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Statute Law: Making Legislation (2010)

Subject

Law; Politics & government

Distribution

DVD (Region 2 PAL), free

This series of short audio/video interviews followed by a lecture, recorded in November 2010, provides a unique insight into the process by which legislation is created in the United Kingdom. All the...

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Law and Order (1995 Video)

Subject

Law; Sociology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at how an unarmed police force copes in modern Britain, with over 160,000 burglaries in 1994 in London alone and a rising drugs problem, by following a police constable in an inner London area and a...

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Secrets (1978 Film, Video)

Director

Chris Gilders

Subject

Law

Distribution

Film (16mm)

The expression of ‘open government’ and a relaxation of the secrecy which surrounds much of local and central government is a concept which both major parties have welcomed in theory but have shown...

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Recording the History of Southwell Workhouse (2011)

Subject

Archaeology

This short video shows archaeologists from the University of Nottingham undertaking a detailed survey of Southwell Workhouse, which was the first of its kind in the United Kingdom and the prototype for all...

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When the State Kills (1995 Video)

Subject

Law

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 77 min., 1999 sale: £6.00 (inc. VAT +p&p)

WARNING: contains graphic sequences of actual executions. Looks at the history and current practice of capital punishment, examining the death penalty from a range of viewpoints, including those of former...

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Death Row, One Woman Band (1986 Video)

Subject

Law

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 45 min.

Looks at the death penalty in the USA and describes the work of Marie Deans, who secures the help of attorneys to argue for those on death row, usually with positive results. Includes interviews with inmates...

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Mass Trespass (2018)

aka: Trespass of Kinder Scout

Director

Jordan Carroll

Subject

History; Law; Social Studies

Why were six men sent to prison 1932 for simply walking in the moors of the Peak District? This short documentary tells their fascinating story and also gives details regarding the National Parks and Access...

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14 Days in May (1987 Video)

aka: Fourteen Days in May

Director

Paul Harmann

Producer

Paul Harmann

Subject

Law

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 90 min., 1999 sale: £6.00 (inc. VAT +p&p)

Records the last 14 days in the life of death row inmate Edward Earl Johnson, up until 15 minutes prior to his execution in May 1987. Shows how a scheduled execution affects prisoners, prison personnel and...

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Punishment: A Failed Social Experiment (2012)

Director

Dale Hallatt

Subject

Law; Social Studies

A detailed, critical analysis of the current legal and justice system generally in operation across the planet, whilst also providing potential solutions for preventing crime and creating a much more...

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Why Democracy? (Short Films) (2007)

Subject

Development studies; Philosophy; Politics & government

Distribution

Not In Distribution

In October 2007, ten one-hour films focusing on contemporary democracy were broadcast in the world’s largest ever factual media event. Running alongside the 10 documentaries, and integral to the outreach...

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