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020			_a9781921640438 (pbk.)
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082	0	4	_a349.94/CRI
100	1		_aCrispin, Ken.
245	1	4	_aThe quest for justice / _cKen Crispin.
260			_aCarlton North, Vic. : _bScribe, _c2010.
300			_axiii, 337 p. ; _bpbk ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505			_aContents : 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.
520			_aThis 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
650		0	_aLaw _zAustralia.
650		0	_aJustice, Administration of _zAustralia.
650		0	_aLegal ethics _zAustralia.
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