Podcasts about baroness helena kennedy

Following President Donald Trump's tariffs and President Xi Jinping's refusal to back down, the world is in a new era and the UK has a decision to make. Does it line up behind the US President and freeze diplomatic relationships with Beijing? Or, with an increasingly radical leader in Washington DC, do they switch their allegiance? What does the UK do about China's human rights record? In a world of strong men hostile to liberal democracies, where does the UK go? On this episode of the Fourcast, Krishnan Guru-Murthy is joined by Victor Gao, vice president of the Center for China and Globalisation, and Baroness Helena Kennedy, a Labour peer who was sanctioned by Beijing for her role as co-chair of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China. Produced by Ka Yee Mak, Tom Gordon-Martin, Holly Snelling and Rob Thomson.  

Lucy Worsley travels back in time to revisit the unthinkable crimes of 19th century murderesses from the UK, Australia and North America.Lucy Worsley travels to Buckland Brewer, Devon, to investigate the death of a young servant girl on a remote farm. Far from bucolic idyll with roses around the door, this is the location of a grizzly crime where a teenage girl, Mary-Ann Parsons, is found dead, her emaciated body horribly bruised and battered.Guest Detective Baroness Helena Kennedy, a leading barrister and expert on human rights and modern slavery, joins Lucy to examine the crime. The alleged Lady Killer is Sarah Bird, a young farmer's wife and the mother of four children. Could she really be capable of this brutal murder? Together with Lady Killers' in-house historian Professor Rosalind Crone, the team examines how Mary-Ann Parsons comes to work as a Parish Apprentice at Gawland Farm, and how a toxic culture of abuse becomes the norm. With a wealth of experience in modern slavery, Baroness Helena Kennedy unpicks how people become trapped in domestic servitude today and what it takes to turn someone into an enslaver.Produced in partnership with the Open University.Producer: Emily Hughes Readers: Clare Corbett and Jonathan Keeble Sound design: Chris Maclean Series Producer: Julia Hayball. A StoryHunter production for BBC Radio 4New episodes will be released on Wednesday wherever you get your podcasts. But if you're in the UK, listen to the latest full series of Lady Killers first on BBC Sounds. BBC Sounds - Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley - Available Episodes: http://bbc.in/3M2pT0K

Welcome to Law & Disorder, a new podcast that looks at what's happening in our world through the lens of the law. We are: Sir Nicholas Mostyn, recently retired High Court judge, Baroness Helena Kennedy, barrister and human rights campaigner, and Charlie Falconer, Labour peer and former Lord Chancellor. Together we will bring order, and a dollop of disorder, to proceedings. In this first episode, we'll be talking about the Rule of Law, the principle which underpins our democratic systems of government. Is it under threat? And, if so, what can be done to address the erosion of legal norms?Law and Disorder is a Podot podcast.Executive Producer: Nick Hilton.Associate Producer: Ewan Cameron.Music by Richard Strauss, arranged and performed by Anthony Willis & Brett Bailey.PR by Sally Jones. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You're listening to Law and Disorder, a brand new weekly podcast looking at the biggest news stories of the day through the lens of the law. We are: Sir Nicholas Mostyn, recently retired High Court judge, Baroness Helena Kennedy, barrister and human rights campaigner, and Charlie Falconer, Labour peer and former Lord Chancellor. Together we will bring order, and a dollop of disorder, to proceedings.Law and Disorder is a Podot podcast.Executive Producer: Nick Hilton.Associate Producer: Ewan Cameron.Music by Richard Strauss, arranged and performed by Anthony Willis & Brett Bailey.PR by Sally Jones. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Pulitzer Prize winning poet Mary Oliver died in 2019. She was best known for her poetry that reflected her love of the natural world and her famous poem 'Wild Geese' is said to have literally saved people's lives with its message of hope and redemption. An abusive childhood led the young Mary to escape into the woods near her home in Ohio where she discovered a love of nature that was to sustain her throughout her life. She found love with the photographer Molly Malone Cook and they lived happily for many years in Provincetown Massachusetts. Her life and work are greatly admired by many including this week's guest the actor Niamh Cusack and Mary's friend Baroness Helena Kennedy.Producer: Maggie AyreExtracts of Mary Oliver from The Onbeing Project with Krista Tippett and from a conversation with Coleman Barks for the Lannan Foundation

