podcast episodes – asymmetrical haircuts

Justice Update – ICC Tribulations and Syria Joy

Catch up with the latest news from the ICC and new developments in Syria

Episode 117 – Climate Justice via the World Court (#AOLetsGo) with Ralph Regenvanu

Vanuatu’s Special Envoy on Climate, Ralph Regenvanu explains why his small island state has turned to the ICJ for climate justice

Justice Update – ICC Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and Deif

Arrest warrants out of the ICC for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza and Israel against Netanyahu, Gallant and Hams leader Deif – what does it all mean?

Episode 116 – The Geneva Conventions on Trial with Gloria Gaggiola and Andrew Clapham

Can you put the Geneva Conventions on trial? We tried, with the help of the Geneva Academy, to explore why these 75 year old rules seem to be falling apart.

Justice Update – 30 years Since ICTR Founded

It was 30 years ago that the Rwanda Tribunal was established after the genocide. What were the issues and how is it seen now?

Episode 115 – Gender Apartheid with Karima Bennoune

We discuss gender apartheid and how it applies as a legal concept for cases concerning Afghanistan, with Karima Bennoune.

Episode 114 – A Tattered Star-Spangled Banner with Milena Sterio

It’s US presidential election time and we consider the american relationship to some of the big justice issues like Israel-Palestine and Ukraine, with Milena Sterio

Episode 113 – Sexual Torture with Alice Edwards

Sexual Torture is being used during conflict more and more says Alice Edwards the UN’s special rapporteur on torture.

Justice Update – Molly meets the Ukraine Evidence Gatherers

In the middle of the war in Ukraine, how are the evidence-gatherers operating? Molly Quell investigates.

Justice Update – ICC Sharpens its Focus on Belarus

Lithuania has sparked an ICC a preliminary inquiry by submitting a referral to investigate Belarus for crimes against humanity.

Episode 112 – The Road to a New Crimes against Humanity Treaty with Leila Sadat and Priya Pillai

Leila Sadat and Priya Pillai explain why a new treaty for Crimes against Humanity matters for conflicts happening today.

Episode 111 – Claims Commissions 101 with Chiara Giorgetti

Chiara Giorgetti talks about the work, goal and legacy of Claims Commissions and how thys system can work in Ukraine.

Justice Update – WTF is Going on in International Law (Lebanon Israel Palestine version)

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.

Episode 110 – Dealing with Damages for Ukraine with Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi

What is the Register of Damages for Ukraine and how will it work?

Episode 109 – Israel’s treatment of Palestinian detainees with Tal Steiner

We speak to Tal Steiner from PCATI about the torture of Palestinians in Israel’s prison system.

Justice Update – Ukraine (Nearly) Joins ICC and Invades Russia

Iryna Marchuk discusses Ukraine’s membership of the ICC and Craig Martin explains the legalities of Ukraine’s recent invasion of Russia.

Summer Collection 2024 – Catching Dictators

Reed Brody talks about his life and career in international criminal justice

Summer Collection – What about U.S.?

Stephanie and Janet sit down with Beth van Schaak to talk about the role of the United States in international criminal justice

Summer Collection 2024 – Perceptions of Evil

Kjell Anderson talks to Stephanie and Janet about Dominic Ongwen and other perpetrators of war crimes and genocide

Summer Collection 2024 – Understanding Nuremberg

Janet and Stephanie talk to Dianne Marie Amman and Francine Hirsch about the enduring significance of Nuremberg and the need for a new narrative

Episode 108 – Gender Norms in Ukraine with Kateryna Busol

War-time Ukraine has seen progress on gender discrimination – but LGBTQ+ people are still facing obstacles in the military & communication regarding loved ones on the battlefield. What else has changed? Last year the team did an interesting series together with our partners the Hogue Humanity Hub and UN women in Ukraine. They asked us to interview activists, experts and […]

Justice Update – Top UN Court Rules Israel’s Occupation Illegal

A quick emergency pod with Molly Quell fellow journalist on a tram explaining the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on everything to do with the 1967 occupation of the West Bank Gaza and East Jerusalem by Israel.

