Should we still have trial by combat? with Daniel Shen-Smith @ModernKnight
Should we still have trial by combat? with Daniel Shen-Smith @ModernKnight
Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Today the law can feel arcane, complicated, and forbidding. In the past - with trial by ordeal and trial by combat - it could be simpler and more direct. Today, Jason talks to Daniel Shen Smith, a barrister and expert in martial arts, about trial by combat, how it worked, and what remnants of it are left today.



 



Produced by Natt Tapley



Audio by Pete Dennis
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Should we still have trial by combat? with Daniel Shen-Smith

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