Podcast Episodes

The Supreme Court

Behind the scenes at the UK's top court: Joshua Rozenberg talks to staff, officials and the court’s most senior justices. Why do they allow some appe…

7 years, 3 months ago

Peacemaking, New York style.

Judge Alex Calabrese can wield the big stick if he needs to. But peacemakers at the Red Hook Community Justice Centre in Brooklyn often find it more …

7 years, 6 months ago

How did the US Supreme Court become so powerful?

Joshua Rozenberg hears the story of the extraordinary case that rewrote the way America is governed - giving the Supreme Court the power to overrule …

7 years, 6 months ago

Can the law rein in Amazon?

There is a possibility of a new legal challenge to the tech giants. Early last year, an unknown American law student published a scholarly article in…

7 years, 6 months ago

Should a former soldier be tried without a jury?

Dennis Hutchings, a former soldier charged with attempted murder in Northern Ireland in 1974, says the UK Supreme Court should let him face trial by …

7 years, 6 months ago

Facial Recognition Technology

Some police forces are using automated facial recognition technology to pick suspects out of a crowd. But is face mapping a valuable tool in the figh…

7 years, 11 months ago

Social media in the dock

Does social media pose a threat to criminal justice - and can fair trials be ensured?

In this week's programme, Sir Brian Leveson, head of criminal ju…

7 years, 11 months ago

Should justice move online?

Is moving justice online a good idea? In British Columbia they have done just that, with a new online tribunal handling things like small claims and …

7 years, 11 months ago

No-fault Divorce

Should it be easier to end a marriage? The Supreme Court is currently considering a rare defended divorce. Campaigners hope the case will prompt a ch…

7 years, 11 months ago

Interview with Lord Chancellor David Gauke

David Gauke MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice speaks to Joshua Rozenberg about prisons, modernising the courts system, legal aid…

8 years, 2 months ago