Cambridge Students Explore the Law

About Cambridge Students Explore the Law

Legal academics spend their waking hours studying the law. But what exactly does this involve? Join three law students in chats with Cambridge academics about their research interests, career pathways and things they find exciting. Whether you’re a student considering studying the law, a law student yourself, or just someone curious about the mystifying world of legal academia, this is the podcast for you.

Publisher

Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge

Category

business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Dec 2024

Latest episode

25 Mar 2025

Latest episodes

4 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Mar 2025

   Professor Alison Young

   Professor Alison Young (Robinson College, Cambridge) tells us about a day in her life as newly appointed Law Commissioner and what the Law Commission does.

2. 

   24 Feb 2025

   Dr Peter Candy

   Dr Peter Candy (St Catherine's College, Cambridge) tells us about his love story with Roman Law - going from a Literature & History undergraduate degree to a PhD in Roman Law. He shares about his research on Roman Maritime Law, how that compares with modern maritime law, about Roman slavery and society before and after the rise of Christianity. He also shares why he would not recommend swimming in the River Cam, about his favourite Roman jurist(s?), and a favourite bench in Cambridge.

3. 

   3 Jan 2025

   Professor Findlay Stark

   Professor Findlay Stark (https://www.law.cam.ac.uk/people/academic/fgf-stark/4759) (Jesus College, Cambridge) talks everything criminal law, from the substantive to the procedural. He shares what took him from a Scottish solicitors’ firm to going into academia.

4. 

   20 Dec 2024

   Dr Raffael Fasel

   Dr Raffael Fasel (https://www.law.cam.ac.uk/people/academic/rn-fasel/77852) (Jesus College, Cambridge) speaks about his passion in conceptualising animal rights law, a rapidly evolving field. He also shares about his exciting journey studying the law, spanning Switzerland, the US and the UK.

Podcast Authority Score: 9 / 100

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