Description
Peirce shows that the British government has colluded in a whole range of extrajudicial activities - rendition, internment without trial, torture - and has gone to extraordinary lengths to conceal its actions. Its devices for maintaining secrecy are probably more deep-rooted than those of any other comparable democracy.
If the government continues along this path, Peirce argues, it will destroy the moral and legal fabric it claims to be protecting.
Acclaimed examination of the British government's complicity in torture
About the Author
Lawyer Gareth Peirce represents individuals who are or have been the subject of rendition and torture, held in prisons in the UK on the basis of secret evidence, and interned in secret prisons abroad under regimes that continue to practice torture. Her many clients have included the Birmingham Six, Judith Ward, the family of Jean Charles de Menezes, and Moazzam Begg. She lives in London.
Reviews
The great theme of her book and, arguably, her professional life too [is] that justice dies when the law is co-opted for political purposes. -- Stuart Jeffries * The Guardian *
A timely reminder of the darker side of lawlessness in freedom's name. -- Shami Chakrabarti * The Observer *
An antidote to the current propaganda. -- John Pilger * New Statesman *
Coruscating. -- Alex Wade * Times *
Book Information
ISBN 9781844677597
Author Gareth Peirce
Format Paperback
Page Count 154
Imprint Verso Books
Publisher Verso Books
Weight(grams) 187g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 130mm * 13mm