Law According To A King

In this episode of Law According To A King, we talk to Helen Cooke, the founder and CEO of MyPlus, about disability recruitment, becoming confident as both a student with a disability and a recruiter, and her experiences from 16 years in the disability-recruitment industry. 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...

In this episode of Law According To A King, we talk to Carole Joffe, a sociologist and reproductive health advocate at the University of California, San Francisco, and ANSIRH, about the landmark case of Roe v Wade, the impact of abortion provision and denial, and the likely consequences of the current cases before the US Supreme Court. 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...

In this episode of Law According To A King, we talk to Paul Cavill, a professor of early modern history at the University of Cambridge, about Henry VIII's effect on English law, the changing justice system, and the parallels between early modern history and the modern day. 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...

In this episode of Law According To A King, we talk to Philippa Webb, a professor of international law at King's College London and a barrister at Twenty Essex chambers, about the crisis unfolding following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the use of international law in tackling climate change, COVID and human rights abuses, and her work as an academic and lawyer. For more information on how to help Ukraine, go to How You Can Help Ukraine. Check out the blog at...

In this episode of Law According To A King, our first panel episode to celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month 2022, we talk to lawyer Owen Knight, actorJennifer Tyler, educational consultant Destiny Clarke, community activist Shingai Mabhumbo, and photographer and speaker Sophie Cook. We discuss everything from Harvey Milk's iconic speech 'We Cannot Live On Hope Alone' and the importance of hope to the queer community, to intersectionality, Pride, and how to build on the work of those who came...

In this episode of Law According To A King, in part 1 of our two-part special to celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month, we talk to Gary Lacasse, the Executive Director of the Canadian AIDS Society, about his work to honour those we have lost to AIDS, what needs to change, and his own experiences of the AIDS epidemic. 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...

In this episode of Law According To A King, we talk to Charlotte Park-Morton, a professor of medical law at the University of Gloucestershire, about everything from privacy, surrogacy, and LGBTQ+ issues through the lens of medical law. 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...

In this episode of Law According To A King, we talk to SpearIt, a professor of law at the University of Pittsburgh, about the role of religion in the law, how Muslim prisoners have reshaped the criminal justice system, and how the pendulum swings between atheism and religion in the US. 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...

In this special episode of Law According To A King to celebrate 2021's International Day of Persons With Disabilities, we talk to Michael Stein, a professor of disability law and the director of the Disability Project at Harvard University's School of Law, about the history of international and US disability law, much of which he helped shape, and how we can bring disability rights into the foreground when discussing equality and acceptance. Check out the blog at...

In this episode of Law According To A King, we talk to Marianna Michaelides, a specialist solicitor in child protection law at Bindmans LLP, about her work on international abduction cases, the role of solicitors and the legal system in protecting the most vulnerable, and how she copes with an incredibly stressful and emotional job. 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook...