The Baldy Center Podcast

The Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy
The Baldy Center Podcast

The Baldy Center Podcast highlights University at Buffalo faculty research and perspectives on current events.

  1. NOV 25

    Siwei Lyu, Mark Bartholomew and George Brown explore AI regulation, ethics, and legal challenges

    In Episode 45 of The Baldy Center Podcast, Siwei Lyu (Computer Science and Engineering), Mark Bartholomew (Law), and George Brown (Law) discuss the rapid evolution of generative AI, its applications, and the challenges it poses for regulation, ethics, and legal frameworks. From deepfake technology and privacy concerns to AI’s integration in law and decision-making processes, their thought-provoking conversation is at the intersection of technology, law, and social policy.

    40 min

  2. NOV 7

    Judith Olin and Jahna Mott discuss the outcomes of the 2024 Domestic Violence Summit

    In Episode 44 of The Baldy Center Podcast, Judith Olin (Clinical Professor and Director, Family Violence and Women’s Rights Clinic) and law student, Jahna Mott (3L UB School of Law) discuss how the 2024 Domestic Violence Summit became a critical platform for bringing together community members, experts, and service providers to help strengthen the network of support for survivors. The summit was sponsored by Child & Family Services, BSU Social Work Department, and UB School of Law Family Violence and Women’s Rights Clinic (FVWRC).

    19 min

  3. MAY 30

    Kate Nelischer, "Privately-directed participatory planning: Examining Toronto's Quayside smart city"

    In Episode 43 of The Baldy Center Podcast, Kate Nelischer talks about her paper, “Privately-directed participatory planning: Examining Toronto’s Quayside smart city”. This paper discusses a past “smart city” urban development project, the importance of public participation in urban planning policy, and the implications it may have on local legislation.

    24 min

  4. MAY 28

    Paul Linden-Retek discusses postnational constitutionalism

    In Episode 42 of The Baldy Center Podcast, Paul Linden-Retek discusses his book, Postnational Constitutionalism: Europe and the Time of Law (OUP: 2023). He shares insight on why he wrote the book, and addresses questions concerning global justice, the open-ended nature of identity, and the humanistic qualities of law, leading to a reconsideration of the grounds of an international legal order. Linden-Retek frames refugee law and policy within the EU as humanitarian issues at the center of his research.

    32 min

  5. MAY 1

    Theophilus Edwin Coleman discusses Ghana's proposed anti-LGBTQ+ Bill and its effect on academic freedom

    Theophilus Edwin Coleman discusses Ghana’s proposed anti-LGBTQ+ Bill and its effect on academic freedom. Coleman outlines the basic structure of the bill, the relationship between church and state within Ghana, and the possible future implications for this bill, if it were to be passed.

    40 min

  6. MAR 25

    Melissa Crouch discusses how Myanmar's military acts as a constitutional actor

    In Episode 40 of The Baldy Center Podcast, Melissa Crouch, The Baldy Center Fellow 2024, discusses the role of courts in military regimes and the challenges of studying the military as a constitutional actor. She recently published the paper, “Judicial Loyalty to the Military in Authoritarian Regimes: How the Courts Are Militarized in Myanmar.”

    26 min

  7. FEB 20

    Rebecca R. French and Mark A. Nathan discuss Buddhism and Law

    In Episode 39 of The Baldy Center Podcast, Rebecca R. French and Mark A. Nathan discuss Buddhism and Law in the context of past, present, and future plans for collaborative research among international scholars. Cultivated over decades, this research is seen in the depth and scope of related publications, and, in the remarkable trajectory of the scholarly journal, Buddhism, Law & Society, founded at UB School of Law, and continuing at Rutgers University.

    32 min

  8. JAN 31

    Mihreteab Taye discusses the institutional design of Africa's court systems

    In Episode 38 of The Baldy Center Podcast, Mihreteab Taye provides insight into the nuanced dynamics of state behavior in Africa’s courts. He finds that the African human rights system does not automatically grant individuals the right to bring cases before the African courts unless states make a declaration allowing direct individual access to the court. Whereas in the East African Court of Justice, individuals have direct access to the Court. What matters in each court is the institutional design, which can either facilitate or inhibit the withdrawal of individual access to the courts by African states.

    18 min
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The Baldy Center Podcast highlights University at Buffalo faculty research and perspectives on current events.

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    The Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    46
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