Episode 8: "Prayers for Rain"
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In this episode of Learned Hands, the Official Podcast of the Westerosi Bar Association, Maester Merry & Clint from Laws of Ice and Fire ask: In the drought in the Sworn Sword, did Rohanne Webber have the right to dam the Chequey Water?
Our analysis this week includes:
- Rohanne Webber thirst! And thirst in general!
- We all learn about riparian water rights and conceptions of water use!
- The kids are overjoyed to discuss an ACTUAL! WESTEROSI! LEGAL! DOCUMENT!
- A search ensues for other Westerosi water use issues, which ends up on Tywin!
- Merry details how Eustace Osgrey is an annoying client!
- Clint gets strangely excited to do a dramatic reading of the Blackfyre speech!
- Everyone firmly refuses to do basic math on 20 trees!
- A final JUDGMENT is rendered.
Supplemental reading:
-The Map of Coldmoat and Standfast from Klaradox.
-Fantastic article on the Indigenous Peoples conceptions of property and land use.
-And another from the perspective of Australian Indigenous Peoples.
-Wiki on the Colorado River Compact.
Intro & Outro music courtesy Sid Luscious & The Pants. None of this should be construed as legal advice OBVIOUSLY.
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