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Episode 46: Protection of Civilians: Crisis, Commentary and Compliance

2026-10-13T13:00:00+00:00

The number and extent of today’s armed conflicts, and the crisis of compliance with international humanitarian law (IHL), are well-recognized. In his annual report on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, the UN Secretary-General has underscored how “[i]nconsistent standards, assertions of exceptional circumstances and hollow calls for compliance [have] undermined respect for international humanitarian law”. Similarly, the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has acknowledged that the problem is not only about a lack of compliance, but active disregard for IHL. At the same time, the ICRC has recently come to the end of a long cycle of work revising its commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention, which sets out key protections for civilians in armed conflict and under occupation. This episode focuses today on what feels like a stark gulf between the intricate work on the commentary – looking closely at individual articles of a 75-year-old Convention – and the larger sense of a growing and highly complex crisis of compliance in IHL.

Joining us for this episode are three experts in IHL: Marnie Lloydd (Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington), Abhimanyu George Jain (ICRC), and Yousuf Syed Khan (Legal Action Worldwide).

For additional relevant materials, please see the EJIL:Talk! blog post announcing this episode or the landing page of EJIL: The Podcast.

Vergessene Soldatinnen (mit Karen Hagemann/University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

2026-10-11T15:43:20+00:00

Frauen im Militär und in den Kriegen Europas seit 1600

Ich habe mit der Historikerin Karen Hagemann über ihr neues Buch "Vergessene Soldatinnen" gesprochen. Über die Rolle von Frauen in Heeren und Kriegen, über Mythen von Amazoninnen oder Missverständnisse wie dem, dass sie – im Gegensatz zu Männern – nur dann als Soldatinnen wahrgenommen wurden und werden, wenn sie kämpfen. Und bis heute werden Frauen selbst da, wo sie eine wichtige Rolle spielen, man denke an die Ukraine, Israel oder auch Deutschland, diskriminiert. Ihr seht, es gab viel Gesprächsstoff.

Karen Hagemann, Vergessene Soldatinnen. Frauen im Militär und in den Kriegen Europas seit 1600

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Internationales Recht und Anarchismus - Brauchen wir noch Institutionen?

2026-10-09T14:00:01+00:00

Anarchismus und Recht – passt das überhaupt zusammen? Und was hat der Abolitionismus damit zu tun? Auf den ersten Blick scheinen diese Ansätze kaum vereinbar. Gleichzeitig steht die internationale Rechtsordnung zunehmend unter Druck: Institutionen des Völkerrechts werden kritisiert, ihre Legitimität infrage gestellt. Und doch sind Entscheidungen internationaler Gerichte gefragter denn je – etwa im Zusammenhang mit den Kriegen in Gaza und der Ukraine. In dieser Folge diskutieren wir unterschiedliche Perspektiven auf eine mögliche Weiterentwicklung des Völkerrechts und seiner Institutionen. Dabei betrachten wir zunächst die historischen und theoretischen Grundlagen des Abolitionismus und untersuchen das Verhältnis von anarchistischem Denken und Recht. Anschließend wenden wir uns aktuellen Herausforderungen des Völkerrechts zu und fragen, welche Reformansätze und alternativen Konzeptionen internationaler Gerechtigkeit denkbar sind.

Darüber sprechen wir mit Julia Emtseva, Professorin an der HEC Paris. Ihre Forschung befasst sich mit internationalem Recht, der Rolle privater Akteure sowie alternativen Formen von Recht und Gerechtigkeit.

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Hintergrundinformationen:

Hedley Bull, The Anarchical Society - A Study of Order in World Politics. Palgrave Publishing (1977).
Charlotte Carney, Abolishing the International Criminal Court. The International Journal of Human Rights, Volume 30, Issue 1 (2026).
Kamari Maxine Clarke, Affective Justice: The International Criminal Court and the Pan-Africanist Pushback. Duke University Press (2019).
Amy J. Cohen & Bronwen Morgan, Prefigurative Legality. Law & Social Inquiry, Volume 48, Issue 3, 1053-1082 (2023).
Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Abolition Geography: Essays Towards Liberation. Verso Books (2022).
Gustav Landauer, Schwache Staatsmänner, schwächeres Volk!. Der Sozialist (1910).
Marina Veličković, Abolition of International Criminal Law: A Marxist Critique. AJIL Unbound, Volume 119, pp. 54-58 (2025).

Verwandte Folgen:

Folge 10: Kritische Perspektiven auf das Völkerrecht: Was nicht in euren Lehrbüchern steht

Folge 25: Putin vor Gericht: Mit welchen völkerstrafrechtlichen Mitteln?

Folge 51: Transitional Justice auf dem Prüfstand

Symposium auf dem Völkerrechtsblog:

Symposium on the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine (2026).

Moderation: Deborah Peters & Marie-Christin Manke

Grundlagen: Manuel Klein

Interview: Prof. Dr. Julia Emtseva (LL.M.) & Marie-Christin Manke

Schnitt: Daniela Rau & Carla Borck

Credits: ICC President statement on the occasion of 17 July, International Criminal Justice Day, IntlCriminalCourt, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVwA1ll9U0I, abgerufen am 07.10.2026, Minute 2:27 - 2:52.

In Legal Terms: Voting Rights History and Future

2026-10-08T21:37:40+00:00

What’s really going on and how did we get here? We need some explanation. Our guest today is Kevin T. Morris, co-authored An American Problem: How the Country Built—and the Supreme Court Broke—the Voting Rights Act. Let’s learn together.

Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: PRECLEARANCE, VOTE DILUTION, RACIAL TURNOUT GAP

If you don’t know, yallvote.ms is a short cut for the web address of the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office. There were some issues reported on the validity of the voter registration information given out – but y’all need to check for yourself. You can type in your zip code and street address and get your sample ballot. I bet you’ll see more races than you thought. We’re past the voter registration deadline, but you can check to see if they have your correct information so’ll you’ll be prepared when you go to the polls on November 3rd. Remember – if you get to the polls and something is wrong – you don’t have your ID, you are listed as registered, ASK to CAST a affidavit ballot – then you can get it all straighten out later.

How about a signed copy of the book and listen to the author do a reading? The event: Kevin Morris In conversation with Zakiya Summers is Wednesday, October 14th The signing is at 5:00 PM; the reading is at 5:30 PM at Lemuria Books in Jackson

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Ep 119 — Corporate Climate Targets Project Tracks Commitments and Actions on GHG Emissions

2026-10-08T16:22:23+00:00

EELP founding director and Harvard Law professor Jody Freeman talks with Mike Toffel, a professor at Harvard Business School and faculty chair of the HBS Business and Environment Initiative, and Joe Aldy, a professor of the practice of environmental policy at Harvard Kennedy School. Jody, Mike, and Joe discuss the Salata Institute Corporate Climate Targets Database, a new tool they've developed to track climate commitments and emissions trends across Russell 3000 companies over the past 25 years. They discuss insights from the database, such as how companies respond when a target is set and how they adapt to shifting regulatory requirements. This free, interactive tool will help researchers evaluate which policies drive decarbonization and what durable, effective climate disclosure policy could look like at the federal level. Transcript: https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/EP119-Transcript.pdf Corporate Climate Targets Project dashboard: https://salatainstitute.harvard.edu/cctp/ The Salata Institute’s Corporate Climate Targets Research Initiative: https://salatainstitute.harvard.edu/research-initiatives/corporate-climate-targets-project/

UNhörbar Basics #13 – Das Umweltprogramm der UN

2026-10-07T07:00:00+00:00

Was machen die UN eigentlich, wenn es um den Schutz unserer Umwelt geht? Wer behält den weltweiten Zustand von Klima, Natur und Ökosystemen im Blick? Und kann eine UN-Organisation überhaupt etwas bewirken, wenn sie selbst keine Gesetze erlassen kann?

Diesen Fragen gehen wir in dieser Folge von UNhörbar Basics auf den Grund. Im Mittelpunkt steht das Umweltprogramm der Vereinten Nationen, kurz UNEP. Wir schauen uns an, warum es gegründet wurde, was von seinem Hauptsitz in Nairobi aus passiert und wie UNEP versucht, aus wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen internationale Umweltpolitik zu machen.

Dabei geht es nicht nur um große Berichte und Klimazahlen, sondern auch darum, wie Staaten beim Aufbau von Umweltrecht unterstützt werden, weshalb der World Environment Day eine Rolle spielt und wo die Möglichkeiten, aber auch die Grenzen, des UNEP liegen.

Weiterführende Informationen

Umweltprogramm der Vereinten Nationen (UNEP), Über uns: https://www.unep.org/who-we-are/about-us
Umweltprogramm der Vereinten Nationen (UNEP), Global Environment Outlook (GEO): https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=%C2%B7+Umweltprogramm+der+Vereinten+Nationen+(UNEP)%2C+Global+Environment+Outlook+(GEO)%3A&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
Umweltbundesamt, UNEP – Die Vereinten Nationen als Umweltorganisation: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/tags/unep
Umweltprogramm der Vereinten Nationen (UNEP), Emissions Gap Report: https://www.unep.org/resources/emissions-gap-report
Umweltprogramm der Vereinten Nationen (UNEP), Strengthening Institutional Capacity of Countries in Environmental Law: https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/environmental-rights-and-governance/what-we-do/strengthening-institutions-0
Umweltprogramm der Vereinten Nationen (UNEP), World Environment Day: https://www.unep.org/events/un-day/world-environment-day

Moderation: Sophia Meusel

Redaktion und Postproduktion: Erwin Eisenhardt, ⁠⁠DGVN-Arbeitskreis⁠⁠⁠⁠ Nachhaltigkeit und Klimagerechtigkeit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Special Episode: The Viral Movement Holding Politicians Accountable

2026-10-06T21:00:00+00:00

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LAW is in the AIR: 100 Years of Private Law Research

2026-10-05T07:09:00+00:00

No footnotes. No long lectures. Just pure, rapid-fire legal action.

