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E111 The Fifth Court - Patrick Costello

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Episode 111 The Fifth Court DSBA 'Podcast of the Year'

Patrick Costello, barrister and former Green Party TD and party spokesperson on Justice He took the CETA (EU Canada trade agreement involving private courts) case to the Supreme Court If haven't delved into these private courts, this is a 'must listen'.

His choice of movie: (the brilliant) My Cousin Vinnie - dir. Jonathan Lynn (Patrick wrote an essay about it). His book recommendation: An Inconvenient Genocide: Who Now Remembers the Armenians? by Geoffrey Robertson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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