Dr Sabrina Germain speaks to podcast co-host Dr Adrienne Yong about feminist legal theory and intersectionality. They talk about the history and waves of the feminist movement, how feminism is not misandry, and why intersectionality is so necessary. They also speak about their research together on barriers to accessing healthcare for ethnic minority women and migrant women.00:00 – Intro to episode 01:19 – Dr Adrienne Yong’s research 03:06 – Roots of feminist movement 14:52 – Feminist legal theory 19:52 – Women sit in the private sphere (Martha Fineman)23:18 – Law as both discourse and process of power29:03 – Legal theory of feminism and misandry: what is different? 35:05 – Substantive vs formal equality 38:37 – What is intersectionality? 43:29 – Intersectionality in practice: DeGraffenreid v GM 45:46 – Intersectionality in practice: Moore v Hughes Helicopter 46:38 – Intersectionality in practice: Payne v Travenol 48:43 – Critique of intersectionality 56:15 – Intersectionality in practice: COVID-19 pandemicMore on Dr Sabrina Germainhttps://www.city.ac.uk/about/people/academics/sabrina-germainhttps://twitter.com/sabrinakgermainMore on Dr Adrienne Yonghttps://www.city.ac.uk/about/people/academics/adrienne-yonghttps://twitter.com/adrienney_More about Dr Germain & Dr Yong's researchhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10691-020-09437-zhttps://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/9JBPWEAQJISZ2ECD7NDF/full?target=10.1080/14797585.2021.2012090Music by Joystock - www.joystock.org

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Dr Sabrina Germain & Dr Adrienne Yong (Senior Lecturers at The City Law School) speak to Dr Patrick Murphy (Doctorate in Human Geography, Durham University) about Race in Context: Stop & Search. They talk about policing powers and laws around stop & search, the context of Stephen Lawrence, the MacPherson report, the Lammy Review, terrorism powers and much more.00:00 – Intro to episode and Dr Patrick Murphy 02:35 – Dr Patrick Murphy on defining the concept of law04:16 – Stop & Search laws in the UK 10:42 – Putting it in context: Stephen Lawrence 14:04 – Reasonable suspicion: why is it controversial? 18:40 – The stats: how effective really is it? 23:21 – The impact on the individual 26:48 – Has a fair balance been struck? 31:25 – Deterrence against crime: a false claim 39:35 – Removal of reasonable suspicion 44:41 – Justified use of stop and search: is there chance for reform? 48:50 – Defining law in contextMore on Dr Sabrina Germainhttps://www.city.ac.uk/about/people/academics/sabrina-germainhttps://twitter.com/sabrinakgermainMore on Dr Adrienne Yonghttps://www.city.ac.uk/about/people/academics/adrienne-yonghttps://twitter.com/adrienney_Music by Joystock - www.joystock.org

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Dr Sabrina Germain & Dr Adrienne Yong (Senior Lecturers at The City Law School) have a conversation about critical race theory. They talk about critical legal studies and how it has led to critical race theory, what this theory is, equality in the context of racism in the law, the context of the pandemic, #BlackLivesMatter, #StopAsianHate, #SayHerName, and how we can be critical in our teaching.00:00 – Intro to episode 01:33 – Dr Adrienne Yong on defining the concept of law06:20 – Introduction to critical legal studies 17:53 – Legal indeterminacy 21:31 – Distinction between CLS and critical race theory29:14 – Do we all deserve equality? 32:50 – Critical theory stands on the shoulder of feminism 34:51 – 4 main principles of the theory 38:40 – Criticism of CRT: anecdotal evidence 41:46 – Criticism of CRT: black and white diaspora 45:17 – Criticism of CRT: respect for the law 48:43 – Embodying CRT in legal education 56:44 – Importance of critical race study in modern context (BLM/Stop Asian Hate)1:02:38 – American stance on CRT 1:09:37 – Defining law in context More on Dr Sabrina Germainhttps://www.city.ac.uk/about/people/academics/sabrina-germainhttps://twitter.com/sabrinakgermainMore on Dr Adrienne Yonghttps://www.city.ac.uk/about/people/academics/adrienne-yonghttps://twitter.com/adrienney_Music by Joystock - www.joystock.org

