Episode 12 - What is "The Common Law"?

Send us a text message with feedback Universities are created by law as corporations, separate from government and from the people who work and study in them. In the past they were run democratically...

16 Feb 11min

Send us a text message with feedback What exactly is a " State"? It's not the same as a country, or a nation, or a government. States do need a government to be recognised as a state, as well as a p...

25 Aug 202510min

Send us a text message with feedback The adversarial system of justice came from the English common law and spread. In this one minute snapshot, we contrast it with the inquisitorial system found in n...

11 Aug 20251min

Send us a text message with feedback Your gowned crusaders explore the concept of agency, its legal implications, and its relevance in everyday life. We discuss how agency allows individuals and compa...

10 Aug 202514min

Send us a text message with feedback Theories abound about why people obey the law, but in this one minute snapshot we highlight how a fair society with clear rules and effective enforcement makes it ...

4 Aug 20251min

Send us a text message with feedback Contracts are at the heart of our economic system. They are also dear to the hearts of many lawyers, who see contract law as embodying the idea that individuals s...

3 Aug 202514min

Send us a text message with feedback The Rule of Law is the starting point for understanding Law in democracies. In this one minute snapshot we say what the Rule of Law is, and what it isn't. For mor...

1 Aug 20251min

Send us a text message with feedback Torts basically are civil wrongs. The law of torts provides remedies for people who have suffered some kind of harm at the hands of another - the tortfeasor. The...

19 Jul 202515min