Current Legal Problems was established after the Second World War as a series of public lectures on law. It is now regarded as the most significant such series in the United Kingdom. Each year edited texts are reproduced in the form of a volume. This year's is the 56th such volume. The range of subject-matter as ever is wide. Subjects explored this year include the jurisprudence of Genesis; the law of delict; fair trials and safe convictions; and war, terrorism, and international law. Amongst the contributors to this volume are Joseph Thomson, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, and Philippe Sands QCL