Law In Focus Podcast

Law in Focus is a collection of short interviews featuring academics from the University of Cambridge Faculty of Law, addressing legal issues in current affairs and the news. These issues are examples of the many which challenge researchers and students studying undergraduate and postgraduate law at the Faculty.For videos see: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy4oXRK6xgzHukYwMI806wyHrLBoL9K0v

Law In Focus Podcast is a news podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 37 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #37

  Beyond jury reform - what else does Leveson recommend?: Jonathan Rogers

  Jul 28, 202517 minS0

  <p>Former President of the Queen's Bench Division, Sir Brian Leveson, was appointed by the government to carry out an independent review into the criminal courts. Specifically, the review considered 2 key themes, which are outlined in the Terms of Reference: 1) Reform: how the criminal courts could be reformed to ensure cases are dealt with proportionately, in light of the current pressures on the Crown Court, and 1) Efficiency: how they could operate as efficiently as possible.</p><p> On 9 July Part 1 of the report was published, dealing with reform measures. Here, Sir Leveson proposed a number of changes to reduce the...

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  Episode #36

  Does the European Court of Human Rights dictate climate policy?: Stefan Theil

  Apr 11, 202410 minS0

  <p>On 9th April 2024 the European Court of Human Rights delivered Grand Chamber rulings in three cases relating to climate change:</p><p>Carême v. France - https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-233261</p><p>Duarte Agostinho and Others v. Portugal and 32 Others - https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-233174</p><p>Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland - https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-233206</p><p>In this video, Dr Stefan Theil discusses the extent to which the ECHR is prepared to dictate how countries might implement their own climate change p...

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  Episode #35

  Can the 'Post Office convictions' be quashed by legislation?: Jonathan Rogers

  Jan 23, 202417 minS0

  <p>The government has recently announced that it intends to quash by legislation convictions of hundreds of subpostmasters who had been prosecuted by the Post Office for, variously, theft, fraud and false accounting. This follows a number of appeals which have already succeeded where it has been accepted that convictions that are based on generated by the Horizon software are necessarily unsafe. Usually, one would expect other subpostmasters to have to follow that same route, but the government is concerned about the delay in processing so many cases. Nonetheless it is unprecedented to quash convictions by legislative fiat in a...

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  Episode #34

  What are the legal and constitutional implications of the Rwanda Bill?: Mark Elliott

  Dec 7, 202312 minS0

  <p>The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill seeks to circumvent the UK Supreme Court's recent judgment holding the Government's Rwanda policy, concerning the removal of certain asylum-seekers, to Rwanda. The Bill contemplates placing the UK in breach of its international obligations, including under the European Convention on Human Rights and the Refugee Convention, while forming part of a policy that relies upon Rwanda's adherence to its own international obligations. The Bill is thus at once hypocritical and parochial, given that domestic legislation cannot free the UK of its legal obligations on the international plane.</p><p>In this...

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  Episode #33

  Why was the Rwanda Agreement unlawful, and will withdrawal from the ECHR resolve this?: Kirsty Hughes

  Nov 16, 202314 minS0

  <p>On the 15 November the UK Supreme Court decided that the United Kingdom's policy of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful.</p><p>In this short video Dr Kirsty Hughes explains the Court's reasoning, and considers the Government's response and possible next steps.</p><p>Kirsty Hughes is an Associate Professor specialising in Human Rights Law. She is joint General Editor of the European Human Rights Law Review, Director of the Centre for Public Law, University of Cambridge, a member of Blackstone Chambers Academic Panel and Deputy Editor of Public Law. She is a co-convenor of the European Human...

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