The Case of the Pope: Vatican Accountability for Human Rights Abuse
Autor Geoffrey Robertson QCen Limba Engleză Paperback – 7 sep 2010
Is the Pope morally or legally responsible for the negligence that has allowed so many terrible crimes to go unpunished? Should he and his seat of power, the Holy See, continue to enjoy an immunity that places them above the law?
Geoffrey Robertson QC, a distinguished human rights lawyer and judge, evinces a deep respect for the good works of Catholics and their church. But, he argues, unless Pope Benedict XVI can divest himself of the beguilements of statehood and devotion to obsolescent canon law, the Vatican will remain a serious enemy to the advance of human rights.
'Robertson is an adept QC and this is a devastating case'
Daily Telegraph
'Combines moral passion with steely forensic precision ... It is one of the most formidable demolition jobs one could imagine on a man who has done more to discredit the cause of religion than Rasputin and Pat Robertson put together'
Terry Eagleton,Guardian
'Forceful, wide-ranging'
The Tablet
'Robertson has not become a successful lawyer by muddling his arguments and distorting his facts ... He writes clearly, at times passionately, as counsel for the prosecution'
John Lloyd,Financial Times
Geoffrey Robertson QCis founder and head of Doughty Street Chambers, the largest human rights practice in the UK. In 2008, he was appointed as a distinguished jurist member of the UN Justice Council. His books includeCrimes Against Humanity: The Struggle for Global Justice, a memoir,The Justice GameandThe Tyrannicide Brief, an award winning study of the trial of Charles I.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780241953846
ISBN-10: 0241953847
Pagini: 240
Ilustrații: Illustrations
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0241953847
Pagini: 240
Ilustrații: Illustrations
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Notă biografică
Geoffrey
Robertson
QC
is
founder
and
head
of
Doughty
Street
Chambers,
the
largest
human
rights
practice
in
the
UK.
He
has
appeared
in
the
courts
of
many
countries
as
counsel
in
leading
cases
in
constitutional,
criminal
and
international
law
and
served
as
the
first
President
of
the
UN
War
Crimes
Court
in
Sierra
Leone,
where
he
authored
a
landmark
decision
on
the
illegality
of
recruiting
child
soldiers.
He
defended
in
the
last
two
cases
brought
for
blasphemy
in
Britain
(against
Salman
Rushdie
andGay
News),
represented
Catholic
lawyers
and
youth
workers
detained
without
trial
by
Lee
Kwan
Yew
and
was
counsel
inBowman
v
United
Kingdom,which
established
the
right
of
Catholics
to
campaign
effectively
against
abortion
laws
during
elections.
He
sits
as
a
recorder
and
as
a
master
of
Middle
Temple
and
a
visiting
professor
of
human
rights
law
at
Queen
Mary
College.
In
2008,
he
was
appointed
as
a
distinguished
jurist
member
of
the
UN
Justice
Council.
His
books
includeCrimes
Against
Humanity:
The
Struggle
for
Global
Justice,
a
memoir,The
Justice
GameandThe
Tyrannicide
Brief,
an
award
winning
study
of
the
trial
of
Charles
I.
Recenzii
A
challenge
no
thoughtful
Catholic
can
ignore
An utterly brilliant, brave, and oh-so-timely book ... It puts Ratzinger squarely in the frame
Geoffrey Robertson is a brilliant lawyer and it shows. The clear light of his style - painstaking, thorough, dispassionate - throws into cruel relief the truth from which the Pope cannot hide
He writes clearly, at times passionately, as counsel for the prosecution. It works ... touches believers and non-believers alike
Devastating ... a book that combines moral passion with steely forensic precision, enlivened with the odd flash of dry wit. With admirable judiciousness, it even finds it in its heart to praise the charitable work of the Catholic church, as well as reminding us that paedophiles (whom Robertson has defended in court) can be kindly men. It is one of the most formidable demolition jobs one could imagine on a man who has done more to discredit the cause of religion than Rasputin and Pat Robertson put together
An utterly brilliant, brave, and oh-so-timely book ... It puts Ratzinger squarely in the frame
Geoffrey Robertson is a brilliant lawyer and it shows. The clear light of his style - painstaking, thorough, dispassionate - throws into cruel relief the truth from which the Pope cannot hide
He writes clearly, at times passionately, as counsel for the prosecution. It works ... touches believers and non-believers alike
Devastating ... a book that combines moral passion with steely forensic precision, enlivened with the odd flash of dry wit. With admirable judiciousness, it even finds it in its heart to praise the charitable work of the Catholic church, as well as reminding us that paedophiles (whom Robertson has defended in court) can be kindly men. It is one of the most formidable demolition jobs one could imagine on a man who has done more to discredit the cause of religion than Rasputin and Pat Robertson put together