Lions Under the Throne

The Reith Lectures

• Episode: Lions Under the Throne
• Website: The Reith Lectures
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• Duration: 00:29:03
• Published: 1986-12-10 10:00

Serving Judge Lord McCluskey gives his sixth Reith lecture from the series entitled 'Law, Justice and Democracy'. In his sixth and final Reith Lecture entitled 'Lions under the Throne', Lord McCluskey concludes his argument for separating law and justice. He argues that the functions of making the law and the function of applying it should not be held by the same people. He suggests some swift, sure and cheap measures that he believes would create a better justice system.