Yesterday on Woman's Hour, one of Russell Brand's alleged victims, 'Alice', called for a conversation around changing the age of consent in the UK, to what she called 'a staggered age of consent'. It would mean individuals between the ages of 16 and 18 could legally have sex with one another, but there would be legislation in place to prevent adults having relations with 16 to 18-year-olds, as there is the potential for a power imbalance in this dynamic. Emma Barnett speaks to Baroness Helena Kennedy and Gudrun Young QC. Lucy Letby was recently convicted of murdering seven infants and attempting to kill six others while working within the Countess of Chester Hospital's neonatal unit between June 2015 and June 2016. We talk to Dr Susan Gilby who joined the hospital trust as medical director and then chief executive a few weeks after Letby was arrested. Two weeks ago, Birmingham City Council issued a 114 notice which means they can't balance the books to meet their spending commitments this year.  The tipping point appears to have been a £750 million equal pay settlement and it's feared many more councils could be in a similar position. Emma talks to Heather Jameson, Editor of the Municipal Journal and to Peter Marland from the Local Government Association which represents councils in England about the problems they're facing. Presenter: Emma Barnett Producer: Lisa Jenkinson Studio Manager: Tim Heffer

Iain Dale interviews Baroness Helena Kennedy about her life as a lawyer tackling violence against women and girls, the difficulty of balancing political views with legal work... and her unique role in the Coronation of King Charles III.

The culture which allows sexism to perpetuate in healthcare is no better illustrated than by The BMJ's investigation into sexual abuse in the NHS. However, The BMJ are not the first organisation to highlight the problems - Surviving in Scrubs  have been collating stories of sexism in healthcare, and making waves about the issues for a while. In this episode of Doctor Informed, Clara Munro is joined by the founders of Surviving in Scrubs, to discuss their campaign, how to create a culture of zero tolerance for sexism at the ward level, and why they think sexism should be a professional issue. Our guests; Becky Cox is an academic GP researching domestic abuse and GP specialist in gynaecology in Oxford. Chelcie Jewitt is an emergency medicine trainee in Liverpool. Bron Biddle, founder of Ambulance Voices, and an employee in the ambulance service.   Links; https://www.bmj.com/me-too-investigation Previous Doctor Informed interview with Baroness Helena Kennedy

Helena Kennedy returns to The Humourology Podcast to continue her conversation with Paul Boross about humour, human rights, and the power of having a laugh in the face of tough times. Kennedy shares her insights on how laughter can help lawyers in the courtroom and how humour can help humanity break down barriers. “The business of laughing together creates sort of a conspiracy in a way. You're recognising something in each other.”Join Paul Boross and Helena Kennedy for a continuation of their discussion on how humour can bring humanity together with lightness and laughter, only on The Humourology Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The man who could be Britain's next prime minister remains a mystery to many. What drives Keir Starmer? Where does that combination of bland amiability and ruthlessness towards the Left come from? And can he prove that competence matters more than charisma? Michael Crick talks to two people who knew Starmer well – Labour peer Baroness Helena Kennedy and barrister Prof Bill Bowring – to delve into his past in the legal profession. What makes Keir Starmer tick? “He's had to resurrect from the grave a party that was annihilated… Of course people are going to be unhappy with how he's done it.” – Helena Kennedy “He was always ambitious… If you'd told him in 1987 that he'd become a KC, former DPP, leader of the Labour Party and a potential Prime Ministers, he wouldn't have batted an eyelid.” – Bill Bowring “He's someone who'll know what's going on in every department… He's a details man.” – Helena Kennedy Written and presented by Michael Crick. Audio production by Alex Rees. Music by Jade Bailey. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Mugshots is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Boross is joined by member of The House of Lords, barrister and champion of human rights, Helena Kennedy. Kennedy shares how humour has helped her even the playing field and hold on to hope in the face of human right's horror stories. “One can use humour to sort of soften difficult circumstances.”Join Paul Boross and Helena Kennedy as they discuss the power of humour in the fight for human rights, only on The Humourology Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In honor of International Women's Day, we are re-airing our interview with Dr. Averil Mansfield, Pioneering Vascular Surgeon and the UK's first female professor of surgery. She recently published her autobiography, Life in Her Hands. From a young age, Averil Mansfield wanted to become a doctor. But it was the early 1950s, and women were not expected to pursue a career in medicine. Against all expectations, Dr. Mansfield forged ahead and became a Vascular surgeon in the UK. In addition to her illustrious career, she has worked to support and encourage other women to enter the field of surgery. Dr. Mansfield was voted one of "100 Women Who Have Changed the World" and founded Women in Surgery, a Royal College of Surgeons initiative to encourage more women to enter the field.   Links and Resources: Life in Her Hands: The Inspiring Story of a Pioneering Female Surgeon About our Guest: Dr. Averil Mansfield is a retired Vascular Surgeon. She was born into a working-class family and was educated at her local primary and grammar schools in Blackpool and then at Liverpool University graduating M.B.Ch.B in 1960. She plays the piano and music has been a prominent feature throughout her life. She learned to play the cello in retirement. After graduation, she trained in surgery in Liverpool and in addition spent two years in the USA. At the age of 34 she became a consultant general surgeon first in Liverpool and later moved to London. In London she practiced as a vascular surgeon and later [1993] became Professor of Vascular Surgery at Imperial College and Director of the Academic Surgical Unit at St Mary's Hospital. She was the first woman in the UK to become a professor of surgery and to head up an academic surgical unit. Her research interests centered on thrombosis and on arterial diseases along with their surgical treatment.  Teaching and passing on skills have always been her passion and she hopes to inspire the next generation to achieve to the maximum of their capabilities. She has been President of The Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland [the first woman], President of The Vascular Surgical Society [the first woman], and the section of Surgery of the RSM. She was Vice President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and chaired a number of its boards and the Court of Examiners and in 2009 became President of the BMA. She was recently a member of the working party looking at Diversity in Surgery under the chairmanship of Baroness Helena Kennedy. In retirement, she chaired the Council of the Stroke Association, the Board of Science of the BMA, and two medical charities. Charitable commitments and ambassadorial roles eg for Liverpool University are a continuing and important feature of her life. In 2019 she was awarded the Aneurin Bevan Lifetime achievement award at the celebration to mark the 70th anniversary of the NHS. In 2020 she was a castaway on Desert Island Discs.    

