Episodes

Monday Nov 25, 2024
Monday Nov 25, 2024
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. For transcription, please visit: Baldy Center Podcast Episode 45

Thursday Nov 07, 2024
Judith Olin and Jahna Mott discuss the outcomes of the 2024 Domestic Violence Summit
Thursday Nov 07, 2024
Thursday Nov 07, 2024
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). For transcript, please visit: Baldy Center Podcast 44

Thursday May 30, 2024
Thursday May 30, 2024
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. For transcript, please visit: Baldy Center Podcast 43

Tuesday May 28, 2024
Paul Linden-Retek discusses postnational constitutionalism
Tuesday May 28, 2024
Tuesday May 28, 2024
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. For transcript, please visit Baldy Center Podcast 42

Wednesday May 01, 2024
Wednesday May 01, 2024
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. For transcript, please visit: Baldy Center Podcast 41

Monday Mar 25, 2024
Monday Mar 25, 2024
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.” For transcript, please visit: Baldy Center Podcast 40

Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
Rebecca R. French and Mark A. Nathan discuss Buddhism and Law
Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
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. For transcript, please visit: Baldy Center Podcast Episode 39

Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Mihreteab Taye discusses the institutional design of Africa's court systems
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
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. For transcript, visit: Baldy Center Podcast Episode 38

Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
In Episode 37 of The Baldy Center Podcast, Greta LaFleur discusses the draft monograph, “‘How Sex Became Good: The Feminist Movements and Racial Politics that Made Modern Sexuality.” LaFleur, recipient of The Baldy Center Podcast Mid-Career Fellowship (2023-24), is associate professor of American Studies and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Yale University. For transcript, please visit: Baldy Center Podcast Episode 37

Friday Dec 08, 2023
Friday Dec 08, 2023
In Episode 36 of The Baldy Center Podcast, Helen “Nellie” Drew, Professor of Sports Law, and her 3L students: Maddie Drechsel, Matt Pickard and Juliette Miranda discuss the importance of having pre-established action plans for professional sports injuries, as well as the need for education on how to prevent injuries in youth sports. From model laws to collaborative projects, we discuss the ins and outs of sports injury law and practice. For transcript, please visit: Baldy Center Podcast 36 University at Buffalo