Name: On Liberty
Brand: Penguin Books
SKU: 9780141976310
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Author: Shami Chakrabarti
ISBN: 9780141976310

On Liberty

By Shami Chakrabarti

Penguin Books October 2015

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ISBN-13: 9780141976310
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication: October 2015
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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On Liberty is the story of today's threats to our freedoms and a highly personal, impassioned plea in defence of fundamental rights, from Shami Chakrabarti, the director of the advocacy group Liberty On 11 September 2001, our world changed. The West's response to 9/11 has morphed into a period of exception. Governments have decided that the rule of law and human rights are often too costly.

In On Liberty, Shami Chakrabarti - who joined Liberty, the UK's leading civil rights organisation, on 10 September 2001 - explores why our fundamental rights and freedoms are indispensable. She shows, too, the unprecedented pressures those rights are under today.

Drawing on her own work in high-profile campaigns, from privacy laws to anti-terror legislation, Chakrabarti shows the threats to our democratic institutions and why our rights are paramount in upholding democracy.