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Podcasts from the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society, an independent institution affiliated with Wolfson College and the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies at the University of Oxford.
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Putney Debates 2017 - Session IV: Preserving the Liberal Constitution
The Putney Debates 2017 addresses the UK's constitutional future in the wake of the vote to leave the European Union. Session IV: Preserving the Liber...
Putney Debates 2017 - Session III: Parliament, the Executive, the Courts and the Rule of Law
The Putney Debates 2017 addresses the UK's constitutional future in the wake of the vote to leave the European Union. Session III: Parliament, the Exe...
Putney Debates 2017 - Session II: Changing and Strengthening the Role of the People
The Putney Debates 2017 addresses the UK's constitutional future in the wake of the vote to leave the European Union. Session II: Changing and Strengt...
Putney Debates 2017 - Session I: Parliament and the People
The Putney Debates 2017 addresses the UK's constitutional future in the wake of the vote to leave the European Union. Session I: Parliament and the Pe...
Populism in Modern Constitutions
Richard Parker, Paul W. Williams Professor of Criminal Justice at Harvard Law School, presents his thoughts on how populism has figured in the study a...
Annual Lecture in Law and Society: Law and Social Illusion
Professor Liam B Murphy, Herbert Peterfreund Professor of Law and Philosophy at New York University School of Law gives the 2013 Annual Lecture in Law...
The Place of Britain in a Future Europe
Martin Wolf of the FT, one of the world's leading economists, argues that the status quo for the eurozone is untenable, and that the crisis could trig...
The Role of Courts in a Democracy: Debate
A panel of leading academics, judges, and policymakers debate the growing trend towards the judicialization of politics, in which judges are increasin...
FLJS part 6: Laws in times of peace and war
Aharon Barak answers a question from Guardian Legal Affairs correspondent Afua Hirsch on the difference between protecting human rights and concerns o...
FLJS part 5: Closing Remarks: Cases of Family Reunification and use of torture
Aharon Barak talks about the implications for human rights law of Israel barring family reunification between Palestinian and Israeli citizens. Part 5...
FLJS part 4: The Relationship between Political and Judicial Branches
Aharon Barak discusses how the political and judicial branches of government balance their sometimes conflicting interests with the rights of the citi...
FLJS part 3: Criticisms and Answers: Proportionality vs. Strict Scrutiny
Aharon Barak talks about the need for proportionality within human rights law as a means for protecting it against other considerations. Part 3 of the...
FLJS part 2: Freedom of Speech
Aharon Barak discusses the idea of Freedom of Speech and asks whether it is right to limit this freedom to protect against hate speech. Part 2 of the...
FLJS part 1: Human Rights
Aharon Barak talks about human rights and the limitations imposed on them that are necessary for society to preserve itself. Part 1 of the 2009 Founda...
2009 Annual Lecture: Human rights and their limitations: the role of proportionality
The former President of the Israeli Supreme Court Aharon Barak addresses the appropriate balance between security and the safeguarding of human rights...
Transformative Constitutionalism and Socio-Economic Rights Part 2
In a keynote lecture the Chief Justice of South Africa addressed the relationship between the entrenchment and enforceability of socio-economic rights...
Transformative Constitutionalism and Socio-Economic Rights Part 1
In a keynote lecture the Chief Justice of South Africa addressed the relationship between the entrenchment and enforceability of socio-economic rights...