{"product_id":"9780141968896","title":"9780141968896","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE CASE OF THE POPE\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeoffrey 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47080815493360,"sku":"9780141968896","price":9.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780141968896_p0.jpg?v=1763655820","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780141968896","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}