Lord Devlin
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 13
9781509923700
Category
United Kingdom
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Publication Year
2020
Publisher
Pages
262 pages
Subject
Patrick Devlin
Abstract
"Lord Devlin was a leading lawyer of his generation. Moreover, he was one of the most recognized figures in the judiciary, thanks to his role in the John Bodkin Adams trial and the Nyasaland Commission of Inquiry. It is hard then to believe that he retired as a Law Lord at a mere 58 years of age. This important book looks at the life, influences and impact of this most important judicial figure. Starting with his earliest days as a school boy before moving on to his later years, the author draws a compelling picture of a complex, brilliant man who would shape not just the law but society more generally in post-war Britain"-- Provided by publisher.
Description
Contents:
Ab Ovo -- God's house -- The early years in the law -- A relentless workload -- The celebrity -- friends across the Atlantic -- Up a notch -- Darkest Africa -- The return to normality? -- Appellate life -- Not quite the wilderness -- New challenges and the enemy within -- Revenge
Ab Ovo -- God's house -- The early years in the law -- A relentless workload -- The celebrity -- friends across the Atlantic -- Up a notch -- Darkest Africa -- The return to normality? -- Appellate life -- Not quite the wilderness -- New challenges and the enemy within -- Revenge
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Number of Copies
1
