Criminal justice under the Coalition

Abstract

We will be strong in defence of freedom. The Government believes that the British state has become too authoritarian, and that over the past decade it has abused and eroded fundamental human freedoms and historic civil liberties. We need to restore the rights of individuals in the face of encroaching state power, in keeping with Britain's tradition of freedom and fairness … We will implement a full programme of measures to reverse the substantial erosion of civil liberties and roll back state intrusion… We will restore rights to non-violent protest. (HM Government, 2010)

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Notes on contributors

Lee Bridges

Lee Bridges: retired from the School of Law at the University of Warwick in September 2010, although he is currently acting as interim Director of the Warwick ESRC Doctoral Training Centre

Ed Cape

Ed Cape is Professor of Criminal Law at the University of the West of England