The Putney Debates 2017 addresses the UK's constitutional future in the wake of the vote to leave the European Union. Session IV: Preserving the Liberal Constitution, chaired by Baroness Onora O’Neill, considers the constitutional implications

Putney Debates 2017 - Session III: Parliament, the Executive, the Courts and the Rule of Law

Feb 24th, 2017 1h 29m

The Putney Debates 2017 addresses the UK's constitutional future in the wake of the vote to leave the European Union. Session III: Parliament, the Executive, the Courts and the Rule of Law, chaired by Joshua Rozenberg, assesses the Article 50 c

Putney Debates 2017 - Session II: Changing and Strengthening the Role of the People

Feb 24th, 2017 1h 27m

The Putney Debates 2017 addresses the UK's constitutional future in the wake of the vote to leave the European Union. Session II: Changing and Strengthening the Role of the People, chaired by Professor Paul Craig, examines direct democracy, ref

Putney Debates 2017 - Session I: Parliament and the People

Feb 24th, 2017 1h 33m

The Putney Debates 2017 addresses the UK's constitutional future in the wake of the vote to leave the European Union. Session I: Parliament and the People, chaired by Professor Denis Galligan, addresses the relationship between parliamentary so

Populism in Modern Constitutions

Oct 16th, 2013 24m 3s

Richard Parker, Paul W. Williams Professor of Criminal Justice at Harvard Law School, presents his thoughts on how populism has figured in the study and practice of modern American constitutional law and the effect it has had. Opening and closi

Annual Lecture in Law and Society: Law and Social Illusion

Jun 27th, 2013 1h 3m

Professor Liam B Murphy, Herbert Peterfreund Professor of Law and Philosophy at New York University School of Law gives the 2013 Annual Lecture in Law and Society. In the wake of the House of Commons Debate on tax fairness and increasing public

The Place of Britain in a Future Europe

Oct 9th, 2012 56m 20s

Martin Wolf of the FT, one of the world's leading economists, argues that the status quo for the eurozone is untenable, and that the crisis could trigger Britain's exit from the EU, or even the break-up of the UK itself. Britain has become a se

The Role of Courts in a Democracy: Debate

Apr 18th, 2011 1h 41m

A panel of leading academics, judges, and policymakers debate the growing trend towards the judicialization of politics, in which judges are increasingly implicated in settling policy disputes, especially in the context of constitutional rights

FLJS part 6: Laws in times of peace and war

Jul 24th, 2009 2m 39s

Aharon Barak answers a question from Guardian Legal Affairs correspondent Afua Hirsch on the difference between protecting human rights and concerns of governments in power in war. Part 6 of the 2009 Foundation for Law Justice and Society Annua

FLJS part 5: Closing Remarks: Cases of Family Reunification and use of torture

Jul 24th, 2009 6m 12s

Aharon Barak talks about the implications for human rights law of Israel barring family reunification between Palestinian and Israeli citizens. Part 5 of the 2009 Foundation for Law Justice and Society Annual Lecture.

FLJS part 4: The Relationship between Political and Judicial Branches

Jul 24th, 2009 4m 43s

Aharon Barak discusses how the political and judicial branches of government balance their sometimes conflicting interests with the rights of the citizens. Part 4 of the 2009 Foundation for Law Justice and Society Annual Lecture.

FLJS part 3: Criticisms and Answers: Proportionality vs. Strict Scrutiny

Jul 24th, 2009 5m 11s

Aharon Barak talks about the need for proportionality within human rights law as a means for protecting it against other considerations. Part 3 of the 2009 Foundation for Law Justice and Society Annual Lecture.

FLJS part 2: Freedom of Speech

Jul 24th, 2009 1m 25s

Aharon Barak discusses the idea of Freedom of Speech and asks whether it is right to limit this freedom to protect against hate speech. Part 2 of the 2009 Foundation for Law Justice and Society Annual Lecture.

FLJS part 1: Human Rights

Jul 24th, 2009 3m 5s

Aharon Barak talks about human rights and the limitations imposed on them that are necessary for society to preserve itself. Part 1 of the 2009 Foundation for Law Justice and Society Annual Lecture.

2009 Annual Lecture: Human rights and their limitations: the role of proportionality

Jul 24th, 2009 59m 7s

The former President of the Israeli Supreme Court Aharon Barak addresses the appropriate balance between security and the safeguarding of human rights.

Transformative Constitutionalism and Socio-Economic Rights Part 2

Jul 3rd, 2008 22m 15s

In a keynote lecture the Chief Justice of South Africa addressed the relationship between the entrenchment and enforceability of socio-economic rights in South Africa. Chief Justice Langa argued that the Constitution is best understood as a man