Baroness Helena Kennedy is one of Britain's most distinguished lawyers and has dedicated her more than forty-year career to giving voice to those who have least power within the system. Helena has worked on some of the UK's most high-profile cases, including the appeal by the Guildford Four, who were wrongly accused and imprisoned for planting an IRA bomb in a pub used by British soldiers. She is also a leading voice for equal opportunities for women working in law and has championed reforms to address the discrimination experienced by women in the legal system, especially relating to sexual and domestic violence.In this episode, Helena shares what sparked her love affair with the law and how she bucked convention to become one of Britain's leading barristers at a time when women were largely excluded from the legal profession. She and Julia discuss her landmark human rights cases, and also delve into her recent work on the #EvacuateHer campaign to provide support to female judges, lawyers, women's rights activists, human rights defenders and their families who were at risk after the Taliban's resurgence in Afghanistan.Learn more about the #EvacuateHer campaign here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-afghan-judges-lawyers-womens-activists See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

[CN: This episode contains mentions of rape, abuse, racism, islamophobia, FGM and the death penalty] In this episode, Engender's Alys Mumford interviews Baroness Helena Kennedy on her work as a human rights lawyer and fighting for women's equality, as well as looking at the experiences of women in the criminal justice system, and whether the law can bring about cultural change.  Following on from Part 1 of Misogyny - A Human Rights Issue,  they also discuss her role in chairing The Independent Working Group on Misogyny and Criminal Justice in Scotland. Resources: Eve was Framed Misogyny - A Human Rights Issue.  Recommendations: Cut from the Same Cloth?: Muslim Women on Life in Britain - Edited by Sabeena Akhtar. Access a transcript of the episode here.  On the Engender is produced for Engender by Amanda Aitken. Jingle by Bossy Love.

Women are still fighting for equality all over the world. Even in long established democracies like the UK plenty of evidence suggests that from the workplace to the law courts there is a long way to go. Stephen Sackur speaks to Baroness Helena Kennedy who has been trying to loosen the grip of the patriarchy in the British legal system for five decades.

When a child dies there are enormous challenges for professionals & these extend beyond the obvious intense levels of emotion & desire to be aware of & sensitive to the needs of the family. In this episode you will gain insight into the expectations of professionals & how the dynamics can play out. Those involved in the world of reviews should have a level of understanding of what happens & why. Expect to hear John & I explore the interaction with the review for more detail. John Fox John is a Senior Lecturer in Police Studies at the University of Portsmouth and as well as his regular student centred teaching and he currently delivers child death investigation training to police officers, doctors and specialist nurses.  He was awarded his MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice by the University of Surrey, and his PhD in the discipline of Sociology also by University of Surrey. Before joining the team at Portsmouth, he was a senior police detective and subsequently was employed for 6 years as an associate tutor by the College of Policing to train senior homicide detectives on the SIO Development Programme and he helped develop their accredited national 'Investigation of Sudden Childhood Death' course.  He is currently a member of the National Policing Childhood Death Working Group and has represented UK policing on various Government working parties and committees concerning child abuse and related issues, including various editions of 'Working Together' and the 'Achieving Best Evidence' guidance. From 2001 to 2003 he was Lord Laming's police advisor and assessor, on the Victoria Climbie Inquiry He has carried out a number of Serious Case Reviews, Practice Reviews and Domestic Homicide Reviews using SILP methodology as well as traditional or blended methodology. Links & References from the show : Report of Baroness Helena Kennedy  College of Policing guidance  Police practice in cases of sudden and unexpected child death in England and Wales: an investigative deficit?

Kamalturk Yalqun, a member of the Uyghur community whose writer father was jailed in China, joins a special panel to discuss this week's parliamentary pingpong and what's next in the campaign to support this Muslim community. We are also joined by Baroness Helena Kennedy. Alistair Carmichael MP, Rene Cassin's Mia Hasenson-Gross and journalist Oz Katerji.

Pottering - what exactly is it? And why should you make time for it? To discuss this most British of pastimes, Jane is joined by self-confessed potterer – life coach Sarah Longfield and Anna McGovern, author of Pottering: A Cure for Modern Life, who defines pottering as keeping herself busy but without a plan or a purpose. Caitlin McNamara, a former Hay Festival curator, claims she was attacked in February of this year whilst working on the inaugural Middle East festival, by Sheikh Nahyan, the Minister of Tolerance in the United Arab Emirates cabinet and a member of Abu Dhabi’s ruling family. Now taking legal action in the UK, she joins Jane to explain why she has decided to make public the alleged assault. Baroness Helena Kennedy discusses the importance of this case. October is Black History Month. Reporter Olivia Cope spoke to two black female performance artists about their work and the influence this past year has had on their craft. Sophia Thakur has been holding free workshops over Zoom during lockdown, where hundreds of people from around the world have been in touch to work out how to express their feelings towards current events. Vilma Jackson's work explores the challenges she faces as a deaf, black woman in a hearing world. Ali Gordon is Vilma’s interpreter. Presenter: Jane Garvey Producer: Dianne McGregor

Welcome to this week's episode of The Mindset Mentor Meets Podcast which hears Angela interviewing Cindy Butts, Commissioner, Criminal Cases Review Commission.   ***Please forgive the sound quality in parts.  This was recorded during lockdown.  It's such an important conversation , we wanted to go ahead and publish. About our guest Cindy has over 20 years of experience improving access to justice, tackling inequality and complaints handling. She currently has a portfolio career which includes a Crown appointment as a Commissioner at the Criminal Cases Review Commission, a Lay Member of the House of Commons Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, a Lay Member of the House of Lords Conduct Committee, Vice Chair of the Bar Standards Board's Independent Decision Making Body and also serves as an Independent member of the Press Recognition Panel's Nominations Committee. Cindy also has extensive experience in senior public sector recruitment; assisting Government Ministers in appointing Non-Executive Directors to a range of Non-Departmental Public Bodies. In addition, she appoints judges on behalf of the Judicial Appointments Commission. Cindy previously served as a Commissioner at the Independent Police Complaints Commission. Prior to this she was the Deputy Chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority where she had responsibility for setting the strategic direction of the Metropolitan Police Service and chaired a range of inquiries most notably into race and faith, gun and Knife crime and co-chaired the Domestic Violence Board alongside Baroness Helena Kennedy. Cindy has advised various international Governments, most recently advising the South African Government on legislative reforms to police oversight.  She is a Trustee of the anti-racism in football charity Kick it Out   About this show Cindy explains where she gets her motivation from, crediting her mother who has tirelessly campaigned for equality her whole adult life.  As a child Cindy would accompany her mother in the pursuit of justice and learnt to be strong and unwavering in the fight for what was right.  Her career is incredible and she shares how at times it has been hard to live up to the roles she has found herself in, though a deep sense of self--belief and a sense of responsibility has carried her through.  We discuss Black Lives Matter and how the recent awareness drive needs to be more than that, it needs to be a catalyst for real and lasting change in which we all have a part to play.  An informative and inspiring half hour.   Keep in touch with Cindy: http;//www.linkedin.com/in/cindy-butts-86354ba About the Host Angela Cox, Mindset Mentor is an award-winning behavioural change life coach. She works with leaders and professionals helping them to stop being stuck, build the belief and unleash their absolute potential. To find out more about working with Angela visit http://www.angela-cox.co.uk To follow on social media http://www.linkedin.com/in/angelacoxmindsetmentor  http://www.instagram.com/mindset_mentor_angela_cox http://www.facebook.com/mindsetmentorangelacox You can purchase Angela's book, Enough here... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Enough-proves-achieve-anything-believe-ebook/dp/B07D3RZH8J/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1585036301&sr=8-4

