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.
Student Focus – Episode 13 – Responding to domestic violence, a conversation with Women’s Aid
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.
Episode 55 – Transitional Justice and Memory in Cambodia
Rachel Killean interviews Dr Peter Manning from the University of Bath about his research on the connections between human rights, transitional justice and memory.
Episode 54 – Criminology, Desistance, Collaboration & Creativity
10 – Criminology Matters – In this conversation, Shadd Maruna and Fergus McNeill reflect on what they learned from collaborating in making the documentary film ‘The Road from Crime’ and from the associated Desistance Knowledge Exchange project.
Episode 53 – The Collateral Consequences of Criminal Records
9 – Criminology Matters – Alessandro Corda talks to host Gillian McNaull about his research on criminal records.
Episode 52 – Non-State Armed Groups, Human Rights and International Law
Dr Luke Moffett talks to Dr Katharine Fortin about the complexities surrounding the obligations of ‘non-state armed groups’ under current legal frameworks.
Episode 51- Rape and Sexual Violence
8 – Criminology Matters – Host Rachel Killean talks to Eithne Dowds about her work on conceptualisations of rape under international law. (Content warning – this episode discusses sexual violence)
Episode 50 – Prison Abolition: Decarceration and Transformation
7 – Criminology Matters – In this podcast co-host Gillian talks to Professor Phil Scraton about the harms of imprisonment and prison abolition.
