The Challenges of Democracy: And the Rule of Law
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'A timely red alert that democratic values cannot be taken for granted' The Times 'Incisive and eloquent' The Telegraph A TIMES TOP LEGAL READ 2025 Across the globe, democracy is in crisis - in the UK alone, it has been rocked by Brexit, the pandemic and successive attempts by governments to bypass legal norms. But how did this happen, and where might we go from here? Jonathan Sumption cuts through the political noise with acute analysis of the state of democracy today - from the vulnerabilities of international law to the deepening suppression of democracy activism in Hong Kong, and from the complexities of human rights legislation to the defence of freedom of speech. Timely, incisive and wholly original, Challenges of Democracy applies the brilliance of 'the cleverest man in Britain' to the most urgent and far-reaching political issue of our day.
PRODUCT DETAILS :
DIMENSION : 218 mm x 140 mm
WEIGHT : 349 g
PRODUCT SAFETY : CPSIA choking or other US hazard warning - No California Proposition 65 hazard warning necessary
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Law
Society & Social Sciences
'A timely red alert that democratic values cannot be taken for granted' The Times 'Incisive and eloquent' The Telegraph A TIMES TOP LEGAL READ 2025 Across the globe, democracy is in crisis - in the UK alone, it has been rocked by Brexit, the pandemic and successive attempts by governments to bypass legal norms. But how did this happen, and where might we go from here? Jonathan Sumption cuts through the political noise with acute analysis of the state of democracy today - from the vulnerabilities of international law to the deepening suppression of democracy activism in Hong Kong, and from the complexities of human rights legislation to the defence of freedom of speech. Timely, incisive and wholly original, Challenges of Democracy applies the brilliance of 'the cleverest man in Britain' to the most urgent and far-reaching political issue of our day.
PRODUCT DETAILS :
| ISBN : 9781805222507 | |
| BY (AUTHOR) Sumption, Jonathan | |
| PUBLISHER : Profile Books Ltd | PUBLICATION DATE : February 13, 2025 |
| COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom | IMPRINT : Profile Books Ltd |
| LANGUAGE : English | AGE : Tertiary Education |
| PRODUCT FORM : Hardback | |
WEIGHT : 349 g
PRODUCT SAFETY : CPSIA choking or other US hazard warning - No California Proposition 65 hazard warning necessary
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Law
Society & Social Sciences