Crash Course
Legal System Basics: Crash Course Government and Politics
This week Craig Benzine takes a first look at the judicial branch. It's pretty easy to forget that the courts, and the laws that come out of them, affect our lives on a daily basis. But how exactly these decisions are made and where each...
TED Talks
Steven Wise: Chimps have feelings and thoughts. They should also have rights
Chimpanzees are people too, you know. Ok, not exactly. But lawyer Steven Wise has spent the last 30 years working to change these animals' status from "things" to "persons." It's not a matter of legal semantics; as he describes in this...
Crash Course
Judicial Review: Crash Course Government and Politics
Today, Craig Benzine is going to tell you about the Supreme Court's most important case, Marbury v. Madison, and how the court granted itself the power of judicial review. Judicial review is the power to examine and invalidate actions of...
Wonderscape
The 7th Amendment Explained: Rights in Civil Cases
This video explains the 7th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, focusing on its role in safeguarding individual rights in civil court cases. It differentiates between criminal and civil cases, and discusses the historical context and...
Hip Hughes History
The Seventh Amendment Explained: The Constitution for Dummies Series
Continuing the Constitution for Dummies Series with the Bill of Rights and Amendment Seven. Explained simply so you can understand the Constitution of the United States.
The Business Professor
Battle of Forms - UCC Acceptance of Offer to Contract
This Video Explains Battle of Forms - UCC Acceptance of Offer to Contract
Intelligence Squared
Dinah Rose on the enduring importance of Magna Carta
Dinah Rose on the enduring importance of Magna Carta.
Hip Hughes History
The Magna Carta Explained: Global History Review
A short summary of the Magna Carta.
The Business Professor
Environmental Law - Common Law Actions
The common law allows for legal actions by individuals to enforce the laws protecting the environemnt. This videos identifies the common law actions available to a plaintiff when enforcing the environmental law?
The Business Professor
Additional Terms in Acceptance under UCC
Explanation of how Additional Terms in affect the Acceptance a contract under the Unform Commercial Code (UCC)
The Business Professor
Accepting an Offer
Explanation of the process for Accepting an Offer to Contract - Contract Formation
Curated Video
Civil Law vs. Common Law: Understanding Legal Systems
This video explains the differences between civil law and common law legal systems. It uses a relatable scenario to illustrate how judges in each system evaluate cases and make decisions.
The Business Professor
Understanding Jurisprudence and Legal Theory
This video provides an overview of the different schools of legal thought or jurisprudence. The video discusses various approaches to interpreting and applying law, such as formalism, natural law, and historical law, among others.
Curated Video
Coverture
Coverture severely restricted women’s political, financial, and personal rights and was imported to the American colonies as a part of English common law. It affected the lives of all American women and although it has been diminished...
The Business Professor
Priority of Parties Holding Statutory or Common Law Liens
Priority of Parties Holding Statutory or Common Law Liens