Who makes the law and what do animal skins have to do with Acts!

We must obey the law whether we know about it or not!  In this episode, Alma-Constance and Lucinda ask Dr. Mari Takayanagi, historian, author, and the senior Parliamentary Archivist - part of a team which manages the more than 4 million historic records going back more than 500 years at the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Mari tells us:·      About the Magna Carta and the oldest Act and how they both mention children ·      Why Acts were written on animal skins ·      Why we need to know about laws created long ago·      How making laws has changed over the centuries·      How people find out about the current lawsMari says that when she was 10 years old she loved being in the library and reading books. Her favourite historical object is the suffragette banner unfurled in the House of Commons in 1908 as part of the campaign for votes for women. Alma-Constance and Lucinda would love to hear from you! Tell us what you think of our episode, and if you've got any questions, ideas about a topic or someone you'd like us to interview,  please  contact us through the website, kidslaw.info  or on social media  on Twitter @KidsLawInfo, Facebook and Instagram @KidsLawInfo You can also email us: [email protected] subscribe, rate, and share with your friends. See you in the next episode!Resourceshttps://archives.parliament.ukVirtual Tour of Parliamentary Archive  (Suffragette banner at 28:07 minutes)https://learning.parliament.uk/en/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/Necessary Women: The Untold Story of Parliament’s Working Women by  Dr Elizabeth Hallam Smith and Dr Mari Takayanagi     Keep your questions coming in. Please subscribe, rate, and share the podcast with your friends. See you soon in the next episode!You can follow us @kidslawinfo on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram

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This is a podcast about children and the laws that affect them as they grow up. Alma-Constance, our host, decided to start the podcast in 2021when she was 10 years old. Living in England, UK, she discovered that when she turned 10 she would have reached the age of criminal responsibility. This is one of the youngest ages of criminalising children in the developed world. That was a pretty shocking discovery for her especially as she realised that she and her peers knew nothing about what this meant in practice and how it can affected children and their families. With the help of Lucinda Acland, a lawyer, and supported by Next 100 Years, they set out to ask some questions of leading experts to help children make sense of it all. There are a lot of laws that affect #children as they grow up and they are confusing and complicated and can affect all aspects of their day-to-day life from #education to online protections or at home, if families break up. It is difficult to keep track and understand the laws and how they impact a child's life. Alma-Constance is determined to help #TeachKidsLaw at a much younger age to help them grow up into adults confident with their legal knowledge. Understanding how the law works and being able to understand complex concepts of #justice and #ruleoflaw will help anyone as they try to navigate their lives. You can email us: [email protected] or reach us on social media channels and our www.kidslaw.info website.