Max Planck Lawcast

Modern policing increasingly relies on the extensive use of personal data collected in large-scale databases which are rendered interoperable and automatically searchable through modern AI technologies. With this strategy, security authorities seek to become more effective and efficient, to the point that potential offenders may be automatically detected before a crime occurs. However, AI-powered...

The impact of AI on law enforcement and the administration of justice is a contentious issue, offering both promise and peril. While it holds the potential to reshape these domains, there are inherent dangers to navigate. Chief among these concerns is the potential for AI to amplify state powers, risking coercion, intrusion, and excessive surveillance, all of which raise significant human rights i...

Guest: Carolyn Moser (Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law) In this episode Christopher Murphy holds a captivating discussion with Carolyn Moser, Head of the Max Planck Research Group ENSURE (European Security Revisited), thereby shedding light on security and defence in the European Union (EU), with a particular focus on the transformative impact of the 2022 Russi...

Guest: Alicia Haripershad (Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory) In this episode Christopher Murphy talks with Alicia Haripershad about her preliminary findings on the role of missionaries as legal actors in the British colonies of South Africa and Zambia. Given that missionaries contributed to the foundation of formal education in several British colonies, the discussion assess...

Guest: Victoria Hooton (Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory) In this episode Christopher Murphy travels back in time with Victoria Hooton to discuss the regulation of poverty in England and Wales in the early 17th century, with a specific focus on the 1601 Act for the Relief of the Poor. The Act reflected the prevailing moral sensibilities of the time, regarding who the worthy...

Guest: Valentin Pinel le Dret (Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law) In this episode Christopher Murphy talks with Valentin Pinel le Dret about the concept of unjust enrichment and the law of obligations, looking particularly at the historical dimension of the subject matter at hand from the perspective of the legal systems of France and England. (Audio Production: ww...

Guest: Cristina Valega Chipoco (Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law) In this episode Christopher Murphy sits down with Cristina Valega Chipoco to explore the evolving legal discussions surrounding the element of non-consent in rape offences, focusing on the debate between the 'no means no' and 'yes means yes' models. The episode centres on the positive and negative aspect...