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Helena Kennedy QC unravels the history of attacks on judicial independence. Today, in a reversal from the 1970s, right-wing politicians attack the judiciary for being too liberal.
Helena Kennedy QC examines the ways in which the best intentions in legal reform can sometimes produce unexpected and unpalatable consequences.
Helena unravels the recent history of attacks on judicial independence. In the 1970s and 80s, Helena and a generation of liberal lawyers attacked the judiciary for being too right wing and out of touch. Now right-wing politicians have taken up their language and attack the judiciary for being too liberal and out of touch.
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Mon 7 Sep 2009
09:30
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