Overview

This powerful, important and inspiring work, written for the general reader, shows how our laws worldwide now are the largest and most comprehensive codes of conduct which we have and are our largest universal philosophy, essential for the future of humanity. Without these codes, without any laws or courts, societies would not survive and the survival of the human species itself would be put into question. But the world is now in crisis. The book is written for non-lawyers in all disciplines, from economists to corporate leaders, politicians to senior journalists and scientists, all over the world, as well as lawyers.  It enables the reader for the first time, in one swoop, to understand the fundamentals of all our laws across every country in the world, which fields are working and which are not, and whether our laws can ward off an apocalypse or a catastrophe of our own making. Topics covered  include the law relating to constitutions, democracies, rule of law, immigration, taxation,  crime, regulation (including data protection, AI and banks),  family, sex, inheritance, contracts (including derivatives), torts, litigation, property, markets, money,  crypto, corporations, hedge funds,  and the bankruptcy of corporations and sovereign states,  as well as conflict of laws, public international law (including  trade, the high seas, space and war), the history of law, and many other topics.

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9781919318837

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Philip Wood’s previous works have attracted wide-ranging critical acclaim, with reviewers describing them as “classics,” “ground-breaking,” “revolutionary,” “monumental,” “pioneering,” and “unique.” His writing has been praised as “a remarkable and scholarly achievement,” “superb,” “magnificent,” and “authoritative,” offering insights that are “immensely valuable in their breadth of compass.” Critics have called his work “an intellectual feast of grand proportions,” “a lasting influence,” and a testament to “towering scholarship.”

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Philip Wood CBE, KC (Hon) is a world-renowned authority on the law. He has published more than 25 books, was a partner in a top City of London international law firm, taught postgraduate courses at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, and has lectured at more than 80 universities worldwide. He received two honours from Queen Elizabeth II for his work.

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