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Podcast: Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics
Episode: What is Misconduct in Public Office? And the US Supreme Court Bites Back
Description: Is Misconduct in Public Office âone of the most notoriously difficult offences to define in England and Walesâ as the Law Commission observed in its 2020 Report into the history of the offence? And what reforms are needed for it to satisfy 21st century requirements of legal certainty according to the Commissionâs conclusions ?
To answer these and other questions, Ken Macdonald KC and Tim Owen KC are joined by the former Criminal Law Commissioner and distinguished Professor of Criminal Law, Jeremy Horder, who, in addition to being the current editor of Ashworthâs Principles of Crimina...