A Secret And Unlawful Killing

Author : Cora Harrison
Publisher : Minotaur Books
ISBN 13 : 1466824018
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Secret and Unlawful Killing written by Cora Harrison and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2009-11-24 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 1509 and, for the people of the Burren in western Ireland, the Michaelmas Fair is a joyous time for trade and celebration, signaling the start of autumn. It's a chance to gather, buy and sell their wares, and pay tribute to the lord of their clans. But this year is different. The greedy steward of the MacNamara clan has decided to raise the amount demanded for its tribute, and it's not long before tempers are running high. When the steward is found beaten to death in the local churchyard, it falls upon Mara, the Burren's Brehon Judge, to piece the puzzle together. Was it revenge, greed, or something more sinister that motivated the murder? When another body is discovered and alleged a suicide, Mara is unconvinced. And despite the distraction of a surprising offer of marriage, it is up to her to bring the killer to justice before there can be yet another death.

Author : Her Honour Wendy Joseph QC
Publisher : Transworld
ISBN 13 : 9781804990902
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unlawful Killings written by Her Honour Wendy Joseph QC and published by Transworld. This book was released on 2023-04-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Wendy Joseph's gripping account of the law at work reads like a cliffhanger.' Sunday Times 'Absolutely superb. 5 stars for sheer readability alone. Her Honour entertains as she educates us about murder, about the law and about how we human beings are shaped as we create the culture we live with.' PHILIPPA PERRY, author of THE BOOK YOU WISH YOUR PARENTS HAD READ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 'Every day in the UK lives are suddenly, brutally, wickedly taken away. Victims are shot or stabbed. Less often they are strangled or suffocated or beaten to death. Rarely they are poisoned, pushed off high buildings, drowned or set alight. Then there are the many who are killed by dangerous drivers, or corporate gross negligence. There are a lot of ways you can kill someone. I know because I've seen most of them at close quarters.' High-profile murder cases all too often grab our attention in dramatic media headlines - for every unlawful death tells a story. But, unlike most of us, a judge doesn't get to turn the page and move on. Nor does the defendant, or the family of the victim, nor the many other people who populate the court room. And yet, each of us has a vested interest in what happens there. And while most people have only the sketchiest idea of what happens inside a Crown Court, any one of us could end up in the witness-box or even in the dock. With breath-taking skill and deep compassion, the author describes how cases unfold and illustrates exactly what it's like to be a murder trial judge and a witness to human good and bad. Sometimes very bad. The fracture lines that run through our society are becoming harder and harder to ignore. From a unique vantage point, the author warns that we do so at our peril. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 'The most exceptional book I have read in a long time.' CLARE MACKINTOSH 'A very rare gem. written with authority, humility and compassion. Compellingly clever and sharply honest.' PROFESSOR DAME SUE BLACK, author of ALL THAT REMAINS 'Riveting, thought-provoking, and very, very entertaining. I loved it.' RODDY DOYLE 'Will make you question all the fundamentals that you've come to take for granted about offenders, the crimes that they commit - especially murder - and the punishment they deserve. A page turner that will leave you wanting to know more.' EMERITUS PROFESSOR DAVID WILSON, author of MY LIFE WITH MURDERERS

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ISBN 13 : 9781291431087
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unlawful Killing written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Philip Alston
Publisher : Pretoria University Law Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 736 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alston and Heyns on Unlawful Killings: A Compendium of the Jurisprudence of the United Nations Special Rapporteurs on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions from 2004-2016 written by Philip Alston and published by Pretoria University Law Press. This book was released on 2020-01-01 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a detailed overview of the law and policy related to unlawful killings and the right to life. It is organized into the key thematic issues and types of killings that arose during the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions between 2004-2016. Each chapter contains an introductory overview and selected extracts from UN Special Rapporteur reports to the United Nations General Assembly and the Human Rights Council and other normative work, and covers the applicable international law, policy considerations, and common fact scenarios. Philip Alston held the mandate of United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions between 2004 and 2010; Christof Heyns did so from 2010 to 2016. This book was created to provide easy access to the work of the Special Rapporteurs, and to be a useful guide for those studying and working to promote respect for human rights. The book was edited by the two rapporteurs, together with their main advisors during their tenure as mandate holders, Sarah Knuckey and Thomas Probert.

