Gresham and Defoe (underwriters): The Origins of London Marine Insurance This lecture explores the astonishing history of marine insurance underwriting...
Standards Markets: The free market response to regulation Many societal goals for markets can be achieved with more...
Christopher Wren’s Medical Discoveries: the ‘Architect of Human Anatomy’ ** Please note that this lecture will contain several mentions...
What Rights and Duties are Missing from the U.S. Constitution? Regarding the US Constitution, there is a major split between...
Does the Adversarial System Serve Us Well? What is the adversarial tradition in English criminal and civil...
Wealth Inequality: English Law's Unintended Legacy? Today, the UK is a deeply unequal society. This lecture...
To Blame or Not to Blame? The Medical Profession and Blame Culture Traditionally, medicine has been taught by imitation, apprenticeship and humiliation...
Burma and North Korea - Avoid the Law unless Convenient Conflicts in both these countries show the real limits of...
Stravinsky, Britten and the Lure of the Classical Past Professor Cross examines the themes of metamorphosis and other classical...
Is the First Amendment the Greatest Right of All? This lecture discusses a hierarchy of rights. Is the First...