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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
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568: Listen and Learn -- Strict Liability: Animals and Dangerous Activities (Part 1)
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! This is Part 1 of a two-part series on strict liability as it relates to animals (both wild and domestic), as well as certain super dangerous activities. Join us next week for the second episode on this topic. In this episode we dis ... Show More
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567: Law Every 1L Should Know -- Constitutional Law
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! In this episode, we're discussing fundamental concepts that are taught in first-year Con Law classes. First, we'll look at justiciability – the set of threshold doctrines that decide whether a federal court is allowed to hear a cons ... Show More
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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
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This episode reviews the following intentional torts to the person: BatteryAssaultFalse Imprisonment Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (IIED)The episode begins with an explanation of intent and then discusses the rules and relevant case law necessary to understand each ... Show More
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E128: Legal English preposition mistakes #1 (Monologue)
🗒️ About this episode: This episode is about five legal English preposition mistakes that probably you are making: to impose something ... someone to enter ... a contract parties ... a contract binding ... someone to consist ... something We look at the correct way to use them a ... Show More
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Feb 2023
E129: Legal English preposition mistakes #2 (Monologue)
🗒️ About this episode: This episode is about five legal English preposition mistakes that probably you are making. We look at the correct way to use them and also do a quiz. out ... court settlement reach out ... someone participate ... a meeting attend ... a meeting act on beha ... Show More
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42: Legal English Vocabulary - Plead, Order, Sentence & more! (Vocabulary)
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36: Introduction to EU Law (Monologue)
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<p>In this podcast, you'll learn vocabulary that is used in formal legal documents. We'll help you understand what lawyers have written in contracts, wills, formal agreements and other legal documents.</p> <p>Show notes and more podcasts to improve your English at: <a href= "http ... Show More
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Thinking About Punishment and the Criminal Law
In this episode...John Humbach, Professor of Law at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law discusses the notion that crime is caused by culpable mental states (such as intentions) and describes how criminal justice could be different if we stopped focusing so much on assigning "blame" ... Show More
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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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A brief introduction to the criminal justice system. This episode covers:</p>
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<li>The role of the criminal justice system</li>
<li>Differences between civil and criminal law</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>
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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