Tomorrow the United Arab Emirates will launch its first ever mission to Mars. The probe, called Hope, aims to give the most complete picture yet of the Martian atmosphere – and will cement the UAE’s role as a space-exploring nation. We talk to Her Excellency Sarah Al-Miri Minister of State for Advanced Sciences and the Deputy Mission Project Manager for the Emirates Mars Mission and Professor Jim Al-Khalili, Theoretical physicist and presenter of The Life Scientific. Ghislaine Maxwell will appear in court in Manhattan on Tuesday charged with recruiting girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse. She’s always denied any wrongdoing, and has also denied knowing that he was doing anything wrong. But if we looks back over the decades, news coverage of women accused of aiding and abetting men in their crimes, especially if sexual abuse is involved, has provoked some double-standard reactions. We hear from Baroness Helena Kennedy and Consultant Clinical & Forensic Psychologist Naomi Murphy Leading charities say relatives of care home residents with dementia should be treated as key workers. In a letter to the health secretary, they say that the care given by family members is "essential" to residents' mental and physical health. We hear from listener Sara McMahon about the impact not benig able to visit her dad has had on his condition. Plus Dorothy Koomson discusses her new novel All My Lies Are True, sequel to the bestselling The Ice Cream Girls, about two teenage girls accused of the murder of their teacher. Presenter Jane Garvey Producer Beverley Purcell Guest; Baroness Helena Kennedy Guest; Naomi Murphy Guest; Her Excellency Sarah Al-Miri Guest; Professor Jim Al-Khalili, Guest; Dorothy Koomson

States have taken drastic action to combat Covid-19. But there is clear potential for abuse of the situation and a detrimental effect on the rule of law, says Baroness Helena Kennedy. #humanrights

Baroness Helena Kennedy is one of Britain's most distinguished lawyers. She has spent her professional life giving voice to those who have least power within the system, championing civil liberties and promoting human rights. She has used many public platforms – including the House of Lords to argue with passion, wit and humanity for social justice. She has also written and broadcast on a wide range of issues, from medical negligence to terrorism to the rights of women and children. Her latest book is Eve Was Shamed: How British Justice is Failing Women. Recorded live at the Tabernacle in London's Notting Hill on 25th February 2019. 5x15 brings together outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. Learn more about 5x15 events: www.5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this week is Andrew Mitchell, Former Cabinet Minister & Conservative MP for Sutton Coldfield; Simon Heffer, Telegraph Columnist; Baroness Helena Kennedy, Leading Barrister and Labour member of the House of Lords and Jonathan Lis, Deputy Director of British Influence.

Charles Peabody, Portales Partners LLC President, recaps U.S. bank earnings with us. Lord Robert Skidelsky, House of Lords Member, says David Cameron landed the U.K. in the Brexit mess without adequate preparation. Chuck Robbins, Cisco Chairman and CEO, says the migration to cloud is driving their growth. Baroness Helena Kennedy, House of Lords Member, says the DUP have Theresa May "by the tail" over the Northern Ireland border agreement.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Charles Peabody, Portales Partners LLC President, recaps U.S. bank earnings with us. Lord Robert Skidelsky, House of Lords Member, says David Cameron landed the U.K. in the Brexit mess without adequate preparation. Chuck Robbins, Cisco Chairman and CEO, says the migration to cloud is driving their growth. Baroness Helena Kennedy, House of Lords Member, says the DUP have Theresa May "by the tail" over the Northern Ireland border agreement. 

