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Aug 31
571: Listen and Learn -- Crimes Against the Person (Part 2)
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! We're continuing the discussion from last week on crimes against the person. In the previous episode, we covered the basic elements of assault, battery, false imprisonment, and kidnapping, and walked through a scenario involving the ... Show More
14m 4s
Aug 24
570: Listen and Learn -- Crimes Against the Person (Part 1)
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're discussing four crimes against the person – assault, battery, false imprisonment, and kidnapping. We'll walk through the elements of each crime and see an example of how they may appear and interact on a law school exam ... Show More
9m 29s
Aug 17
569: Listen and Learn -- Strict Liability: Animals and Dangerous Activities (Part 2)
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! This is Part 2 of a two-part series on strict liability as it relates to animals (both wild and domestic), as well as certain super dangerous activities. In this episode we discuss: Strict liability for abnormally dangerous activiti ... Show More
13m 2s
Feb 2018
31: Introduction to the Common Law
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Apr 2018
36: Introduction to EU Law (Monologue)
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Mar 2021
California v. Texas
In this episode...Professor Alexander Greenawalt discusses shares his thoughts, and predictions about California v. Texas, a case pending before the Supreme Court. Among other noteworthy issues, Professor Greenawalt discusses whether Congress has the power under the US Constituti ... Show More
42m 25s
May 2021
106: Tort Law - An Overview (Monologue)
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In this episode, I give an overview of tort law, including: what is tort law, types of tort (focusing on negligence, trespass, and defamation), what tort lawyers do, the typical day of a tort lawyer, what makes a successful tort lawyer ... Show More
12m 4s
Mar 2022
E118: Real property law - An overview (Monologue)
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In this episode, I give an overview of what real property law is and what a real property lawyer does. This episode features lots of legal English vocabulary and at the end of the show I do a quick quiz to test your real property vocab ... Show More
15m 18s
Jul 2022
E122: Top Podcasts for legal English listening (Monologue)
26m 5s
Jun 2018
42: Legal English Vocabulary - Plead, Order, Sentence & more! (Vocabulary)
15m 33s
Apr 2018
38: Introduction to Human Rights Law (Monologue)
21m 9s
Apr 2021
ABA Law Student Podcast : Critical Issues in National Security Law
In the daily onslaught of news from all corners of the globe, it is sometimes difficult to decipher the implications of current events within our own country. From the pandemic, to cybersecurity, to international relationships, linking current events and national security interes ... Show More
26m 59s
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<em>"The common law has played an extremely important role in shaping the English legal system that we know today."</em>
Today's episode is about the common law. The episode includes:</p>
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<li>The origins of common l ... Show More
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<p><em>"The Treaty Establishing the European Economic Community talks about</em><br><em>maintaining economic and social progress and eliminating barriers which divide Europe. In order to achieve these goals of course, laws are ... Show More
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In this episode, I share:</p>
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<li>✅ top podcasts for improving your legal English listening</li>
<li>✅ a Spotify playlist for legal English listening</li>
<li>✅ 3 ways to max out your legal English listening</li>
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Today's episode looks at some of the Legal English terms which feature in this week's <a href="https://studylegalenglish.com/dmitrys-tips-legal-english-vocabulary/">blog post</a> from guest blogger Dmitry.</p>
<p>Dmitry's b ... Show More
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<em>"...the Human Rights Act 1998 is incredibly important and has been hailed as one of the most important pieces of UK legislation this century!</em><br><em>But why so?"</em>
Today's episode is an introduction to human r ... Show More