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The Tyrannicide Brief
The Story of the Man who sent Charles I to the Scaffold
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Ideal for readers interested in legal history, biographical memoirs, and British Civil War enthusiasts. Also appeals to those fascinated by courtroom drama, political justice, and the origins of modern legal rights.
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But in 1649 parliament was hard put to find a lawyer with the skill and daring to prosecute a King who was above the law: in the end the man they briefed was the radical barrister, John Cooke.
Cooke was a plebeian, son of a poor farmer, but he had the courage to bring the King's trial to its dramatic conclusion: the English republic.
Life and law during the Civil Wars as you have never seen it before - and a passionate argument for the people's right of justice against tyrannical leaders.
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Life and law during the Civil Wars as you have never seen it before - and a passionate argument for the people's right of justice against tyrannical leaders.
Charles I waged civil wars that cost one in ten Englishmen their lives. But in 1649, parliament was hard put to find a lawyer with the skill and daring to prosecute a King who was above the law: in the end, the man they briefed was the radical barrister, John Cooke.
Cooke was a plebeian, son of a poor farmer, but he had the courage to bring the King's trial to its dramatic conclusion: the English republic. Cromwell appointed him as a reforming Chief Justice in Ireland, but in 1660 he was dragged back to the Old Bailey, tried and brutally executed.
John Cooke was the bravest of barristers, who risked his own life to make tyranny a crime. He originated the right to silence, the 'cab rank' rule of advocacy, and the duty to act free-of-charge for the poor. He conducted the first trial of a Head of State for waging war on his own people - a forerunner of the prosecutions of Pinochet, Milosevic, and Saddam Hussein, and a lasting inspiration to the modern world.
The Tyrannicide Brief by Geoffrey Robertson explores these events in detail, revealing the extraordinary courage and impact of John Cooke's life and work.
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Critically acclaimed for shedding new light on the English Civil War, The Tyrannicide Brief is praised for its elegant, original storytelling and lucid legal analysis. Reviewers highlight Geoffrey Robertson's profound understanding of law, commending the book as a compelling and compassionate read that honours a previously overlooked hero. It is described as invigorating and essential for those valuing fearless legal independence.
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ISBN: 9780099459194
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 October 2006
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage
Illustration: 8
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 322g
Pages: 464
About the Author
Geoffrey Robertson QC is a leading human rights lawyer and a UN war-crimes judge. He has been counsel in many notable Old Bailey trials, has defended hundreds of men facing death sentences in the Caribbean, and has won landmark rulings on civil liberty from the highest courts in Britain, Europe and the Commonwealth. He was involved in cases against General Pinochet and Hastings Banda, and in the training of judges who tried Saddam Hussein. His book Crimes against Humanity has been an inspiration for the global justice movement, and he is the author of an acclaimed memoir, The Justice Game, and the textbook Media Law. He is married to Kathy Lette. Mr Robertson is Head of Doughty Street Chambers, a Master of the Middle Temple, a Recorder and visiting professor at Queen Mary College, University of London.
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