Twenty Famous Lawyers By John Hostettler 9781904380986 (Paperback)

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Legal history

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Wordery

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Waterside press

Twenty Famous Lawyers : Waterside Press : 9781904380986 : 1904380980 : 01 Oct 2013 : A perfect gift for lawyers and others, Twenty Famous Lawyers focuses on household names and high profile events to provide valuable insights into the workings of the law and legal habits. Particularly strong on the powers of advocacy, eloquence, argument and persuasion. With a backdrop of famous cases, trials and personalities, Twenty Famous Lawyers is a kaleidoscope of information. In the forefront are 20 lawyers selected by John Hostettler as representative of those who have left their mark on legal development from early times to the modern-day. They range across countries and cultures but centrally and importantly they concern people whose lives impacted on their profession-its values, standards, pre-occupations and pitfalls. From high politics to the development of human rights to legal loopholes, tweaking, manipulation and downright trickery, the book is ultimately a celebration of the contribut

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