Mar 2025

Humanitarian Displacement? The (mis)appropriation of Humanitarian Principles to Justify Mass Displacement

Eitan Diamond and Ellen Nohle explore the application of the prohibition of forcible displacement in armed conflict and the extent to which the non-consensual relocation of civilians may be prohibited under the IHL rules on the conduct of hostilities.

32m 7s

Mar 2025

Immunities and the Crime of Aggression - A Search for Normative Coherence

Tom Dannenbaum, Associate Professor of International Law at the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University, examines approaches to addressing the crime of aggression within a normatively coherent framework of immunities and international crimes. He particularly focuses ... Show More

34m 42s

Feb 2023

A Weapon Is No Subordinate. Autonomous Weapons and the Scope of Superior Responsibility

Dr. Alessandra Spadaro of Utrecht University outlines several challenges to the applicability of the doctrine of superior responsibility in the context of the use of autonomous weapons systems.

31m 43s

Oct 2018

Landlord - Tenant Law

In this episode, Professor Paula Franzese, the Peter W. Rodino Professor of Law at Seton Hall University School of Law explains the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants. Pay particular attention to the end of the conversation where she provides universal tips for answe ... Show More

29m 38s

May 2019

FreshEd #153 –Special Education Law in the United States and Beyond (Charles J. Russo)

Laws that mandate education for special needs students have not always existed. In the United States, courts only began referring to students with special needs in the early 1900s. At the time, such students were typically excluded from public school. Things began to change after ... Show More

28m 50s

Nov 2020

FreshEd #219 – Colonial Residues of Domesticity in Education Development (Kirchgasler & Desai)

Today we look at some of the colonial legacies in discourses around girls’ education. With me are Chris Kirchgasler and Karishma Desai. They’ve recently published an article entitled, “’Girl’ in Crisis: Colonial Residues of Domesticity in Transnational School Reforms,” which was ... Show More

35m 14s

Sep 2023

The Best Beloved Thing is Justice! with Lisa Kloppenberg

Professor and Dean Emerita Lisa Kloppenberg, author of The Best Beloved Thing is Justice: The Life of Dorothy Wright Nelson, discusses her mentor, colleague, and friend. Judge Nelson was a true trailblazer for women in the legal profession. She was one of only two women in her cl ... Show More

33m 16s

Jun 2023

Free Speech Hypocrisy, Hot Bench Troubles, And ChatGPT Legal Research

Maybe the woman who called the cops on a Black birdwatcher should try using ChatGPT to make up some fake caselaw for her appeal because the real ones aren't helping.After a year of sword rattling that higher education is "hostile to free speech" because students don't appropriate ... Show More

36m 8s

Feb 2022

FreshEd #270 - Teaching in Challenging Times (Chris Sowton)

Today we explore how teachers navigate their practice in challenging circumstances. My guest is Chris Sowton. Chris works in the field of English Language Teaching and international Education and has conducted teacher training and educational research in many countries, including ... Show More

27m 31s

Dec 2021

The Dan Abrams Podcast with Professor Rachel Rebouché

Professor Rachel Rebouché, a leading scholar in reproductive health law, contract law and family law, and the Interim Dean of Temple University Beasley School of Law and the James E. Beasley Professor of Law joins Dan to discuss the Supreme Court oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackso ... Show More

26m 44s

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