Crying Treason
Treason laws are widely regarded as out of date, so can any citizen now challenge the state with impunity? Chris Bowlby asks if treason still matters in modern Britain.
There have been calls for the treason laws to be used against an Islamic group protesting about British troops in Afghanistan. Such laws are widely regarded as out of date, so can any citizen now challenge the state with impunity? Chris Bowlby asks if treason still matters in modern Britain.
Interviewees include:
Charles Falconer, Former Lord Chancellor
Kristen Eichensehr, Yale Law school
Michael Lobban, Historian
Anjem Choudary, Former leader of Islam4UK
Kieran McEvoy, Professor of law at Queen’s University in Belfast
Edward Garnier, Shadow attorney general
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- Mon 15 Feb 2010 20:30Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4
- Sun 21 Feb 2010 21:30Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4
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Programme examining the ideas and forces which shape public policy in Britain and abroad.
