In this episode of s(cr)ue you, Mewilec talks about how the televisation of court trials, coupled with lacklustre judicial systems results in the maladministration of justice.
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Cameras in the Courtroom https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/989/cameras-in-the-courtroom
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PLAIN MEANING v PURPOSIVE INTERPRETATION: GHANA'S CONSTITUTIONAL JURISPRUDENCE AT A CROSSROAD S. K.ASARE*
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