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Judge Baer sits in the Federal Court in Manhattan. He has written a book whose message deserves our attention. He has provided a rarely seen but vital perspective on the rule of law. Through a series of true and fascinating stories from around the world Judge Baer spells out how necessary it is that each of us exercise vigilance to assure that the rule of law is preserved.
--- Rudolph Giuliani, Former New York City Mayor
Judge Baer, a respected Federal Judge in New York, has provided a series of well written and fascinating stories covering several centuries in time and most continents in space. It is a valuable chronicle of what happens when the rule of law is cast aside. It deserves to be read by all Americans.
--- Robert M. Morgenthau, Former District Attorney, New York County and Former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
This slim volume of persuasive and true stories seeks to illustrate what can happen when the judiciary is stripped of its independence and prevented from following the rule of law. While it provides some lessons from foreign nations where the rule of law has been sublimated to opportunistic leaders, it also provides a chilling reminder that it can happen here.
Included are true stories on:
- How Patrick Stellar Cleared the Highlands
- Judicial Independence and the American Colonies
- The People's Court in Nazi Germany
- Bench and Bar in the People's Republic of China
- Destabilized Pakistan's Independent Judiciary
- A Serbian Judge Fights for the Rule of Law
- U.S. v. Bayless--A Home-Grown Challenge in the Rule of Law
- The Face of an Independent Judiciary
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