The Brief Thursday Gitmo, Austerity and Legal Aid Cuts 11th April, 2013

The presenters look at the legal headlines of the week, including;

Clarke J. on judicial appointments,
Coroners enquiry,
Data Protection,
Kerry footballers and more.

Goncalo de Almeida Ribeiro, Harvard graduate and Law Lecturer in the Catholic University of Lisbon on the Portugese Courts’ rejection of austerity measures imposed on Portugal by the Troika. Irish Courts take note!

Maura McGowan QC the Chair of the UK Bar Council on cuts to legal aid and a threat to access to justice.

Carol Rosenburg of the Miami Herald on hunger strikes, torture, death penalty trials in Guantanamo Bay.

Presented by Andrew Robinson and Peter Leonard.
Produced by Killian Donoghue.
Engineered by Aoife Nic Canna

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