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Mar 2019
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Episode 37 - Criminal justice

The Lebanese Politics Podcast
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The discussion on criminal justice begins at 17:34. This week Nizar and Ben are joined by Ghida Frangieh, the president of Legal Agenda to discuss the Lebanese criminal justice system—how the system is meant to work in theory, how it works in practice, and what challenges it faces in terms of resources, judicial independence, detention, and institutional bi ... Show More
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