Law in a Time of Crisis Lord Jonathan Sumption

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John is joined in conversation by Lord Jonathan Sumption OBE, described by his peers as ‘the cleverest man in Britain’. Sumption’s glittering legal mind provides for insightful and challenging perspectives on various topics including lockdown, climate change, Brexit, and so-called ‘hate speech’. • Lord Jonathan Sumption is a celebrated historian, barrister, and emeritus judge of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. After teaching and researching in medieval history at Oxford University, he pursued an astonishingly successful legal career which resulted in his appointment to the Supreme Court. While practising as a lawyer, Sumption wrote celebrated works of medieval history, most notably four volumes of a planned five-volume history of the Hundred Years’ War. • Sumption has weighed into public debate over many years, most recently regarding COVID policies in the UK and the demonisation of Western history, particularly since the BLM protests and riots in 2020. His most recent books are Trials of the State: Law and the Decline of Politics and Law in a Time of Crisis. • -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • 00:40 Introduction • 01:51 What is the rule of law • 04:30 The separation of powers • 08:37 The problem of activists in judicial systems • 12:01 Brexit and its implications on law • 16:11 What is driving the increase of laws • 20:37 Decline of religion • 21:46 Hate speech • 26:23 Disengagement between politicians and the public • 30:16 High expectations of politicians • 32:33 The importance of history • 34:54 Overuse of emotive language in crisis • 38:25 Climate change and democracy • 42:50 Motive behind solutions to climate change • 46:31 Inequality • 49:10 Implications of lockdown • 55:25 The greatest challenge to democracy • 57:15 Using history to undermine western culture • 1:00:20 The problem of ‘Direct Democracy’ • 1:03:54 Conclusion • -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • Conversations feature John Anderson, former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, interviewing the world's foremost thought leaders about today's pressing social, cultural and political issues. • John believes proper, robust dialogue is necessary if we are to maintain our social strength and cohesion. As he puts it; You cannot get good public policy out of a bad public debate. • If you value this discussion and want to see more like it, make sure you subscribe to the channel here: / @johnandersonmedia • And stay right up to date with all the conversations by subscribing to the newsletter here: https://johnanderson.net.au/contact/ • Follow John on Twitter: / johnandersonac • Follow John on Facebook: / johnandersonac • Support the channel: https://johnanderson.net.au/support/ • Website: https://johnanderson.net.au/ • Podcast: https://johnanderson.net.au/podcasts/ • -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • Purchase Lord Sumption's Law in a Time of Crisis here: • https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/...

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