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Murder Law

Clive Anderson presents the series analysing the legal issues of the day. Proposed reforms to murder and manslaughter laws fall well short of the demands being made by some lawyers.

Clive Anderson presents the series analysing the legal issues of the day.

Proposed reforms to the law relating to murder and manslaughter will remove the defence of 'crime of passion' and make it easier to prosecute gang members who take part in a deadly assault, but do not actually strike the killer blow. But the government's plans fall well short of the radical overhaul demanded by many lawyers.

45 minutes

Last on

Sat 10 Jan 2009 22:15

Broadcasts

  • Wed 7 Jan 2009 20:00
  • Sat 10 Jan 2009 22:15