To celebrate 100 years of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg, Christopher Murphy puts six of the Institute's researchers in the hot seat to tackle fun, provocative, and quirky questions facing modern private law. From Nicolas Cage pillow cases to the largest bill in history, buckle up for a fun and informative ride.

Interested in finding answers to even more private law questions? Check out the full campaign at www.mpipriv.de/2183262/fragen

In Legal Terms: The Magistrate Mediator

2026-10-01T22:02:09+00:00

Let’s learn what’s the difference among arbitration, mediation, and negotiation with former United States Magistrate Judge and current mediator and arbitrator Keith Ball.

Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION, MEDIATION, ARBITRATION

You can have authority over the most powerful country in the world but maybe only before Monday. Monday, October 5th is the deadline to register to vote in the next federal and statewide election. We’ll be deciding who Mississippi and your neighborhood sends to Washington to represent our interests and our beliefs. You also have a voice in judges in Mississippi and possibly other important special elections for your area.

Today and tomorrow: Circuit Clerks’ offices MAY remain open from 8:00 a.m. until 7 p.m., including the noon hour. Saturday, October 3rd 2026: Circuit Clerks’ offices MUST remain open from 8:00 a.m. until noon. Monday, October 5th is the Voter Registration Deadline: Applicants who register in-person in the Circuit Clerk’s office or Municipal Clerk’s office, and those who mail registration applications post-marked no later than the 5th are eligible to vote in the General Election.

Yall vote . ms is an easy to remember website of the Secretary of State’s office with additional information or if you want to fact check me!

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a group of Jackson plaintiffs do not have a right to uncontaminated drinking water, nor to honest information about it from public officials. If that strikes you as strange, you’re not alone. On the most recent episode, of At Issue, former In Legal Terms’ guest, Jade Craig, assistant professor at the University of Mississippi School of Law discusses common misunderstandings about the concept of rights.

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Gute und schlechte Autorität: von Lehrern bis zu Trump (mit Lisz Hirn)

2026-10-01T19:35:11+00:00

Was der Schulhof mit Weltpolitik zu tun hat

Ich habe mit der Philosophin Lisz Hirn über ihr neues Buch „Gehorchen. Über das Wesen der Autorität" gesprochen: Autorität und Autoritären sind ja schon lange in Verruf geraten. Die Kriege und der Totalitarismus des 20. Jahrhunderts waren und sind ein guter Grund, Regeln und Machthaber zu hinterfragen. Gleichzeitig wünschen sich viele einen „starken Mann“, manche bauen gar an einer technokratische KI-Herrschaft. Wie passt das zusammen?

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Lisz Hirn, Gehorchen. Über das Wesen der Autorität

Zitat:
Trump shrugs off warnings of widespread AI harm

EP 118 — Powering AI and the Energy Transition: Why Permitting Reform Matters

2026-10-01T13:23:06+00:00

Electricity demand is surging, driven by data centers and the broader shift toward electrification. The United States faces a critical question: can the country build the energy infrastructure it needs fast enough to support economic growth while advancing the clean energy transition? As Congress debates the scope and timing for permitting reforms, we are sharing a special joint episode of CleanLaw and Climate Rising recorded earlier this summer. EELP Founding Director and Harvard Law School Professor Jody Freeman and Harvard Business School Professor Mike Toffel sit down with Nat Keohane, president of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, to discuss why building new energy infrastructure has become so difficult, what permitting reforms could accelerate clean energy deployment and transmission, how AI is reshaping this debate, and why solving these challenges may be essential to both climate progress and American competitiveness.

Dismantling Environmental Law

2026-10-01T13:00:00+00:00

Deborah Sivas discusses the recent rollback of environmental laws, calls to streamline environmental review to speed up development, and the role communities should play in decisions about what gets built.

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As the push to build more infrastructure gains attention, so does debate over the role of environmental protections and public participation. How can communities have a voice in development while still allowing needed projects to move forward?

Stanford's Deborah Sivas, JD ’87, environmental law expert and co-director of the Environmental Law Clinic at Stanford Law School, joins Pam Karlan to discuss the “climate abundance” movement and its implications for environmental law. Sivas examines whether changes to environmental permitting would address the challenges of building new infrastructure and how communities can have a meaningful say in those decisions. “It’s not durable if you don’t have a population to support it,” she says. “If people can see it as a win-win coming into their communities in a way that benefits them as well as larger policy goals, to me, that’s the right way forward—not disenfranchising them.”

Sivas and Karlan discuss how environmental law is evolving amid new policy and legal developments, including the current administration’s push for expanded fossil fuel development, changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and a proposal to open some of Alaska’s last old-growth forests to logging.

Links:

Deborah A. Sivas >>> Stanford Law School page
Endangered Species Act’s “harm” rule, explained >>> Stanford Law School page

Connect:

Episode Transcripts >>> Stanford Legal Podcast Website
Stanford Legal Podcast >>> LinkedIn Page
Rich Ford >>> Twitter/X
Pam Karlan >>> Stanford Law School Page
Diego Zambrano >>> Stanford Law School Page
Stanford Law School >>> Twitter/X
Stanford Lawyer Magazine >>> Twitter/X

(00:00:00) Introduction and welcoming Debbie Sivas

(00:02:16) What is "climate abundance"?

(00:04:22) Deregulation for fossil fuels, not clean energy

(00:06:26) Why the grid really isn't being built

(00:08:32) Killing wind projects

(00:10:31) NEPA, the Supreme Court, and citizen suits

(00:13:03) Courts vs. agencies: a legal whiplash

(00:14:40) Opening Alaska's roadless forests to logging

(00:18:57) A "concrete proposal" for environmental democracy

(00:22:08) The national and global collective action problem

(00:24:02) Novel legal tools: IEEPA, the Alien Enemies Act, and the Defense Production Act

(00:25:42) Citizen suits' achilles' heel

(00:27:24) Training the next generation of environmental lawyers

(00:29:40) Clinic spotlight: Northern Chumash Tribal Council

(00:31:13) Closing thoughts

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Breaking into Northern Ireland's Legal Market: How to Win a Training Contract

2026-09-24T08:00:00+00:00

What does Northern Ireland's legal market really look like, and what does it take to land a training contract? Host Sophia Kang is joined by Deirdre Timoney, Placement and Employability Officer at the School of Law, and Marie McKeown, Head of HR at Carson McDowell.

Deirdre describes a market that is more diverse and internationally connected than many students realise. It includes global and UK firms, the Big Four, in-house legal teams, legal tech and outsourcing providers, indigenous firms, and around 460 high-street practices, and it exports more than £150 million in legal services each year. She also explains how universities work with industry to build students' digital literacy and commercial awareness.

Marie walks through the main ways in: vacation schemes, internships, 100-hour placements and the two-year training contract. Both guests compare the solicitor and barrister routes through the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS). They make the case for engaging early and explain why recruiters assess the whole candidate rather than relying on prior legal experience or personal connections.

The episode closes with practical advice on:

writing applications and preparing for interviews
using AI responsibly
handling rejection
standing out through visibility, teamwork, research and continuous learning

UNhörbar #65 – Kurt Waldheim: Die moralische Autorität des UN-Generalsekretärs auf der Probe

2026-09-30T07:00:00+00:00

Kurt Waldheim aus Österreich war der vierte Generalsekretär der Vereinten Nationen (1972 bis 1981 ). Doch wer war dieser Mann, der die UN zehn Jahre lang nach seinen Vorgängern ⁠Trygve Lie, ⁠Dag Hammarskjöld⁠ und U Thant durch die Wirren des Kalten Krieges führte? Welche Krisen, Konflikte und politischen Umbrüche prägten seine Amtszeit? Welchen Einfluss hatte er auf die Entwicklung der Weltorganisation und was verbirgt sich hinter der "Waldheim-Affäre"? Antworten darauf suchen Patrick und Steve in seiner Biografie, seinem Umgang mit Herausforderungen und in den Entscheidungen, die er an der Spitze der UN getroffen hat.

Zu Beginn der Folge gibt Patrick zusätzlich einen Überblick über den aktuellen Stand der Generalsekretärswahl, da neue Probeabstimmungen durchgeführt wurden und sich das Bewerberfeld erweitert hat.

Zu den aktuellen Entwicklungen der Generalsekretärsauswahl: Michelle Bachelet hat mittlerweile ihre Bewerbung am 21. September 2026 zurückgezogen. Am 18. und 29. September 2026 fanden weitere Probeabstimmungen statt. Rebeca Grynspan führt weiterhin das Kandidatenfeld an.

