LawPod

Melissa McDonnell speaks to Dr Mark Hanna from the School of Law and Dr Claire McCann, Human Rights in Practice Officer at the Human Rights Consortium about Legal Theory and its link to practice. In this third SWAN Study Choices podcast Level 2 LLB student and UG SWAN Representative Melissa McDonnell speaks to Dr Mark Hanna from the School of Law and Dr Claire McCann, Human Rights in Practice Offi...

Dr Ciarán O'Kelly from the School of Law and Lindsey McCracken from Belfast firm FSCom about Corporate Law and where it might take you. Are you a Level 2 law student considering optional module selection for next year? Not sure of what career options are opened up by particular areas of study? In this SWAN Study Choices podcasts Level 2 LLB student and UG SWAN Representative Melissa McDonnell spea...

How to Enhance Your Studies at QUB with the Learning and Development Services and the study skills support that is offered to law students. Melissa McDonnell is Level 2 LLB student and our undergraduate Athena SWAN Representative. In this podcast she talks to Level 2 student Shing Him Mak and Dr Ciarán O'Neill from Learning and Development Services about the study skills support that law students...

Dr Peter Doran interviews George Monbiot in an electrifying discussion ranging the power of narratives in politics, the creation of a new politics to respond to political and environmental crises and the value of the commons in modern society. George Monbiot’s career as an author, columnist and environmental activist spans decades and he has written several best-selling books including Feral: Rewi...

In the decades since The Troubles, the question of reparations has been left unanswered. This special episode of LawPod tells the story of the WAVE Trauma Centre’s campaign for a recognition payment to seriously injured victims of The Troubles. It features interviews with WAVE members Paul Gallagher, Jennifer McNern and Peter Heathwood, as well as Dr. Luke Moffett. The episode charts the stories o...

Professor Louise Mallinder joins LawPod for a conversation about how the law is used to navigate issues of the past. Chair of the Committee on the Administration of Justice and amnesty scholar Professor Louise Mallinder joins LawPod for a conversation about how the law is used to navigate issues of the past, providing context about the legislative history of the conflict in Northern Ireland. We re...

A conversation between criminology lecturer Gillian McNaull and author Michael Irwin, where they discuss the impact of imprisonment on prisoner mental health and suicide. **CONTENT ADVISORY Informed by 'insider' experiences as a Samaritans prison visitor, and a former prisoner and Samaritans Listener, they consider the recent RQIA and RCP reports on prison mental health in Northern Ireland and exp...

Rights of Communities, Rights of Nature: a new conversation on law and ecology with Dr Peter Doran, QUB Law, and  Thomas Linzey and Mari Margil, Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, United States. Associate Director of CELDF Mari Margil and Executive Director of CELDF Thomas Linzey join Peter Doran in a wide-ranging discussion on an emerging new paradigm in environmental law, linking the ri...

Dr Amanda Kramer leads a discussion with Dr Gillian McNaull and QUB JD student Caoimhe Anderson about Canada’s recent decision to legalise marijuana. This leads into a broader critical discussion about the criminalisation of drugs and approaches taken in other countries. Resources: -The Cannabis Act: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-24.5/page-1.html -Portugal and Decriminalisation of Dru...

The Gender Network at QUB present their movie review of the documentary ‘RBG’. Based on the extraordinary life of Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, it tells the story of the 84-year-old’s ‘breath-taking legacy’ in criminal justice, and her rise to the position of cultural icon. In this podcast the Gender Network crew, Amy Coulter & Niccola Parkes, give their review of the movie, disc...

Final year PhD student's Conor McCormick, Sarah Craig and Roise Connolly discuss "What I wish I had known as a first year PhD student" "Your deadlines need not become dreadlines" Final year PhD student's Conor McCormick, Sarah Craig and Roise Connolly discuss "What I wish I had known as a first year PhD student" They talk about the PhD journey, provide tips and advice for incoming PhD students, di...

Pandemic emergency responses often lead to limitations of fundamental human rights in favour of the safety of public health. How do we justify lawful limitations on human rights?  QUB Researcher and Marie Curie Fellow, Dr Dabrowska,  joins LawPod to discuss her research on the judicial approaches to emergency preparedness and what this means for the future. Within the episode, the team considers t...

Lucy Bill and Emily Dickinson talk to Juris Doctor Student Maria Pimentel and Undergraduate Student Madeleine Huber about the Women in Law Lean In Circle. The Circle is a student-led peer support group for QUB law students who identify as women and offers a venue for inspirational speakers to encourage members to ‘lean in' to their ambitions. They talk about their experience, an upcoming event wit...

A fascinating and broad exploration of trauma, capitalism, psychology, Buddhism and the conflict in Northern Ireland. Among other things, they discuss the co-relationship between the functions of the economic system and the degree to which people are traumatised by the nature of the system itself. https://drgabormate.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabor_Maté_(physician) https://pure.qub.ac.uk/p...

Graduate student Alina Utrata talks to Dr Kevin Brown about the criminalisation of homelessness, and in particular the increasing use of Public Space Protection Orders. Episode produced by Alina Utrata, Rachel Alexandra Lynn Daphne Lim & Joanne Mei Jie Tang Academic Profile https://pure.qub.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/kevin-j-brown(afe0a3eb-4af3-4171-aec9-7b777a341a52).html THE HYPER REGULATION OF...

LawPod coordinator Dr Rachel Killean talks to Dr Mary Dobbs (Queen’s School of Law) and Dr Viviane Gravey (Queen’s School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, co-chair of Brexit & Environment ) about their work on Brexit, environment and agriculture policy. The discussion covers a variety of issues – why is Brexit also an environmental matter, why the Northern Irish situation is...

An informal guide on how to manage work-life balance according to law students Lucy Bill and James Milliken. Produced by Emily Dickinson Student Resources https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/sgc/wpu/Resources/ Student Wellbeing https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/sgc/wellbeing/InformationforStudents/ Student Law Society https://www.facebook.com/qublawsoc/

This wide ranging discussion explores the field of law and emotion and the intersection of law, psychology, neuroscience and philosophy. Prof Bandes is Centennial Professor of Law Emeritus at DePaul University College of Law, Chicago and an expert in the field of law and emotion. Drawing on the fields of law, psychology, neuroscience and the social sciences, Professor Bandes describes how emotions...

Lawpodder Reece Simpson talks to Dr John Topping about the disproportionate use of stop and search powers in Northern Ireland. Presenter: Reece Simpson Researcher : Michael Sheerin https://pure.qub.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/john-topping(9c0b4144-2457-4069-bb1a-6a645e75732b).html http://www.ark.ac.uk/publications/updates/update120.pdf https://academic.oup.com/bjc/article/57/4/885/2623982   http://www...

Adam Harkens talks to Dr Sarah Lageson about the joys of podcasting. She shares her experience of developing a popular social science podcast called "Give Methods a Chance". They explore how academic podcasting puts meaning into research and highlight the value of student participation. Participants Adam Harkens -  pure.qub.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/adam-harkens(2c64170f-091f-4cee-8beb-9480dd014537)...

  Conor McCormick and Ciaran Moynagh talk to Dr Victoria McCloud - a Master of the Senior Courts in the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court in London.  They discuss a variety of issues ranging from judicial diversity to the accessibility of legal writing.   Master McCloud’s judgment in Warsama & Anr v Foreign and Commonwealth Office & Ors [2018] EWHC 1461 (QB), complete with the...

Conor McCormick hosts a discussion with Ged Killen MP and Patrick Corrigan of Amnesty International NI about constitutional issues confronting campaigners seeking to extend same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland via legislation at Westminster. Matters discussed include the utility of Private Members’ Bills and the conventional constraints on individual parliamentarians involved in law reform projec...

This episode with Ciara Hackett, Clare Patton and Ciarán O Kelly explores the intersection between business, human rights and the World Cup. In a wide ranging conversation the guests look at the role of law in the regulation of and restitution for human rights abuses, poverty wages, modern slavery and the moral and ethical considerations surrounding consumer participation in the Word Cup. Particip...

This episode focuses on the recent launch of a public consultation on the legislation to implement the Stormont House Agreement. The conversation, with Prof Kieran McEvoy, Dr Anna Bryson and Dr Lauren Dempster,  explores the context for SHA Model Bill, the proposed mechanisms and some of the difficulties surround its implementation including concerns about national security proposals. Prof Kieran...

Postgraduate student Emma McMillen talks to Ciarán Mac Giolla Bhéin, Advocacy Manager for Conradh na Gaeilge about the case for an Irish Language Act for Northern Ireland. The conversation explores the cultural and historical background of Irish on the island, the provisions of the St Andrews agreement and of course the impact of Brexit. @crogallmorglas  https://cnag.ie/ @CnaG