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In this special series of LawPod we introduce a recently published edited collection, Beyond Transitional Justice: Transformative Justice and the State of the Field (or Non-Field), edited by Dr Matthew Evans (University of Sussex) and published by Routledge in 2022. In this second episode, Dr Dáire McGill (University of Oxford) tells us about his chapter in the collection, ‘Transforming Experience...

In this special series of LawPod we introduce a recently published edited collection, Beyond Transitional Justice: Transformative Justice and the State of the Field (or Non-Field), edited by Dr Matthew Evans (University of Sussex) and published by Routledge in 2022. In this first episode, Dr Evans introduces the collection, discusses some of its key themes, and tells us about the background to, an...

In a frank and open conversation, lawpodders Zoe and Charlotte talk to Professor John Barry about climate change and climate activism in this era of climate crisis. From advocating for combining street activism with legal activism as a means to challenge governments, corporations and institutions to criticising the neoliberal framing of the climate crisis, the wide-ranging conversation calls for f...

In this episode, the latest in a series providing a closer look at the lives and careers of members of the QUB law faculty, LawPod participant Peter Lockhart interviews Dr Andrew Godden. Their conversation provides an insight into a fascinating journey, from leaving school at 17 to becoming the first member of his family to attend university and eventually being awarded the James MacQuitty Law Sch...

In this episode, Dr Amanda Kramer interviews Dr Matt Bowden (Technological University Dublin) about his recently published book ‘Rural Transformations and Rural Crime’ (2022) co-edited with Alistair Harkness. Matt explains to the listeners that what rural criminology is and why it is an important area of study. He explains that, while it is a relatively new area, rural criminologists are doing imp...

In this episode, Dr Lauren Dempster interviews Dr Natalia Maystorovich Chulio (University of Sydney) about her research on the recovery of those disappeared under the Franco regime in Spain.  Natalia discusses the efforts made by the families of those disappeared to locate and exhume the graves of their loved ones, and the challenges they face. Focusing on the case of the Mandieta family...

In this episode, Dr Amanda Kramer interviews Dr María Laura Böhm (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany). This episode explores María Laura’s research on extractive industry activity in Latin America as a form of state-corporate crime. She outlines a variety of harms caused by the extractive industries that have significant consequences for the environment, individuals, and broader commu...

In this episode Dr Lauren Dempster interviews Dr David Rodriguez Goyes (University of Oslo) about his research on climate change from a southern perspective. David tells us about the impact of climate change in the Global South and how criminology has to date responded to climate change. He considers how criminology's response to climate change has, until now, been shaped by the traditio...

​This episode is hosted by Zi-Ming Ang, a member of the Student Focus and Careers Team and a final year Law student. With her is Yusur Dalloul, a QUB LLM graduate, a paralegal at Ogletree Deakins, a qualified Yoga instructor, and the founder of the Law Space – a legal sharing platform. This interview explores the role of a paralegal, looking at the tasks Yusur undertakes and the types of clients s...

Dr Ciara Hackett (QUB School of Law) and Prof Harry Van Buren (the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Honorary Professor, QUB School of Law) speak with Dr Ciarán O'Kelly about co-authoring in academic research. They ask how accurate and, indeed, how healthy it is to think of academics as solitary actors. They discuss both the merits of and the challenges involved in collaboration and co-au...

For this episode, Professor Phil Scraton & Dr Deena Haydon are interviewed by Criminologist, Dr Gillian McNaul, about their part in the Independent Panel Report into Fans’ Experiences at the 2022 European Champions League Final. Outlining the finding from the report, t hey reflect on the stories of those who survived extreme violence at the hands of the police and local gangs before and after...

Join civil servants Claire Archbold and Geraldine Fee to explore the rewards of working in the public legal sector, and the positive changes we can make to gender equality as part of it! Ruby Sturgeon is joined by accomplished members of the NI Civil Service, Claire Archbold and Geraldine Fee to discuss entering the public legal sector as a career choice and their standout moments to date. They ta...

Criminal Lecture supremo and Queen's University School of Law Legend, Dr John Stannard, in conversation with Judge in Residence, The Hon Madam Justice McBride. The wide-ranging conversation explores Dr Stannard's career at Queen's, his thoughts on law, the teaching of law and his feelings about his recent lifetime achievement award from QUB. https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/john-stannard The Hon...

In this episode, Dr Lauren Dempster interviews Dr Claire Wright (QUB School of Law). The episode explores the relationship between indigenous peoples and transitional justice, with reference to the case of Colombia. We analyse the capacity of contemporary peacebuilding processes to deal with structural injustices rooted in colonial legacies, in this case racial hierarchies. We also explore other w...

In this episode, Dr Rachel Killean from the School of Law is joined by Professor Louise Mallinder for a conversation about transitional justice in Ukraine. Louise is Professor of Law at Queen's University Belfast, where she conducts research in the fields of international human rights law, international criminal law, and law and politics in political transitions. Between early 2019 and late 2021,...

​This episode focuses on how the law views the concept of innocence in the criminal justice system, particularly when it comes to compensation for someone who was wrongly convicted. Host Anurag Deb (PhD student, School of Law) interviews Hugh Southey QC, of Matrix Chambers (London), who practices at the Bars of England and Wales and Northern Ireland, sits as a Deputy High Court Judge and a Recorde...

In this episode, Dr Rachel Killean (School of Law), speaks to three legal practitioners who took part in the Women as Legal Change Makers conference hosted by the School of Law Athena Swan Committee in September 2021. The three guests, Leah Treanor (a barrister-at-law in Northern Ireland and former School of Law PhD student), Claire Archbold (an Honorary Professor of Practice in Public Law and Dep...

Dr Peter Doran is joined by his friend and colleague Dr Eilís Ward to discuss her new book, Self (2021). The book is published by Cork University Press in the Síreacht series on longings for another Ireland. Ward argues that we have got it wrong in the West with our belief in a ‘self’ that is autonomous and separate from others, exemplified by the entrepreneurial self: always on, always positive a...

Dr David Capper in a fascinating conversation with Dr Lauren Dempster about the potential developments in third-party litigation funding in Ireland, the UK and further afield.

​Daniela is a second-year PhD student in Law at Queen's University Belfast (UK), a scholar of the AHRC Northern Bridge Consortium's doctoral training programme (UK), and a qualified lawyer in Colombia. Her PhD project analyses the impact of legal narratives of criminalisation and victimisation of sexual violence on the recognition of the victim status of combatants who suffered this form of violen...

Former students Kiera Vinall and Jack Meek share their experience of applying for the Bar in England and Wales. Jack Meek, Barrister at Government Legal Department and Bar Council Social Mobility Advocate 2021/2022 Kiera Vinall, Bar student, Lincoln’s Inn Scholar and future pupil barrister at Government Legal Department

LawPod Publicist David O'Sullivan is joined by Employability and Placement Officer Deirdre Timoney to discuss how to distinguish yourself as a law student.

LawPod Publicist David O'Sullivan is joined by Careers Consultant Terry O'Hanlon to discuss how to use QUB services to maximise your employability while studying.

PhD researcher Samantha Hopkins talks to Professor Anne-Marie McAlinden about her achievements as a woman in law and her role as a legal changemaker. https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/anne-marie-mcalinden

​The new Head of School of Law, Professor Joan Loughrey, joins Tamara & Ruby for a special International Women's Day episode, where we discuss her plans for QUB law students and gender diversity in the profession! Tune in to hear us discuss gender diversity in law, as well as Professor Loughrey's professional journey to date and her future plans for QUB law students. Tamara Duncan and Ruby Stu...