Episode 107 – Ukraine’s Justice System under Strain with Nadia Volkova

Is Ukraine’s justice system up to the task of prosecuting the many thousands of war crimes it is investigating? Nadia Volkova explains.

Episode 106 – Russian Hate Speech with Ilya Nuzov and Anna Vyshniakova

How could Russian hate speech against Ukrainians be prosecuted at the ICC? With Ilya Nuzov and Anna Vyshniakova

Justice Update – All Amici Aboard Palestine Israel ICC

Israel Palestine the ICC and the legal issues that are emerging: a debunk on complementarity with Kevin Jon Heller and what about that UK intervention with Leila Sadat

Episode 105 – Prosecuting CRSV in Ukraine with Anna Sosonska and Anastasiia Moiseieva

Anna Sosonska of Ukraine’s Office of the Prosecutor General and Anastasiia Moisaieva of GRC talk about challenges of prosecuting CRSV in Ukraine.

Episode 104 – Laws of War 101 with Janina Dill

IHL expert Janina Dill discusses the myths and confusion around the rules of war.

Live show: The Hague – 125 Years of Peace and Justice

A special live episode discussing if the Hague and its institutions are still fit for purpose.

Special Episode – Anthony Deutsch joins The War Criminals Book Club

At the Patreon War Criminals Book Club, we asked Anthony Deutsch about his experience investigating the 1960s massacres in Indonesia carried out against communists, and his thoughts on the documentary The Act of Killing, which follows the same events.

Episode 103 – The End of UNITAD with Christian Ritscher

Christian Ritscher taks about wrapping up UNITAD mission in Iraq. UNITAD is the UN investigative mechanism to get accountability for crimes committed by Isis.

Justice Update – Emergency! ICJ orders Israel to halt Rafah offensive

The ICJ has ruled that Israel must stop its offensive in Rafah. Stephanie and Molly give us the latest breaking news from the court.

Justice Update – ICC’s Khan Applies for Arrest Warrants Israel and Hamas

What just happened with the ICC application for arrest warrants in Israel Palestine? And what does it mean?

Episode 102 – Bonaire’s Climate Litigation – The Eco Files

Greenpeace expert Eefje de Kroon and planitiff Kjelld Masoud Kroon talk on the podcast about the climate litigation brought by the Caribbean island of Bonaire against the Netherlands

Episode 101 – Counting Casualties with Emily Tripp and Rachel Taylor

During conflicts where do the numbers we quote as journalists come from, who is collecting the data and how does it get used? With Emily Tripp and Rachel Taylor

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Episode 92 – Prosecuting Female Jihadis with Tanya Mehra

How have female jihadis returned from Islamic State been prosecuted across Europe.

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?

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Justice Update – The Assembly of States Parties begins

We preview the hot topics to be addressed at the ICC annual meeting.

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.

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.

Justice Update – Israel, Hamas and the laws of war

We explore how International Humanitarian Law can be applied to the current Israel Hamas conflict.

Episode 87 – Venezuela sequel with Dalila Seoane and Ignacio Jovtis

Dalila Seoane and Ignacio Jovtis tell us about the evidence they found of crimes against humanity in Venezuela and how it was possible to prosecute it in Argentina under the principle of universal jurisdiction

Justice Update – Israel Palestine and International Law

What are the limitations of international law institutions during the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

Episode 86 – Portraits of Women in International Law with Immi Tallgren

We speak with Immi Tallgren about her book ‘Portraits of Women in International Law’.

Episode 85 – Enforced Disappearance ‘firsts’ with Vony Rambolamanana and Ana Srovin Coralli

With Ana Srovin Coralli and Vony Rambolamanana we discuss how a Belarusian man who confessed and was tried for enforced disappearances was then acquitted in Switzerland.

Episode 84 – Cybercrimes as war crimes with Lindsay Freeman

Are Russian hacking attacks on Ukraine infrastructure war crimes and could they be charged at the ICC? Lindsay Freeman talks us through the issues.

Episode 83 – Armenia wages ‘lawfare’ with Melanie O’Brien

Dr. Melanie O’Brien discusses Armenia’s judicial moves to stop alleged genocide in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Episode 82 – Finally, Venezuela with Marta Valiñas and Joanna Frivet

Marta Valinas and Joanna Frivet on documenting crimes against humanity in Venezuela and analyse how the ICC is moving forward

Justice Update – Landmark Lundin trial

A rare case of corporate responsibility for war crimes in Sudan, prosecuted in Sweden against Lundin oil executives.

Summer Collection 2023 – Uncomfortable Justice with Lisa Clifford

Filmmaker Lisa Clifford on the trial of Germain Katanga

Summer Collection 2023 – War Reporting with Danny Kemp

Journalist Danny Kemp on witnessing war crimes in Ukraine

Summer Collection 2023 – Canada’s Reckoning with Ry Moran, Fannie Lafontaine, Karine Duhamel and Andrew Woolford

Experts from Canada discuss the state’s responsibility for crimes against humanity against indigenous children and the efforts to find the truth.

The Summer Collection 2023 – Justice Via the Backdoor with Kevin Jon Heller

How can the ICC have jurisdiction over wr crimes that happen in places that are not members of the court? Kevin Jon Heller explains in this re-run.

Justice Update – Investigating Aggression in Ukraine

What’s the new international centre for the prosecution of the crime of aggression in Ukraine? Who’s behind it? What role will the US play?

Justice Update – Climate Activists – The Eco Files

Who are the activists behind the climate cases we are covering? What motivates them?

Justice Update – Syria Missing and Tortured

New paths to accountability for torture victims and families of the disappeared in Syria.

Episode 81 – Ljubljana Legal Lobbying with Vaios Koutroulis and Raquel Saveedra

A new treaty – MLA – has been agreed to get states to investigate and try alleged war criminals

Justice Update – Ecocide at the ICC – The Eco Files

Ecocide is a concept that has been brought into sharp focus with the destruction of the dam in Ukraine. What is it and how might it work at the ICC?

Episode 80 – Another BRIC(S) in the Wall with Hannah Woolaver and Allan Ngari

The potential visit by Russian president Putin to South Africa is reviving the debates about ICC member states arrest obligations, and ambivalent attitudes across Africa to the invasion of Ukraine.

Episode 79 – Kabuga’s Alternative Procedure with Lucy Gaynor

What next for Felicien Kabuga, unfit to stand trial for the Rwandan genocide, but possibly facing an alternative procedure never before heard of in international criminal tribunals.

Justice Update – Septuagenarian Serbian Spies

The final Hague trial dealing the wars in the former Yugoslavia.

Justice Update – Vanuatu at the ICJ – The Eco Files

What is Vanuatu asking at the ICJ about states obligations to prevent climate change? Margaretha Wewerincke-Singh explains.

Episode 78 – Ukraine’s Taken Children with Yulia Ioffe and Nathaniel Raymond

Janet and Stephanie talk about the methods used by the Russian government for the transfer of Ukrainian children to the Russian Federation and what legal classifications could apply with international law scholar Yulia Ioffe and war crimes investigator Nathaniel Raymond

Episode 77 – Darfur Roots with Rebecca Hamilton and Tajedin Abdallah Adam

Rebecca Hamilton and Tajedin Abdalla Adam come on the podcast to explain what is going on in Sudan and Darfur and how the International Criminal Court might come into play

Justice Update – Universal Jurisdiction

Universal Jurisdiction cases for atrocity crimes – are they the new norm?

In Memoriam: Benjamin B. Ferencz

This week the international justice community has been brought together in mourning by the passing of Benjamin Ferencz. Ferencz served as the chief prosecutor for the United States Army during the Einsatzgruppen trial, one of twelve trials for war crimes and crimes against humanity part of the Nuremberg Trials. Later in his career Ferencz became a champion for the establishment […]