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Foundation for Law, Justice and Society

Podcasts from the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society, an independent institution affiliated with Wolfson College and the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies at the University of Oxford.

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The Role of Courts in a Democracy: Debate

The Role of Courts in a Democracy: Debate

A panel of leading academics, judges, and policymakers debate the growing trend towards the judicialization of politics,... Read more

18 Apr 2011

1hr 41mins

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2009 Annual Lecture: Human rights and their limitations: the role of proportionality

2009 Annual Lecture: Human rights and their limitations: the role of proportionality

The former President of the Israeli Supreme Court Aharon Barak addresses the appropriate balance between security and th... Read more

24 Jul 2009

59mins

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Annual Lecture in Law and Society: Law and Social Illusion

Annual Lecture in Law and Society: Law and Social Illusion

Professor Liam B Murphy, Herbert Peterfreund Professor of Law and Philosophy at New York University School of Law gives ... Read more

27 Jun 2013

1hr 3mins

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FLJS part 3: Criticisms and Answers: Proportionality vs. Strict Scrutiny

FLJS part 3: Criticisms and Answers: Proportionality vs. Strict Scrutiny

Aharon Barak talks about the need for proportionality within human rights law as a means for protecting it against other... Read more

24 Jul 2009

5mins

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The Place of Britain in a Future Europe

The Place of Britain in a Future Europe

Martin Wolf of the FT, one of the world's leading economists, argues that the status quo for the eurozone is untenable, ... Read more

9 Oct 2012

56mins

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FLJS part 1: Human Rights

FLJS part 1: Human Rights

Aharon Barak talks about human rights and the limitations imposed on them that are necessary for society to preserve its... Read more

24 Jul 2009

3mins

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FLJS part 2: Freedom of Speech

FLJS part 2: Freedom of Speech

Aharon Barak discusses the idea of Freedom of Speech and asks whether it is right to limit this freedom to protect again... Read more

24 Jul 2009

1min

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FLJS part 6: Laws in times of peace and war

FLJS part 6: Laws in times of peace and war

Aharon Barak answers a question from Guardian Legal Affairs correspondent Afua Hirsch on the difference between protecti... Read more

24 Jul 2009

2mins

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Putney Debates 2017 - Session IV: Preserving the Liberal Constitution

Putney Debates 2017 - Session IV: Preserving the Liberal Constitution

The Putney Debates 2017 addresses the UK's constitutional future in the wake of the vote to leave the European Union. Se... Read more

24 Feb 2017

1hr 25mins

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Putney Debates 2017 - Session III: Parliament, the Executive, the Courts and the Rule of Law

Putney Debates 2017 - Session III: Parliament, the Executive, the Courts and the Rule of Law

The Putney Debates 2017 addresses the UK's constitutional future in the wake of the vote to leave the European Union. Se... Read more

24 Feb 2017

1hr 29mins

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