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This episode of Lawpod features Professor Aoife O'Donoghue from QUB School of Law and Dr Meabh Harding from UCD Sutherland School of Law, discussing their burgeoning initiative, 'Doing Feminist Legal Work'. They share their plans for the future of the project, aiming to establish a multi-disciplinary network that reaches across Ireland and the UK. This network will involve academics, PhD students, artists, activists, practitioners, and members of civil society, all working together to delve into the extensive and vital field of feminist legal work. Doing Feminist Legal Work (DFLW) is a new network of Feminist Legal Scholars funded by the Irish Research Council of Ireland under the New Foundations Shared Island scheme. DFLW connects legal scholars across Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain addressing emerging issues of gender and law. DFLW is a sustainable network of feminist scholars that builds on existing, but ad hoc, North/South and East/West collaborations. Our aim is to create a long-term sustainable

In this episode, host Dr Lauren Dempster chats with three current Master's students from the School of Law, each enrolled on different LLM programmes. Tom is studying the LLM in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Ogaku is enrolled on the LLM in Law and Technology, and Luc is on the LLM in International Commercial and Business Law. They discuss their motivations for choosing their programmes, the unique attributes of studying law in Belfast, and the challenges and rewards of transitioning to Master's level study. The episode provides a broad and insightful glimpse into the diverse experiences of LLM students at Queens University Belfast School of Law. The School of Law currently offers the following LLM Programmes: LLM Criminology and Criminal Justice LLM Intellectual Property Law LLM International Human Rights Law LLM International Commercial and Business Law LLM Law and Technology LLM (Law)  

In this thought-provoking podcast, Professor Shadd Maruna and Dr Teresa Degenhart welcome Professor Reuben Miller, author of the ground-breaking book "Halfway Home", to discuss the complexities of re-entry from prison to communities in the United States. Prof Miller, an Associate Professor at the University of Chicago Crown Family School and a 2022 MacArthur Foundation Fellow, delves into the historical intersection between race and criminal justice that underpins the challenges faced by formerly incarcerated individuals. "Halfway Home" explores the lifelong burden that even a single arrest can entail, shedding light on the harsh reality that life after incarceration is its own form of prison. Throughout the podcast, Prof. Miller discusses the influence of prominent figures like James Baldwin and Nina Simone on his work, and integrates a diverse range of sources, including criminological writing, music, and literature, to provide a holistic understanding of the issues at hand. He emphasises the importance o

In this episode, Professor Phil Scraton is joined by Professor Shadd Maruna and Dr. Gillian McNaull to discuss their ESRC funded research project, Coping with Covid in Prison, commissioned by and conducted in partnership with the organisation User Voice. This unique project for the first time reveals the experiences of prisoners during the pandemic lockdown; a time when the voices of the incarcerated were unheard. User Voice, founded by former prisoner Mark Johnson, is dedicated to amplifying the experiences of prisoners and former prisoners in the criminal justice system. The researchers worked closely with the organisation to enable prisoners to share their stories during this unprecedented time. The podcast discusses the historical relationship between prisons and disease, highlighting the heightened risks of Covid-19 and isolation for those incarcerated. While prison staff and politicians regularly claimed success for their Covid strategies, this episode sheds light on the harsh realities faced by prisone

In this groundbreaking episode, the collective intelligence of LawPod is pitted against the generative intelligence of ChatGPT to explore the potential impact of artificial intelligence on the study and practice of law and the world at large. We also probe the metaphysical and explore the legal and ethical considerations of generative AI in a wide-ranging and fascinating conversation with our most famous guest to date. Sorry George Monbiot! Thanks to the whole LawPod team for their collaborative work on this episode and a special thanks to Peter Lockhart for recording a special introduction. Peter's is the only human voice that you will briefly hear on the episode. The other voices, the collective LawPod voice and the voice for ChatGPT, were selected from the software we use to edit podcasts, Descript. Descript, in their own words, "is a collaborative audio/video editor that works like a doc. It includes transcription, a screen recorder, publishing, and some mind-bendingly useful AI tools." We have utilised

How do I qualify as a solicitor? What’s the best way to study for exams? What’s life like at the IPLS? These are just some of the questions answered by our Women and the Law team in this episode. Ruby (second year LLB student), Tamara (Trainee Solicitor at TLT) and Aoifé (Trainee Solicitor at Caldwell & Robinson) answer some of the most common questions that you asked them on the LawPod social media channels.

In this episode our Student Focus team, Peter and Ciara, talk to two of the Law School's Student Skills advisors, Gary and Sarah-Jane, about how to tackle 'problem questions'.Learn what problem questions are and how to effectively answer them. Get the insight and practical advice you need to dive into problem questions with confidence.

Another World is Possible. That’s the proposition at the heart of this conversation with Professor Sir Geoff Mulgan, University College London, hosted Dr Peter Doran, QUB School of Law, touching on everything from the role of art in social change to the challenge of avoiding imaginative closure within the academy.Working all over the world, Mulgan’s main focus is on how to get governments and other organisations to function well and how to create and find good ideas. This conversation focuses on themes from his books, Another World is Possible: How to reignite radical political imagination (C.Hurst and Co, 2022) and his latest work, Prophets at a Tangent: How Art Shapes Social Imagination (Elements in Creativity and Imagination) (Cambridge University Press, 2023).Further Informationhttps://www.geoffmulgan.com/Dr Peter Doran

