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This episode, featuring Dr Melanie Klinkner interviewed by Dr Lauren Dempster, explores issues relating to mass graves, exhumation, and the right to truth. Dr Melanie Klinkner of Bournemouth University is interviewed by Dr Lauren Dempster about her work on the Mass Graves Protection for Truth and Justice project, the use of evidence from mass graves at the ICTY, and the role of forensic science in advancing the right to truth. Dr Melanie Klinkner is a Principal Academic in Law at Bournemouth University. You can access a list of Melanie's publications here: https://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/mklinkner#publications .   More information on the Mass Graves Protection project is available here: https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/projects/mass-grave-protection-truth-justice

Dr Andrew Godden talks to Professor Brice Dickson about his Stephen Livingstone Lecture, ‘The Problems with Human Rights’ On 21 November 2019, Professor Brice Dickson (Emeritus Professor of International and Comparative Law) delivered the Stephen Livingstone Lecture at the School of Law. His lecture, entitled ‘The Problems with Human Rights’, focused on the philosophical, legal and practical problems faced by human rights advocates in the modern world. This podcast explores Professor Dickson’s lecture in more detail, and includes discussion of a potential Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland and the challenges facing the human rights movement in the developing world. Dr Andrew Godden is a Lecturer (Education) at the School of Law, with an interest in Public International Law. http://nilq.qub.ac.uk/index.php/nilq/article/view/299 https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/brice-dickson-2 https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/andrew-godden-2

LawPod Director Rachel Killean talks to PhD candidate Meghan Hoyt about her research into misogyny and hate crime. Meghan Hoyt is a first year PhD researcher at Queen University Belfast. Her thesis is entitled Addressing Misogyny: Gender, Hate Crime and New Feminist Approaches and she is exploring whether or not current hate crime legislation in the UK could be used to tackle the gendered harms associated with misogyny.

LawPod Director Rachel Killean talks to PhD candidate Nkem Itanyi about her research into copyright infringement in the film industry in developing economies. Nkem is a second-year PhD research student at Queen’s. Her research is looking at copyright infringement in the film industry in developing economies using Nigeria as a case study. The Nigerian film industry is popularly referred to as Nollywood and is regarded as the world’s third-largest film industry regarding films produced. In carrying out this research, in addition to a doctrinal analysis, Nkem will conduct qualitative research in the form of in-depth semi-structured interviews with various stakeholders in the film industry. Nkem’s other research interests include Intellectual Property Law and Commercial Law. Currently on study leave, she is a lecturer employed in the department of Commercial and Corporate Law, Faculty of Law, University of Nigeria. https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/n-itanyi On her Pure Page, there are links to her Orchid, Scopus Profile, Google Scholar, Twitter and LinkedIn Accounts.

LawPod Director Rachel Killean kicks off the PhD series by talking to PhD candidate Gillian Kane about her research into human trafficking. Gillian is a PhD candidate in the School of Law at QUB. Her research focuses on the role of international law in preventing and tackling human trafficking among refugees and asylum seekers.   UNHCR Figures at a Glance: https://www.unhcr.org/uk/figures-at-a-glance.html   Human Trafficking Knowledge Portal: https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld/en/v3/htms/index.html   ECRE (European Council on Refugees and Exiles): https://www.ecre.org/

QUB students Maeve Devlin, Jade Mc Cauley, Tavisha Sood and Alexandra Cook discuss rape myths and consent with PHD student and former journalist Rosie Cowen. Recommended Book 'A trial by Jury' https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trial-Jury-D-Graham-Burnett/dp/0375420398 Farooqui v State Government of Delhi https://ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/farooqui-v-state-government-of-delhi-confusing-consent/ How rape myths are used and challenged in rape and sexual assault trials https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/files/148641675/Smith_and_Skinner_How_rape_myths_are_used_at_trial.pdf Rape myths must be tackled after Belfast rape trial https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/rape-myths-must-be-tackled-after-belfast-rape-trial-says-ex-judge-1.3747866

