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Criminals, miscreants and misdemeanours

12 Jun 2019

Two centuries of Isle of Ely court records illuminate the darkest corners of the region's past.

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Law in Focus: 'Parliament’s Role in Voting on the Syrian Conflict'

30 Nov 2015

This video discusses six issues arising out of the recent statement of Prime Minister David Cameron to the House of Commons on the extension of...

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Nicklinson - The Right to Die?

10 Jul 2014

Nicola Padfield explores some aspects of the important decision of the Supreme Court in Nicklinson (R (Nicklinson and another) v Ministry of Justice...

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Will one be forgotten? Internet Freedom and Data Protection After Google Spain

19 Jun 2014

David Erdos discusses C-131/12 Google Spain, Google v Agencia Espanola de Protection de Datos (2014), the Court of Justice of the European Union’s...

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Jo Miles

The Effect of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 on legal aid for family cases

18 Jun 2012

Ms Jo Miles discusses the potential effects of the new Act on access to justice, especially in relation to difficult family law cases.

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Professor David Feldman

'Deporting Abu Qatada: the European Court of Human Rights, and Governments'

12 Jun 2012

He is feared and hated in many parts of the world. Those facts make it less likely that any case against him will be evaluated carefully and...

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The Old Bailey

Angels and Demons

02 Jun 2011

No country's legal system is made with children in mind, but that has not stopped large numbers of children from becoming involved with it. Last year...

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Justice sends mixed messages

Children’s evidence cross-examined

16 Mar 2011

Should young children be exposed to the traumatic experience of giving evidence in open court, or does the justice system need to change its approach...

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Members of the European Legal Development Project

Finding fault

01 Feb 2008

A multicentre project led by the Faculty of Law has reached its conclusion, having studied over a century's worth of European legal changes relating...

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