Law and Society
Video Resources
Video 1: How I defend the rule of law
Description: Kimberley Motley, an American litigator practicing in Afghanistan and elsewhere, shows how a country’s own laws can bring both justice and “justness” using the law for its intended purpose—to protect.
Video 2: How to put the power of law in people’s hands
Description: Vivek Maru is working to transform the relationship between people and law, turning law from an abstraction or threat into something that everyone can understand, use, and shape. Instead of relying solely on lawyers, Maru started a global network of community paralegals, or barefoot lawyers, who serve in their own communities and break the law down into simple terms to help people find solutions.
Video 3: Prosecutorial Misconduct
Description: Correspondent Tim O’Brien examines charges that some federal prosecutors wrongfully withhold from defense attorneys material evidence that could affect the outcome of a trial.