A collection of essays with themes in human rights and legal history, spanning several centuries, containing a tribute to one of the most remarkable jurists of our time. Linked by an historical and contextual approach, these essays add to knowledge of legal history and human rights and provide a reference point for future research. ... immaculately edited ... the essays brought together in this collection - each very different but each instructive in its own way - offer a degree of stimulation that constitutes a worthy tribute to Simpson himself and should serve as an incentive to those who care about law and legal scholarship to acquire a copy.