In The Case of the Pope Geoffrey Robertson QC delivers a devastating
indictment of the way the Vatican has run a secret legal system that
shields paedophile priests from criminal trial around the world. Is the
Pope morally or legally responsible for the negligence that has allowed
so many terrible crimes to go unpunished? Should he and his seat of
power, the Holy See, continue to enjoy an immunity that places them
above the law? Geoffrey Robertson QC, a distinguished human rights
lawyer and judge, evinces a deep respect for the good works of Catholics
and their church. But, he argues, unless Pope Benedict XVI can divest
himself of the beguilements of statehood and devotion to obsolescent
canon law, the Vatican will remain a serious enemy to the advance of
human rights. 'Robertson is an adept QC and this is a devastating
case'
Daily Telegraph 'Combines moral passion with steely forensic precision
... It is one of the most formidable demolition jobs one could imagine
on a man who has done more to discredit the cause of religion than
Rasputin and Pat Robertson put together'
Terry Eagleton, Guardian 'Forceful, wide-ranging'
The Tablet 'Robertson has not become a successful lawyer by muddling his
arguments and distorting his facts ... He writes clearly, at times
passionately, as counsel for the prosecution'
John Lloyd, Financial Times Geoffrey Robertson QC is founder and head of
Doughty Street Chambers, the largest human rights practice in the UK. In
2008, he was appointed as a distinguished jurist member of the UN
Justice Council. His books include Crimes Against Humanity: The Struggle
for Global Justice, a memoir, The Justice Game and The Tyrannicide
Brief, an award winning study of the trial of Charles I."
