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Episodes
Intellectual property: Related rights (or neighboring rights in copyright law)(Introduction)
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In copyright law, related rights (or neighboring rights) are the rights of a creative work not connected with the work's actual author. It is used in ...
Criminal law: Offence against the person - Battery
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Battery is a criminal offense involving unlawful physical contact, distinct from assault which is the act of creating apprehension of such contact. Ba...
Intellectual property: Moral rights
22 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Moral rights are rights of creators of copyrighted works generally recognized in civil law jurisdictions and, to a lesser extent, in some common law j...
Intellectual property: Patent (Part 2 of 2)
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Application and prosecution. A patent is requested by filing a written application at the relevant patent office. The person or company filing the app...
Intellectual property: Patent (Part 1 of 2)
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A patent is a form of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a l...
The US Constitution: History and overview (Part 4 of 4)
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Unratified amendments. Unratified amendments. Collectively, members of the House and Senate typically propose around 150 amendments during each two-ye...
Criminal Law: Offence against the person - Assault
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An assault is the act of inflicting physical harm or unwanted physical contact upon a person or, in some specific legal definitions, a threat or attem...
Tort law: Negligence - Gross negligence
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gross negligence is the "lack of slight diligence or care" or "a conscious, voluntary act or omission in reckless disregard of a legal duty and of the...
Tort law: Negligence
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Negligence (negligentia in Latin) is a failure to exercise appropriate and or ethical rules of care expected to be exercised amongst specified circums...
In re: Don McGahn (also: Committee on the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives v. Donald F. McGahn II; U.S. House Judiciary Committee v. Donald F. McGahn)
16 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In re: Don McGahn (also: Committee on the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives v. Donald F. McGahn II; U.S. House Judiciary Committee v. ...
The US Constitution: History and overview (Part 3 of 4)
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Amending the Constitution. The procedure for amending the Constitution is outlined in Article Five. The process is overseen by the archivist of the Un...
Intellectual property: Integrated circuit layout design protection
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Layout designs (topographies) of integrated circuits are a field in the protection of intellectual property. In United States intellectual property la...
Criminal law: Inchoate offenses - Conspiracy
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In criminal law, a conspiracy is an agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime at some time in the future. Criminal law in some countries...
Tort law: Defenses - Defense of property and Shopkeeper's privilege
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The defence of property is a common method of justification used by defendants who argue that they should not be held liable for any loss and injury t...
Contracts (Part 3 of 3)
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In many countries, in order to obtain damages for breach of contract or to obtain specific performance or other equitable relief, the aggrieved injure...
Criminal law: Inchoate offenses - Attempted murder
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Attempted murder is a crime of attempt in various jurisdictions. Canada. Section 239 of the Criminal Code makes attempted murder punishable by a maxim...
Criminal law: Inchoate offenses - Attempt
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An attempt to commit a crime occurs if a criminal has an intent to commit a crime and takes a substantial step toward completing the crime, but for re...
Contracts (Part 2 of 3)
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Contractual terms are classified differently depending upon the context or jurisdiction. Terms establish conditions precedent. English, but not necess...
Intellectual property: Industrial design right
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An industrial design right is an intellectual property right that protects the visual design of objects that are not purely utilitarian. An industrial...
Tort law: Defenses - Right of self-defense
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The right of self-defense (also called, when it applies to the defense of another, alter ego defense, defense of others, defense of a third person) is...
The US Constitution: History and overview (Part 2 of 4)
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Preamble. The preamble to the Constitution serves as an introductory statement of the document's fundamental purposes and guiding principles. It neith...
Criminal law: Inchoate offenses
01 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An inchoate offense, preliminary crime, inchoate crime or incomplete crime is a crime of preparing for or seeking to commit another crime. The most co...
Contracts (Part 1 of 3)
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A contract is a legally binding document that recognizes and governs the rights and duties of the parties to the agreement. A contract is legally enfo...
Intellectual property: Indigenous intellectual property
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Indigenous intellectual property is an umbrella legal term used in national and international forums to identify indigenous peoples' claims of collect...
Tort law: Defenses - Statute of limitations
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A statute of limitations, known in civil law systems as a prescriptive period, is a law passed by a legislative body to set the maximum time after an ...
Tort law: Defenses - Necessity
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In tort common law, the defense of necessity gives the state or an individual a privilege to take or use the property of another. A defendant typicall...
Criminal law: Severity of offense - Summary offence
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A summary offence is a crime in some common law jurisdictions that can be proceeded against summarily, without the right to a jury trial and/or indict...
Criminal law: Severity of offense - Misdemeanor
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A misdemeanor (American English, spelled misdemeanour in British English) is any "lesser" criminal act in some common law legal systems. Misdemeanors ...
Intellectual property: Geographical indication
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A geographical indication (GI) is a name or sign used on products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin (for example, a town...
Tort law: Defenses - Consent
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Consent occurs when one person voluntarily agrees to the proposal or desires of another. It is a term of common speech, with specific definitions as u...
Tort law: Defenses - Contributory negligence
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In some common law jurisdictions, contributory negligence is a defense to a tort claim based on negligence. If it is available, the defense completely...
The US Constitution: History and overview (Part 1 of 4)
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. The Constitution, originally comprising seven articles, deli...
Criminal law: Severity of offense - Felony
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The term felony originated from English common law, from the French medieval word "félonie", to describe an offense that resulted in the confiscation...
Criminal law: Scope of criminal liability - Vicarious
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The legal principle of vicarious liability applies to hold one person liable for the actions of another when engaged in some form of joint or collecti...
Intellectual property: Farmers' rights
12 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, (also known as ITPGRFA, International Seed Treaty or Plant Treaty is a c...
Tort law: Defenses - Assumption of risk
12 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Assumption of risk is a defense in the law of torts, which bars or reduces a plaintiff's right to recovery against a negligent tortfeasor if the defen...
Tort law: Defenses - Comparative negligence
12 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comparative negligence, or non-absolute contributory negligence outside the United States, is a partial legal defense that reduces the amount of damag...
Bonus episode: Supreme Court case opinion - Trump v. Vance
10 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Trump v. Vance, 591 U.S. ___ (2020), was a landmark[1][2] United States Supreme Court case related to the New York County District Attorney Cyrus Vanc...
Bonus episode: Supreme Court case opinion - Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP
10 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP, 591 U.S. ___ (2020) was a Supreme Court of the United States case involving the United States House of Representatives subpo...
Intellectual property: Database right
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A database right is a sui generis property right, comparable to but distinct from copyright, that exists to recognise the investment that is made in c...
Criminal law: Scope of criminal liability - Corporate liability
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In criminal law, corporate liability determines the extent to which a corporation as a legal person can be liable for the acts and omissions of the na...
Tort law: Property torts - Trover
04 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Trover is a form of lawsuit in common-law countries for recovery of damages for wrongful taking of personal property. Trover belongs to a series of re...
Intellectual property: Copyright (Part 2)
03 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The concept of copyright developed after the printing press came into use in Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries. The printing press made it much ch...
Criminal law: Scope of criminal liability - Complicity
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Complicity is the participation in a completed criminal act of an accomplice, a partner in the crime who aids or encourages (abets) other perpetrators...
Bonus episode: Supreme Court case opinion - Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com B. V.
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Booking.com is an online travel agency, operating under both that name and at that domain name. The company sought to trademark its name with the Unit...
Bonus episode: Legal Terminology
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A reference work with a list of legal terms from one or more languages, ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meaning, and sometimes containi...
Criminal law: Elements - Concurrence
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Western jurisprudence, concurrence (also contemporaneity or simultaneity) is the apparent need to prove the simultaneous occurrence of both actus r...
Tort law: Property torts - Replevin
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Replevin or claim and delivery (sometimes called revendication) is a legal remedy, which enables a person to recover personal property taken wrongfull...
Intellectual property: Copyright (Part 1)
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Copyright is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the exclusive right to make copies of a creative work, usually for a limited time. T...
Criminal law: Causation
21 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Causation is the "causal relationship between the defendant's conduct and end result". In other words, causation provides a means of connecting conduc...
Criminal law: Mens rea
14 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mens rea; Law Latin for "guilty mind") is the mental element of a person's intention to commit a crime; or knowledge that one's action or lack of acti...
Tort Law: Property torts: Detinue
12 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In tort law, detinue is an action to recover for the wrongful taking of personal property. It is initiated by an individual who claims to have a great...
Intellectual property: Authors' rights
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The term is considered as a direct translation of the French term droit d’auteur (also German Urheberrecht). It was first (1777) promoted in France ...
Criminal law: Actus reus
07 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The terms actus reus and mens rea developed in English Law are derived from the principle stated by Edward Coke, namely, actus non facit reum nisi men...
Tort law: Property torts - Conversion
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Conversion is an intentional tort consisting of "taking with the intent of exercising over the chattel an ownership inconsistent with the real owner's...
Criminal law
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Criminal law is the body of law that relates to crime. It proscribes conduct perceived as threatening, harmful, or otherwise endangering to the proper...
Intellectual property: Part 3
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Copyright infringement is reproducing, distributing, displaying or performing a work, or to make derivative works, without permission from the copyrig...
Tort law: Property torts - Trespass
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Trespass is an area of criminal law or tort law broadly divided into three groups: trespass to the person, trespass to chattels and trespass to land. ...
Intellectual property: Part 2
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The main purpose of intellectual property law is to encourage the creation of a wide variety of intellectual goods for consumers. To achieve this, the...
Intellectual property: Part I
17 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Intellectual property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. There are many types of intellectual p...
Tort Law: Transferred intent
17 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Transferred intent (or transferred mens rea, or transferred malice, in English law) is a legal doctrine that holds that, when the intention to harm on...
Tort Law: Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
09 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED; sometimes called the tort of outrage) is a common law tort that allows individuals to recover for ...
Tort Law: False Imprisonment
03 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
False imprisonment occurs when a person intentionally restricts another person’s movement within any area without legal authority, justification or ...
Tort Law: Intentional Torts
26 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An intentional tort is a category of torts that describes a civil wrong resulting from an intentional act on the part of the tortfeasor (alleged wrong...
Tort Law
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Learn the basics of tort law as taught in Law School.