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36: Introduction to EU Law (Monologue) Apr 09, 2018

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🗒️ About this episode:

"The Treaty Establishing the European Economic Community talks about
maintaining economic and social progress and eliminating barriers which divide Europe. In order to achieve these goals of course, laws are necessary...." Today's episode includes:

Primary sources of EU law

Treaties

Secondary sources of EU law

Regulations
Directives
Recommendations
Opinions

Supplementary sources of EU law

Case law

EU law's application

Direct applicability
Direct effect

Today's question is: What do you think about Brexit?

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35: Institutions of the EU (Monologue) Mar 26, 2018

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🗒️ About this episode: "The European Union has a range of institutions which help it to achieve its objectives and through which it creates and implements law and policy..." Today's episode is about the institutions of the European Union. It covers the 7 institutions what they consist of and what they do:

The European Parliament
The European Council
The Council of the European Union
The European Commission
The Court of Justice of the European Union
The European Central Bank
The European Court of Auditors

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34: Origins and History of the European Union (Monologue) Mar 19, 2018

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🗒️ About this episode: "There was a recognition in Europe of the need for countries to work together in politics, economics and security..." Today's episode is about the development of the European Union. It covers:

The history of the EU;
The reasons why the EU was set up;
The treaties which the EU is founded on.

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33: Introduction to Equity (Monologue) Mar 12, 2018

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🗒️ About this episode: "Historically it operated totally separately from the common law, with separate courts and totally separate cases. But nowadays things are a little bit different... "

Today's episode is about equity. The episode includes:

What equity is;
The origins of equity;
Equitable maxims and equitable remedies;
Equity today.

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32: The Doctrine of Judicial Precedent (Monologue) Mar 05, 2018

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🗒️ About this episode: Today's episode is about the doctrine of judicial precedent. The episode includes:

What precedent is;
The different types of precedent;
How precedent is applied in the courts.

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31: Introduction to the Common Law Feb 26, 2018

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🗒️ About this episode: "The common law has played an extremely important role in shaping the English legal system that we know today." Today's episode is about the common law. The episode includes:

The origins of common law;
Comparing common law to civil law;
Learning about the way case law is reported;
Discussing some key legal English vocabulary.

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30: Katrina Crossley (International Law Book Facility) (Interview) Feb 12, 2018

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🗒️ About this episode: "...It's crazy that books are being thrown away when they could be sent to Uganda, for example, to provide useful resources to the judges..." In this episode I interview Katrina Crossley the CEO of the International Law Book Facility (ILBF). The ILBF provides all kinds of secondhand law books to public and not-for-profit organisations around the world. We talk about:

The history of the ILBF and why Katrina became involved;
What the ILBF does and who they help;
How the ILBF is run;
How people can get involved in the organisation as volunteers;
How organisations can receive books.

If you want to find out more about the ILBF or apply for your organisation to receive free legal textbooks contact the ILBF here. Other organisations mentioned: LexisNexis, Clifford Chance, The Slynn Foundation, African Prisons Project.

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29: Statutory Interpretation Part 2 (Monologue) Feb 05, 2018

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🗒️ About this episode: "What is 'expressio unius est exclusio alterius'? It's not a spell from Harry Potter but it actually means 'to specify one thing excludes the others'." In this episode we look again at how courts interpret legislation. This time we’re looking at two specific things:

rules of language; ejusdem generis, expressio unius est exclusio alterius and noscitur a sociis; and
presumptions which are principles to help with interpretation

We also cover new legal vocabulary and a few Latin phrases so that you can speak like you're Harry Potter.

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28: Statutory Interpretation part 1 (Monologue) Jan 29, 2018

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'The laws passed by Parliament...should be clear and easy to apply. However, sometimes this isn't the case and instead, the wording is unclear and ambiguous....the courts cannot simply apply the law... instead they must interpret it. But how do they do this?' In today’s episode we’re looking at how courts interpret legislation. First, we’ll look at why courts must interpret legislation, and then go on to look at the different rules of construction and interpretation as well as looking at aids to interpretation. We learn specifically about:

The literal rule;
The golden rule;
The mischief rule;
The purposive approach;
The impact of Human Rights legislation on interpretation;
Intrinsic/Internal and extrinsic/external aids to interpretation.

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27: Tim Wood (Court Reporter & Old Bailey Insight and Legal London Tours) (Interview) Jan 22, 2018

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🗒️ About this episode: 'I was sitting in the Old Bailey one day, listening to a very interesting case.... I looked up into the public gallery and there was not a soul in there. And I thought, people would like to listen to this' An interview with Tim Wood who worked for many years as a successful journalist, reporting on some of the most important criminal court cases. Tim went on to set up Old Bailey Insight and Legal London Tours which provide tours around the Royal Courts of Justice and 'Old Bailey' - The Central Criminal Court. We talk about:

What the job of a court reporter is like and how the profession has changed;
What happens on Tim's tours including visiting the Royal Courts of Justice, the Old Bailey and the Inns of Court;
The new Rolls Building in London, the centre of international dispute resolution.

Find out more about Old Bailey Insight and Legal London Tours.

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