Episodes
100
May 2, 2024
Episode 100 – Building a Universal Jurisdiction Movement with Mazen Darwish
Mazen Darwish is a former Syrian political prisoner, committed to getting accountability for international crimes, for now via Universal Jurisdiction cases across Europe.
April 25, 2024
Justice Update – ICC Speed Check
Rumours of arrest warrants in the Palestine investigation at the ICC are circulating - how is the court managing its workload? With Mark Kersten.
99
April 19, 2024
Episode 99 – How People Become Perpetrators with Alette Smeulers
Alette Smeulers talk about the various types of perpetrators and how ordinary citizens can commit mass atrocities.
98
April 11, 2024
Episode 98 – Uncovering Myanmar’s Atrocities with Nicholas Koumjian
Challenges of coordinating when collecting evidence of war crimes in Myanmar with the Head of the UN's IIMM Nick Koumjian.
97
April 5, 2024
Episode 97 – Eradicating Conflict-Related Sexual Violence with Pramila Patten
Pramila Patten, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict on challenges to prosecuting CRSV.
March 29, 2024
Justice Update – Record Reparations for Ugandan Victims
We discuss the ICC's record reparations ruling for victims of Uganda's convicted militia leader Dominic Ongwen.
96
March 22, 2024
Episode 96 – A Special Tribunal for Ukraine with Gabija Grigaitė-Daugirdė
Lithuania’s Vice-Minister of Justice discusses progress on creating a Special Tribunal on the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.
95
March 12, 2024
Episode 95 – Adaptable Justice for Syria with Catherine Marchi-Uhel
Collecting evidence for crimes committed in Syria with head of the UN's IIIM Catherine Marchi-Uhel.
94
March 8, 2024
Episode 94 – Women Creating Careers with Nathalie Mivelaz Tirabosco and Paige Morrow
On International Women's Day: the career journeys of women working in international law.
93
Feb. 26, 2024
Episode 93 – Yazidi Genocide Justice with Natia Navrouzov
Ten years on from the Yazidi genocide by IS fighters, we discuss what kind of accountability has been achieved for the thousands of dead and enslaved.
Feb. 15, 2024
Justice Update – All you need to know about ICJ Advisory Opinions
Molly Quell gives us the lowdown on Advisory Opinions at the International Court of Justice.
92
Feb. 9, 2024
Episode 92 – Prosecuting Female Jihadis with Tanya Mehra
How have female jihadis returned from Islamic State been prosecuted across Europe.
91
Jan. 31, 2024
Episode 91 – Gaza and Genocide at the World Court with Nada Kiswanson
What did the ICJ say about Israel's obligations under the Genocide Convention and the rights that Palestinians in Gaza have to be protected?
Jan. 26, 2024
Justice Update: Lafarge Lundin Legal Liability
French cement company LaFarge faces charges of complicity in crimes against humanity. What's chnaging in corporate responsibility for human rights violations?
90
Jan. 19, 2024
Episode 90 – Convicting Suriname’s President with Reed Brody
We discuss the lengthy legal case and conviction of Suriname's ex-president with Reed Brody.
Jan. 9, 2024
Justice Update – ICJ hears genocide case against Israel
All you need to know about this week's blockbuster ICJ hearings, on South Africa's case accusing Israel of genocide in the Gaza war.
Jan. 5, 2024
Justice Update – Happy 2024
What were the big justice events of 2023 and what are the challenges of 2024? Practicioners, journalists, and academics all tell us what's happened and what's ahead.
Dec. 24, 2023
Justice Update – Season’s streamings: Our end of year picks
We look back at some of our most thought provoking episodes from 2023 and play you some of the highlights.
Dec. 17, 2023
Justice Update – Gambians on trial, but not at home
Justice for victims of the Jammeh dictatorship in the Gambia is happening, but not in Banjul. We look at three universal jurisdiction cases.
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Dec. 10, 2023
Episode 89 – The Syria / Europe Connection with Hope Rikkelman and Fritz Streiff
New developments across Europe with investigations resulting in court cases about atrocities committed during Syria’s civil war.
Dec. 4, 2023
Justice Update – The Assembly of States Parties begins
We preview the hot topics to be addressed at the ICC annual meeting.
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Nov. 24, 2023
Episode 88 – Prosecuting military actions with Carolyn Edgerton
We discuss how to prove and prosecute alleged war crimes committed during military campaigns in a court of law.
Nov. 17, 2023
Justice Update – ITLOS tackles climate change – The Eco Files
The latest in our Eco Files series examines the issue of climate change at the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea.
Nov. 3, 2023
Justice Update – Israel, Hamas and the laws of war
We explore how International Humanitarian Law can be applied to the current Israel Hamas conflict.