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Dr Rachael Dickson talks to members of BrexitLawNI about potential constitutional, conflict transformation, human rights and equality impacts of Brexit for Northern Ireland. BrexitLawNi is: Professor Colin Harvey (QUB)Dr Amanda Kramer (QUB)Professor Rory O'Connell (UU)Brian Gormally (CAJ) https://brexitlawni.org

Prof Daithí Mac Síthigh explores the potentially serious implications of Brexit for the £1 billion a year UK broadcasting industry. Professor Mac Síthigh explains the Country of Origin Principle which allows media companies to broadcast throughout the EU from any member country and whether Northern Ireland could continue to benefit from the Principle, post-Brexit. The episode addresses Theresa May...

QUB School of Law’s Eithne Dowds in a conversation with QUB welfare officer Jessica Elder discussing the role of consent in relation to the crime of rape. This episode features QUB School of Law’s Eithne Dowds in a conversation with QUB welfare officer Jessica Elder. They discuss the role of consent in relation to the crime of rape, and some of the challenges associated with the interpretation and...

Dr Marek Martyniszyn joins second year QUB Law Student, Michael Sheerin, to explore the highly topical issue of International Cartels which have far reaching negative implications for potentially millions of consumers. Marek draws upon his extensive research and expertise in this area to help explain the means by which they are able to operate, the unique problems they present to both domestic mar...

This episode explores some of the issues around this referendum, and reflects on the law surrounding access to abortion both North and South of the border. On the 25th May the Republic of Ireland will vote in a referendum on whether or not to Repeal the eighth amendment of the Irish Constitution. The Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1983 amended the Constitution by inserting a subsection r...

LawPod's Rachel Killean in conversation with filmmaker, Chris Kelly and one of the protagonists of 'A Cambodian Spring', the Venerable Sovath, exploring the cultural, political and legal backdrop to the film. A Cambodian Spring is an intimate and unique portrait of three people caught up in the chaotic and often violent development that is shaping modern day Cambodia. Shot over 6 years, the film c...

In a wide-ranging conversation about their work with CAGE, Moazzam Begg & Muhammad Rabbani talk to post-doc researcher Kevin Hearty about PREVENT, schedule 7, civil sanctions, anti-terrorism laws, and Islamic ideas of justice. CAGE is an independent grassroots organisation striving for a world free of injustice and oppression. They campaign against discriminatory state policies and advocate fo...

Postgraduate student Jay Burbank talks to Dr Clare Patton about her research into the ‘Cause-related Marketing’ of breast cancer and how multinational corporations can influence the behaviour of women with breast cancer through these campaigns. Dr Clare Patton graduated with her PhD from QUB Law in December 2017. Her area of research is in Business and Human Rights with a special interest in a bra...

In conversation with Dr Peter Doran, Dr Ailsa Cook of Outcomes Focus offers a unique insight into the merits and limitations of an outcomes-based approach to public sector delivery in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Dr Ailsa Cook of Outcomes Focus  offers a unique insight into the merits and limitations of an outcomes-based approach to public sector delivery. In a wide-ranging discussion with Dr Pe...

LLB student Julia Hunter talks with Cahal McLaughlin Chair of Film Studies at QUB, and Siobhán Wills, Prof of International Law at Ulster University, about their documentary ‘It Stays With You’

Professors and former Human Rights Commissioners Monica McWilliams, Brice Dickson, and Colin Harvey join Dr Amanda Kramer to reflect on the Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland 20 years on from the Good Friday Agreement. Bios: Professor Monica McWilliams: https://www.ulster.ac.uk/research/institutes/transitional-justice-institute/people/staff/mcwilliams-2 Professor Brice Dickson: https://pure.qub.a...

Niamh Hargan a media lawyer joins QUB final year law student Alana Hughes on this podcast. Together they discuss Niamh’s fast paced, exciting and interesting career in the media, film and TV industry. Together they discuss Niamh’s fast paced, exciting and interesting career in the media, film and TV industry. Niamh discusses the nature of her work, the highlights of her career and most importantly...

This episode features QUB’s Rachel Killean, joined by Megan Hirst and Kinga Tabori-Szabo. They discuss the role of victims within international criminal courts, and some of the challenges associated with responding meaningfully to mass victimisation. Kinga Tibori-Szabo is a legal officer in the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, and was formerly a legal officer working for the legal representatives at th...

