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Adverse Possession: a Bloodless Coup

Posted onNovember 8, 2020November 22, 2020AuthorPro Bono Radio

One concept that is intriguing under property rights is squatting. Squatting represents a non-economic way for people to parts of their rights. Depending on the applicable laws, a squatter can acquire property rights by simply occupying vacant land for an extended period of time. Today we sit down with Professor Larisa Katz to discuss the concepts of property and adverse possession. Professor Katz explains what is adverse possession, compares it to a bloodless coup and describes how adverse possession could impact everyday citizens.

Professor Larisa Katz currently holds the Canada Research Chair in Private Law Theory. Prior to joining the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto in 2013, Professor Katz clerked at the Supreme Court of Canada, worked in litigation at Sullivan & Cromwell and taught at Queen’s University, Faculty of Law. Professor Katz writes about moral, political and social issues relating to private law generally and property law in particular. Her work has been published in journals such as Yale Law Journal, University of Toronto Law Journal, McGill Law Journal and the Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence. Professor Katz also actively works on issues in law and policy in Canada and the United States. She has presented to and consulted for the Department of Justice and Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development on aboriginal title and the idea of property in law.

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Tony Yin – Producer, Host and Editor

Pro Bono Radio is part of the Queen’s chapter of Pro Bono Students Canada. The Pro Bono Radio team are not lawyers, and this is not legal advice.

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Overcriminalization of HIV Disclosure

Posted onJanuary 18, 2020January 7, 2020AuthorMatt Shepherd

The Pro Bono Radio team talks to professor Bill Flanagan about the overcriminalization of HIV disclosure from a public health disclosure — examining the barriers to testing, public health implications, stigma and chilling effects stemming from criminalization, and the “public health imperative” of striking an appropriate balance.

(Note: this episode was recorded during the 2018-19 school year; Bill Flanagan was Dean of Queen’s Law at the time of recording; the current dean at this posting (January 2020) is Mark Walters).

Pro Bono Radio is part of the Queen’s chapter of Pro Bono Students Canada. The Pro Bono Radio team are not lawyers, and this is not legal advice.

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Indigenous Perspectives of Law School

Posted onJanuary 11, 2020January 7, 2020AuthorMatt Shepherd

*`A display of wampum belts is appreciated, but is it enough? Indigenous law students discuss their experience at Queen's, and the challenges facing legal education and "bridging two worlds."`*

Indigenous law students at Queen’s Law talk about their experiences as Indigenous students at the law school — both positive and negative — including reconciliation and the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action, the problematic name of the school’s building, and thoughts on how law schools in general are succeeding, and still challenged, to address the needs of Indigenous students.

Pro Bono Radio is part of the Queen’s chapter of Pro Bono Students Canada. The Pro Bono Radio team are not lawyers, and this is not legal advice.

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Self-Defense with Professor Noah Weisbord

Posted onDecember 2, 2019December 2, 2019AuthorMatt Shepherd

Is Canada hewing too close to an American ‘stand your ground’ defense philosophy? Professor Noah Weisbord (Queen’s Law; author of The Crime of Aggression: The Quest for Justice in an Age of Drones, Cyberattacks, Insurgents, and Autocrats) and Pro Bono Radio’s Parnian and Luke break down Canadian self defense law, from the Lucky Moose case to Cormier and Stanley, and the shift in Canadian defense law from prioritizing preserving life, to prioritizing property.

Pro Bono Radio is part of the Queen’s chapter of Pro Bono Students Canada. The Pro Bono Radio team are not lawyers, and this is not legal advice.

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Mandatory Surcharges with Professor Lisa Kerr

Posted onNovember 16, 2019January 7, 2020AuthorMatt Shepherd

The Pro Bono Radio team talks mandatory victim surcharges with professor Lisa Kerr — why were they declared unconstitutional? How did these issues arrive before the Supreme Court, and why was it deemed “cruel and unusual punishment”? The justice system, principles of sentencing, and much more are covered in this episode of Pro Bono Radio!

Pro Bono Radio is part of the Queen’s chapter of Pro Bono Students Canada. The Pro Bono Radio team are not lawyers, and this is not legal advice.

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Legal Loopholes with Leo Katz (Penn Law)

Posted onNovember 5, 2019November 7, 2019AuthorMatt Shepherd

Saroosh sits down with Leo Katz of Penn Law to take a deep dive into legal loopholes!

The author of multiple books, Leo takes us through his ambitious theory of loopholes and restrictions — starting from the foundational question of what a loophole actually is and abstracting toward a general account of the creation of loopholes.

The Pro Bono Radio Queen’s team are not lawyers, and this is not legal advice! It is, however, created as a project of PBSC Queen’s, itself part of Pro Bono Students Canada… and produced at Queen’s Law.

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Proportional Representation

Posted onAugust 30, 2019August 30, 2019AuthorMatt Shepherd

Justin Trudeau has famously walked back on a promise to reform the federal electoral system away from first-past-the-post — in Ontario, the Doug Ford conservative took over 60% of the seats in Parliament, but with under 40% of the vote.

The Pro Bono Radio Team look into what proportional representation works, how the law affects it, and what legal paths to reform might look like.

How can electoral reform change how our political system work?

The Pro Bono Radio team are not lawyers, and this is not legal advice!

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Gimme the loot!

Posted onAugust 30, 2019August 30, 2019AuthorMatt Shepherd

Loot boxes! A surprisingly deep (and new) area of law — is it gambling? Is it legal? How will the gaming industry be bound by law as loot boxes and issues around them continue to evolve?