The Tolpuddle Martyrs: Injustice within the Law [original title injustice within the law: a study of the case of the Dorsetshire labourers ] by Evatt, Herbert Vere 1894 – 1965 - 2009

Sydney University Press, Sydney, 2009. Second Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. second-hand copy, no damage to describe, no annotations. This new edition has a new introduction by Geoffrey Robertson. "In his introduction to this new edition of Herbert ("Doc ") Evatt's a brilliant account, Geoffrey Robertson QC points out of the case stood for something different, and something very frightening: that oppression and cruelty do not always fail. Indeed sometimes they succeed beyond the hopes of the oppressors. The labourers suffered no violence "save the extreme and horrible violence of the law itself". The true lesson from the story demonstrates that societies need guarantees to prevent "injustice within the law". – Rear panel blurb Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Law & Criminal Studies; Unions -- Australia; Australia; ISBN: 1920899499. ISBN/EAN: 9781920899493. Inventory No: 0279239. . 9781920899493