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Before Memory Fades: An Autobiography (PAPERBACK)
Publisher:
HAY HOUSE INDIA
| Author:
Fali S. Nariman
| Language:
English
| Format:
Paperback
Publisher:
HAY HOUSE INDIA
Author:
Fali S. Nariman
Language:
English
Format:
Paperback
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Fali S. Nariman is a well known name as he has been involved in many high profile cases. In Before Memory Fades: An Autobiography, he tells his own story, from his childhood to his days in the Bombay High Court and continues to present his experiences as he rose to higher positions.
Born in Rangoon, Burma, he completed his studies in Bombay, practised law for many years in the Bombay High Court before moving to Delhi when he was appointed as a Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court of India. The book contains many interesting anecdotes about his days as an advocate in the Bombay High Court, reminiscences about fellow lawyers and judges.
The author also talks about his resignation from the post of Additional Solicitor General of India in protest against Indira Gandhi’s declaration of Emergency. He also goes into the controversy he attracted with his decision to defend the Union Carbide company in the Bhopal Gas Tragedy case.
Before Memory Fades: An Autobiography reflects his concern for the welfare of the judiciary, his firm conviction in the principles laid down by the constitution and his views on the troubled relationship between political power and the Judiciary.
This book was published by Hay House in 2012. It’s a paperback edition.
Key Features:
The author has been involved in many high profile cases and his observations about them are an interesting part of the book. He provides suggestions for restoring people’s fading faith in the legal system and the judiciary.
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Fali S. Nariman is a well known name as he has been involved in many high profile cases. In Before Memory Fades: An Autobiography, he tells his own story, from his childhood to his days in the Bombay High Court and continues to present his experiences as he rose to higher positions.
Born in Rangoon, Burma, he completed his studies in Bombay, practised law for many years in the Bombay High Court before moving to Delhi when he was appointed as a Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court of India. The book contains many interesting anecdotes about his days as an advocate in the Bombay High Court, reminiscences about fellow lawyers and judges.
The author also talks about his resignation from the post of Additional Solicitor General of India in protest against Indira Gandhi’s declaration of Emergency. He also goes into the controversy he attracted with his decision to defend the Union Carbide company in the Bhopal Gas Tragedy case.
Before Memory Fades: An Autobiography reflects his concern for the welfare of the judiciary, his firm conviction in the principles laid down by the constitution and his views on the troubled relationship between political power and the Judiciary.
This book was published by Hay House in 2012. It’s a paperback edition.
Key Features:
The author has been involved in many high profile cases and his observations about them are an interesting part of the book. He provides suggestions for restoring people’s fading faith in the legal system and the judiciary.
About Author
FALI S. NARIMAN (1929–2024) was a senior advocate, Supreme Court of India. He was appointed chairman of the executive committee of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Geneva, from 1995 to 1997. He was appointed a member of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) from 1988 to 2003. He was a member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris, and later, its vice-president for a continuous period of over fifteen years from 1989 to 2005. He was inducted as a member of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) from 1988 to 2003. He was elected president of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) from 1994 to 2002 and was subsequently designated its honorary president. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in January 1991, for recognition of ‘distinguished services in the field of jurisprudence’, and the Padma Vibhushan (India’s second highest civilian award) in January 2007, for recognition of ‘exceptional and distinguished services in the field of public affairs’. He actively served as a nominated member of the Upper House of India’s Parliament from 1999 to 2005.
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