Crispin, Ken. <br/><br/>
The quest for justice / 
Ken Crispin. 
 - Carlton North, Vic. :  Scribe,  2010. 
 - xiii, 337 p. ;  pbk ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Contents : The law : does it reflect our values? -- Our system of justice : is it just or just adversarial? -- Sentencing : have we lost our way? -- The war on drugs : are our strategies sound? -- The war on terror : or a surrender of rights? -- Conclusions. 
<br/><br/> This is a book for all people with a concern for justice. Ken Crispin's dedication to justice has been unflagging; his discussion of its complexities is admirable; his distress at witnessing injustice is plain. When Crispin was a judge of the ACT Supreme Court, he expressed himself with appropriate judicial restraint. It is a pleasure to see that he has shed some of that restraint along with the robes of office. His discussion of the post 9-11 world does not flinch from the truth. His analysis of the West's response to 9-11 exposes how democracy failed us as fear and vengeance trumped principle. In his discussion of Binyam Mohamed's case he recognises Guantanamo Bay for what it is: a concentration camp which too many Australians tolerated, silently, far too long.'<br/>Julian Burnside QC  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781921640438 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Law--Australia.<br/>Justice, Administration of--Australia.<br/>Legal ethics--Australia.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>349.94/CRI