Inhalt

Überblick: Aktuelles zur Auswahl des UN-Generalsekretärs (01:52)
Die Person Kurt Waldheim (10:54)
Kurt Waldheim als UN-Generalsekretär (16:19)
Lehren und Implikationen für die Gegenwart (54:23)
Shownotes (01:15:02)

Weiterführende Informationen

DGVN-Meldung, Wer führt künftig die UN? Wahl der nächsten Generalsekretärin oder des nächsten Generalsekretärs: https://dgvn.de/meldung/wer-fuehrt-kuenftig-die-un-wahl-der-naechsten-generalsekretaerin-oder-des-naechsten-generalsekretaers
Zeitschrift VEREINTE NATIONEN, Heft 4/2026, Wer führt künftig die Vereinten Nationen? ⁠https://zeitschrift-vereinte-nationen.de/suche/zvn/heft/vereinte-nationen-heft-4-2026
Gita Bauer, Der unterschätzte Generalsekretär: Zur Amtszeit Kurt Waldheims (1972-1981), in: Zeitschrift VEREINTE NATIONEN, Heft 1/1982: ⁠https://zeitschrift-vereinte-nationen.de/suche/zvn/artikel/der-unterschaetzte-generalsekretaer⁠
James Daniel Ryan, The United Nations under Kurt Waldheim, 1972-1981, Lanham 2001.
Kurt Waldheim, Im Glaspalast der Weltpolitik, Düsseldorf 1985.
UNhörbar #38, Im Dienst der UN: Ein persönlicher Rückblick mit Ingrid Lehmann: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/10SClXmBjsamcYEJWy0sSj⁠
Ruth Beckermann, “Waldheims Walzer” (Dokumentation), 2018: https://www.thewaldheimwaltz.com/de/

Redaktion & Moderation: Steve Biedermann, Vorstandsmitglied des DGVN-Landesverbands Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt und Thüringen & Dr. Patrick Rosenow, Leitender Redakteur der Zeitschrift VEREINTE NATIONEN

Postproduktion: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mucks audio: Die Audio und Podcast Agentur

UNhörbar Basics #12 – Nachhaltige Entwicklung definieren

2026-09-25T19:13:57+00:00

Nachhaltige Entwicklung – oder kurz Nachhaltigkeit – ist ein Begriff, der inflationär verwendet wird. Häufig bleibt jedoch unklar, woher er stammt und was er genau bedeutet. Diese Fragen werden wir in diesem Podcast klären.

Auch besprechen wir, welche drei Dimensionen oder Säulen eine nachhaltige Entwicklung ausmachen und welche Bedeutung sie für uns heute und vor allem für die Zukunft haben.

Weiterführende Informationen

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), Sustainable Development Goals: https://sdgs.un.org/goals
Bundesministeriums für Bildung, Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend (BMBFSFJ), Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung: https://www.bne-portal.de/bne/de/einstieg/was-ist-bne/was-ist-bne_node.html
Engagement Global, die 17 Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung (SDGs): https://17ziele.de/ https://17ziele.de/
Umweltbundesamt, Der Ratgeber für mehr Nachhaltigkeit im Alltag: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/uba-umwelttipps

Moderation: Mariam Souseh

Redaktion und Postproduktion: Erwin Eisenhardt, ⁠DGVN-Arbeitskreis⁠⁠ Nachhaltigkeit und Klimagerechtigkeit⁠⁠⁠⁠

#59 Völkerrecht und Nationalsozialismus (Teil II) - Hans Kelsen and Carl Schmitt: Friend and Enemy

2026-09-25T07:00:00+00:00

+++ Sonderfolge in englischer Sprache +++

In dieser zweiten Folge der Kooperation zwischen dem Völkerrechtspodcast und dem „Mal nach den Rechten schauen“-Podcast setzen wir uns weiter mit nationalsozialistischen Kontinuitäten im Völkerrecht auseinander.

Im Mittelpunkt stehen dieses Mal zwei der prägendsten, aber auch gegensätzlichsten Figuren des Völkerrechts im 20. Jahrhundert: Carl Schmitt und Hans Kelsen. Fachlich vertraten beide konträre Positionen und auch persönlich könnten sie unterschiedlicher kaum gewesen sein. Diese beiden Figuren sind die Protagonisten in einem Kapitel des Buches „The Internationalist“, welches Scott Shapiro gemeinsam mit Oona Hathaway geschrieben hat. Wir durften Scott Shapiro zu Hans Kelsen und Carl Schmitt interviewen und haben mit ihm über die Rivalität der beiden, ihre Biografien und das fachliche Erbe von Schmitt und Kelsen gesprochen.

Hier könnt ihr die erste Folge unserer Podcast-Kooperation anhören:

Folge 29, Völkerrecht und Nationalsozialismus (Teil I)

Interview: Prof. Scott J. Shapiro

Moderation: Elisa Costadura, Manuel Klein, Rouven Diekjobst, Viktoria Moissiadis

Schnitt: Daniela Rau

Weiterführende Literatur:

Scott J. Shapiro/Oona A. Hathaway, The Internationalist: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World, 2017. Link zu der Memorial Lecture von Scott Shapiro am Institute for International Peace and Security Law der Universität zu Köln: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-xsFsGDGMs&t=517s
Claus Kreß, „Hans Kelsen, Hermann Jahrreiß, Carl Schmitt und die Frage von Krieg und Frieden im Völkerrecht“, in: 100 Jahre Rechtswissenschaftliche Fakultät der Universität zu Köln, Hanns Prütting, Köln 2021, S. 79-106, welcher auch auf die Persona von Hermann Jahrreiß und dessen Vergangenheit an der Universität zu Köln und seine Rolle als Verteidiger Deutschlands vor dem Nürnberger IMT eingeht. Dazu siehe auch:
Annette Weinke, „Hermann Jahrreiß (1894-1992) – Vom Exponenten des völkerrechtlichen Kriegseinsatzes zum Verteidiger der deutschen Eliten in Nürnberg, in: Kölner Juristen im 20. Jahrhundert, Steffen Augsberg/Andreas Funke, S. 163-195.
Carl Schmitt, Tagebücher 1930 bis 1934, hrsg. v. Wolfgang Schuller in Zusammenarb. mit Gerd Giesler, Berlin 2010.
Siehe zu Carl Schmitts Tagebüchern auch die digitale Edition hrsg. v. Philip Manor/Florian Meinel/Angela Reinthal: https://carlschmitt.bio.
Joseph Weiler, Cancelling Carl Schmitt?: https://www.ejiltalk.org/cancelling-carl-schmitt/.

In Legal Terms Classic: MS Shield Law

2026-09-24T21:44:25+00:00

We’re approaching new-laws-take-affect season. The MS Shield Law is one that has been signed by the governor. What does it mean for people who want to vote? Our guests, attorneys Ahmed Soussi, a senior staff attorney at the Southern Poverty Law Center, and Amir Badat, the founding partner of Badat Legal, will talk with us about it.

Yallvote.ms MS Center for Justice League of Women Voters Mississippi Mississippi Votes MS Immigrants Rights Alliance Delta Sigma Theta Vote 411

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Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: DOCUMENTARY PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP (DPOC), NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT (NVRA), LIST MAINTENANCE

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Public Interest Law with Anthony Collier

2026-09-23T18:00:00+00:00

Welcome to "Emphasis Added," a podcast by the Houston Law Review, where we delve into the world of legal issues, prominent lawyers, and the study and practice of law. In the conclusion for this season, Season 7 host T’arie Vincent and Season 8 host Brianna Mullen meet with Anthony Collier, the elections director for the Harris County Democratic Party. Anthony shares his journey to practicing law in the public interest space and delves into his experience with election law in Harris County.

Wherever you are on your legal journey, this episode will provide you with valuable insight on the National Urban League, public interest law, election law, and the Harris County election process.

Tune in to "Emphasis Added" on your favorite podcast streaming app or visit the Houston Law Review's website for more engaging content on legal issues and the legal profession. Don't forget to follow us on social media for updates on new episodes and legal discussions.

00:00 Welcome & Opening Remarks

00:58 Guest Background

02:20 Motivation for Pursuing a Career in Public Service

05:15 How to Get Involved in Public Interest Law

08:20 Benefits of Working in Public Interest Law

10:46 Path After Law School

16:24 Path Back to Houston

19:09 Becoming Elections Director

22:03 Common Misunderstandings in the Election Process

24:58 JD Informing a Public Service Position

28:19 Running for City Council in District B

32:36 Closing Remarks

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Joshua Specht

2026-09-23T11:00:00+00:00

Summer is over, dear listeners. Sam spent his time reading hate mail from older Americans, while David has just moved around the corner from a senior assisted living facility. But more importantly, Digging a Hole is back for another season.

In this week’s episode, we turn to the history of America’s obsession with land ownership. Here to take us from the rent wars of the 1840s up to the Great Financial Crisis, we have Joshua Specht, associate professor of history at the University of Notre Dame. He joins us to discuss his new book, Property Values: The Rise and Fall of the American Homeowner, which traces the history of American property ownership from the homestead to the modern suburb.

Specht lays out his argument that American history can be understood through two linked ideals: nineteenth-century “landed democracy,” in which widespread land ownership underwrote visions of independence and citizenship, and the twentieth-century “ownership society,” which moved those aspirations to suburban homes. Sam questions whether land ownership and homeownership really belong in a single story and whether Americans might someday manage to untether democracy from owning a piece of land altogether. David, meanwhile, asks whether Specht’s narrative gives too much explanatory power to property ownership and not enough to economic growth and dynamism. He also wonders whether the decisive break in American housing really came with the mortgage revolution of the 1930s or with the rise of anti-growth politics in the 1970s.

Referenced Readings

Property Values: The Rise and Fall of the American Homeowner, by Joshua Specht
Red Meat Republic: A Hoof-to-Table History of How Beef Changed America, by Joshua Specht
“The Price of Meat,” by Samuel Moyn
“How the Gentry Won: Property Law’s Embrace of Stasis,” by Roderick M. Hills Jr. and David Schleicher
“The Significance of the Frontier in American History,” by Frederick Jackson Turner
Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States, by Kenneth T. Jackson
Americans Against the City: Anti-Urbanism in the Twentieth Century, by Steven Conn

Ep 117 — Forest Service Proposes to Remove Protections from Roadless Areas

2026-09-22T21:12:45+00:00

EELP Associate Director Sarah Dewey talks to Andy Mergen, clinical professor and faculty director of the Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic at Harvard and award-winning journalist, Ben Goldfarb, author of Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of the Planet. They discuss the US Forest Service proposal to rescind the 2001 roadless rule, the ecological value of roadless areas in our national forests, and what we can expect if the proposal is finalized. The comment period is open until October 6, 2026. For a transcript and related links see our website https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/cleanlaw-forest-service-proposes-to-remove-protections-from-roadless-areas/

S7E9: Conclusion

2026-06-30T16:00:00+00:00

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Die Schweizer Neutralitätsinitiative (mit Daniel Woker, ehem. Schweizer Diplomat)

2026-09-18T18:55:35+00:00

Wie hält die Schweiz es mit der EU, der NATO oder Russland?