Author : Simon Tomlin
Publisher : Hakon Books
ISBN 13 : 1471716074
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unlawful Killing written by Simon Tomlin and published by Hakon Books. This book was released on with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Was Princess Diana, arguably the most famous woman of the modern age, really murdered or was her death a tragic accident? "I found it difficult simply to accept that what happened in Paris was 'just one of those tragic things' and has it happened, the jury at the inquest agreed." - Michael Mansfield QC

Author : Cora Harrison
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780330446464
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Michaelmas Tribute written by Cora Harrison and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2009 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1509, in the kingdom of the Burren, people lived according to the ancient customs and Brehon laws of their ancestors. The Michaelmas Fair: a time for trade and celebration. A chance for the people of the Burren to gather, buy and sell their wares and give tribute to the lord of their clans. When the steward of the MacNamara clan demands more, tempers run high. Then the steward's body is found in the local churchyard; he's been beaten to death. Was it revenge, greed or something more sinister that led to his murder? Mara tries to piece the puzzle together but, distracted by thoughts of the King's surprising offer of marriage, nothing seems to make sense. Is Mara prepared to give up her position as Brehon to become Queen? And will she be able to bring the killer to justice before they strike again...

Author : JANET LOVE DAN GLAZE
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780349702865
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book UNLAWFUL KILLING written by JANET LOVE DAN GLAZE and published by . This book was released on 2024-04-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Cora Harrison
Publisher : Minotaur Books
ISBN 13 : 1466824034
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Lady Judge written by Cora Harrison and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2008-08-19 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the sixteenth century, as it is now, the Burren, on the western seaboard of Ireland, was a land of gray stone forts, fields of rich green grass, and swirling mountain terraces. It was also home to an independent kingdom that lived peacefully by the ancient Brehon laws of their forebears. On the first eve of May, 1509, hundreds of people from the Burren climbed the gouged-out limestone terraces of Mullaghmore Mountain to celebrate the great May Day festival, lighting a bonfire and singing and dancing through the night, then returning through the gray dawn to the safety of their homes. But one man did not come back down the steeply spiralling path. His body lay exposed to the ravens and wolves on the bare, lonely mountain for two nights . . . and no one spoke of him, or told what they had seen. And when Mara, a woman appointed by King Turlough Don O'Brien to be judge and lawgiver to the stony kingdom, came to investigate, she was met with a wall of silence . . .

Author : Anne Emery
Publisher : ECW Press
ISBN 13 : 1773057944
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Keening written by Anne Emery and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2021-09-21 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The murdered body of Sorcha the prophetess is discovered following a lavish banquet at the Maguire castle in 16th-century Ireland. In the present day, a dig commences on the land, and not only is a body discovered, but a sheaf of prophecies. Who killed Sorcha? There has been a guesthouse on the Tierney land in County Fermanagh for hundreds of years. Now Tierney’s Hotel is faced with a development that will block the hotel’s best feature, its view of Enniskillen Castle. But the project can be stopped if there are important historical artifacts buried on the property. Enter the archaeologists. Mick’s ancestor, Brigid Tierney, ran the guesthouse in the late 1500s. We see Brigid and Shane and their children at a lavish banquet at the castle, home of the ruling family, the Maguires. The wine and ale flow freely, the harpist plays, the bard recites the Maguires’ heroic deeds. But one woman has a sense of foreboding. Sorcha the prophetess sees harrowing times ahead. The Tudors of England are determined to complete their brutal conquest of Ireland. The morning after the banquet, Sorcha is found dead on a bed of oak leaves. And Shane is accused of the killing. His lawyer, Terence, conducts his defence on the hilltop that constitutes the court in 1595. Ireland has had a complex and at times woeful history, and we see that history being played out in the lives of the Tierneys, past and present. In 2018, the dig commences on Mick Tierney’s land. Historical artifacts? Yes. But also a sheaf of prophecies. And a body ― a bogman ― four hundred years old.

Author : Ellen Francis Harris
Publisher : Scribner Book Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Guarding the Secrets written by Ellen Francis Harris and published by Scribner Book Company. This book was released on 1995 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A true crime story of the murder of a young Palestinian girl who assimilated into American culture instead of conforming to traditional Muslim values.