Alan Ruskin, Deutsche Bank Securities Managing Director & Chief International Strategist, says market participants seem to expect volatility to be sticky for a while. Luke Kawa, Bloomberg Cross-Asset Reporter, says markets are pricing in some kind of inflection point for the Fed over the next two years. Danny Blanchflower, Dartmouth Professor & Former BOE Monetary Policy Committee Member, defines the current situation of the U.K. as one of "chaos" and "rage". Julia Coronado, Macropolicy Perspectives Founder, explains that technology is a deflationary force. Baroness Helena Kennedy, House of Lords Member, remarks that the Irish border question was not in the mind of the voters when the Brexit referendum took place.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Alan Ruskin, Deutsche Bank Securities Managing Director & Chief International Strategist, says market participants seem to expect volatility to be sticky for a while. Luke Kawa, Bloomberg Cross-Asset Reporter, says markets are pricing in some kind of inflection point for the Fed over the next two years. Danny Blanchflower, Dartmouth Professor & Former BOE Monetary Policy Committee Member, defines the current situation of the U.K. as one of "chaos" and "rage". Julia Coronado, Macropolicy Perspectives Founder, explains that technology is a deflationary force. Baroness Helena Kennedy, House of Lords Member, remarks that the Irish border question was not in the mind of the voters when the Brexit referendum took place. 

On Budget day, Andrew Marr discusses what is broken in our economic and social system, and how it could be mended - if only those in charge were bold enough. Oxford’s Paul Collier is an economist known around the world for his work on inequality. His new book, The Future of Capitalism, focuses on the great rifts dividing Britain, with solutions on how to close them. David Willetts, the former Conservative minister, is focused on generational fairness and the increasing tensions between the successful and the struggling in society. The Resolution Foundation, of which he is chair, suggests the state must do more to redistribute wealth and responsibility. Baroness Helena Kennedy has been a campaigning lawyer and a feminist throughout her career. Her new book, Eve was Shamed, looks at how British justice has been failing women - and comes up with solutions. And for those who think bad news for other people may be good for them, Tiffany Watt Smith explains that most British of Germanic concepts: schadenfreude. Producer: Hannah Sander

Alan Blinder, economist and former Vice-Chair of the Federal Reserve, on his new book, "Advice and Dissent: Why America Suffers When Economics and Politics Collide." Jordyn Holman, Bloomberg reporter, discusses why Sinclair contracts made it too expensive for reporters to quit amidst controversy over pro-Trump scripts. Baroness Helena Kennedy, Labour Party Member at the House of Lords, on outlook for Brexit, and how the UK economy is already feeling the pinch. Jonathan Miller, President and CEO of Miller Samuel, on Manhattan home prices plunging by the most since the recession. 

Algebris Investments' Alberto Gallo says the FX market may panic again once Britain triggers Article 50. Prior to that, Baroness Helena Kennedy, a Labour Party member of the House of Lords, says British Prime Minister Theresa May will have to try to compromise when it comes to Brexit. Edward Glaeser, an economics professor at Harvard University, says when we start thinking that infrastructure is a solution to all of our problems, we get bridges to nowhere. Finally, Roger Bootle, founder of Capital Economics, says he'd be surprised if U.K. confidence falls back in 2017. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Algebris Investments' Alberto Gallo says the FX market may panic again once Britain triggers Article 50. Prior to that, Baroness Helena Kennedy, a Labour Party member of the House of Lords, says British Prime Minister Theresa May will have to try to compromise when it comes to Brexit. Edward Glaeser, an economics professor at Harvard University, says when we start thinking that infrastructure is a solution to all of our problems, we get bridges to nowhere. Finally, Roger Bootle, founder of Capital Economics, says he'd be surprised if U.K. confidence falls back in 2017.

Professor Margaret MacMillan's Lecture, Varieties of Resistance was held at Mansfield College, Oxford on the 19th of November 2015 and was introduced by the Principal of Mansfield College, Baroness Helena Kennedy. Professor MacMillan is a distinguished Historian having published works such as Women of the Raj and Peacemakers: the Paris Conference of 1919 and Its Attempt to Make Peace. She is the Warden of St Anthony's College, taking on the post in 2007. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and sits on several not-for-profit boards and the editorial boards of International History and First World War Studies.

Professor Margaret MacMillan's Lecture, Varieties of Resistance was held at Mansfield College, Oxford on the 19th of November 2015 and was introduced by the Principal of Mansfield College, Baroness Helena Kennedy. Professor MacMillan is a distinguished Historian having published works such as Women of the Raj and Peacemakers: the Paris Conference of 1919 and Its Attempt to Make Peace. She is the Warden of St Anthony's College, taking on the post in 2007. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and sits on several not-for-profit boards and the editorial boards of International History and First World War Studies.