In der Schweiz wird derzeit (noch) mehr über die Neutralität gesprochen als üblich: Eine Volksinitiative will sie restriktiver handhaben als es derzeit der Fall ist. Anlass genug, mit einem ehemaligen Schweizer Diplomaten über die Außenpolitik seines Landes zu sprechen: von Rüstungsgütern über Putin bis hin zur Frage, ob sie nicht doch irgendwann EU- oder NATO-Mitglied werden könnte.

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U.S. Elections Under Pressure from White House

2026-09-18T13:00:00+00:00

Nate Persily joins Pam Karlan to discuss efforts to change the rules governing the 2026 elections and the legal battles over how those changes would affect voting.

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As the 2026 elections approach, questions about how Americans vote are increasingly becoming questions for the courts. Disputes over redistricting, mail-in voting, and how elections are run are raising broader questions about tensions between states and a federal government for control over who sets the rules and when they can be changed. Stanford's Nate Persily, JD ’98, a leading expert on election law, joins Pam Karlan to discuss the legal and constitutional questions surrounding elections.

Persily and Karlan discuss Missouri’s effort to redraw its congressional districts in the middle of an election cycle, the current administration’s efforts to change mail voting rules through the U.S. Postal Service, and the Supreme Court’s handling of election disputes. They also look ahead to the 2030 census, including questions about citizenship and who should be counted, and consider the broader consequences when election rules remain unsettled as voting gets underway.

Links:

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Episode Transcripts >>> Stanford Legal Podcast Website
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Pam Karlan >>> Stanford Law School Page
Diego Zambrano >>> Stanford Law School Page
Stanford Law School >>> Twitter/X
Stanford Lawyer Magazine >>> Twitter/X

(00:00) Introduction

(00:01:53) Setting up today's two topics

(00:02:21) Missouri's redistricting battle explained

(00:03:49) The Supreme Court sides with the Missouri Supreme Court

(00:04:42) Two separate Supreme Court interventions
(00:06:37) Why this moment is unprecedented

(00:08:54) The rise of one-party congressional delegations

(00:11:54) Is there a way out?

(00:12:47) A preview: the 2030 census fight

(00:16:25) Shifting to how Americans actually vote

(00:18:00) Trump's executive order on mail voting

(00:19:51) The Postal Service's ballot-matching portal

(00:21:37) Envelope errors and a scramble before Election Day

(00:22:34) Round one at the Supreme Court: too soon to sue

(00:24:57) Round two: now it's "too late"

(00:26:21) The Postal Service's outsized role in elections

(00:27:17) The Purcell principle and last-minute chaos

(00:28:01) A fracturing Supreme Court on election law

(00:28:54) "Suppression through chaos"

(00:30:10) Closing

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In Legal Terms: UM School of Law

2026-09-17T21:58:16+00:00

The University of Mississippi School of Law, touts itself as “the most affordable law school in the SEC”. That sentence has a lot to unpack: law school, affordability, and SEC. We’ll learn about Ole Miss law and their connection to Sports Law today with the help of Dean, Fred Slaback and Professor Ron Rychlak

Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: NIL, Antitrust law, and transfer portal

If you’d like to see what law school might be like: Ole Miss Law Preview Day is Friday, September 25. You can sit in on a mock class, tour the school, and explore the path to your legal career. Register here.

In Legal Terms exists to bring legal experts to Mississippians to help answer their questions. How are we tied to University of Mississippi School of Law? In Legal Terms’ first expert host was Acting Dean Richard Gershon and Professor Matthew Hall from the University’s Law School. We’ve had so many experts on the show; practicing attorneys and professors who have graciously given their time to help you learn more about the law.

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Commercial Private International Law in Southern Africa: Comparative and International Perspectives: Essays in Honour of Professor Christopher F Forsyth KC

2026-09-17T16:30:21+00:00

This Festschrift contains a collection of essays in honour of Professor Christopher F Forsyth KC, emeritus Sir David Williams Professor of Public Law, sometime Professor of Private International Law, and Life Fellow of Robinson College, University of Cambridge. The essays focus on Professor Forsyth’s contribution to the development of commercial private international law in Southern Africa, particularly through his monograph Private International Law. The Modern Roman-Dutch Law (five editions between 1981 and 2012). This standard text is authoritative in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. The essays are written from a variety of comparative and international perspectives, but all focus on the further development of commercial private international law in the Southern African region. The authors are from Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Canada, China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Germany, Ghana, Japan, Malawi, Mauritius, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Portugal, South Africa, Switzerland, Tunisia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. A small book launch will be held for this book at Robinson College on 19 October at 11am. For more information about this book, please refer to the UJ Press website . Professor Forsyth has an entry which includes an extensive biography in the Eminent Scholars Archive .

Unison report by Cambridge authors suggests big employers should face mandatory equal pay audits

2026-09-16T16:32:22+00:00

Today, UNISON published a new study arguing that large employers should be required to check their pay structures every three years to ensure women are being treated fairly. 'Fixing Equal Pay Law: From Endless Litigation to Fair Pay by Design' was commissioned by UNISON and written by Professor Catherine Barnard , with Harry Armstrong and Oliver Friend Smith ( 11KBW ), at the University of Cambridge. The study concludes the current equal pay system is "not fit for purpose". It relies too heavily on workers taking lengthy and complex legal action against employers suspected of breaking the law. Instead, the authors say employers should be required to assess wage structures across their organisations on a regular basis and take action to prevent unfair differences in pay. In recent years, local government, NHS and education bodies have settled huge back pay claims made by low-paid women that could have been avoided had employers reviewed pay practices sooner, UNISON says. In many cases, men were being paid considerably more than women for work of equal value. Some cases – including a £770m settlement for 19,000 cleaners, caterers, carers and other staff at Glasgow City Council – took more than a decade to resolve. The report says workers often lack the information needed to know whether they are being paid fairly, while employers holding relevant data rarely review it and often refuse to share it.

UNhörbar Nachhaltigkeit #18.2 – SDG 11 (NGO): Stadtentwicklung für Wen?

2026-09-17T11:37:25+00:00

Ein Parkplatz, eine Schule, ein Park, eine Buslinie – Stadtentwicklung entscheidet oft ganz konkret darüber, wie wir unseren Alltag erleben. Aber was passiert, wenn Wohnraum, Mobilität, Grünflächen und die Interessen verschiedener Bevölkerungsgruppen auf denselben begrenzten Raum treffen?

In dieser Folge von UNhörbar Nachhaltigkeit sprechen wir mit René Zieprich von der Stadt Leipzig über das 11. UN-Nachhaltigkeitsziel: Nachhaltige Städte und Gemeinden (SDG 11). Er gibt uns Einblicke in die kommunale Stadtentwicklung, den Leipziger Parkbogen Ost und die Frage, wie öffentliche Räume nachhaltiger, inklusiver, gerechter und klimaresilienter gestaltet werden können. Dabei geht es auch um Bürgerbeteiligung, Verdrängung, gendergerechte Stadtplanung und den internationalen Austausch.

Inhalte

Was bedeutet nachhaltige Stadtentwicklung auf kommunaler Ebene? (02:53)
Zielkonflikte zwischen Wohnraum, Mobilität und Grünflächen (08:30)
Gendergerechte und inklusive Stadtplanung (12:47)
Der Parkbogen Ost: Stadtentwicklung aus der Bürgerschaft (13:47)
Warum Bürgerbeteiligung so schwierig, aber wichtig ist (15:49)
Housing First und das Recht auf öffentlichen Raum (20:32)
Smart City oder mehr Lebensqualität? (23:30)
Was Städte voneinander lernen können (24:35)
Wie können Städte zu SDG 11 beitragen? (27:30)

Weiterführende Links

Stadt Leipzig – Stadtentwicklung: https://www.leipzig.de/bauen-und-wohnen/stadtentwicklung
Projekt Parkbogen Ost – Stadt Leipzig: https://www.leipzig.de/leipzig-strategie/stadtentwicklung/stadterneuerung/stadterneuerungsprojekte/parkbogen-ost

Moderation: Natalia Rudenko

Redaktion: Leonardo Pereira und der DGVN-Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeit und Klimagerechtigkeit

Postproduktion: Erwin Eisenhardt

Professor Philippe Sands KC added to the Eminent Scholars Archive

2026-09-11T14:46:19+00:00

The Squire Law Library and the Faculty of Law are pleased to announce that an entry for Philippe Joseph Sands , Professor of Law and Director of the Centre on International Courts and Tribunals at University College London, has been added to the Eminent Scholars Archive . Professor Sands was interviewed in person at his home in Hampstead on two occasions during May and June 2026. In addition to transcripts of the audio recordings , readers will find a summary biography , and a list of his publications . Philippe Sands was born in England in 1960 in Belsize Park, and has lived in North London all his life. His father Allan was English and his mother Ruth is French, but she escaped from Vienna at the outbreak of WWII as a baby and grew up in occupied Paris with her parents. Philippe had therefore an upbringing that combined English and French culture, although he went to the University College School in Belsize Park where he did A-levels in the late 70s. Philippe went up to Corpus Christi in 1979 where he obtained an LLB, and stayed on to complete his LLM, having been inspired to specialise in international law by luminaries such as Robbie Jennings, Derek Bowett, Eli Lauterpacht, and Philip Allott. After graduating LLM, Philippe spent a year at Harvard as a Research Scholar (1983-84) and was introduced to the rough and tumble world of global international law by the civilian KALOO7 airliner incident in 1983 upon which he published a review of the legal issues involved. This was the first of an impressive bibliography of international law topics that continues to the present day. He returned to Cambridge and St Catherine's College in 1984 and was the inaugural research fellow of the Lauterpacht Centre under Eli Lauterpacht, when a second major international incident – the Chernobyl nuclear disaster – set him on the road of investigating the legal issues of transborder environmental litigation that resulted ultimately in his ground-breaking 1994 volume Principles of International Environmental Law , a book that has run to 4 editions and is still widely lauded. In recent years he has written numerous highly popular books on the Holocaust and related matters, which he belatedly learnt had affected his mother's side of the family. His most well-known East West Street has sold over a million copies. Because of these investigative texts he is widely sought as a public speaker and raconteur. His latest venture is a volume on the international crime of Ecocide, which he hopes will stand with Genocide, War Crimes, Crimes of Aggression, and Crimes Against Humanity as international crimes for which individuals can be held accountable.

