When Should a Judge Not Be a Judge?  15. The Right to Die  16. The Brexit Case  17. The Supreme Court  18. Arbitration  19. Detention without Trial  20. Originalism  21. Colonels in Horsehair  22. The British Constitution  23. A New Constitution?  24. Freedom of Expression  25. The Abuse of Power  26. A Compensation Culture?    \u003cb\u003ePeople\u003c\/b\u003e 27. Rudy Narayan: 1938–1998  29. Lord Diplock: 1907–1985  30. Lord Scarman: 1911–2004  31. Lord Bingham: 1933–2010  32. Lord Mansfi eld: 1705–1793  33. Sir Thomas More: 1478–1535  34. Lord Denning: 1899–1999  35. Lord Sumption and Public Law  36. Bob Dylan  37. Ewan MacColl: 1915–1989    \u003cb\u003eOccasional Pieces\u003c\/b\u003e 38. A Commonplace Book  39. \u003ci\u003eUnder Milk Wood \u003c\/i\u003eLost and Found  40. Getting It Wrong  \u003ci\u003eAfterword: A Different Cat \u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019975590231,"sku":"9781509917099","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781509917099.jpg?v=1750781938","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/law-and-the-whirligig-of-time-9781509917099","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}