Seamus Mulholland Barrister-at-law joins QUB final year law student Alana Hughes to continue our family law discussion. Against a contextual background of gender imbalance in family law practice discussed in an earlier podcast discussion here focuses on the positive reasons why students should be interested in and excited by the nature and challenges of family law work. Seamus discusses his career...

Dr Amanda Kramer interviews Dr Kathryn McNeilly about her book  Human Rights and Radical Social Transformation: Futurity, Alterity, Power  (Routledge, 2017) which was shortlisted for the 2018 Hart-SLSA Early Career Prize . This episode has been released early to coincide with the Socio-Legal Studies Association Conference 2018 Dr Kathryn McNeilly is a Lecturer in QUB School of Law. Her research in...

Brendan Devlin Barrister-at-law joins QUB final year law student Alana Hughes to discuss study choices for third year students. Together they discuss gender imbalances at the family law Bar with a particular focus on the reasons why the myth that family law is an area of law for women and not men is entirely inaccurate. Participants Brendan Devlin Barrister-at-law http://www.barofni.com/directory/...

Dr James Gallen of Dublin City University joins Dr Luke Moffett on the podcast to discuss historical institutional abuse in democratic states, with a focus on Ireland. He brings to light how investigative 'tools' available from transitional justice can be used to unearth ongoing systematic issues in dealing with the past. Participants Dr James Gallen -  https://dcu.academic.ie/live/!W_VALOCAL_DCU_...

Dr Rachael Dickson, Ivanka Antova and Professor Phil Scraton engage in a thoughtful conversation about the connection between activism, research and human rights. They interrogate the purpose of research and ‘expertise’ in an effort to demonstrate how academic work can be used as an emancipatory tool to disrupt power structures in society and help achieve social justice. Key words/phrases: Power,...

As part of our 16 Days of Activism in December 2017, Dr Yassin Brunger, Dr Rachel Killean and Dr Eithne Dowds discuss the role of activism and international criminal justice in responding to conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence. Participants: Dr Yassin Brunger – pure.qub.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/yassin-brunger(03af0eb9-dd70-403b-b46a-bdfee1129dcc).html  @YBrunger  Dr Eithne Dowds - pur...

As part of our 16 Days of Activism programme in December 2017, Dr Yassin Brunger is joined by Justice Teresa Doherty, former Presiding judge at the Special Court for Sierra Leone. Justice Doherty speaks openly about her experience as an international criminal judge, violence against women and the legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leone. Participants Dr Yassin Brunger – pure.qub.ac.uk/portal/e...

Sarah E. Lageson talks to Adam Harkens  about new forms of digital punishment and social control in the United States. Sarah E. Lageson PhD  joins the podcast  to discuss new forms of digital punishment and social control in the United States, brought about by the unregulated digital dissemination of arrest information, court records and criminal history reports. As criminal justice paperwork is i...

Dr Kirsten McConnachie from the School of Law at Warwick University talks to our own Professor Colin Harvey about the ongoing refugee crisis in Myanmar. Dr McConnachie discusses her ongoing research into the region, and places the Rohingya crisis into its broader political and historical context. Participants: Dr Kirsten McConnachie – warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/law/research/people?id=bb98657259820030fc...

Human Rights in Palestine.   This podcast was recorded in conjunction with an event hosted by the Queen’s Human Rights Centre, the Queen’s George Mitchell Institute, and the School of Ecumenic in Trinity College Dublin, at which Dr Nahed Habiballah and Nery Ramati discussed their work in relation to the human rights situation in Palestine. It begins with an interview with Alice Panepinto about her...

Podcast notes: As part of the 16 Days of Activism Event held at Queen’s University in December 2017, Dr Kathryn McNeilly was joined in the studio by Dr Charlotte Bishop (Exeter University), Dr Vanessa Bettinson (De Montfort University) and Jan Melia (CEO of Women's Aid Federation NI). They discussed national and international perspectives on domestic violence, and how law and policy has responded...

Podcast Notes On today’s episode, Professor Phil Scraton discusses the implications of mandatory life sentencing and the failures of the modern penal system. Professor Scraton’s research profile can be found here . His new book, ‘ Women’s Imprisonment and the Case for Abolition: Critical Reflections on Corston Ten Years On ’ co-edited with Linda Moore and Azrini Wahidin, is out now. For more infor...