PhD student Samantha Hopkins talks to Professor Harry van Buren from the University of New Mexico about the responsibilities which corporations owe to society, based on both their vast impact and their reliance on society in order to function. Among the issues discussed are the role of states in regulating corporations, ways in which corporate measures for protecting human rights may be made more effective, the effects which the reduction of the worker to a ‘resource’ can have on human rights, and the potential role of the public in influencing corporate practice. Professor van Buren has published widely in the business and human rights field, most recently regarding  the global supply chain and its impacts on human trafficking. Professor van Buren can be found on ResearchGate at [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Harry_Buren] and on twitter:https://twitter.com/hjvb3?lang=en’

In this episode, the Law in Action team talks to Professor Brice Dickson and students from Hong Kong about the protest and whether the government intransigence and police overreaction would ultimately lead to Hong Kong becoming another Belfast. The ongoing Hong Kong protests were triggered via the introduction of the Fugitive Offenders amendment bill by the Hong Kong government. If enacted the bill would have paved the way for extradition of criminal fugitives to China with which Hong Kong does not currently have extradition agreements. It led to concerns that this would subject Hong Kong residents and visitors to the legal system of mainland China, undermining Hong Kong’s autonomy and people’s civil liberties. As protest have progressed, the five key demands laid down by the protestors are as follows - the withdrawal of the bill, investigation into alleged police brutality and misconduct, release of arrested protestors, retraction of the official characterisation of the protests as ‘riots, and Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s resignation along with introduction of universal suffrage for the election of the Legislative Council and the Chief Executive. Though it seems that Hong Kong is safe on the whole, those inside the city are still immensely worried about where this all leads and if there is an end in sight. In this episode, the Law in Action team talks to Professor Brice Dickson and students from Hong Kong about the protest and whether the government intransigence and police overreaction would ultimately lead to Hong Kong becoming another Belfast. They also discuss possible ways of resolution to avert further eruptions of violence. https://edition.cnn.com/specials/asia/hong-kong-protests-intl-hnk https://yaleglobal.yale.edu/content/could-hong-kong-become-belfast Discretion: The episode was recorded back in November 2019. As such, it did not account for recent events such as the council elections where it saw an unprecedented victory for the pro-democracy camp which details could be found: https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/11/25/what-happened-hong-kong-elections/ Professor Brice Dickson is an emeritus professor in Queen’s University Belfast. You can find more about his work here: https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/brice-dickson In relation to the 2019 Stephen Livingstone Annual Lecture delivered by him on the Problems of Human Rights, it can be found here: http://law.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofLaw/news/StephenLivingstoneAnnualLecture2019ProfessorBriceDickson.html

Women’s Aid representative Sonya McMullan gives an eye-opening and informative discussion with law student Katie Kennedy. Warning: this episode discusses sensitive topics surrounding domestic violence which some listeners may find upsetting. Women’s Aid representative Sonya McMullan gives an eye-opening and informative discussion with law student Katie Kennedy on the worrying levels of domestic violence, and the impressive work of Women’s Aid to combat it.  This Student Focus episode urges students to be informed and inspired to support the work of Women’s Aid. To find out more: https://www.womensaidni.org https://twitter.com/womensaidni?lang=en 24 Hour Domestic and Sexual Violence Helpline: Call 0808 802 1414 Email: 24hrsupport@dvhelpline.org Text support to 07797 805 839

Rachel Killean interviews Dr Peter Manning from the University of Bath about his research on the connections between human rights, transitional justice and memory. In this episode, Rachel Killean interviews Dr Peter Manning from the University of Bath about his research on the connections between human rights, transitional justice and memory, and discusses how these connections play out in the context of Cambodia. To learn more about Dr Manning’s work, visit his profile: https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/persons/peter-manning   His book ‘Transitional Justice and Memory in Cambodia’ is available here: https://www.routledge.com/Transitional-Justice-and-Memory-in-Cambodia-Beyond-the-Extraordinary-Chambers/Manning/p/book/9781472459374