Just Mercy

A story of justice and redemption

Bryan Stevenson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

352 Seiten

2015
Scribe Publications (Verlag)
978-1-922247-85-8 (ISBN)

Infos

A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justicefrom one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time

Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man who was sentenced to die for a notorious murder he insisted he didn't commit. The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanshipand transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever.

Just Mercy is at once an unforgettable account of an idealistic, gifted young lawyer's coming of age, a moving window into the lives of those he has defended, and an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of justice.

Autor

Bryan Stephenson is the executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative. Since graduating from Harvard Law School and the Harvard School of Government, he has secured relief for dozens of condemned prisoners, argued five times before the Supreme Court, and won national acclaim for his work challenging bias against the poor and people of colour. He has won numerous awards, and is on the faculty of New York University Law School.

Produkt-Details

• Sprache: englisch
• Gewicht: 485 g
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern
• Schlagworte: Rechtsgeschichte
• ISBN-10: 1-922247-85-5 / 1922247855
• ISBN-13: 978-1-922247-85-8 / 9781922247858
• Zustand: Neuware