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Guest Blog: Law is Not "Boring"
Guest blogger Michael Riseborough comes from a family of lawyers and shares his ability to overcome his perception that the law is "boring" with the help of Queen's Law and Supreme Advocacy.
Guest Blog: Exploring Law with the Certificate Program
Guest blogger Jillian LeBlanc shares how she used the Certificate in Law as a way of exploring the law before committing to law school.
Epidemics & Emergencies
It's an emergency episode of our podcast, where we break down how emergency powers work in Canada. Our longest episode ever!
Brains behind bars: exploring education in federal prison
It's a student-faculty team-up, as Criminal Law professor Lisa Kerr and Queen's Law student Sam Bondoux fill us in on a collaborative research project they've been doing on the state of education in federal prisons (spoiler: it's not great).
Surveillance, schools, and scope: Jarvis and the Supreme Court
Two criminal law professors talk about the Supreme Court case R v Jarvis, and its implications for surveillance and privacy in Canada.
Lateness and the law: unpacking legal research
Do fines make a difference in people's behaviour? This simple question leads to a labyrinth of research, the intersection of law and economics, and the importance of replication in the social sciences in a great conversation with Law 201/701 Constitutional module author Cherie Metcalf.
Dining, driving and decisions
A straightforward case of "drive-n'-dine" in B.C. turns into an exploration of judicial decisions and the growth of law. Featuring Hugo Choquette (Law 201/701, Introduction to Canadian Law; Law 202/702, Aboriginal Law).
Sexual Assault Defined: the Supreme Court and the Barton case
Content warning: this podcast contains graphic details that may be disturbing to listeners. Professor Lisa Kerr discusses a unanimous Supreme Court of Canada decision in May 2019 ordering a new trial for Bradley Barton, the Ontario trucker accused of killing Indigenous woman Cindy Gladue.
Leases, Landlords & Liability
What do students (and landlords) need to know about renting, sublets and the legal implications of roommates? We get into the details with Queen's Legal Aid director Blair Crew.