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119 results found for '"Justice system"' in Keywords.
Law and order in Northern Ireland (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with historian T.E. Utley about his new book, Lessons of Ulster, about law and order in Northern Ireland. He talks about the problems of Northern Ireland and the nature of British politics; the...
Brendan Gallagher remains on hunger strike (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on Willie Gallagher’s father, Brendan Gallagher, who says he will remain on hunger strike until his son gets a retrial. Willie Gallagher was convicted in 1976 of bombing a Royal British Legion Hall...
Lord Denning on legal system and his role (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Barry Jordan interviews Master of the Rolls, Lord Denning (Tom Denning), about the British legal system and his own role in the legal profession. The interview coincides with his eighty-first birthday.
DDP criticised over police prosecutions (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on Parliamentary criticism of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Sir Thomas Hetherington, over the lack of prosecutions in 26 cases between 1970 and 1979 where allegations were made that police...
David Steel’s comments on prison overcrowding (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Report on comments made by Liberal Party leader David Steel where he criticised the prison service and the Conservative Government for overcrowding in Britain’s jails. Female reporter not identified.
Press coverage of Ripper trial (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview criticising the press coverage of the Peter Sutcliffe (Yorkshire Ripper) trial and police action, saying there was no presumption of innocence. Male speaker and interviewer not identified
Desmond Mackin back in Ireland (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; Press conference
Desmond Mackin, who was been detained in the USA while fighting an extradition request from Britain for shooting a British soldier, talks about his return to the Irish Republic after being declared a...
Bob Astles murder trial in Uganda (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
British solicitor Philip Wilkinson QC is interviewed about his client Bob Astles’ time in Uganda and his trial for a murder when he was working under the Idi Amin regime. Follows Astles being cleared of...
Bob Astles murder trial in Uganda (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a friend of Bob Astles on his trial after he was cleared for murder but remains in jail and on his own experience of Ugandan justice after searching for witnesses for Astles. And on whether...
Police corruption documentary - Reaction (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on Scotland Yard’s reaction to the World in Action documentary which accused the Metropolitan Police Force of obstructing Operation Countryman, an inquiry into corruption in the Force. Unidentified...