Outlawed

Utterly compelling, high impact and scary. Outlawed is written for us all, and should be read by us all, but particularly by every politician, judge, lawyer and journalist, even those who think they understand the serious threat posed by sovereignty movements around the world.

Kerry O'Brien

If you struggle to understand the thinking behind legal conspiracy theories and the rise of sovereign citizens, Outlawed is a great primer. Particularly appealing is that Hobbs and Young don’t simply dissect – in a very engaging fashion – the allure and consequences of this high-sounding gobbledegook - they look to the flaws in society and the legal system that have fuelled it. What is needed, they say, “is a system that works for everyone”.

Fiona Capp, The Sydney Morning Herald

Pseudolaw promises a magic door out of taxes, debts and fines. As this incisive book shows, the door usually opens into a courtroom, a larger bill and a great deal of trouble. Its answer is not scorn, but engagement: laws and judgments that everyone can understand, respect, trust and use.

Andrew Leigh MP, author of Battlers and Billionaires: The Updated Story of Inequality in Australia

A timely and necessary guide to a legal shadow world. This book reveals the way genuine anxieties about the courts and justice are being exploited and refracted through the looking glass of conspiracy and snakeoil.

Ariel Bogle

Tightly researched, deftly analysed and highly readable guide to the world of adults who refuse to carry driver’s licences, pay rates and taxes, and who sometimes even attempt to arrest the magistrate when called ­before a court.

Mark Dapin, The Australian

Authors Harry Hobbs and Stephen Young, both professors of law, explain with admirable patience and clarity. For legal professors, the two write very well, and they canvass both the history of extreme libertarian groups and the conditions in which they thrive.

Martin McKenzie-Murray, The Saturday Paper