Royal Palace Podcast

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested in France at the end of August in connection with an investigation into the social media platform's failure to cooperate with French authorities and categorical refusal to follow the law of the countries in which it operates.

French workers spend nearly 400 hours less per year behind their desks or on the factory floor. The reason? A 35-hour work week and five weeks of vacation per year enshrined in law. The result is a thriving tradition of summer vacations and high economic output per work hour - it's also the reason you haven't heard from us in over a month.

In response to Opening Arguments, the hosts solve a Multi State Bar Exam question involving trespass, aggressive fish and tortious liability from the perspective of French Law.

In this second episode, we introduce listeners to French Law. We begin with a discussion of legal traditions and the differences between Civil Law and Common Law. Then we talk about the impact European and International law have on France's legal system. Finally, we outline the structure and functioning of France's judicial and administrative jurisdictions.

On this second Election Special of the Royal Palace Podcast, the hosts discuss the second-round of France's snap elections as they happen. If it's clear who won and who lost politically, it's less clear who will govern the nation.

Detailed show notes can be found on our wiki.

In this first episode, we introduce listeners to France's storied political history from the French Revolution to the Fifth Republic. Then we discuss France's three branches of government and how power is divided between them with a focus on how these differ from the United States. Finally, we discuss the territory of France which spans five continents (Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Oceania and Antarctica).

For the inaugural episode of the Royal Palace Podcast, the hosts bring listeners up to speed with the recent election results in France and the upcoming run-off elections this upcoming Sunday.