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John Eldridge

The Campaign against the Courts:: A history of the judicial activism debate by Tanya Josev

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January–February 2018, no. 398
John Eldridge reviews 'The Campaign against the Courts: A history of the judicial activism debate' by Tanya Josev

Although a subject of endless fascination in the hermetic world of the legal profession, the judiciary seldom excites the interest of the broader public. Despite the efforts of senior judges to promote understanding of the legal system, the community seems largely content simply to trust that the machinery of justice is working ...

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Watching Out: Reflections on justice and injustice by Julian Burnside

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November 2017, no. 396
John Eldridge reviews 'Watching Out: Reflections on justice and injustice' by Julian Burnside

Watching Out belongs to a rare class of book. Written by a lawyer, concerned largely with law, and touching upon such legal esoterica as interim injunctions, it defies all odds in still being eminently accessible to a lay audience. It has, predictably, set off a frisson of excitement in legal Australia, where each new Burnside title ...

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On Fantasy Island: Britain, Europe and Human Rights by Conor Gearty

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April 2017, no. 390
John Eldridge reviews 'On Fantasy Island: Britain, Europe and Human Rights' by Conor Gearty

Although easy to miss amid the commotion of Brexit, Britain’s Human Rights Act (1998) is locked in a fight for its life. Besieged by a hostile press and beholden to a government that has pledged its repeal and replacement, its days are almost certainly numbered. It is against this fraught backdrop that Conor Gearty’s On Fantasy Island: Britain, Euro ...