Law According To A King

In this episode of Law According To A King, we talk to Brian Farrell, a professor of criminal law at the University of Iowa, about his research into wrongful convictions, the consequences of finding an innocent person guilty, and how we can reform the criminal justice system so that people aren't convicted of crimes they didn't commit.

Check out the blog at lawaccordingtoaking.blogspot.com to learn more about topics like this, with everything from constitutional law and human rights to tort reform and land law, with our new Law According To Kings series featuring blog posts from young people around the UK. 

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In this episode of Law According To A King, we talk to Marlon Bailey, a professor of gender studies at Arizona State University, about the current state of Black civil rights, the relationship between ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ movements, and his hopes for the future of Black people in the USA, and around the world.

Find more of Marlon's work here: https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25877/understanding-the-well-being-of-lgbtqi-populations?ct=t(webinar-advancing-well-being-lgbtq-population 

Check out the blog at lawaccordingtoaking.blogspot.com to learn more about topics like this, with everything from constitutional law and human rights to tort reform and land law, with our new Law According To Kings series featuring blog posts from young people around the UK. 

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Intro featuring: Whitney Houston, Black Lives Matter protesters, Nelson Mandela, Shirley Chisholm, Dianne Abbott, Maya Angelou, Barack Obama, Yolanda Renee King, Chadwick Boseman's Black Panther, Kamala Harris, Lil Nas X, Munroe Bergdorf, George Floyd protestors, and Martin Luther King Jr

In this episode of Law According To A King, we talk to Devin Fergus, a professor of history and Black studies at the University of Missouri, and the author of books including 'Land Of The Fee', about Black History Month 2021, how politics has affected the civil rights movement, and his hopes for the future of America. This episode was recorded in May 2021. 

Check out the blog at lawaccordingtoaking.blogspot.com to learn more about topics like this, with everything from constitutional law and human rights to tort reform and land law, with our new Law According To Kings series featuring blog posts from young people around the UK. 

Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn at @lawaccordingtoaking, Twitter at @lawaccording, or email us on [email protected] with your questions, comments, and ideas.

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com “Phoenix Rising”
Intro featuring: Whitney Houston, Black Lives Matter protesters, Nelson Mandela, Shirley Chisholm, Dianne Abbott, Maya Angelou, Barack Obama, Yolanda Renee King, Chadwick Boseman's Black Panther, Kamala Harris, Lil Nas X, Munroe Bergdorf, George Floyd protestors, and Martin Luther King Jr

In this episode of Law According To A King, we talk to Elisa Arcioni, a professor of public law at the University of Sydney, about the history of Australian law's approach to Aboriginal peoples, the necessary reforms to better protect and include indigenous communities in their native lands, and how the underlying purpose of constitutions around the world often exclude the people who were there first.

Check out the blog at lawaccordingtoaking.blogspot.com to learn more about topics like this, with everything from constitutional law and human rights to tort reform and land law, with our new Law According To Kings series featuring blog posts from young people around the UK. 

Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn at @lawaccordingtoaking, Twitter at @lawaccording, or email us on [email protected] with your questions, comments, and ideas.

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In this episode of Law According To A King, we talk to Hyo Yoon Kang, a professor of intellectual property law at the University of Kent, about the history and use of patents, how patents can help or harm innovation, and the debate around waiving the patents for the COVID-19 vaccine to help get the world vaccinated quickly and safely.

Check out the blog at lawaccordingtoaking.blogspot.com to learn more about topics like this, with everything from constitutional law and human rights to tort reform and land law, with our new Law According To Kings series featuring blog posts from young people around the UK. 

Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn at @lawaccordingtoaking, Twitter at @lawaccording, or email us on [email protected] with your questions, comments, and ideas.

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In this episode of Law According To A King, we talk to three new law students in London - Daria Popa, Matthew Wesson, and Bhavya Sharma, about their experiences starting law school and how they were finding university life a month in!

In the blog post, I wrote about my story as a law student, and how I've gone from school to a soon-to-be solicitor, as well as publishing my first-class dissertation to give you an idea of what legal essays are like before you start writing your own!

This episode also marks the launching of our new project Law According To Kings, where young people from around the world write essays and articles on the issues that matter to them, from homelessness to hate speech, so keep an eye out on our social media and blog to see their amazing work!

Check out the blog at lawaccordingtoaking.blogspot.com to learn more about topics like this, with everything from constitutional law and human rights to tort reform and land law, with our new Law According To Kings series featuring blog posts from young people around the UK. 

Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn at @lawaccordingtoaking, Twitter at @lawaccording, or email us on [email protected] with your questions, comments, and ideas.

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In the final episode of season 1 of Law According To A King, we talk to David Nelken, a professor of comparative and transnational law at King's College London's School of Law, about how to understand the COVID pandemic from his unique perspective of global indicators. David talks about his research into how we measure success when it comes to everything from universities to pandemic responses, and what this means for starting to comprehend everything that has happened in the last year, and how we can learn from COVID-19 in tackling the next pandemic. Keep an eye out later this year for season 2!

Check out the accompanying blog post at lawaccordingtoaking.blogspot.com to learn more about international law and how the fundamental equality between states can lead to problems in tackling global challenges like climate change, human rights and pandemics. 

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In today's episode we talk to Kyle Velte, a professor of anti-discrimination law at Kansas University's School of Law, about LGBTQ+ protections in the US, the conflict between religious freedom and anti-discrimination, and the map forward for equality for the queer community. 

Check out the accompanying blog post at lawaccordingtoaking.blogspot.com to learn more about religious discrimination, the liberal approach to anti-discrimination law, and the legal basis for the policing of religious clothing. 

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In today's episode we talk to Graham Allen, a former Labour Party MP for Nottingham North, a visiting professor at King's College London and the convenor for the Citizens' Convention on UK Democracy, about his work representing his hometown in Parliament, fighting his party leadership on the Iraq War, and how to fix politics and democracy so it works for everyone. 

Check out the accompanying blog post at lawaccordingtoaking.blogspot.com to learn more about how the role of the Prime Minister is becoming more presidential, and the slow growth of the UK executive to mirror that of the White House. 

Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn at @lawaccordingtoaking, Twitter at @lawaccording, or email us on [email protected] with your questions, comments, and ideas. 

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In today's episode we talk to Paul Wragg, a professor of media law at Leeds University, about media regulation, invasion of celebrity privacy with nude leaks and Harry and Meghan, and the role of a robust media in a democratic society. 

Check out the accompanying blog post at lawaccordingtoaking.blogspot.com to learn more about the relationship between 'cancel culture' and freedom of speech, and how the law limits our free expression to protect human rights. 

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Music: https://www.purple-planet.com "Phoenix Rising"