The Strange Case of the Salted Snack

The salty snack that led to a six-year-old's exclusion from school. What does the law say?

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A Day in the Life of a Magistrate

Would the system of lay magistrates be invented today? Presented by Joshua Rozenberg.

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Migrants and Maritime Law

Do commercial ships have a legal duty to help those they find in distress at sea?

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Bringing Assad to Justice

The prospects of mounting a successful prosecution against Syria's Bashar al-Assad.

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Spies, Fifa, Fare Dodging

The proposal to give judges the power to authorise the interception of communications.

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Courts on Trial

As Michael Gove says the justice system is failing, an expert panel critiques UK courts.

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Legal Aid Cuts: The Solicitors' Verdict

Solicitors affected by cuts in criminal legal aid give their verdicts on the changes.

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A Threat to Justice?

Joshua Rozenberg finds out why criminal courts charges have proved controversial.

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Should doping in sport be criminalised?

Should doping in sport be criminalised? And the legal repercussions of the Paris attacks.

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Mums Behind Bars

Should fewer mothers be sent to prison? Joshua Rozenberg asks if there are alternatives.

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Drones and the Law

Joshua Rozenberg presents a look at how effective the law is at dealing with drones.

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The End of Legal Highs?

Will new legislation deal effectively with the problem of so-called legal highs?

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Mental-Health Offenders

Joshua Rozenberg reports on offenders with mental-health problems.

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Gay Cake

Joshua Rozenberg travels to Belfast to untangle the legal layers of the 'gay cake' story.

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Genocide v Crimes Against Humanity

Joshua Rozenberg examines the history and tension between two seemingly related laws

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Artificial Intelligence and the Law

Joshua Rozenberg explores how artificial intelligence might change the legal profession.

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Coercive and Controlling Behaviour

Joshua Rozenberg examines the new laws on coercive and controlling behaviour.

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Sexual Risk Orders

Policing the daily life of potential sex offenders before they are given a conviction.

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Brexit: The Legal Minefield

Will the UK referendum result lead to real legal independence?

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Interview with Alison Saunders, Director of Public Prosecutions

The director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders speaks to Joshua Rozenberg.

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Terrorism, Extremism and the Law

Interview with David Anderson QC - the Independent Reviewer of terrorism legislation.

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Brexit in the High Court

What are the legal ramifications of the High Court ruling on the Brexit legal challenge?

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Joint Enterprise and Homicide Law

Why did the Court of Appeal reject challenges to Joint Enterprise murder convictions?

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Elizabeth Truss interview

Joshua Rozenberg interviews Elizabeth Truss.

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Why Are We Short of Judges?

Vacancies for senior Judges and circuit Judges are now at an all-time high - why?

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Fake News and the Law

Is current legislation adequate to deal with the phenomenon of fake news?

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Joshua Goes to Prison

Are Scottish prisons doing better than those in England in Wales?

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Trump, the FBI and the Law

Joshua Rozenberg explains the role of special counsel in the US legal system

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The Law After the Election

In a special live edition, Joshua Rozenberg considers what the election means for the law.

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Grenfell Tower: Inquest or Public Inquiry?

Should an inquest or a public inquiry occur after multiple deaths? And is bridge a sport?

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Interview with the Lord Chancellor David Lidington

The agenda for the new justice secretary, the law and holograms, and ageing sex offenders.

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The Lawyers Working for GCHQ

Joshua Rozenberg talks to the director for legal affairs at the intelligence agency GCHQ

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Acid Attacks and the Law

Proposals for new acid and corrosive offences.

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Investigating the Dead

Joshua Rozenberg asks what's the point of investigating the dead over allegations of abuse

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Interview with The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales

Joshua Rozenberg talks to Sir Ian Burnett for his first interview since taking office.

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Failings in Evidence Disclosure

Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders speaks on recent disclosure failings.

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Sex Discrimination Law

Does the law regarding sex discrimination in the workplace need to be reformed?

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Driverless Cars and the Law

If a driverless car has a crash, who is responsible - the owner or the manufacturer?

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Interview with Lord Chancellor David Gauke

Lord chancellor and secretary of state for justice David Gauke speaks to Joshua Rozenberg.

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No-fault Divorce

Should it be easier to end a marriage? Joshua Rozenberg investigates.

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Should justice move online?

Are online courts a good idea? Joshua Rozenberg reports from Vancouver.

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Social media in the dock

Does social media pose a threat to criminal justice and how can fair trials be ensured?

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Facial Recognition Technology

Is face mapping a valuable tool in the fight against crime or a threat to civil liberties?

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Should a former soldier be tried without a jury?

Should serious crimes be tried by a judge alone? And bias against female lawyers in the US

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Can the law rein in Amazon?

Are the tech giants anti-competitive? And should having a past block a child's future?

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How did the US Supreme Court become so powerful?

The extraordinary case that rewrote the way America is governed

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Peacemaking, New York style.

Can justice based on ancient tradition work better than a criminal court?

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The Supreme Court

Behind the scenes at the UK's top court

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The Family Drug and Alcohol Court

How a court in Coventry tries to solve social problems via the law.

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Jailhouse Law

Inside the prison where inmates study alongside law students.

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Online Abuse and the Law

Is our legal system failing victims of online abuse?

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Brexit and the EU judiciary

What will happen to the European Union judiciary after Brexit?

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Raising the Bar?

Should a non-traditional background be a bar to joining the Bar?

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Julian Assange: What next?

US prosecutors want Julian Assange extradited - what are their chances of success?

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Rape Myths

Do juries believe in rape myths? An update on new research into what jurors really think.

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Legal lessons from Brexit

Joshua Rozenberg asks what we can learn about the law and the constitution from Brexit.

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Help for vulnerable witnesses

A look at a scheme to help vulnerable witnesses by letting them give pre-recorded evidence

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Abusive parents

Should parents with a history of domestic abuse be allowed to see their children?

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What’s it really like to be in prison?

The secrets of life behind bars, revealed in a new podcast series.

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On parole

How effective is the Parole Board at predicting whether a criminal will reoffend?

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Supporting evidence

The unique sensory room designed to put child witnesses with autism at their ease.

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An Enterprising Court

A look inside the commercial court, one of the UK’s most successful invisible exports.

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Workplace law

How good are employment tribunals at resolving disputes between employers and staff?

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Deferred Prosecution Agreements: pragmatic but unprincipled?

Why is large-scale fraud so hard to prosecute? Joshua Rozenberg investigates.

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Justice in lockdown

Can virtual courts deliver justice? Joshua Rozenberg reports.

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Gambling with the law

How a case about a £7.7 million win at baccarat changed the legal test of dishonesty.

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Reinventing the law

Joshua Rozenberg asks if new ways of working can deliver justice at a time of crisis.

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The International Criminal Court

Is the International Criminal Court beset by incompetence, or a lifeline for victims?

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Fire Courts

What can the Great Fire of London teach us about dealing with our current pandemic?

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Good advice

How the UK’s first law centre still provides free legal advice, 50 years after its birth.

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Jack Merritt's legacy

Remembering Jack Merritt, murdered in the London Bridge attack a year ago.

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Civil Justice for Harry Dunn?

The civil claim in the Anne Sacoolas case, and how is the pandemic affecting jury trials?

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Exclusive interview with the lawyer of Anne Sacoolas

Amy Jeffress, the US lawyer of Anne Sacoolas, speaks exclusively to Joshua Rozenberg.

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Can the law fight climate change?

As governments and fossil fuel companies are being sued, can the law fight climate change?

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Reforming Judicial Review

Does the government's response to Lord Faulks's report on Judicial Review go too far?

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