In this episode, Amelia Philpott (Appeal author) and Tekahnawiiaks/Joyce King (director: Akwesasne Justice Department) provide insight into the effects of settler-created borders on Indigenous communities, particularly Akwesasne. They remind us

On Retainer: Dean Susan Breau

Apr 5th, 2019

In this On Retainer segment, UVic Law Dean Susan Breau shares stories of her favourite meal, her journey into law and her research. Her life, legal education and career have taken her all over the world – tune in to hear more about it !

Digital Breadcrumbs: privacy, gadgets, and the law

Mar 29th, 2019

In this episode, Lee-Ann Conrod (Appeal author) and Professor Steven Penney (UoA) discuss the topic of Lee-Ann’s paper: smart devices in criminal investigations. Given the increasing pervasiveness of smart technologies in our everyday lives, t

Fearless, necessary and unapologetic: exposing failures of the sexual assault trial process

Mar 22nd, 2019

In 2018, Putting Trials on Trial: Sexual Assault and the Failure of the Legal Profession was published. In it, author Elaine Craig critically analyzes and exposes the systemic problems with the Canadian legal system in relation to sexual assaul

On Retainer: Asad Kiyani

Mar 15th, 2019

This episode represents the first of a new and exciting segment of Stare Indecisis where we catch up with UVic Law faculty for a rapid-fire Q&A. Here, Podcast Club volunteer Lauren Sutherland speaks with Professor Asad Kiyani about his research

Pot off the Press: The Cannabis Act

Mar 11th, 2019

WEED love it if you tuned in to this special episode. Given the recent legalization of recreational cannabis nationwide, Professor Neil Boyd (SFU) and Dr. Scott MacDonald (CISUR) tell us about the Cannabis Act, its immediate impacts and the eff

Passing the Podcast Torch

Mar 8th, 2019

In this episode, the present and the past collide as Nico Bernardi (current Podcast Manager) catches up with Rachael Gardner (last year’s Podcast Manager). The duo discuss the purpose, vision and possible trajectory of this podcast project. Tog

Episode 5 – The Stories We Tell: Site-C, Treaty 8, and the Duty to Consult and Accommodate

Apr 3rd, 2018

This episode turns back to Aboriginal Law and the Duty to Consult, specifically in the context of the Site-C dam project under construction in BC. Our first guest is Appeal author and UVic law student Rachel Gutman. Our second guest is Canada R

Episode 4 – No Matter How Small: Child Witnesses in Canadian Criminal Courts

Mar 26th, 2018

In this episode, we turn to Evidence Law in its criminal context. Our first guest is Jeff Westman, police officer and law student at the University of Calgary, who authored the paper “No Matter How Small: Child Witnesses in Canadian Criminal Co

Episode 3 – The Meta Edition (The Women’s Court of Canada)

Mar 19th, 2018

This is a special episode of Stare Indecisis. Rather than feature our Appeal authors, it includes interviews with two legal scholars who tell us about section 15 of the Charter as it is reconfigured at the Women’s Court of Canada (WCC). The WCC

Episode 2 – Regulatory Competition and the Growth of International Arbitration in Singapore

Mar 12th, 2018

This episode is all about international commercial arbitration. The two guests featured here are Elizabeth MacArthur (UVic law student and Appeal author) and Dr. Joshua Karton (Associate Professor, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies & Research

Episode 1 – The Water Sustainability Act, Groundwater Regulation, and Indigenous Rights to Water

Mar 5th, 2018

This episode features two guests from the University of Victoria Faculty of Law. The first is Kathryn Gullason, a third-year student and the author of “The Water Sustainability Act, Groundwater Regulation, and Indigenous Rights to Water” (Appea

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