The UK is currently experiencing what can only be described as a political crisis. As faith in politics declines amongst citizens, there is an increasing trend to turn to the courts for answers – this is the thesis of Jonathan Sumption's Trial of the State: Law and the Decline of Politics. Based on the 2019 Reith Lectures, two recurring themes emerge throughout the book: the decline of politics; and the rise of law to compensate.

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国家审判：乔纳森·桑普蒂恩（Jonathan Sumption）的法律与政治衰落。伦敦：Profile Books Ltd，2019 年，112 页（8.99 英镑软装本）。国际标准书号 978-1-78-816373-6。

英国目前正在经历一场只能被描述为政治危机的事情。随着公民对政治的信心下降，向法院寻求答案的趋势越来越大——这是乔纳森·桑普蒂恩的论点国家审判：法律与政治的衰落. 基于 2019 年的 Reith Lectures，本书中出现了两个反复出现的主题：政治的衰落；和法律的兴起来补偿。