New criminal justice procedures

Title

New criminal justice procedures

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

18 Nov 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:01:59

Description

Home Secretary, Michael Howard, speaks about the introduction of new procedures in the criminal justice system that are intended to eradicate underhand tactics from defence lawyers and streamline the whole process. They have been met with protests from lawyers and human rights activists but been welcomed by police. Report by Brian Ging.

Contributors

Michael Howard; Brian Ging

Keywords

Human rights; Legal procedure; Government; Law; Conservative Party; Courts; Legal systems; Criminal justice system; Lawyers

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