{"product_id":"drinking-hemlock-helen-sarah-robertson-9798718545258","title":"Drinking Hemlock: Conversations about the Philosophy of Law","description":"\u003cb\u003eIs the Law just?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter facing a jury of his peers, Socrates was sentenced to death for the crime of 'corrupting the youth'. Athenian law required him to drink a cup of poison hemlock, but did he deserve to die? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAre lawyers immoral?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShould defence lawyers be allowed to help the guilty go free by outsmarting prosecutors and raising technical points? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAre judges lawmakers?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCourts have legalised gay marriage and banned the death penalty. When judges deliver landmark decisions, are they making law or merely interpreting it? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrinking Hemlock combines Socratic dialogue with years of experience from practising lawyers to solve these legal conundrums. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor Info: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHelen Sarah Robertson\u003c\/i\u003e completed her doctorate in philosophy at University College London. She lectures at the University of the Witwatersrand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Oppenheimer\u003c\/i\u003e is an advocate at the Johannesburg Bar. He has appeared in the Supreme Court of Appeal and the Constitutional Court.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Helen Sarah Robertson,Mark Oppenheimer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798718545258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/08\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.66d","brand":"Helen Sarah Robertson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800952385791,"sku":"9798718545258","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/drinking-hemlock-helen-sarah-robertson-9798718545258","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}