Podcast Episodes

Civil procedure: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: Interpleader

Interpleader is a civil procedure device that allows a plaintiff or a defendant to initiate a lawsuit in order to compel two or more other parties to litigate a dispute. An interpleader action origin…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Tort law (2022): Defense: Statute of limitations

A statute of limitations, known in civil law systems as a prescriptive period, is a law passed by a legislative body to set the maximum time after an event within which legal proceedings may be initi…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Intellectual Property: Author's rights

"Author's rights" is a term frequently used in connection with laws about intellectual property.

The term is considered as a direct translation of the French term droit d’auteur (also German Urheberr…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Criminal procedure (2023): Verdict + Conviction

In law, a verdict is the formal finding of fact made by a jury on matters or questions submitted to the jury by a judge. In a bench trial, the judge's decision near the end of the trial is simply ref…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Criminal law (2022): Crimes against property: Robbery

Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take anything of value by force, threat of force, or by use of fear. According to common law, robbery is defined as taking the property of another, wit…

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Civil procedure: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: Joinder + indispensable party + Impleader + Intervention

In law, a joinder is the joining of two or more legal issues together. Procedurally, a joinder allows multiple issues to be heard in one hearing or trial and occurs if the issues or parties involved …

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Tort law (2022): Defense: Assumption of risk + necessity

Assumption of risk is a defense, specifically an affirmative defense, in the law of torts, which bars or reduces a plaintiff's right to recovery against a negligent tortfeasor if the defendant can de…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Intellectual property (Part Three)

Objections to overly broad intellectual property laws.

Some critics of intellectual property, such as those in the free culture movement, point at intellectual monopolies as harming health (in the ca…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Criminal procedure (2023): Bail + Appeal

Bail is a set of pre-trial restrictions that are imposed on a suspect to ensure that they will not hamper the judicial process. Bail is the conditional release of a defendant with the promise to appe…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Criminal law (2022): Crimes against property: Possession of stolen goods

Possession of stolen goods is a crime in which an individual has bought, been given, or acquired stolen goods.

In many jurisdictions, if an individual has accepted possession of goods (or property) a…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago