Foundation for Law, Justice and Society
by Oxford University
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Description
Video 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.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoThe Role of Courts in a Democracy: Debate | A panel of leading academics, judges, and policymakers debate the growing trend towards the judicialization of politics, in which judges are increasingly implicated in settling policy disputes, especially in the context of constitutional rights. | 4/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoFLJS 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 protecting human rights and concerns of governments in power in war. Part 6 of the 2009 Foundation for Law Justice and Society Annual Lecture. | 7/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoFLJS part 5: Closing Remarks: Cases of Family Reunification and use of torture | Aharon Barak talks about the implications for human rights law of Israel barring family reunification between Palestinian and Israeli citizens. Part 5 of the 2009 Foundation for Law Justice and Society Annual Lecture. | 7/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoFLJS part 4: The Relationship between Political and Judicial Branches | Aharon Barak discusses how the political and judicial branches of government balance their sometimes conflicting interests with the rights of the citizens. Part 4 of the 2009 Foundation for Law Justice and Society Annual Lecture. | 7/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoFLJS 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 considerations. Part 3 of the 2009 Foundation for Law Justice and Society Annual Lecture. | 7/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoFLJS 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 against hate speech. Part 2 of the 2009 Foundation for Law Justice and Society Annual Lecture. | 7/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoFLJS part 1: Human Rights | Aharon Barak talks about human rights and the limitations imposed on them that are necessary for society to preserve itself. Part 1 of the 2009 Foundation for Law Justice and Society Annual Lecture. | 7/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Video2009 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 the safeguarding of human rights. | 7/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoTransformative Constitutionalism and Socio-Economic Rights Part 2 | In a keynote lecture the Chief Justice of South Africa addressed the relationship between the entrenchment and enforceability of socio-economic rights in South Africa. | 7/3/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoTransformative Constitutionalism and Socio-Economic Rights Part 1 | In a keynote lecture the Chief Justice of South Africa addressed the relationship between the entrenchment and enforceability of socio-economic rights in South Africa. | 7/3/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Episodes |
