Former judges, lawyers despair at Fiji legal system

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Updated November 5, 2009 09:51:34

Australian lawyer Frances Douglas QC was sacked in April as a judge on the Fijian Court of Appeal having been there and sworn in for just four days. Mr Douglas gives his opinion on what could be tried that Australia and New Zealand hasn't already tried to encourage Fiji back to democracy.

Presenter: Jon Faine
Speaker: Francis Douglas, Queens Council lawyer and former Fijian Court of Appeal judge

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