Partners in Justice

The Center for American and International Law
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Partners in Justice is a podcast from The Center for American and International Law, a Dallas-based nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of justice through the education of tens of thousands of lawyers and law enforcement officials in the United States and throughout the world. We deliver in-depth discussions about the rule of law and improving the quality of justice with leaders and experts from the legal and law enforcement communities.

Episodes

  1. 12/12/2022

    Naomi Howard: The Melissa Lucio Case

    This episode of Partners in Justice features Texas attorney Naomi Howard. Howard is a constitutional defense attorney in Texas. Her practice focuses on investigations and criminal defense matters in Texas and federal courts. She is also a board member of the Texas Innocence Project.  Howard joins Vickie Adams, CAIL's director of special programs, for a conversation detailing the case of Melissa Lucio, the first woman of Hispanic descent to be sentenced to death in Texas, and the issues surrounding evidence that led to her conviction. ------ Interested in learning more about actual innocence and wrongful convictions? We invite you to watch our educational video series, "Actual Innocence and Wrongful Convictions - A Deep Dive"

  2. 11/15/2022

    Hauwa Ibrahim: The Impact of CAIL's Academy

    This episode of Partners in Justice features the riveting story of Hauwa Ibrahim, a Nigerian human rights lawyer known for her work defending people condemned under the Islamic Sharia laws in force in northern Nigeria. Throughout her career, she has defended over 150 cases involving women sentenced to death by stoning and children sentenced to amputation of limbs under Sharia law. Hauwa joins The Center for American and International Law's president, T.L. Cubbage, for a conversation in which she reminisces on her participation in CAIL's Academy of American and International Law and examines how it changed her career trajectory. She also speaks on her most recent work, "Mothers without Borders," a project that taps into the "soft power of mothers" to modify the structure of injustices to keep children from extremism and fundamentalism. About the Academy of American and International Law: When attorneys from other countries attend CAIL's Academy of American and International Law, they return to their home countries with a new legal mindset, setting off a ripple effect that influences their immediate legal community and impacts the people they serve. Since 1964, the Academy has attracted over 3,300 participants from 121 countries. Past participants have become President of the General Assembly of the United Nations, Prime Minister of Peru, Chief Justice of the Philippines, Chief Justice of Italy's Court of Cassation, and much more. Through its classroom and extracurricular schedule, the Academy offers opportunities to forge valuable international relationships that last a lifetime. Learn more, here.

  3. 03/21/2022

    Promoting the Rule of Law: Nuremberg and Wars of Aggression

    The first episode of Partners in Justice, Nuremberg and Wars of Aggression, is part of The Center for American and International Law's series, "Promoting the Rule of Law: Discussions Concerning the Crisis in Eastern Europe." This educational series will feature expert perspectives to inform the public about global issues arising from Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the legal mechanisms that can be used to hold people accountable for instigating wars of aggression.  The first discussion in the series will feature a conversation around the Crime Against Peace aspects of the Nuremberg proceedings and the relevance of that history to current events in Ukraine. Professor Jonathan Bush, Columbia University Law School, one of the nation's leading experts on the Nuremberg Trials, joined T.L. Cubbage, president of The Center for American and International Law, for this discussion.  (Broadcast on March 16, 2022)

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Partners in Justice is a podcast from The Center for American and International Law, a Dallas-based nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of justice through the education of tens of thousands of lawyers and law enforcement officials in the United States and throughout the world. We deliver in-depth discussions about the rule of law and improving the quality of justice with leaders and experts from the legal and law enforcement communities.

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  • Creator
    The Center for American and International Law
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © The Center for American and International Law
  • Show Website
    Partners in Justice