01749cam a2200253 a 4500 4778742 AU-EpEBC 20111017203606.0 100302s2010 vra b 000 0 eng 9781921640438 (pbk.) ANL eng ANL NEMB 349.94/CRI Crispin, Ken. The quest for justice / Ken Crispin. Carlton North, Vic. : Scribe, 2010. xiii, 337 p. ; pbk ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references. 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. 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.' Julian Burnside QC Law Australia. Justice, Administration of Australia. Legal ethics Australia. ddc 10655 10655 0 0 ddc 0 0 MAIN MAIN OS 2011-05-30 Dymocks 35.00 0 349.94/CRI 10512 2015-09-16 00:00:00 1 2011-05-30 AM