Peter Birks Prize awarded to Ernesto Vargas Weil

2026-09-09T13:38:05+00:00

The Faculty warmly welcomes the award of the Peter Birks Prize for Outstanding Legal Scholarship to Dr Ernesto Vargas Weil (Selwyn). The award was announced last week at the annual conference of the Society of Legal Scholars (SLS) at the University of East Anglia. Ernesto, who is the Spencer Fairest Teaching Fellow in Law at Selwyn College, was the first Latin American lawyer to be awarded this prestigious prize. Stability and Change in Modern Property Law: A Comparative Approach to the Principle of Numerus Clausus was published by Hart Publishing in August 2025. The book offers a comparative study of how property law adapts to changing social and economic conditions while maintaining the stability on which property systems depend. Drawing on English and German law, it argues that the principle of numerus clausus is not simply a source of stability but also one of the mechanisms that enables property law to evolve over time. The Faculty congratulates Ernesto on this marvellous achievement.

Der andere 11. September: Pinochets Putsch in Chile 1973 (mit Erhard Stackl)

2026-09-11T04:00:00+00:00

von der Monroe- zur Donroe-Doktrin

Am 11. September denken die meisten an die Terroranschläge 2001. An diesem Datum kam es aber auch zu einem anderen weltpolitischen Ereignis, das bis heute nachwirkt: Dem von den USA unterstützen Putsch der Regierung von Salvador Allende, der Beginn einer 16 Jahre andauernden Diktatur unter Augusto Pinochet. Ich habe diesen Jahrestag zum Anlass genommen, um mit dem Journalisten Erhard Stackl, der sich schon lange mit Chile befasst, über den Putsch, seine Auswirkungen und auch die aktuelle Lage in Lateinamerika zu sprechen.

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In Legal Terms: In the News 2026

2026-09-10T21:49:56+00:00

We like to schedule an “In the News” episode every so often so Liz can get her questions answered. Have you listened to the news or read a phrase and wondered – “what’s that about”? Liz will get her questions answered and so will listeners from our guest: attorney Francis Springer from Springer Law Firm.

Do you think it’s too early to start thinking about the next election? Voting starts in eleven days. Absentee voting begins Monday, September 21st. Monday, October 5th is the voter registration deadline. Absentee ballots that are returned by mail must be postmarked on or before election day: November 3rd 2026.

According to NPR as heard on our station this morning:

At the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, President Trump made a stunning and implausible pledge: to send every American adult a $5,000 cash dividend. But only if his party maintains control of the House and the Senate in November's midterms. . . .

Quick math puts the bill for this proposed "dividend" at more than $1 trillion. Plus, it's illegal to pay or be paid to influence voting.

Francis was an inspiration for a segment of our show! One day on social media, Francis mentioned: the Posse Commitatus Act. Liz had no idea what that was. No clue. So, we started: Legal Terms on In Legal Terms. And we made a little YouTube short when Francis was on the show when we talked about “what’s in the news” That is the most watched short video on MPB’s YouTube Channel.

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UNhörbar #64 – DGVN-Studienreise nach Den Haag

2026-09-09T08:30:00+00:00

Wie fühlt es sich an, internationale Institutionen nicht nur aus Vorlesungen und Nachrichten zu kennen, sondern plötzlich selbst vor Ort zu sein? Was bleibt von einer Studienreise nach Den Haag wirklich hängen, jenseits von Programmpunkten und Besucherausweisen? Und wie kann junges Engagement für die Vereinten Nationen ganz konkret aussehen?

In dieser Sonderfolge von UNhörbar sprechen wir mit Gesal und Sabrina, die an einer Studienreise des Arbeitskreises Junge DGVN nach Den Haag teilgenommen haben. Gemeinsam blicken wir auf ihre persönlichen Eindrücke, Begegnungen und die Frage, was man aus solchen Erfahrungen mitnimmt, wenn internationale Politik auf einmal ganz nah wird.

Während der Reise besuchte die Gruppe unter anderem den Friedenspalast, den Permanent Court of Arbitration, die Peace Palace Library, die Organisation für das Verbot chemischer Waffen (OPCW) und den Internationalen Strafgerichtshof. Außerdem gab es Gespräche mit World Youth for Climate Justice sowie weitere Einblicke in die internationale Justiz, die Diplomatie und die multilaterale Zusammenarbeit.

Dabei geht es in der Folge jedoch nicht nur um Den Haag selbst. Wir sprechen auch darüber, welche Rolle die Junge DGVN für junge Menschen spielt, die sich für die Vereinten Nationen und die internationale Politik interessieren. Der Arbeitskreis schafft Räume für Austausch, Veranstaltungen, Projekte und Begegnungen, und zeigt, dass Engagement rund um die UN nicht erst irgendwann nach dem Studium beginnen muss.

Wenn ihr euch also schon einmal gefragt habt, wie man selbst einen Einstieg in die DGVN finden kann, was eine Studienreise leisten kann, was ein Seminar nicht schafft, und warum solche Formate für junge Menschen besonders wertvoll sein können, dann ist diese Folge genau für euch.

Weiterführende Informationen

Arbeitskreis Junge DGVN: https://dgvn.de/ueber-uns/arbeitskreise/ak-junge-dgvn
Deutsche Gesellschaft für die Vereinten Nationen: https://dgvn.de
International Court of Justice / Peace Palace: https://www.icj-cij.org
Permanent Court of Arbitration: https://pca-cpa.org
Peace Palace Library: https://peacepalacelibrary.nl
Organisation für das Verbot chemischer Waffen (OPCW): https://www.opcw.org
Internationaler Strafgerichtshof (ICC): https://www.icc-cpi.int
World Youth for Climate Justice: https://www.wy4cj.org

Redaktion: Sophia Meusel

Moderation: Sophie Fasshauer

Postproduktion: Erwin Eisenhardt, DGVN-Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeit und Klimagerechtigkeit⁠⁠⁠⁠

Wie werde ich ein (Rechts-)Populist? (mit dem blauen Elefanten)

2026-09-08T04:00:00+00:00

wir lassen uns das Schnitzel nicht verbieten!

Österreich hat es vorgemacht (remember Jörg Haider), Deutschland macht es uns nach (das hatten wir schon mal) und die USA sind sowieso komplett abgedriftet: Die Rede ist vom Rechtspopulismus in all seinen Facetten. Ich habe mit dem blauen Elefant (Name der Redaktion bekannt) ein nicht ganz ernstes und eigentlich sehr ernstes Gespräch über Schnitzelverbote, „gute“ und „böse“ Ausländer, die FPÖ, die AfD, Schnitzel, Donald Trump und die Sitcoms aus den 90ern (Zitate inside!), Lügen, Narzissmus und die Evolutionstheorie oder die Frage, ob TikTok uns dumm macht/machen soll, geführt.

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Blauer Elefant, Zum Diktator in 30 Tagen. Ein satirischer Selbsthilfekurs für Möchtegern-Machthaber (Goldegg Verlag)

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Season 2 Video Podcasts

2026-09-07T02:11:53+00:00

Check out Season 2 of The Voice of Law Podcast on YouTube. Search - Bianca Phillips, Voice of Law.

A vignette of the future.

2026-09-06T10:52:28+00:00

Imagine the following...

In Legal Terms: Firearms Law

2026-09-03T21:52:07+00:00

We’re talking firearms laws. What have they been, what are they now, what could they be in the future? Our guest is Martin Edwards, an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law, where his areas of expertise and research include firearms law.

Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: HISTORY AND TRADITION, COMMON USE, MACHINEGUN

Often, we’ve wished we had a little more time to explore a topic. We’re able to do that now! We discussed Gun Rights on a broadcast in May of 2026. So for some additional information, check the link to our podcast with attorney Reed Martz.

Today’s guest, Martin Edward, doesn’t just know about firearms law. He was a panelist yesterday discussing “The Future of College Football” bringing together an accomplished panel of legal scholars, higher education experts, and thought leaders to examine where the sport is headed and what these changes mean for athletes, universities, conferences, coaches, fans, and the future of intercollegiate athletics.

