{"product_id":"the-tyrannicide-brief-by-geoffrey-robertson-9780099459194","title":"The Tyrannicide Brief","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLife 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCharles 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCooke 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJohn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Tyrannicide Brief\u003c\/em\u003e by Geoffrey Robertson explores these events in detail, revealing the extraordinary courage and impact of John Cooke's life and work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48147896533228,"sku":"9780099459194","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780099459194-the-tyrannicide-brief.jpg?v=1786453583","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-tyrannicide-brief-by-geoffrey-robertson-9780099459194","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}