LGBT+ Rights and Human Rights in European Migration and Asylum Systems with Elias Tissandier-Nasom #21
The international legal system is often seen as a neutral framework designed to maintain order. However, looking at the intersection of migration and human rights reveals a far more complex reality. In this episode, we speak with Elias Tissandier-Nasom, a PhD candidate at Leiden University researching asylum law and the protection of LGBTQI+ children’s rights. […]
Medical Law, Ethics and Human Vulnerability with Prof. Jonathan Herring #20
In this episode of the AMAL Podcast, we sit down with Professor Jonathan Herring, Professor of Law at the University of Oxford, to explore the intersection of medical law, ethics, and human vulnerability. Professor Herring challenges the assumption that law in medicine is ever clear-cut – from why signing a form isn’t the same as […]
International Law Reconsidered: Power, History And The Global Legal Order with Dr. Ville Kari #19
International law is often seen as a neutral system designed to regulate relations between states and promote global order. But its foundations tell a far more complex story. In this episode, we speak with Dr. Ville Kari, a scholar of international law and legal history at Tilburg University, who explores how the international legal system […]
Enviromental Law: from Pollution Control to Rights of Nature with Professor Randall Abate #16
Environmental law sits at the intersection of law, policy, and global environmental challenges. But what does this broad field actually cover? To answer this question, Professor Randall Abate explores the foundations of environmental law and its key areas, including climate change law, natural resources law, and the emerging rights of nature movement. The conversation in […]
Litigating For Animals: Cases Across Jurisdictions with Dr Macarena Montes Franceschini #15
In this episode, we step inside some of the most fascinating courtrooms in the world to explore how animal law is unfolding in practice. With Macarena Montes, a researcher with a PhD in Law from Universitat Pompeu Fabra and a Rights Research Fellow at the Brooks McCormick Jr. Animal Law & Policy Program at Harvard […]
Rethinking Animal Law with Eva Bernet Kempers #14
In this episode of the Amal Podcast, we speak with Eva Bernet Kempers, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Antwerp and research associate at the Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law, about how animals are treated in law today and how legal change might realistically unfold. The conversation unpacks what animal law is, why animals […]
Reshaping Arbitration with Louise Barrington #12
In this episode of AMAL, we speak with Louise Barrington, international arbitrator, Founder of the Vis East Moot, and Co-Founder of ArbitralWomen. Louise shares how a single course in Paris led her into international arbitration at a time when the field was small, male-dominated, and largely invisible to young lawyers, especially women. She reflects on […]
AI in Arbitration with Dr Reza Eftekhar #11
How law meets technology in the arbitration room. In this AMAL episode, we speak with Dr. Reza Eftekhar, Senior Legal Advisor at the Iran–U.S. Claims Tribunal and a leading voice in international arbitration. With both academic depth and practical insight, Dr. Eftekhar explores how Artificial Intelligence is transforming arbitration, from assisting lawyers in research and […]
Youth, Diplomacy, and the Future of Global Cooperation with Giulia Tariello #10
Change begins when you decide to walk into the room.In this AMAL episode, we speak with Giulia Tariello: youth empowerment and UN advocate, and former EU Youth Delegate at the United Nations. From high-level UN discussions on gender equality, cooperation, and sustainable development, Giulia has seen diplomacy from the inside. Yet even in those influential […]
Breaking Barriers in International Arbitration with Christopher Campbell and Christian Campbell #9
International arbitration was designed to deliver justice that is faster, cheaper, and more flexible than litigation. Yet in practice, high costs, procedural complexity, and structural exclusivity often limit access to this global field.In this episode, two leading experts in arbitration, Christopher Campbell and Christian Campbell, explore these challenges from both personal and professional perspectives. They […]