Injustice
Life and Death in the Courtrooms of America
Verkoopprijs:
16,00
% Oude prijs Normale prijs: € 18,95 (15.57% bespaard)
Maak tweedehands je eerste keus
- Gratis verzending vanaf 4 boeken of 40 euro
- Alle boeken met zorg gecontroleerd
- Op werkdagen voor 15:00u besteld, vandaag verzonden.
Waar gaat het over?
Shortlisted for the 2013 Orwell Prize.
THE STORY CONTINUES: TWO NEW CHAPTERS FOR THE PAPERBACK EDITION
In 1986, Kris Maharaj, a British businessman living in Miami, was arrested for the brutal murder of two ex-business associates.
Shortlisted for the 2013 Orwell Prize.
THE STORY CONTINUES: TWO NEW CHAPTERS FOR THE PAPERBACK EDITION
In 1986, Kris Maharaj, a British businessman living in Miami, was arrested for the brutal murder of two ex-business associates. His lawyer did not present a strong alibi; Kris was found guilty and sentenced to death in the electric chair.
It wasn't until a young lawyer working for nothing, Clive Stafford Smith, took on his case that strong evidence began to emerge that the state of Florida had got the wrong man on Death Row. So far, so good - except that, as Stafford Smith argues here so compellingly, the American justice system is actually designed to ignore innocence. Twenty-six years later, Maharaj is still in jail.
Step by step, Stafford Smith untangles the Maharaj case and the system that makes disasters like this inevitable. His conclusions will act as a wake-up call for those who condone legislation which threatens basic human rights and, at the same time, the personal story he tells demonstrates that determination can challenge the institutions that surreptitiously threaten our freedom.
Lees verder
ISBN
9780099572190
Bindwijze
Paperback
Taal
Engels
Auteur
Uitgeverij
VINT
Jaar van uitgifte
2013
Aantal pagina's
432
Leestijd
Ca. 10 tot 14 uur
Helaas zijn er geen recensies op dit boek