In Legal Terms is able to reach more listeners today than before :The antenna installation to get WMAO-FM 90.9 back on-the-air has been completed. As of Wednesday, September 2, listeners can tune in! We’re excited to be back on the air in the Delta. Please remember, if for some reason you can’t get our over the air signal: you’re able to listen to Think Radio from the MPB Public Media app, Listen live from MPB online dot org, or tell your smart speaker “play MPB Think Radio.

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Who Fills In When Federal Jobs Are Vacant?

2026-09-03T13:00:00+00:00

Stanford’s Anne Joseph O’Connell examines who can step in when a top federal position is vacant and what recent court decisions could mean for how those positions are filled.

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When a top federal position is vacant, someone still has to run the office. But who gets to step in, and what powers can they exercise while the position remains unfilled? Those questions are at the center of recent legal disputes over how the federal government operates when permanent officials are not yet in place.

In this episode, Stanford Law School Professor Anne Joseph O’Connell, a leading scholar of administrative law and the federal bureaucracy, joins host Professor Pam Karlan to discuss the rules governing temporary officials and the way federal agencies are organized and staffed.

O’Connell and Karlan examine recent disputes over U.S. attorneys and what happens when the usual process for putting a permanent leader in place does not happen quickly. They discuss how courts have interpreted the rules for temporary officials and what those decisions could mean for other federal agencies and future administrations. The conversation also considers how much authority the president has over the people who work for him and where the law draws the line.

Links:

Anne Joseph O'Connell >>> Stanford Law School page
Pulte’s Appointment Shows Flaws in the Vacancies Act >>> Stanford Law School page
Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Strategy of Picking U.S. Attorneys >>> Stanford Law School page
Can the President Appoint Principal Officers Without the Senate? >>> Lawfare page
Bureaucracy’s Boundaries >>> Lawfare page

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Stanford Legal Podcast >>> LinkedIn Page
Rich Ford >>> Twitter/X
Pam Karlan >>> Stanford Law School Page
Diego Zambrano >>> Stanford Law School Page
Stanford Law School >>> Twitter/X
Stanford Lawyer Magazine >>> Twitter/X

(00:00:00) Welcome to Anne Joseph O'Connell

(00:01:32) What "Actings" are, and why they matter

(00:02:53) The U.S. Attorney job, explained

(00:07:09) Three ways to fill a vacant U.S. Attorney seat

(00:11:01) The courts say no to post-vacancy "first assistants"

(00:12:37) Ripple effects across the federal government

(00:14:07) Does this undercut the Unitary Executive?

(00:15:24) A legislative fix, and the delegation workaround

(00:16:31) Circuit courts shut down delegation

(00:18:22) Trump v. Slaughter and the power to fire

(00:19:12) The Librarian of Congress and the Register of Copyrights

(00:22:26) Where's the line on presidential removal power?

(00:27:02) Closing thoughts

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Russlands Krieg gegen Deutschland

2026-09-02T17:30:09+00:00

zwischen hybrider und "richtiger" Kriegsführung

Deutschland gibt Russland offiziell die Schuld am geplanten Anschlag von Leipzig. Was folgt daraus? Kriegszustand? Das Recht auf Selbstverteidigung? Mehr Sanktionen und harte Worte, die in Russland niemanden interessieren? Eine Sonderfolge zu Russlands hybrider Kriegsführung aus Sicht des Völkerrechts.

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Den eigenen Weg finden mit Dr. Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt

2026-09-01T10:57:21+00:00

„Man sollte ein politischer Mensch sein“, sagt Bundesverfassungsrichterin a.D. Dr. Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt im Interview mit Dana und Selma in Folge 60 von „Justitias Töchter“.

Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt war oft eine der ersten Frauen in den Ämtern, die sie besetzte. Quotenfrau? Keineswegs. Vielmehr war sie Spitzenpolitikerin, Bundesverfassungsrichterin und Vorstandsmitglied in der Automobilindustrie.

Im Interview spricht sie über ihre Zeit nach VW und äußert sich zu den medialen Gerüchten um ihre Person. Außerdem beantwortet sie die Frage, aus welcher Motivation heraus sie sich für ein Jurastudium entschied, welche Visionen sie antrieben und welchen Rat sie heute jungen Juristinnen mitgeben möchte. All das erfahrt ihr in der neuesten Folge.

Shownotes:

Interview und Rezension djbZ 02/2025: „Recht brechen – Eine Theorie des zivilen Ungehorsams“ von Samira Akbarian https://www.inlibra.com/document/download/pdf/uuid/9642c6c8-0087-3fb1-9cb6-99802dc609c5

Feministische Fundstücke:

Buch: „Die Wahrheit über Eva. Die Erfindung der Ungleichheit von Frauen und Männern“ von Carel van Schaik und Kai Michel https://www.rowohlt.de/buch/carel-van-schaik-kai-michel-die-wahrheit-ueber-eva-9783499000546

Buch: „Recht brechen. Eine Theorie des zivilen Ungehorsams“ von Samira Akbarian https://www.chbeck.de/akbarian-recht-brechen/product/37004677

Die Rechte der Natur (mit Tina Rametsteiner/TU Wien)

2026-09-01T04:00:00+00:00

Umweltschutz von Ecuador bis Österreich

Gesetze zum Schutz der Natur gibt es so ziemlich überall. Manche Länder gehen sogar so weit, sie und/oder einzelnen Ökosystemen – Flüssen, Bergen oder Wäldern – als Rechtssubjekt anzusehen. Auf dieser Grundlage können Bürgerinitiativen oder auch Einzelpersonen tätig werden, um vor Gerichten ihre Interessen zu wahren. Führt das zu Stillstand im Namen der Öko-Romantik? Oder ist es in Zeiten von Klimawandel, Rodungen des Regenwalds, Waldbränden und Artensterben notwendiger denn je? Ich habe mit Tina Rametsteiner von der Technischen Universität in Wien über dieses Thema, dem sie ihre Dissertation gewidmet hat, gesprochen.

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European Union Law 5th edition

2026-08-28T11:40:03+00:00

Oxford University Press has published the fifth edition of European Union Law edited by Catherine Barnard and Steve Peers. This innovative textbook offers students a relevant, contextual account of EU law. Under the experienced editorship of Catherine Barnard and Steve Peers, the text draws together a range of expert contributors for a rich understanding of each area of the EU law curriculum and to introduce students to key debates in the subject. This new edition addresses: New citizenship and rule of law cases Coverage of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum Expanded coverage of the digital single market More on the development of the principle of the autonomy of the EU and its values Updates on Brexit, including the ‘reset’ of EU/UK relations For more information about this book, please refer to the OUP website . A print copy of this book is available at the Squire Law Library . For information about other publications by Professor Barnard, please refer to her Faculty profile .

The Principles of Equity & Trusts 6th edition

2026-08-26T13:25:32+00:00

Oxford University Press has published the sixth edition of The Principles of Equity & Trusts by Graham Virgo . The sixth edition of The Principles of Equity & Trusts offers a distinctive, contextual, and critically engaged treatment of Equity and trusts, combining clear statements of doctrine with insightful commentary that places leading decisions within their broader legal and practical settings, across coverage that ranges from Equity’s history and contemporary commercial relevance through express, purpose, resulting, and constructive trusts, informal property arrangements, beneficiaries’ rights, trustees’ powers and duties, trust variation, and remedies for breach of trust and fiduciary duty. In light of significant recent appellate developments, the new edition is substantially rewritten: the analysis of Equity’s core attributes now explores more fully how Equity modifies the Common Law, how discretion operates, and how unconscionability functions; the trust discussion adds a new section on Abuse of the Trust; key chapters update formality requirements for trusts of land and the disposition of equitable interests; fiduciary duties and liability are extensively reworked; and the treatment of personal remedies and third-party liability is rewritten, including renewed attention to knowing receipt, alongside the integration of new authorities such as Byers v Saudi National Bank, D’Aloia v Persons Unknown, and the Property (Digital Assets etc.) Act 2025. For more information about this book, please refer to the OUP website . Current University of Cambridge staff and student members can access the ebook via iDiscover. For information about other publications by Professor Virgo, please refer to his Faculty profile .

In Legal Terms: Civic Duty

2026-08-27T21:35:55+00:00

We’ve been on a Civics kick here on In Legal Terms. Today we’ve got Suzy Bowman, Director of Regional Impact for the CREATE Foundation who sponsors the National Civics Bee in Mississippi. We also welcome MELANIE POWELL, Executive Director of the Women’s Foundation of Mississippi, who recently had a seminar designed to prepare folks to serve on nonprofit boards - She's On Board.

Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, RULE OF LAW

Just last week we learned about AI in Education. Do you need help with AI in the workplace? Women’s Foundation of Mississippi will host Thrive at Work AI: Use, Misuse, and Navigating The Workplace, Tools Boundaries, & Best Practices for Modern Professional. That’s going to be Thursday, October 15th, 2026

Women’s Foundation of Mississippi work together with Mississippi’s politicians, schools, and communities to ensure Mississippi’s women thrive. If you’re interested in learning more their website is womens foundation ms.org

Do you want to help make an impact in your community but don’t know where to start? We’ve got a suggestion. For more than five decades, CREATE Foundation has worked alongside generous individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofits to strengthen communities across Northeast Mississippi. One project is The Communities of Excellence Initiative that connects people at the local level across 17 counties in Northeast MS. https://createfoundation.com/community-of-excellence/

MPB has had a few podcasts with Community Foundations around the state.

Money Talks: Community Foundations Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Money Talks | Community Foundations Tuesday, December 9, 2025

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Die UNO und ihr Sicherheitsrat (mit Botschafter Thomas Mayr-Harting)

2026-08-25T06:00:00+00:00

Österreich ist bald (wieder) dabei

Was tut der UNO-Sicherheitsrat, wieso sitzen dort seit 1945 dieselben Vetomäöchte und was können gewählte Mitglieder wie Österreich dort bewirken? Ich habe mit dem österreichischen Diplomaten Thomas Mayr-Harting, der Österreich 2009/10 im Sicherheitsrat vertreten hat, über die große Bühne der Weltpolitik gesprochen.

