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Rules, rights and justice: an introduction to law - Audio

The Open Universitywww3.open.ac.uk
Are prisons effective and does trial by jury still work? How should the law deal with companies that cause fatal accidents? And what extra rights should children conceived using donor sperm have? This album introduces the legal reasoning behind legislation, rights and justice. Experts and specialist lawyers debate how the law should address criminal acts and issues such as freedom of speech, donor tracing and adoption, taking into account the wider picture of how laws are developed and whether they reflect their contemporary social context. This material forms part of The Open University course W100 Rules, rights and justice: an introduction to law.
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Episodes

Does prison work?

An ex-prisoner, a prison reformist, a judge and an academic of law discuss the value of incarceration for punishment and rehabilitation.

Dec 14, 200930 min

Transcript -- Does prison work?

Transcript -- An ex-prisoner, a prison reformist, a judge and an academic of law discuss the value of incarceration for punishment and rehabilitation.

Dec 14, 2009

Trial by jury

Specialists in various aspects of law discuss the system of trial by jury, which is now 800 years old; but does it have limitations in the 21st century?

Dec 14, 200921 min

Transcript -- Trial by jury

Transcript -- Specialists in various aspects of law discuss the system of trial by jury, which is now 800 years old; but does it have limitations in the 21st century?

Dec 14, 2009

Corporate manslaughter

How can corporate failings be dealt with by the law? Experts in corporate law and prosecution, and safety in industry debate current law and its shortcomings.

Dec 14, 200923 min

Transcript -- Corporate manslaughter

Transcript -- How can corporate failings be dealt with by the law? Experts in corporate law and prosecution, and safety in industry debate current law and its shortcomings.

Dec 14, 2009

Adoption and donor tracing

Adoption lawyers and researchers of assisted conception discuss the rights of artificially-conceived and adopted children and their parents.

Dec 14, 200923 min

Transcript -- Adoption and donor tracing

Transcript -- Adoption lawyers and researchers of assisted conception discuss the rights of artificially-conceived and adopted children and their parents.

Dec 14, 2009

Freedom of speech

A current affairs journalist, a human rights lawyer and an academic debate issues around freedom of speech and to what extent the law should intervene to restrict it.

Dec 14, 200925 min

Transcript -- Freedom of speech

Transcript -- A current affairs journalist, a human rights lawyer and an academic debate issues around freedom of speech and to what extent the law should intervene to restrict it.

Dec 14, 2009
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