In this final episode of our mini-series exploring the edited collection Beyond Transitional Justice: Transformative Justice and the State of the Field (or Non-Field) (Routledge, 2022), Dr Matthew Evans speaks to Dr Lauren Dempster about his chapter in the collection: ‘Beyond Disciplines, Beyond Fields, Beyond Transitional Justice.’ Dr Evans introduces this chapter, discusses the dominance of law in transitional justice and explores the potential value of a postdisciplinary approach to TJ. Information on the edited collection can be found here. You can access Dr Evans’s University profile here and Orcid here. Other publications referred to in this episode: Evans, M. (2021) ‘You cannot eat critique: on uncritical critical (legal) theory and the poverty of bullshit,’ European Journal of Legal Studies 13(1). https://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/99731/Evans, M. (2020) ‘Interdisciplinarity and punishment in the academy: reflecting upon researching and teach

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 third episode, QUB School of Law PhD candidate, Daniela Suarez Vargas, interviews Dr Rachel Killean and Dr Lauren Dempster about their chapter in this collection: “Greening’ Transitional Justice.’ They discuss the relationship between armed conflict and environmental harm, unpack several of the reasons why they think transitional justice has to date overlooked this type of harm, and draw on the green criminology literature to consider how transitional justice might better address conflict-related environmental harm. Information on the edited collection can be found here.You can read more of Rachel and Lauren’s research in this area here:Killean, R. & Dempster, L. (2022) ‘Mass Violence, Environmental Harm and the Limits of Tran

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 Experiences of Citizen Security?’ Dáire introduces the concept of citizen security and its relevance to transitional and transformative justice through engendering participatory processes and strengthening state-citizen relationships, drawing on the case studies of Colombia and Northern Ireland.Information on the edited collection can be found here.Listeners may be interested in Dáire’s other work:McGill, D. (2022) ‘Reduciendo la violencia estructural mediante la justicia transformativa’ in Gutiérrez Danton, J.A., Hoddy, E., and McGill, D. (Eds.) Justicia transformativa y cuestión agraria. Medellín: Universidad Santo Tomas

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, and experience of, preparing this edited volume.Information on the edited collection can be found here.You can access Dr Evans’s University profile here and Orcid here. Other publications referred to in this episode:Bell, C. (2009) ‘Transitional Justice, Interdisciplinarity and the State of the Field (or Non-Field),’ International Journal of Transitional Justice 3(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/ijtj/ijn044 Evans, M. (2016) ‘Structural Violence, Socioeconomic Rights and Transformative Justice,’ Journal of Human Rights 15(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/14754835.2015.1032223Evans, M. Transformative Justice: Remedying H

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 fundamental change in all parts of our society. It is a clarion call to action for academics, students and the wider community.Professor John Barry - https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/john-barryProduction TeamZoe ClelandCharlotte Gourley

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 Scholarship and becoming a lecturer at Queen’s.The spine of the conversation explores Dr Godden's passion for a range of widening participation initiatives with which he has been involved, highlighting their paramount importance within further education.

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 important work to try to understand crime, victimisation, criminal behaviours, and their impacts in rural areas. He outlines some of the key themes that emerge in the book and discusses the chapter he co-authored with his current PhD student, Artur Pytlarz, which aims to further develop the theoretical perspectives informing rural criminological research.This is the final episode in a special series of LawPod recorded at the European Society of Criminology Conference in Malaga, Spain, in September 2022. You can listen to the rest of the series https://lawpod.org/taking-lawpod-on-tour/.References:Donnermeyer, J. F. and D

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 from Guadalajara (Spain), Natalia considers the role and potential of legal internationalisation for those seeking to recover the remains of their disappeared loved ones.This episode is the third in a special series of LawPod recorded at the European Society of Criminology Conference in Malaga, Spain, in September 2022. For the rest of this series please see https://lawpod.org/taking-lawpod-on-tour/. Related publications: Maystorovich Chulio, N. (2022, forthcoming). Democratising Collective Memory through Forensic Exhumations in Spain, Australian Journal of Politics and History.Maystorovich Chulio, N.

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 communities, such as environmental destruction, long term illness, displacement, and death. She explains how the causes of these harms are multifaceted and complex, but that the lack of regulation and control allows asymmetrical power relationships to flourish, enabling this type of state-corporate crime. María Laura also introduces listeners to her concept of the ‘crime of maldevelopment’ as a new way of understanding the global and regional criminogenic context, and as a new way for understanding how to implement more effective solutions.This is the second in a special series of LawPod recorded at the European Society o

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 traditional global dynamics of knowledge production. David then highlights the potential for a Southern Green Criminology to better engage with the lived realities of climate change for those most affected.This episode is the first in a special series of LawPod recorded at the European Society of Criminology conference in Malaga in September 2022. For the remaining episodes in the series please follow the link https://lawpod.org/taking-lawpod-on-tour/Relevant publications:Goyes, D.R., Abaibira, M.A., Baicué, P. et al. (2021) Southern Green Cultural Criminology and Environmental Crime Prevention: Representations

​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 she deals with. Yusur shares her experience of her LLM and the importance of networking in furthering career objectives and provides advice on how undergraduate students can expand their horizons and discover their passion by engaging in extra-curricular activities and workshops. Furthermore, this interview highlights the significance of work-life balance in one’s ability to focus and how Yoga can aid with welbeing. The Law Space’s Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/thelawspace/?hl=en The Law Space's LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-law-space/ Yusur’s Yoga Instagram Page: https://www.i

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-authoring. Who ought one co-author with? What workflows work best? What ethical issues emerge? https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/ciara-hackett (https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/ciara-hackett) https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/ciarán-okelly (https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/ciarán-okelly)