7. Lawyers
Send us a text message with feedback Lawyers have a very particular role in the adversarial system, and a corresponding set of ethical requirements. In the 2000s in Victoria, Nicola Gobbo, a criminal...
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6. Access to Justice
Send us a text message with feedback The Rule of Law may be a great ideal, but does it mean anything if in practical terms many people do not have access to legal advice and adjudication. In this epi...
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5. The Jury
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4. Judges
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3. Where does law come from?
Send us a text message with feedback Parliaments make laws. But so do judges. International treaties may also be a source. And it gets even more complicated. For the transcript of this episode and fu...
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1. The Rule of Law
Send us a text message with feedback The Rule of Law is central to understanding legal systems in democracies. It all begins here. For the transcript of this episode and further reading, visit htt...
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2. The Adversarial System
Send us a text message with feedback The adversarial system of justice came from the English common law and spread. It is contrasted with the inquisitorial system found in non-Anglo democracies. For ...
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