Podcast Episodes

Wills (2023): Codicil + Holographic will

A codicil is a testamentary or supplementary document similar but not necessarily identical to a will. In some jurisdictions, it may serve to amend, rather than replace, a previously executed will. I…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Tort law (2022): Remedies: Tort reform

Tort reform refers to changes in the civil justice system in common law countries that aim to reduce the ability of plaintiffs to bring tort litigation (particularly actions for negligence) or to red…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Intellectual property (2023): Neighboring rights

In copyright law, related rights (or neighboring rights) are the rights of a creative work not connected with the work's actual author. It is used in opposition to the term "authors' rights". Neighbo…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Criminal procedure (2023): Post-sentencing: Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation is the process of re-educating and retraining those who have committed a crime. It generally involves psychological approaches which target the cognitive distortions associated with sp…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Criminal law (2022): Crimes against animals: Cruelty to animals

Cruelty to animals, also called animal abuse, animal neglect or animal cruelty, is the infliction by omission (neglect) or by commission by humans of suffering or harm upon non-human animals. More na…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Wills (2023): Joint wills and mutual wills + Will contract

Joint wills and mutual wills are closely related terms used in the law of wills to describe two types of testamentary writing that may be executed by a married couple to ensure that their property is…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Tort law (2022): Remedies: Trover (Part Two)

Trover cases in the United States.

Trover is the name of the action which lay, at common law, for the recovery of damages for the conversion of personal property in his possession, usually involving …

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Intellectual property (2023): Neighboring rights

In copyright law, related rights (or neighboring rights) are the rights of a creative work not connected with the work's actual author. It is used in opposition to the term "authors' rights". Neighbo…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Criminal procedure (2023): Post-sentencing: Recidivism

Recidivism from recidive and -ism, from Latin recidivus "recurring", from re- "back" and cado "I fall") is the act of a person repeating an undesirable behavior after they have experienced negative c…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Criminal law (2022): Crimes against the public: Terrorism

Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of intentional violence and fear to achieve political or ideological aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violence duri…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago