匿名大律师
The Secret Barrister
Secret Barrister · 初版 2018 年
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为什么值得读
- 揭露法律援助削减逼迫无辜者认罪的残酷现状
- 真实展现司法体系在财政紧缩下的系统性瓦解
- 披露英国刑事正义制度深陷荒谬的诸多内幕
“一位匿名出庭律师以极度坦诚、发人深省且感人至深的第一手视角，记录了法律体系内的真实生活及其如何令我们所有人大失所望：‘我是一名出庭律师，这份工作需要兼具社工、恋爱顾问、强力说客、人质谈判专家、指定驾驶员、公交车费赞助人、会计师、自杀监视员、咖啡供应商、代理父母等多重技能；而在某次难忘的经历中，还得充当负责向囚犯宣布其女友确诊淋病的那种角色——不论官方称谓是什么。’欢迎来到 Secret Barrister 的世界。这些
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……英国的体制也并不完美。2018年出版过一本非常棒的书，讲述了这里的法律体制是如何崩坏的，感兴趣的话，强烈推荐一读：https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Barrister-Stories-Law-Broken... 不过说到引渡法案，它明确排除了引渡政治异见人士，所以并不会简化这一流程。我听到有些人说……
…system in the UK is not perfect either. There was a really good book released 2018 about how the legal system is broken here, if you are interested, it's a really good read: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Barrister-Stories-Law-Broken... Onto the topic of the extradition bill though, it specifically excludes extraditing politial dissidents, so it would not streamline the process. What I hear some people say that…
……问题所在。资产审查（means testing）让许多人别无选择，要么认罪，要么冒着破产的风险抗辩。这本书对刑事司法现状的剖析令人不寒而栗：https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Barrister-Stories-Law-Broken...
…the problem. The means testing leaves many people facing no choice but to plead guilty or risk bankruptcy. This book is a chilling insight into the state of criminal justice: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Barrister-Stories-Law-Broken...
但愿那是英国冤假错案的唯一原因……如今整个英国司法体制简直荒唐到了极点。粗略读一下《秘密大律师》（The Secret Barrister）[1]，就会让人对这个国家的现状感到绝望。[1] https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Barrister-Stories-Law-Broken...
I wish that were the only cause of miscarriages of justice in the UK... The whole British justice system is now beyond farcical. A quick read of The Secret Barrister [1] will leave one despairing for the state of the country. [1] https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Barrister-Stories-Law-Broken...
近年来在保守党政府治下，英国以紧缩政策为幌子，大幅削减了法律援助预算。《秘密大律师》（The Secret Barrister）这本（非常通俗易懂的）书对此有详尽记录：https://thesecretbarrister.com/。作者指出，这种削减甚至都不划算，政府往往要为了善后掏出更多的开支。
The UK's budget for legal aid has been slashed dramatically in recent years under the Conservative government under the guise of austerity. This is well documented in the (very readable) book "The Secret Barrister". https://thesecretbarrister.com/ The author claims that the cuts are not even cost-effective, often leading to more spending by government to deal with the consequences.
我强烈推荐《A Bit of a Stretch》——我是读完《The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken》（相当让人毛骨悚然）之后读的这本。
I can strongly recommend "A Bit of a Stretch" - I read it after reading "The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken" which is pretty terrifying.
过去十年左右，英格兰和威尔士的刑事司法系统经历了大幅削减——讽刺的是，主导这一切的正是标榜“法律与秩序”的政党。我强烈推荐秘密大律师写的那本书：https://thesecretbarrister.com/
There have been significant cutbacks in the criminal justice system in England and Wales over the last decade or so - ironically by the party of "law and order". I can strongly recommend the book by the Secret Barrister: https://thesecretbarrister.com/