‘Finally, a book that brings the political, the personal, the economic and the aesthetic into the heart of the institution and into the method of law. A perfect paradox, The Politics of the Common Law is a strikingly radical introduction to a grindingly conservative discipline. This book seeks to forge a plural identity for a tradition adrift between memories of empire and continental confusions of human rights. This book is a necessity for any student eager to engage with contemporary transformations of the common law.’ – Professor Peter Goodrich, Cardozo School of Law, USA ‘All too often in recent years democratic politics and the law have seemed to be at odds. Yet The Politics of the Common Law brings them dramatically back together. Gearey, Morrison and Jago do all of us an enormous favour by revealing so powerfully the democratic potential of a reimagined common law. The book should be required reading for everyone who wishes to reconcile human rights, individual liberties and the collective politics of participation.’ – Professor Marc Stears, Professor of Political Theory, University of Oxford and Visiting Fellow, Institute for Public Policy Research, UK ‘This is an invaluable book. At one level it is an introduction to the study of the common law in the post-Human Rights Act environment. But unlike many books of this type it also sets out an ambitious thesis which weaves together an account of the common law in a post-colonial context with an argument about the centrality of participation and public reason to the legitimacy of the law. As such it is not only an excellent student textbook, but also makes a contribution to academic debates about the theory and politics of the common law.’ – Professor Lindsay Farmer, University of Glasgow, UK