The Griffin Collection is a curated selection of legal histories, biographies and non-academic legal texts which Library users are able to loan for two weeks.
Below are some of our favourites. The full collection can be found in Bay XXXIV of the Library.
STEVE CRAWSHAW
Prosecuting the powerful: war crimes and the battle for justice
‘a timely exploration of how the landscape of global justice has changed.’ The Guardian
MICHAEL MANSFIELD
The power In The People
In this short but powerful book, Michael Mansfield, KC draws upon his 50 years of fighting for justice and revisits his most important cases and clients, proving without doubt that when people get together they can make lasting and positive change.
CHARLOTTE PROUDMAN
He said she said: truth trauma and the struggle for justice in family court
‘Revealing about the hidden world of family courts, where she argues attitudes lag behind other courts because of the absence of routine scrutiny.’ The Guardian
DAVID HOOPER
Buying Silence
“David Hooper, veteran media lawyer, explores how the power of money enables the very wealthy … to crush their critics through SLAPP tactics … Hooper describes how those with something to hide tried to stop you knowing about it, how their lawyers were willing to help them and… what the government urgently needs to do to stop them”
HASHI MOHAMED
People Like Us
“Raised on benefits and having attended some of the lowest-performing schools in the country, barrister Hashi Mohamed knows something about social mobility. In People Like Us, he shares what he has learned: from the stark statistics that reveal the depth of the problem to the failures of imagination, education and confidence that compound it.”
HELENA KENNEDY
Misjustice: How British Law is Failing Women
‘An unflinching look at women in the justice system… an important book because it challenges acquiescence to everyday sexism and inspires change’ The Times
MONICA FERIA-TINTA
A barrister for the earth: ten cases of hope for our future
‘From her chambers in London, one of Britain’s most dazzling legal minds is taking on the challenge of a lifetime.’ Vogue
JENNIFER ROBINSON AND KEINA YOSHIDA
Silenced women: why the law fails women and how to fight back
“Leading human rights barristers draw on their own and other’s cases to explain how the law is being used to curtail free speech – and what we can do to fight back.”