Author, activist, and entrepreneur Naomi Wolf talks about her perspective on modern feminism, including the body positivity movement, and shares her newest project, BillCam, which puts legislation back into the hands of the people. The Women Promoted on This Episode: "I was mentored by a woman named Baroness Helena Kennedy, Queens Council." says Naomi. (Helena wasn't born into her title, she earned it through her work as a human rights lawyer, Naomi notes.) "She works really hard to protect the rights of prisoners, of incarcerated people, of people accused around the world without due process, and she is raising $13 million for Mansfield College in Oxford, where she is...one of the few women wardens of a college." Follow These Women on Twitter: Women's Health: @womenshealthmag Caitlin Abber: @everydaycaitlin Naomi Wolf: @naomirwolf Episode Credits: Uninterrupted is produced by Caitlin Abber, and recorded at CBS Studios. Our theme music is “Bullshit” by Jen Miller.

Baroness Helena Kennedy, QC delivered the Annual Isaiah Berlin Lecture on law and globalization at Wolfson College. The lecture was introduced by Acting President of the College, Christina Redfield. The leading human rights lawyer Baroness Helena Kennedy gave a stirring defence of the principle of universal human rights when she delivered the Annual Isaiah Berlin Lecture on law and globalization at Wolfson College. She took as the starting point for her lecture the global economic crisis, which clearly demonstrated the importance of accepted norms to regulate today's interconnected world, and the need for the law to cross national borders to hold wrongdoers to account in the globalized marketplace. Addressing issues such as the position and treatment of women, same-sex rights, immigration, and asylum policy, Baroness Kennedy charted the development of the idea of universal human rights to better understand the controversy it attracts today. She offered the salutary reminder that the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) was drafted at the urging of Winston Churchill as a way of unifying people behind principles that would prevent the type of atrocities that had taken place in the Second World War. This effort to embed values in law was not intended to create global law, she explained, but to bring about a template against which national laws can be measured. Whilst acknowledging that developing nations may see human rights as a preoccupation of the wealthy, she vigorously defended human rights discourse against the claims of cultural relativism, which relegates human values below the claims of local culture. Strict cultural relativism, she argued, can often be a justification for human rights abuse, and uncritical acceptance of cultural relativism prevents us from examining the very societal structures that create the cultural norm.

Baroness Helena Kennedy, leading barrister and an expert in human rights law, civil liberties and constitutional issues, will give a series of three public lectures and a concluding symposium on The Illusion of Inclusion: Women and the Law. Globalisation has expanded markets across borders and just as legitimate businesses have expanded their reach so have black markets. This lecture will look at the forms of crime like human trafficking which have spread like wildfire through the same technological advances which have enhanced markets. The lecture will contend that national legal systems are currently proving incapable of dealing adequately with globalised crimes, particularly those which involve the sexual abuse of women and children, but the profitability of such exploitation means international legal responses are resisted.

Baroness Helena Kennedy, leading barrister and an expert in human rights law, civil liberties and constitutional issues, will give a series of three public lectures and a concluding symposium on The Illusion of Inclusion: Women and the Law. The development of human rights regimes around the world is based on a belief that there are such things as universal values. This idea is challenged most potently in the areas of gender and sexuality, where patriarchal power relations often combine with religion to oppose women's equality. This lecture will engage with the claims of cultural relativism and steer a course through the struggle for human rights in societies which are multi-ethnic and multi-religious.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Women's Rights 2012: Baroness Helena Kennedy. A review of women and the law from victims, defendants and law's users to practioners and judges.

Andrew Marr with the former UN deputy secretary-general Mark Malloch-Brown, who argues that national governments are no longer equipped to address complex international issues. The Conservative MP Daniel Kawczynski describes the "corrupt grandiosity" of the Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi, and explains what is meant by the government's 'principled engagement' with the country. The historian David Gilmour looks back a hundred and fifty years to the unification of Italy, and considers whether it has ever really become a coherent nation-state. And the human rights lawyer, Baroness Helena Kennedy, believes we need to be more judgemental if we are to live an ethical life.Producer: Katy Hickman.

Baroness Helena Kennedy’s cure for writers block is to go to the meat of the argument, then come back to the start later.