The Devil’s Advocates—Part 1
Critical Legal Studies and why the law can’t be “infinitely malleable”
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Show Notes
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In this two-part episode, Ron talks to Rebecca Roiphe (Joseph Solomon Distinguished Professor of Law at New York Law School) about critical legal studies, the attacks on our understanding of what the law is and how it should function from across the political spectrum.
They discuss:
(04:57) The challenges the rule of law is facing
(07:31) Understanding Critical Legal Studies
(10:16) Intersectionality and Its Impact
(12:00) Power Dynamics in Critical Legal Studies
(20:54) The Adversarial System and Its Importance
(27:05) The Evolution of Critical Legal Thought
(32:45) The Role of Law in Democracy
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