28 min listen
Judge v jury trials
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Jun 7, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Why did actor Johnny Depp's defamation case against his former wife Amber Heard succeed in the US after failing at a similar trial in the UK? And a man ordered to face trial before a judge alone under the ACT’s pandemic emergency law says he was denied the right for his case to be heard by a jury. But does such a legal right exist in Australia?
Released:
Jun 7, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Damning report on treatment of prisoners with disabilities; The 'slayer rule' and elder abuse: Human Rights Watch reports that prisoners with disabilities in Queensland and WA are particularly at risk of neglect and abuse. Also on the program, could an expanded American style 'slayer law', be a way to deter elder abuse? by Law Report - Full program podcast