The independence of the judiciary is a tremendous inheritance we got from British rule. It is there to protect the ordinary citizens against the all-powerful state when it comes to fundamental rights.
(BARRISTER, MALAYSIA)
You can't be complacent. There will always be times that are not as good for the rule of law as other times are. The important thing is to preserve the yardstick and sometimes to be conscious that we 're not doing well enough.
(COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY
GENERAL)
The panoply of justice has proved one of the most abiding legacies of the British Empire. From a magistrates court in Barbados to the Supreme Court in Kuala Lumpur Nick Clarke finds that, though the procedure and the wigs and gowns are familiar, cracks are appearing in this great legal edifice. Producer ANNE SLOMAN