JUST LAW

Book ID/图书代码： 11340004B04553

English Summary/英文概要： Acute, questioning, humane, passionately concerned for justice - Baroness Helena Kennedy is one of the most powerful voices in legal circles in Britain today. Here she roundly challenges the record of modern governments with regard to fundamental democratic rights, and insists that we return to the fundamental values of Equality, Fairness and respect for human dignity. She argues that in the last twenty years we have seen a steady erosion of civil liberties, culminating today in extraordinary legislation which wholly undermines long established freedoms. Are these moves a crude political response to demands for law and order? Or is the relationship between citizens and the state being reframed and redefined? This dazzling, thought-provoking study covers issues such as the right to privacy and the increase in electronic surveillance; the questions raised by advances in genetics; the procedural issues of ’double jeopardy’ and the proposed reduction of trial by jury. Kennedy examines the huge increase in the number of women in prison, the inequities of the welfare system, but she also probes into issues that involve our relationship with other states: asylum, immigrations and terroris

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 作者认为，20年来，由于注重了法律和秩序，英国公民的自由正在受到侵蚀。她讨论了一些有争议的问题，如隐私权和日益增加的电子监控，遗传学进展带来的问题，“双重危险”程序问题和减少陪审团审判建议，妇女入狱人数增加，福利制度的不公正，还有避难，移民和恐怖主义，等等。

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About the Author/作者介绍： Baroness Helena Kennedy是英国一些社会组织的领导人，曾写过一本“夏娃受到了陷害：妇女和法律”。

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