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The humanities and law: more intertwined than you might think 

The humanities and law: more intertwined than you might think 

by Talking Humanities | Mar 7, 2022 | Analysis & Comment, Features, History & Classics, Politics & Law

Professor David Sugarman traces the bonds between law and the humanities and calls for greater dialogue and cross-fertilisation Law has long been a principal way of studying the human world. Before the rise of modern social science, speculation about society,...
The power of listening: how survivors’ voices can transform human rights

The power of listening: how survivors’ voices can transform human rights

by Talking Humanities | Mar 7, 2022 | Features, Human Rights, Politics & Law

Keeping it human means working very closely with abuse survivors and listening carefully to transform their problems into solutions, says Professor Jill Marshall. As part of his leading contribution to this issue of Talking Humanities, David Sugarman (The humanities...
Where law meets the humanities

Where law meets the humanities

by Talking Humanities | Mar 7, 2022 | History & Classics, Human Rights, Politics & Law

Professor Carl Stychin, director of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, introduces a selection of articles that describe how the humanities provide a vital sensibility for cutting edge legal scholarship today. The contributors to this issue of Talking Humanities...
How legal briefs find new life in celluloid

How legal briefs find new life in celluloid

by Talking Humanities | Mar 7, 2022 | Features, Politics & Law

Can movies right the wrongs of miscarriages of justice inflicted by legal systems? They have the dramatic and persuasive tools that are increasingly helpful, writes Dr Mara Malagodi, assistant professor with The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Law is photogenic: it...
From ‘heartbeats’ to bounty hunters – the legal complexities of abortion

From ‘heartbeats’ to bounty hunters – the legal complexities of abortion

by Talking Humanities | Mar 7, 2022 | Analysis & Comment, Features, Politics & Law

Michael Thomson, professor of health law at the University of Technology Sydney and chair in health law with the University of Leeds, looks to interdisciplinary dialogue to understand aspects of health care. In his leading contribution to this issue of Talking...
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