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This collection of previously unpublished lectures, speeches and essays by Lord Judge, former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (2008-2013), represents Lord Judge's views and wisdom on a wide-range of legal topics, including the constitution, liberties and rights, the administration of justice and the judiciary, as well as offering a series of personal reflections. Full of knowledge and insight reflecting a career at the pinnacle of the English legal profession, it makes for informative and thought-provoking reading and will be of interest to everyone who enjoys thinking about the law and the role it plays in society.
- A. Towards a Constitution
- 1. Magna Carta: Luck or Judgment
- 2. William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke
- 3.
- 1361 and All that
- 4. Authorised Version of the Bible: Divine Right
- 5. “No Taxation without Representation”: A British Perspective on Constitutional Arrangements
- B. Continuing Constitutional Concerns
- 6. Constitutional Change: Unfinished Business
- 7. Sovereignty: A View from London
- 8. Parliamentary Self Government
- 9. Henry VIII Clauses
- 10. Assisted Suicide: Moral and Constitutional Issues
- C. The Judiciary
- 11. Judicial Independence and Responsibilities
- 12. Being a Judge in 2013
- 13. Judicial Training: Reflections on the Past and Thoughts for the Future
- 14. Encouraging Diversity
- D. Liberties and Rights
- 15. Equality Before the Law
- 16. Human Rights: Today and Tomorrow
- 17. The Judiciary and the Media
- 18. Press Regulation
- 19. The Welsh Language: Some Reflections
- E. Administration of Justice
- 20. The Art of Advocacy
- 21. Trial by Jury
- 22. Half a Century of Change: The Evidence of Child Victims
- 23. The Evidence of Child Victims: the Next Stage
- 24. Expert Evidence
- 25. Miscarriages of Justice
- 26. The Sentencing Decision
- F. Personal Reflections
- 27. Celebration of the Diamond Jubilee and Her Majesty the Queen
- 28. Catastrophic Spinal Injuries
- 29. History of the Middle Temple (Foreword)
- 30. The Future of the Inn: the Middle Temple
- 31. Why Read Law?
- 32. Reginald Walter Michael Dias
- 33. Induction Seminar: Welcome
- 34. David Thomas
- 35. Our Independent Judiciary"
Lord Judge is a former English judge and was Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the head of the judiciary, from 2008 to 2013.
"… I have heard him deliver dozens of speeches of welcome and valediction to judges and lord justices of appeal. They have all been little short of miniature works of art, each marvellously crafted and carefully tailored to the honorand and the occasion, expressed with clarity, warmth and wit…he is one of our greatest Chief Justices [who was] responsible for leading the judiciary of England and Wales during a period of unprecedented difficulties and challenges." Lord Dyson, Master of the Rolls
"At the Conference of Commonwealth Lawyers [he] captivated, charmed, inspired and pricked the conscience of every one of the hundreds of people in that auditorium…As a white baron he addressed a predominantly black, male, African audience on the subject of apartheid and its consequences, especially for women. He commanded their attention and their respect and moved them to tears and to two standing ovations. He spoke with extreme emotion and power." Maura McGowan QC, Chair of the Bar Council
"Lord Judge was not just any old judge, but was a model occupant of an ancient office that is more than 700 years old."
Philip Johnston, The Daily Telegraph
"Though he had an uncanny knack of knowing exactly what the public was thinking – about crime, about sentencing and much else – he was always the judge’s judge …Little wonder then that, when he had delivered his last formal judgment as lord chief justice, he was treated to something I have never before encountered in a court of law: nearly 300 people rising as one and breaking into sustained, whole-hearted applause." Joshua Rozenberg, The Guardian
