Justice - A Citizen's Guide

Justice - A Citizen's Guide
BBC Four hosts a wide-ranging debate on the state of justice in Britain and the world today.
Pol Pot's Executioner: Welcome to Hell
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Documentary about the trial of former Khmer Rough leader Comrade Duch.
Amnesty! When They Are All Free
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Documentary celebrating the 50th anniversary of Amnesty International.
Fight to Save the World: Sergio
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Film about Sergio Vieira de Mello, the former head of the UN mission to Baghdad.
Prosecutor
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Documentary about Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor.
The Highest Court in the Land: Justice Makers
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Justices of the Supreme Court discuss the nature of justice and how they make decisions.
Justice: A Citizen's Guide to the 21st Century
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Michael Sandel tests the philosophies of Bentham, Kant and Aristotle against contemporary problems.
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
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Documentary celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Secret Policeman's Ball in 2004.
Mrs Mandela
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Dramatisation of how Winnie Mandela went from innocent country girl to a fighter against apartheid.
The Real Winnie Mandela
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Documentary which looks at the contradictory and controversial life of Winnie Mandela.
China's Bleak House: Storyville
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Film about Chinese workers searching for justice from a system that pays them little mind.
Crime and Punishment - The Story of Capital Punishment
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Documentary using archive to trace the extraordinary story of the ultimate sanction.
Crime and Punishment - The Story of Corporal Punishment
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Documentary which lifts the veil on the taboo that is corporal punishment.
Eyewitness
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Series examining how the police investigate crimes and the techniques they use to find their way through the complex web of memory.
The Highest Court In The Land
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Four of the Justices of the Supreme Court talk frankly and openly about the nature of justice and what it means to them.
Innocent! Paco & the Struggle for Justice: Storyville
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Documentary about a Filipino man accused of raping and killing two sisters.
Justice: Fairness And The Big Society
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Michael Sandel hosts a discussion exploring fairness in public policy and the Big Society.
Justice: A Citizen's Guide To The 21st Century
- BBC Four
Michael Sandel tests the philosophies of Bentham, Kant and Aristotle against contemporary problems.
Justice
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Professor Michael Sandel presents a series of lectures from his Harvard undergraduate course in Political Philosophy.
Outside the Court
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Discovering the stories behind ordinary people awaiting the judgement of the law.
Retrial by TV: The Rise and Fall of Rough Justice
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Documentary about the BBC series which investigated miscarriages of justice.
Scenes From A Teenage Killing
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Film exploring the impact of teenage killings on families and communities across Britain.
Screen One: Black and Blue
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Drama: When a black politician is murdered an undercover policeman unveils a web of corruption.
About the season
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Justice - A Citizen's Guide - a season of programmes on BBC Four.
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TV Blog: Outside The Court
Filming the stories behind the court cases
Is it fair and just to pay bankers big bonuses?
BBC News presents modern ethical dilemmas
Is one person's justice another's prejudice?
BBC News
Is social mobility good?
BBC News
If someone does you wrong, should you have a say in their punishment?
BBC News
Should companies pay to pollute?
BBC News
More information on the web
Making Sense of Criminal Justice
The Ministry of Justice help you make sense of criminal justice (sentencing.justice.gov.uk)
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