# On Liberty

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- Book: [On Liberty](https://www.bookquiver.com/shami-chakrabarti/on-liberty) ([On Liberty.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/shami-chakrabarti/on-liberty.md))
- Authors: [Shami Chakrabarti](https://www.bookquiver.com/shami-chakrabarti)
- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-18-4614-810-1
- Published: 2014-10-02
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

On 11 September 2001, our world changed. The West's response to 9/11 has morphed into a period of exception. Governments have decided that the rule of law and human rights are often too costly. In On Liberty , Shami Chakrabarti - who joined Liberty, the UK's leading civil rights organization, on 10 September 2001 - explores why our fundamental rights and freedoms are indispensable. She shows, too, the unprecedented pressures those rights are under today. Drawing on her own work in high-profile campaigns, from privacy laws to anti-terror legislation, Chakrabarti shows the threats to our democratic institutions and why our rights are paramount in upholding democracy.