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Dr Sabrina Germain & Dr Adrienne Yong (Senior Lecturers at The City Law School) speak to Shahd Qannam (PhD Student at The City Law School) about international law in context. They talk about how to acquire nationality, how to lose it, nationality as a right vs a privilege, statelessness and its definition, and the very interesting case of Palestine, close to Shahd's heart.00:00 – Intro to episode and Shahd Qannam 02:10 – Defining the concept of law04:03 – Nationality under international law: why does context matter here? 10:45 – Acquiring nationality: a right not a privilege 18:40 - Losing nationality 22:30 – Shahd Qannam’s research: unrecognised states and their citizens. 24:12 – Becoming stateless 28:09 – Can statelessness be avoided? 34:03 - The deprivation of nationality 37:18 – National security and deprivation of nationality 44:26 – Case study discussion: Palestine55:47 – Defining law in contextMore on Dr Sabrina Germainhttps://www.city.ac.uk/about/people/academics/sabrina-germainhttps://twitter.com/sabrinakgermainMore on Dr Adrienne Yonghttps://www.city.ac.uk/about/people/academics/adrienne-yonghttps://twitter.com/adrienney_More on Shahd Qannamhttps://www.city.ac.uk/about/people/research-students/shahd-qannamhttps://twitter.com/QannamShahdMusic by Joystock - www.joystock.org

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Dr Adrienne Yong speaks to podcast co-host Dr Sabrina Germain about theories of comparative law. They talk about comparative law methodology, why comparing is important, how to compare effectively and an example from South Africa about why comparisons in certain contexts are so important.00:00 – Intro to episode and Dr Sabrina Germain 03:03 – Defining the concept of law06:33 – Technical side of comparative law: legal families and legal traditions 16:40 – Impact of technology on legal traditions 19:30 – Role of legal families and legal traditions in comparative law23:30 - Merit of comparative law27:34 - Comparative law is no longer a choice/why should we engage in comparative law? 29:40 – How to make a comparison35:12 – Context matters: South Africa case study40:25 – South African constitution: what is special about it? 44:27 – Landmark case: Soobramoney49:58 – Evolution of SA jurisprudence and the case of Grootboom54:40 – Landmark case: Treatment Action Campaign 58:03 – Landmark case: Mazibuko 1:00:44 – Defining law in contextMore on Dr Adrienne Yonghttps://www.city.ac.uk/about/people/academics/adrienne-yonghttps://twitter.com/adrienney_More on Dr Sabrina Germainhttps://www.city.ac.uk/about/people/academics/sabrina-germainhttps://twitter.com/sabrinakgermainMore on Dr Germain’s researchhttps://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/justice-and-profit-in-health-care-law-9781509945429 Music by Joystock - www.joystock.org

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Dr Sabrina Germain & Dr Adrienne Yong (Senior Lecturers at The City Law School) speak to Professor Luke Mason (Head of Westminster Law School at the University of Westminster) about theories of law & justice. They talk about what law is, how law and the rule of law differ, the importance of interdisciplinarity, how law and justice differs, and finally, how context matters to all this.00:00 – Intro hosts & Prof Luke Mason 01:50 – Defining the concept of law 06:44 – Relationship between law and rule of law 10:41 – Understanding how law interacts with other academic disciplines 19:00 – What does “sociolegal studies” mean? 29:06 – Does interdisciplinarity lead to more critical study of law? 35:20 - Critical legal theory/studies – what does it mean? 41:15 – Are law and justice synonyms? 45:32 – Distinctions between law and justice 47:53 - Forms of justice 50:42 - Different conceptions of distributive justice (intro to next weeks topic) 58:31 – Articulation of policy aims through law; relationship between law, public policy and politics. 1:08:00 – Does context matter? How to define law in context? More on Dr Sabrina Germainwww.city.ac.uk/about/people/acad…s/sabrina-germaintwitter.com/sabrinakgermainMore on Dr Adrienne Yongwww.city.ac.uk/about/people/acad…ics/adrienne-yongtwitter.com/adrienney_More on Professor Luke Masonwww.westminster.ac.uk/about-us/our-p…ory/mason-lukewww.linkedin.com/in/prof-luke-mason/Music by Joystock - www.joystock.org

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