Law in Action

Law in Action

51 episodes

Joshua Rozenberg presents Radio 4's long-running legal magazine programme, featuring reports and discussion on matters relating to law


Podcasts

Jury conscience, resolving conflicts in space, and the law of Treasure Trove in Scotland

Published: Nov. 14, 2023, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 41 seconds

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Deepfakes and the Law

Published: Nov. 7, 2023, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 42 seconds

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Prison sentences: too long or too short?

Published: Oct. 31, 2023, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 49 seconds

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Exporting prisoners, is Joint Enterprise racist, and Gaza-Israel

Published: Oct. 24, 2023, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 59 seconds

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The new Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor, Alex Chalk KC MP

Published: June 13, 2023, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 32 seconds

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How well is the Parole Board protecting the public?

Published: June 6, 2023, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 1 second

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Climate Change Challenging the Law

Published: May 30, 2023, 3 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 46 seconds

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How to Improve Rape Trials

Published: May 23, 2023, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 48 seconds

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The Legacy of the Good Friday Agreement

Published: March 28, 2023, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 11 seconds

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The State of Prosecutions

Published: March 21, 2023, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 36 seconds

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Strikes Minimum Service Levels

Published: March 14, 2023, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 41 seconds

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Justice for Ukraine

Published: March 7, 2023, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 12 seconds

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Full-length interview with Robert Spano, recent president of the ECHR

Published: Nov. 18, 2022, 7 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 24 seconds

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The UK and the European Court of Human Rights

Published: Nov. 15, 2022, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 56 seconds

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Protest and the Law

Published: Nov. 8, 2022, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 51 seconds

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Scrapping European law

Published: Nov. 1, 2022, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 36 seconds

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Secrecy in the Court of Protection?

Published: Oct. 25, 2022, 5:16 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 2 seconds

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Prison Education

Published: July 5, 2022, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 52 seconds

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Human Rights: Reforming the Law

Published: June 28, 2022, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 38 seconds

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Why do so few rape cases go to court?

Published: June 21, 2022, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 31 seconds

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Investigating War Crimes in Ukraine

Published: June 14, 2022, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 33 seconds

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The Justice Secretary's Plans

Published: March 22, 2022, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 31 seconds

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Libel tourism

Published: March 15, 2022, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 37 seconds

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Gender recognition

Published: March 8, 2022, 4:28 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 57 seconds

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Ukraine: war and law

Published: March 1, 2022, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 1 second

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Trial and error

Published: Nov. 16, 2021, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 58 seconds

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False Memory

Published: Nov. 2, 2021, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 36 seconds

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Judges in Jeopardy

Published: Oct. 26, 2021, 3:31 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 1 second

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Fighting knife crime

Published: July 8, 2021, 1:53 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 49 seconds

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E-scooting through the law

Published: June 22, 2021, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 57 seconds

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Covid penalties

Published: June 15, 2021, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 59 seconds

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Traumatic brain injury and crime

Published: June 8, 2021, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 15 seconds

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Reforming Judicial Review

Published: April 23, 2021, 1:37 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 40 seconds

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Can the law fight climate change?

Published: March 16, 2021, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 6 seconds

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Exclusive interview with the lawyer of Anne Sacoolas

Published: March 9, 2021, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 46 seconds

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Civil Justice for Harry Dunn?

Published: March 2, 2021, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 25 seconds

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Jack Merritt's legacy

Published: Nov. 17, 2020, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 7 seconds

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Good advice

Published: Nov. 10, 2020, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 57 seconds

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Fire Courts

Published: Nov. 3, 2020, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 9 seconds

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The International Criminal Court

Published: Oct. 27, 2020, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 6 seconds

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Reinventing the law

Published: June 16, 2020, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 13 seconds

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Gambling with the law

Published: June 9, 2020, 3 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 18 seconds

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Justice in lockdown

Published: June 2, 2020, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 11 seconds

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Workplace law

Published: May 27, 2020, 1:54 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 1 second

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Deferred Prosecution Agreements: pragmatic but unprincipled?

Published: May 27, 2020, 8:51 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 8 seconds

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An Enterprising Court

Published: March 11, 2020, 5:52 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 56 seconds

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Supporting evidence

Published: March 3, 2020, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 7 seconds

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On parole

Published: Feb. 25, 2020, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 1 second

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Whats it really like to be in prison?

Published: Nov. 19, 2019, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 50 seconds

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Abusive parents

Published: Nov. 12, 2019, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 8 seconds

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Help for vulnerable witnesses

Published: Nov. 5, 2019, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 59 seconds

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Legal lessons from Brexit

Published: Oct. 29, 2019, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 13 seconds

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Rape Myths

Published: June 25, 2019, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 8 seconds

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Julian Assange: What next?

Published: June 18, 2019, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 5 seconds

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Raising the Bar?

Published: June 11, 2019, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 10 seconds

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Brexit and the EU judiciary

Published: June 4, 2019, 4:54 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 5 seconds

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Jailhouse Law

Published: May 24, 2019, 11:05 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 53 seconds

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Online Abuse and the Law

Published: March 19, 2019, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 56 seconds

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The Family Drug and Alcohol Court

Published: March 5, 2019, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 49 seconds

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The Supreme Court

Published: Feb. 26, 2019, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 10 seconds

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Peacemaking, New York style.

Published: Nov. 20, 2018, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 47 seconds

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How did the US Supreme Court become so powerful?

Published: Nov. 13, 2018, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 18 seconds

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Can the law rein in Amazon?

Published: Nov. 6, 2018, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 14 seconds

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Should a former soldier be tried without a jury?

Published: Oct. 30, 2018, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 7 seconds

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Facial Recognition Technology

Published: June 26, 2018, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 55 seconds

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Social media in the dock

Published: June 19, 2018, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 23 seconds

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Should justice move online?

Published: June 12, 2018, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 44 seconds

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No-fault Divorce

Published: June 5, 2018, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 52 seconds

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Interview with Lord Chancellor David Gauke

Published: March 20, 2018, 4:31 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 54 seconds

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Driverless Cars and the Law

Published: March 13, 2018, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 29 seconds

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Sex Discrimination Law

Published: March 6, 2018, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 5 seconds

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Failings in Evidence Disclosure

Published: Feb. 27, 2018, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 38 seconds

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Trump, the FBI and the Law

Published: Feb. 7, 2018, 2:23 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 45 seconds

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Interview with The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales

Published: Nov. 21, 2017, 3:14 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 5 seconds

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Investigating the Dead

Published: Nov. 14, 2017, 3:20 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 4 seconds

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Acid Attacks and the Law

Published: Nov. 7, 2017, 1:01 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 51 seconds

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The Lawyers Working for GCHQ

Published: Oct. 31, 2017, 6:05 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 56 seconds

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Interview with the Lord Chancellor David Lidington

Published: June 27, 2017, 3:45 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 58 seconds

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The Law After the Election

Published: June 13, 2017, 5:05 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 5 seconds

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Why Are We Short of Judges?

Published: March 16, 2017, 12:37 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 39 seconds

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Joint Enterprise and Homicide Law

Published: Nov. 15, 2016, 4 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 44 seconds

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Brexit in the High Court

Published: Nov. 8, 2016, 4 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 47 seconds

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Terrorism, Extremism and the Law

Published: Nov. 1, 2016, 3:16 p.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 1 second

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Interview with Alison Saunders, Director of Public Prosecutions

Published: Oct. 25, 2016, 5:15 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 28 seconds

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