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New podcasting season & (still) accountability news is dominated by Ukraine and Palestine
- September 2024
Dear friends and colleagues,
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We are back. In August, we took our annual break and ran four of our most interesting archive podcasts, picked and presented by our team member Erik. As our new podcasting year is starting again, we have found again that even though we are reading about other developments in the world, the push for accountability in Ukraine and Palestine is what is dominating the news cycles.
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On the Ukraine front, we commented on the unprecedented attacks that Ukrainian troops carried out in August in the Kursk region of Russia, as well as on the move by Kyiv to join the International Criminal Court. We also asked Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi about the new Register for Damages - how things are moving and how it will work in practice. And with Chiara Giorgetti, we talked about all kinds of Claims Commissions - what they are and what they can achieve - as talks to set up one in Ukraine are advancing.
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Turning to the Middle East, we asked Tal Steiner about Israel’s treatment of Palestinian detainees, the allegations of torture and the legal precedents through which we can look at this case. And with everything unfolding so fast and dramatically at the Israeli-Lebanon border, we discuss with Marco Sassoli how the pager attacks can be seen in international humanitarian law and we cover the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion ruling on Israel’s occupation of Palestine, and the latest in the arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders at the ICC.
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We are also back in operation at our War Criminals Book Club on Patreon, where we read one of the toughest and most humane books so far - Still Life with Bones: Genocide, Forensics, and What Remains by anthropologist Alexa Hagerty. The book follows her search for identity in the bones of the dead of Guatemala's armed conflict and Argentina's military dictatorship.
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Thank you for your support. You can check out all of our September episodes, reading suggestions and other lines of work down below.
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If you have any questions, please reach out to editors@asymmetricalhaircuts.com.
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In September, we read and reviewed Still Life with Bones: Genocide, Forensics, and What Remains by anthropologist Alexa Hagerty. The book is an account of her work - examining dead bodies from Guatemala's thirty-six-year armed conflict and Argentina's military dictatorship - with a forensic eye, searching for marks of torture but also for signs of identity. It also concerns how the author thought about her own role in processing the material.
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Chiara Giorgetti talks about the work, goal and legacy of Claims Commissions and how thys system can work in Ukraine.
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International law in conflict and updates from the courts and the UN in relation to Lebanon, Israel and Palestine. With Marco Sassoli, Adil Haque and Nada Kiswanson.
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What is the Register of Damages for Ukraine and how will it work?
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We speak to Tal Steiner from PCATI about the torture of Palestinians in Israel's prison system.
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Iryna Marchuk discusses Ukraine's membership of the ICC and Craig Martin explains the legalities of Ukraine's recent invasion of Russia.
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What else have we been up to?
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Other suggestions:
- Janet recommends The Butterfly and the Axe by Omer Bartov, a novel about an Israeli woman and a Ukrainian man investigating Holocaust murders on the eve of Russia’s invasion.
- Molly's reading tip is The Safe Keep by Yael van der Wouden. An "incredible" read - according to Molly - that explores the aftermath of the conflict in Holland and how it shaped two young women.
- Uprooted by Naomi Novik is Steph's suggestion, especially if you are already missing summer escapism.
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Looking Ahead
Next month, we will talk about crimes against humanity and gender. And we will delve deeper into the crime of torture. And we have a few special series coming out over the next month - bear with us.
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For our Patreon The War Criminals Book Club, we will be reading and reviewing The Little Red Chairs by Edna O’Brien. So if you've read it before let us know your thoughts.
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As always, thanks a lot for all your support and tune in next month!
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