The Tolpuddle Martyrs: Injustice Within the Law
(Paperback, 2nd Digital original)
Publishing Details
The Tolpuddle Martyrs: Injustice Within the Law
By (Author) Herbert Vere Evatt
Introduction by Geoffrey Robertson
Sydney University Press
Sydney University Press
1st December 2009
2nd Digital original
Australia
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
331.88130924
Physical Properties
Paperback
74
Width 148mm, Height 210mm, Spine 11mm
145g
Description
In his introduction to this new edition of Herbert ('Doc') Evatt's brilliant account of the six rural labourers transported in 1834 for swearing an oath of solidarity, Geoffrey Robertson argues that the case should inspire the Rudd Labor government to legislate for a bill of rights in Australia today.
Reviews
'When set against the background of such triumph, failure and tragedy, it would be easy to overlook or underestimate Evatts very considerable achievements and abilities as a historian. The Tolpuddle Martyrs perhaps finds him at the height of his intellectual powers. This book is a remarkable exercise in scholarly discipline and objectivity; one in which the passionate advocate of social justice is balanced by the jurist ... '
-- Frank Bongiorno * Australian Journal of Politics and History *Author Bio
Herbert Vere Evatt (18941965) was an Australian judge, lawyer, politician, and writer who presided over the United Nations General Assembly (19481949) and helped draft the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Geoffrey Robertson Q.C. is a human rights barrister and visiting professor at Queen Mary University of London.
