Automatic naming of witnesses and defendants in court cases

Title

Automatic naming of witnesses and defendants in court cases

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:03:56

Description

Following the Casanova Corporal case involving Royal Engineers army corporal Reginald Booth, an unidentified male speaker calls for an inquiry into the automatic naming of witnesses and defendants in criminal cases, especially those involving sexual offences. Calls for protection against publicity both for victims and defendants subsequently found not guilty. Female interviewer not identified (poss. Jill Lourie).

Contributors

Jill Lourie

Keywords

Administration of justice; Legal procedure; Law; Trials; Identity; Sexual offences; Criminal courts; Witnesses; Publicity; Reginald Booth

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