Jeopardising Justice

Helena Kennedy QC examines the ways in which the best intentions in legal reform can sometimes produce unexpected and unpalatable consequences

Jeopardising Justice - Episode 1

Helena Kennedy QC examines the rise of the victims' movement, which she is worried has gained such strength that it is beginning to threaten the rights of defendants.

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Jeopardising Justice - Episode 2

Helena Kennedy QC unravels the history of attacks on judicial independence. Today, in a reversal from the 1970s, right-wing politicians attack the judiciary for being too liberal.

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Jeopardising Justice - Episode 3

Helena Kennedy examines the development of alternative systems of justice that bypass the courts which have, in recent years, been broadened in scope and application by politicians.

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Jeopardising Justice - Episode 4

Helena Kennedy QC examines the rise of litigation and so-called compensation culture in the UK, which resulted partly as a consequence of campaigns by liberal lawyers.

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