Episode 35 – Legalise It? Debating the Criminalisation of Drugs
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 abo...
17 Jan 201937min
Student Focus – Episode 7 – RBG Movie Review
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 ‘...
7 Jan 201925min
Student Focus – Episode 6 – What I wish I had known as a first year PhD student
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 stud...
20 Des 201830min
Episode 34 – Emergency Pandemics and the Limitations of Human Rights with Dr Patrycja Dabrowska-Klosinska: Are we legally prepared?
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 M...
13 Des 201824min
Student Focus – Episode 5 – Women in Law
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 gro...
12 Des 201818min
Episode 33 – The leading writer and physician, Gabor Maté in conversation with Dr Peter Doran
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 ...
6 Des 201835min
Episode 32 – The Criminalisation of Homelessness
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 Utr...
29 Nov 201845min
Episode 31 – The Brexit & Environment Episode
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 & Enviro...
22 Nov 201829min