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Die UNO und ihre Generalversammlung (Folge mit Thomas Mayr-Harting aus dem Jahr 2023)

weiterführende Informationen:

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Intellectual Property Law 7th edition

2026-08-13T11:43:09+00:00

Oxford University Press has published the seventh edition of Intellectual Property Law by Lionel Bently , Brad Sherman, Dev Gangjee, and Phillip Johnson. Intellectual Property Law is the definitive textbook on this subject - an all-embracing and detailed guide to intellectual property law. It clearly sets out the law in relation to copyright, patents, trade marks, passing off and confidentiality, whilst enlivening the text with illustrations and diagrams. Provides a detailed analysis of intellectual property law with reference to a wide range of academic opinion, giving readers a broad context in which to explore the key principles of the subject Writing style is particularly clear - the authors retain clarity whilst including an impressive amount of detail, and discussion of even the most complex areas is lucid and structured Anticipates new developments in the field in more depth than other textbooks, ensuring that readers are able to make informed judgements about forthcoming changes in the law, and understand the direction in which IP law is moving Also available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support The seventh edition considers the impact of REULA 2023, particularly on copyright. It also considers a range of recent cases, the impact of AI on issues of authorship, inventorship and patentability, and parallel developments in EU law. This publication is available on Law Trove for staff and students at the University. For more information about this book, please refer to the OUP website . A print copy of this book is available at the Squire Law Library . For information about other publications by Professor Bently, please refer to his Faculty profile .

[MLJ Shorts] Bill 21: Respecting the Laïcité of the State or Projecting Tyranny of the Majority? (Part 1)

2026-08-23T03:32:00+00:00

This episode explores the constitutional battle surrounding Quebec's Bill 21 and its implications for religious freedom, gender equality, and minority rights. The discussion examines the tension between Section 28 of the Canadian Charter, which guarantees gender equality, and Section 33, the notwithstanding clause, which Quebec used to shield the law from certain Charter challenges. Featuring perspectives from Professor Vrinda Narain and Me Cee Strauss, the episode considers whether Section 28 can limit the use of Section 33 and what the Supreme Court of Canada's decision could mean for the future of equality rights and legislative power in Canada.

S8E7: Ron Fein

2026-08-21T13:00:00+00:00

For more information about the case, Dinner Table Action v. Schneider, visit: https://equalcitizens.us/against_superpacs/

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Music: Roundpine by Blue Dot Sessions; Noe Noe by Blue Dot Sessions; Vengeful by Blue Dot Sessions

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In Legal Terms: AI in Education

2026-08-20T22:29:21+00:00

We’ve had a couple of shows in the last year or two on using AI in the legal profession. Today we want to explore how is AI used in teaching folks to be lawyers. How is it used in teaching period? What AI tools can be used to help teach? We’ve got Professors from Mississippi Christian University School of Law to help us learn. Our guests are Drs. Jason Dean and Art Monteiro, and Law School Dean John Anderson.

Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: Generative Artificial Intelligence, Hallucination, Technological Competence

I feel like we can follow AI trends just with this show. Like a time travel. We’ve had 2 AI shows in the last 2 years. If you go back and listen to the podcasts you can see the trends of AI and how it’s grown. We hope you’ll go back and find lots of our podcasts on different topics we’ve covered over the years.

With school starting there are lots of articles about AI and education but where can you get information you can trust? MPB of course. We’re a news agency also. I’ll have links from our website and NPR and PBS including:

· AI: What AI Means For The Future Of American Education

· Many recent grads say AI is making it harder to get a job. Economists aren't so sure

· Special Series Understanding AI

· Schools Race to Keep Pace with AI in the Classroom

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Ep 116 — DOJ’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, Past and Present

2026-08-20T18:59:57+00:00

EELP Senior Attorney Erika Kranz speaks with Andy Mergen, Clinical Professor and Faculty Director of the Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic, and Sommer Engels, Clinical Instructor with the Clinic. They take listeners behind the scenes at the U.S. Department of Justice to explain the role of its Environment and Natural Resources Division, or ENRD. Erika, Andy, and Sommer, all ENRD alumni, describe how DOJ and ENRD fit within the federal government, what ENRD litigators do, and what it’s like to represent federal agencies in court. They also discuss how ENRD works with — and sometimes has to push back on — its client agencies across the federal government. And they talk about recent shifts at the division — including new arguments made, reduced environmental enforcement, changed approaches to litigation and settlement, and a renaming of the division itself — and explain why those changes matter. For a transcript and related links see our website https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/cleanlaw-dojs-environment-and-natural-resources-division-past-and-present/

Best of Stanford Legal: Inside the ACLU’s Docket with Anthony Romero

2026-08-20T13:00:00+00:00

The ACLU’s Anthony Romero unpacks a sweeping docket—from a Supreme Court showdown over birthright citizenship to voting rights and free speech—as the rule of law is tested.

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In a timely conversation about the ACLU’s massive docket of cases, Pam Karlan speaks with Anthony Romero, JD ’90, executive director of the ACLU, about the surge of civil rights and civil liberties battles facing the country right now.

Romero discusses major pieces of litigation spanning immigration, free speech, voting rights, and government accountability. A key focus is the Supreme Court showdown over birthright citizenship, where the Trump administration is attempting to deny citizenship to certain children born in the U.S., a move Romero calls an attack on one of the core promises of the Fourteenth Amendment. They also explore what happens when the government pushes the boundaries of compliance with court rulings and what that means for the rule of law.

Tune in for a compelling conversation about the cases that could help define the next chapter of civil liberties law in the United States.

Links:

Anthony Romero >>> ACLU page

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(00:00) Introduction and ACLU’s Rapidly Expanding Docket

(02:30) Small but Mighty—ACLU vs. Federal Power

(07:00) Inside a Burgeoning Docket

(11:30) Birthright Citizenship at the Supreme Court

(16:00) Enforcement at Scale and the Rule of Law

(21:00): An Inflection Point in Public Sentiment

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UNhörbar Basics #11 – Die drei Säulen der UN-Nachhaltigkeit

2026-08-19T09:27:23+00:00

Warum braucht es gleich drei Säulen für Nachhaltigkeit? Was hat es mit diesen Säulen auf sich? Und was beinhalten die einzelnen Säulen?

Diese Fragen wollen wir in dieser Folge von UNhörbar Basics klären. Dabei können wir ganz viel aus der Physik lernen oder diese als Beispiel nehmen.

Weiterführende Informationen

Brundtland-Bericht, Kapitel 2, Towards Sustainable Development: ⁠https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/milestones/rio1992⁠
UN-Konferenz für Umwelt und Entwicklung, Agenda 21: ⁠https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/milestones/rio1992⁠
Weltklimarat, Berichte: ⁠https://www.ipcc.ch/
Vereinte Nationen, Definition nachhaltiger Entwicklung: ⁠https://sdgs.un.org/goals⁠
Organisation für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung, Leitlinien für nachhaltiges Wirtschaften: ⁠https://www.oecd.org/environment/⁠
Europäische Union, Strategie für nachhaltige Finanzen: ⁠https://finance.ec.europa.eu/sustainable-finance_de⁠
Vereinte Nationen, Millenniumziele (2000–2015): ⁠https://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/⁠
Vereinte Nationen, Nachhaltigkeitsziele (SDGs): https://sdgs.un.org/goals 2015–2030)
Internationale Arbeitsorganisation: ⁠https://www.ilo.org/global/lang--en/index.htm⁠

Moderation: Mariam Souseh

Redaktion: Mariam Souseh, Sophie Fasshauer, Laura Stettner

Postproduktion: Erwin Eisenhardt, DGVN-Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeit und Klimagerechtigkeit⁠⁠⁠

Krieg und sexuelle Gewalt: vom 19. Jahrhundert bis heute (mit Anastasia Hammerschmied)

2026-08-18T17:29:10+00:00

Bestie Mensch?

Ist sexuelle Gewalt eine unweigerliche Begleiterscheinung von Kriegen? Gab es sie immer schon? Wurde sie erst in den 1990er-Jahren ausdrücklich verboten? Mitunter, vermutlich ja, nein, schon viel früher. Ich habe mit der Völkerrechts-Historikerin Anastasia Hammerschmeid über ein ernstes, und leider stets aktuelles Thema gesprochen: Sexelle Gewalt vom 19. Jahrhundert bis heute, vom Balkan bis zum Nahen Osten, von Exotisierung bis hin zur Unterscheidung zwischen "Barbaren" und "zivilisierten" Staaten.

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The Skinny on GLP-1 Drug Compounding

2026-08-14T14:54:34+00:00

Today, we are excited to feature a current law student on the Podcast. Grace DeBoer is a third-year student at American University Washington College of Law, and she is also currently an Articles Editor on the Administrative Law Review.

Grace studied Biology as an undergraduate, and she is interested in health law generally, and Health Insurance-related law, Fraud and Abuse, and Food and Drug law specifically. These interests led her to write her comment for Administrative Law Review on the regulation of drug compounding, where she argues that FDA should take stronger action to regulate excessive compounding of GLP-1 drugs now that the GLP-1 shortage has ended.

On this episode, Grace walked through how GLP-1 compounds are regulated and the tension between access and safety that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) balances.

In Legal Terms: Estate Planning 2026

2026-08-14T17:00:00+00:00

Have you reviewed your estate plan this year? Have you started estate planning? What are you waiting for?! Our guests: attorneys Kelly Kyle and Elizabeth Wynn from Kyle-Wynn can answer questions to help you get going.

Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: Probate, Executor, Beneficiary

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Episode 45: The Nuclear Order Under Threat

2026-08-13T04:00:00+00:00

The international nuclear realm is under severe strain. Since the 1960s, the international community has constructed a dense web of laws to govern nuclear matters. However, over the past decade, a wave of nuclear weapons activity has sparked concerns that we have entered a new nuclear age. This episode takes a hard look at the international legal issues surrounding this instability in the international nuclear order: whether the network of laws addressing nuclear non-proliferation, control and disarmament is capable of responding to the current challenges, as well as the possibility that it may itself be contributing to the dynamics unfolding in this new nuclear era. Anna Hood (Waipapa Taumata Rau The University of Auckland) is joined by Dan Joyner(University of Alabama) and Annelise Riles (Northwestern University).

For links to events, materials and institutional mechanisms touched on in the discussion, visit https://www.ejiltalk.org/ejil-the-podcast-page/

UNhörbar #63 – U Thant: Ein UN-Generalsekretär im Schatten der Geschichte

2026-08-12T11:59:25+00:00

In dieser Folge führen Patrick und Steve die Reihe zu den UN-Generalsekretären fort. Nach Trygve Lie und Dag Hammarskjöld steht diesmal U Thant im Zentrum. Dieser übernahm nach dem Tod Hammarskjölds zunächst das Amt als Übergangskandidat, hatte den Posten jedoch nach ersten Bewährungsproben von 1961 bis 1971 inne. Bis heute gilt er als eine fast vergessene Person, obwohl seine Amtszeit von prägenden Ereignissen wie der Dekolonisierung, der Kubakrise, dem Vietnamkrieg sowie dem Sechstagekrieg geprägt war und er die UN in einem konsolidierten Zustand verließ. Warum das so ist und wie er sein Amt ausübte, besprechen Patrick und Steve im Laufe der Folge.

Zu Beginn der Folge gibt Patrick zusätzlich einen Überblick über den aktuellen Stand zur Generalsekretärswahl, da am 23. Juli eine sogenannte Townhall mit den Kandidatinnen und Kandidaten durchgeführt wurde und sich mit María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés aus Ecuador und Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett aus Guyana zwei neue Kandidatinnen auf das Amt beworben haben. Nur einen Tag später bewarb sich zudem der neue Kandidat Olara Otunnu aus Uganda.

Inhalt

Überblick: Aktuelles zur Auswahl des UN-Generalsekretärs (02:05)
Die Person U Thant (11:56)
U Thant als UN-Generalsekretär (21:20)
Lehren und Implikationen für die Gegenwart (59:57)
Shownotes (01:02:56)

Weiterführende Informationen

DGVN-Meldung, Wer führt künftig die UN? Wahl der nächsten Generalsekretärin oder des nächsten Generalsekretärs: https://dgvn.de/meldung/wer-fuehrt-kuenftig-die-un-wahl-der-naechsten-generalsekretaerin-oder-des-naechsten-generalsekretaers
Edgar Gerwin, Zehn Jahre U Thant, in: Zeitschrift VEREINTE NATIONEN, Heft 1/1972: https://zeitschrift-vereinte-nationen.de/suche/zvn/artikel/zehn-jahre-u-thant
Thant Myint-U, Peacemaker: U Thant, The United Nations and the Untold Story of The 1960s, London 2025.
Bernard Firestone, The United Nations under U Thant, 1961-1971, Lanham 2001.
Sithu U Thant, View from the UN, Newton Abbot 1978.
Roger Donaldson, Thirteen Days (Film), 2000: https://www.imdb.com/de/title/tt0146309/

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America's Promissory Note

2026-08-11T13:00:00+00:00

The Declaration as a “promissory note”—and what it demands now
In the final discussion of The Declaration at 250 series, Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University, argues that the Declaration of Independence should be read in the Lincoln–King tradition: not as proof that the American project was completed in 1776, but as a promissory note that sets enduring standards for justice. He confronts the central tension head-on—slavery alongside the Declaration’s equality claims—contending that the nation’s gravest wrongs were never the result of too much devotion to the Declaration’s ideals, but rather repeated failures to honor them. For George, the Declaration’s moral architecture depends on natural law and natural rights: rights are not gifts from the state, courts, or political majorities, but are grounded in a “more-than-merely human” authority and therefore cannot be legitimately revoked by human power. He then reframes the most familiar triad—life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness—arguing that “liberty” is freedom for worthy ends (not license) and “happiness” is flourishing and character (not mere pleasure or desire satisfaction), which means the founding principles carry substantive moral content rather than a thin, value-neutral individualism.

Jonathan Gienapp, Professor of History at Stanford University, broadens and complicates this account by bringing the Declaration’s historical context into sharper focus. He emphasizes that the document’s immediate purpose was political: to justify revolution and to define legitimate liberty as non-domination—being governed by laws made with genuine representation and consent rather than by an alien will. Gienapp presses George to connect moral freedom-for-flourishing to political freedom-as-self-government: what changes if we place republicanism and democracy at the center of the Declaration’s promise, alongside natural rights? He also signals that the Declaration did not simply announce shared principles; it generated intense argument almost immediately over what “liberty” and “licentiousness” meant in practice, setting up a long-running contest over whose interpretation truly carried forward the Revolution’s aims.

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Chapters:

[00:00:26 – 00:04:40] Chapter 1 — Series finale setup + introducing the speakers
Host Michael McConnell closes out The Declaration at 250 and tees up the theme: the Declaration as a “promissory note,” then introduces Robert P. George and Jonathan Gienapp and frames the conversation as a capstone debate.
[00:04:40 – 00:42:48] Chapter 2 — Robert P. George’s case: natural rights, civic virtue, and “freedom for” flourishing
George argues America’s failures come from infidelity to the Declaration, not devotion to it, and grounds rights in a Creator and natural law. He reframes life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as moral claims aimed at virtue, ordered liberty, and human flourishing—not license or pleasure.
[00:43:00 – 00:47:45] Chapter 3 — Jonathan Gienapp’s first question: liberty as non-domination and self-government
Gienapp presses the political meaning of liberty at the founding—freedom as non-domination under representative institutions and consent. He asks how George’s moral account of liberty connects to republican self-rule and the Declaration’s grievance-driven justification for revolution.
[00:47:45 – 01:00:19] Chapter 4 — Jonathan Gienapp’s second and third questions: wealth inequality + early fights over “liberty vs. licentiousness”
Gienapp adds the material foundations of republicanism—property distribution, anti-aristocracy reforms like abolishing primogeniture/entail—and asks how inequality threatens civic virtue and ordered liberty. He then argues the Declaration sparked immediate, bitter disputes (Federalists vs. Jeffersonians/Jacksonians) over what counted as true liberty and who “captured the soul” of American democracy.
[01:00:27 – 01:09:09] Chapter 5 — George’s replies: non-domination affirmed, inequality debated, polarization then vs. now
George embraces the non-domination point and explains how founders linked freedom and republican self-government, while suggesting leading founders worried more about forced leveling than wealth gaps. He reflects on early partisan conflict but argues today’s divide is deeper because Americans no longer share a common moral vocabulary or civic framework.

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In Legal Terms: Legal Protests

2026-08-06T22:00:00+00:00

We treasure our right to protest, but where is the line between protest and harassment? When does your right to speak your mind turn into a criminal offence? We’ll learn with Joshua Tom, Legal Director, ACLU of Mississippi.

Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: First Amendment, Public Forum, Time, Place, and Manner Restrictions
ACLU.org has a Know your rights: protesters rights page. There’s a PDF for organizing a protest or attending one. There’s information about taking pictures or videos, sharing information on social media, and if you get stopped by the police while protesting.
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Who Carries the Shield? Examining Europe's New Democracy Plan

2026-08-07T13:00:00+00:00

Guest: Franca Maria Feisel (Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law)

In this episode, Christopher Murphy is joined by Franca Maria Feisel as they examine the European Democracy Shield (EDS): a major new EU policy framework designed to safeguard the foundations of European democratic life.

Unlike previous Brussels democracy initiatives that relied heavily on top-down regulations targeting governments and tech platforms, the EDS attempts to shift the front line of defence directly to civil society and everyday citizens. But can a bottom-up approach truly withstand modern threats to democracy, or does it risk shifting state responsibility onto the public?

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The Growing Influence of State Solicitors General

2026-08-06T13:00:00+00:00

Former state solicitors general Michael Mongan and Kevin Gallagher discuss the evolving role of state solicitors general and how states work together to shape legal battles before the Supreme Court.

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When states go to court, the battles are not always divided along party lines. State solicitors general often work across state lines to defend shared interests, coordinate legal strategy, and help shape cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.

In this episode, former California Solicitor General Michael Mongan, JD '06 (BA '01), and former Virginia Solicitor General Kevin Gallagher, now partners at WilmerHale, join podcast host Professor Pam Karlan to discuss how the role of state solicitors general has evolved. They discuss multistate litigation, bipartisan coalitions, and how states can work together when their legal interests align. Mongan explains that bipartisan cooperation often happens when “they share sovereign interests as states and those interests are genuinely threatened.”

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction

03:03 What does a State Solicitor General actually do?

04:24 Independence from the Governor

06:10 Who speaks for the state?

09:22 How Virginia united every state

12:44 Where red and blue states actually agree

15:12 The mechanics of building a multistate coalition

17:06 Avoiding duplicate briefs: who writes first?

19:53 From public service to a state AG private practice

20:55 Why firms are racing to build state AG expertise

24:57 Favorite cases

28:44 Closing

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