Lawpod

LawPod's Rachel Killean in conversation with filmmaker, Chris Kelly and one of the protagonists of 'A Cambodian Spring', the Venerable Sovath, exploring the cultural, political and legal backdrop to the film.

In a wide-ranging conversation about their work with CAGE, Moazzam Begg & Muhammad Rabbani talk to post-doc researcher Kevin Hearty about PREVENT, schedule 7, civil sanctions, anti-terrorism laws, and Islamic ideas of justice.

Postgraduate student Jay Burbank talks to Dr Clare Patton about her research into the ‘Cause-related Marketing’ of breast cancer and how multinational corporations can influence the behaviour of women with breast cancer through these campaigns.

In conversation with Dr Peter Doran, Dr Ailsa Cook of Outcomes Focus offers a unique insight into the merits and limitations of an outcomes-based approach to public sector delivery in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

LLB student Julia Hunter talks with Cahal McLaughlin Chair of Film Studies at QUB, and Siobhán Wills, Prof of International Law at Ulster University, about their documentary ‘It Stays With You’

Professors and former Human Rights Commissioners Monica McWilliams, Brice Dickson, and Colin Harvey join Dr Amanda Kramer to reflect on the Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland 20 years on from the Good Friday Agreement.

Niamh Hargan a media lawyer joins QUB final year law student Alana Hughes on this podcast. Together they discuss Niamh’s fast paced, exciting and interesting career in the media, film and TV industry.

This episode features QUB’s Rachel Killean, joined by Megan Hirst and Kinga Tabori-Szabo. They discuss the role of victims within international criminal courts, and some of the challenges associated with responding meaningfully to mass victimisation.

Seamus Mulholland Barrister-at-law joins QUB final year law student Alana Hughes to continue our family law discussion.

Dr Amanda Kramer interviews Dr Kathryn McNeilly about her book Human Rights and Radical Social Transformation: Futurity, Alterity, Power (Routledge, 2017) which was shortlisted for the 2018 Hart-SLSA Early Career Prize.

Brendan Devlin Barrister-at-law joins QUB final year law student Alana Hughes to discuss study choices for third year students.

Dr James Gallen of Dublin City University joins Dr Luke Moffett on the podcast to discuss historical institutional abuse in democratic states, with a focus on Ireland.

Dr Rachael Dickson, Ivanka Antova and Professor Phil Scraton engage in a thoughtful conversation about the connection between activism, research and human rights.

As part of our 16 Days of Activism in December 2017, Dr Yassin Brunger, Dr Rachel Killean and Dr Eithne Dowds discuss the role of activism and international criminal justice in responding to conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence.

As part of our 16 Days of Activism programme in December 2017, Dr Yassin Brunger is joined by Justice Teresa Doherty, former Presiding judge at the Special Court for Sierra Leone

Sarah E. Lageson talks to Adam Harkens  about new forms of digital punishment and social control in the United States.

Dr Kirsten McConnachie from the School of Law at Warwick University talks to our own Professor Colin Harvey about the ongoing refugee crisis in Myanmar.

Dr Alice Panepinto and guests Dr Nahed Habiballah and Nery Ramati discuss their work in relation to the human rights situation in Palestine.

Discussion centres on national and international perspectives on domestic violence, and how law and policy has responded to this type of harm.

On the inaugural episode of LawPod Professor Phil Scraton discusses the implications of mandatory life sentencing and the failures of the modern penal system.