44 episodes
Voices in Vulnerability Vulnerability and the Human Condition Initiative
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- Society & Culture
Vulnerability theory arises in opposition to neoliberalism, replacing the liberal legal subject with the universally vulnerable individual. It's a new way of analyzing state responsibility and human relationships outside of the constraints of capitalism and hierarchy that better reflects the lived reality of humans today. Join us to learn from a diverse field of scholars who are shaping vulnerability theory in the legal world and beyond!
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Current Issues in Organ Donation and Surrogacy in Uganda with Dr. Musoke
Dr. Harriet Musoke discusses issues surrounding recent and upcoming legislation in Uganda regarding organ donation and surrogacy.
Dr. Musoke is Senior Principal Lecturer at the Law Development Centre and Senior Lecturer at the Islamic University in Uganda. She lectures in family law, human rights, women’s rights and health law in particular reproductive and sexual health and rights. Dr. Musoke was Emory Law’s first SJD student, graduating in 2008. -
Dr. SN Nyeck on Gender VT and Public Procurement
Dr. Nyeck discusses their recent publication, Gender, Vulnerability Theory and Public Procurement: Perspectives on Global Reform. They invite listeners to “rethink the story about production, about valuation,” asking “what do we value?"
Order the book here: https://www.routledge.com/Gender-Vulnerability-Theory-and-Public-Procurement-Perspectives-on-Global/Nyeck/p/book/9781032442815 -
Mary Joe Maduabum on International IP Law and Vulnerability Theory
VHC Visiting Scholar, Chinwe Mary Joe Maduabum, discusses her research in international intellectual property law (specifically patents) and what vulnerability theory has added to her analysis.
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How Contract Law and Values Shape Each Other with Dr. Tim Dodsworth
How do values shape contract law and how does contract law shape cultural values? Dr. Timothy Dodsworth of Newcastle University discusses his research into the values of contract law.
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Authoritarianism and Critical Thinking with Dr. Peter Wang
"Man can conquer heaven...but where is the state?" Dr. Peter Wang discusses authoritarianism and the important role of critical thinking in turning the public's attention to government action (or inaction). Listen to this interview given by Dr. Peter Wang, Associate Professor of Law at City University of Hong Kong.
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Family Experiences of the State with Charisa Kiyô Smith
Professor Charisa Kiyô Smith of CUNY Law discusses how access to resources impacts family experiences of the state, youth technology and cyber abuse, marijuana law in the context of family law, pod mapping, responding to violence without the police and more.