podcast episodes – Page 2 – asymmetrical haircuts

Episode 50 – Partnering Justice with Maxine Marcus, Kathleen Roberts and Drita Hajdari

How to make sure that local prosecutors are equipped to tackle atrocity crimes? Maxine Marcus, Kathy Roberts and Drita Hajdari explain.

Justice Update – We Love a Balkans Theme

Stephanie catches Janet up with the first day of the first ever trial in the Kosovo Specialist Chambers and gives a theatre recommendation

Episode 49 – Iranian Crimes, Swedish Justice with Aida Samani and Gissou Nia

A trial in Sweden for crimes committed in Iran shows the potential of universal jurisdiction in ensuring justice is served.

Justice Update – Afghanistan Accountability

What happens now with those left behind in Afghanistan and with accountability for alleged war crimes? Sarah Kaye, Fiona Nelson and Julie Fraser discuss.

The Summer Collection – Genocide and Gender with Akila Radhakrishnan

On the day of Gambia’s historic filing with the ICJ to ask Myanmar to ‘stop the genocide of the Rohingya’ Janet and Stephanie talk to Akila Radhakrishnan of the Global Justice Center

The Summer Collection – Tipping the Power Balance with Alix Vuillemin and Dieneke de Vos

Our first live podcast with Alix Vuillemin and Dieneke de Vos on sexual harassment in international institutions #IWD2020.

The Summer Collection – Europe’s dirty hands with Miriam Saage-Maaß

Is it possible to get accountability for alleged war crimes in Yemen? Could European arms exporters be held responsible for the damage their bombs have done?

The Summer Collection – Truth-seeking in Ireland with Maeve O’Rourke and Mary Harney

Away from war crimes Janet and Stephanie look at advocacy for justice, truth and reparations in Ireland where thousands of unmarried women were forced into mother and baby homes run by the church or the state.

Episode 48 – Canada’s Reckoning with Ry Moran, Fannie Lafontaine, Karine Duhamel and Andrew Woolford

How is Canada facing up evidence of cultural genocide with the discovery of mass graves at former residential schools for indigenous children?

Special Episode – Asymmetrical Haircuts presents Lethal Autonomous Weapons: 10 things we want to know

The people behind the new podcast – Lethal Autonomous Weapons: 10 things we want to know (you can tell they are researchers) – came over to us at Asymmetrical Haircuts to tell us all about it

Justice Update – Afghanistan Victims in Limbo

What’s happening in Afghanistan to human rights defenders, and what’s happening at the ICC in their investigation into war crimes? Janet investigates

Episode 47 – Balkan Spies with Iva Vukusic and Marija Ristic

What the verdict on former Serbian Secret Service officials Stanišić and Simatović can tell us about the future of prosecution of war crimes in Serbia.

Episode 46 – ICC State of Mind with Diane Orentlicher and Dire Tladi

What’s the ICC’s state of health as the new prosecutor takes over? Diane Orentlicher and Dire Tladi discuss the big problems facing the court.

Episode 45 – Karim Khan and UNITAD

Incoming ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan talks about justice for Iraqi minorities after his three-year long position as Head of UNITAD.

Episode 44 – Lebanon Accountability with Olga Kavran and Aya Majzoub

Janet and Stephanie discuss Lebanon’s issues with ensuring accountability with Olga Kavran (ex-STL) and Aya Majzoub from Human Rights Watch

Justice Update – Darfur at the ICC: Mr “tough fibre” or not?

We discuss the first ever Darfur trial at the ICC, with the confirmation of hearing of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-al-Rahman for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Episode 43 – Why be a Watchdog with Taegin Reisman and Jennifer Easterday

As IJMonitor stops watching the ICC, we ask Taegin Reisman and Jennifer Easterday why should we monitor atrocity crimes trials?

Episode 42 – Social Media on Trial with Yvonne McDermott Rees and Karolina Aksamitowska

How does evidence from social media lead to a war crimes conviction in Europe? Yvonne McDermott Rees and Karolina Aksamitowska tell us what’s been changing.

Episode 41 – Fatou Bensouda bows out at the ICC

Janet and Stephanie talk through quotes of the interview Stephanie had with outgoing ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda

Episode 40 – Truth-seeking in Ireland with Maeve O’Rourke and Mary Harney

Justice Update – Sarah Kasande on Ongwen at the ICC

Janet and Stephanie talk to Sarah Kasande about what victim communities in northern Uganda made of Dominic Ongwen’s two hour statement to the ICC ahead of his sentencing

Episode 39 – Cinema Srebrenica with Alma Mustafic and Emir Suljagic

The Srebrenica massacre is the subject of a highly acclaimed movie Quo vadis, Aida?. We discuss with Alma Mustafić and Emir Suljagić, who were both there, how such a film helps define the image we have of a mass atrocity.

Justice Update – Please Appeal Me

Appeals judgments ar a chance to look at the bigger picture of legal developments at the ICC – Janet and Stephanie discuss Ntaganda sexual and gender-based crimes and modes of liability, and Gbagbo acquittal.

Justice Update – Reparations Reality

Karine Bonneau of the Global Survivors Fund discusses the realistic prospects for reparations for Yezidi sexual violence survivors in Iraq and beyond, and Ntaganda’s victims in the DRC.

Episode 38 – Genocide Gap with Melanie O’Brien and Ewelina Ochab

Melanie O’Brien and Ewelina Ochab talk through the evidence of Uighur genocide in the western region of Xinjiang, denied by China. And states’ responses and responsibilities.

Justice Update – Myanmar on our Minds

Janet and Stephanie talk to Yasmin Ullah, Laetitia van Assum and Mike Becker about the impact of the Myanmar coup on accountability efforts for crimes against Rohingya

Justice Update – Israel Palestine and the ICC

Janet and Stephanie pick through the ICC prosecutor’s announcement that she will open a formal probe into war crimes committed in the Palestinian territories with Chantal Meloni, Sharon Weill and Yael Ronen.

Episode 37 – Liberian Truths with Massa Emilia Washington and Emmanuelle Marchand

War crimes committed in the Liberian civil war is now being litigated via universal jurisdiction trials. Journalist Massa Washington and Emmanuelle Marchand from Civitas Maxima discuss universal jurisdiction cases in Switzerland and Finland.

Justice Update – New ICC Prosecutor Elected

Karim Khan has been elected prosecutor of the ICC. What does the international justice community make of him?

Episode 36 – Bringing up the Bodies

How should we investigate mass graves? Kathryne Bomberger from the ICMP and the UN’s Agnes Callamard join us with a zoom audience to discuss the challenges facing states and victims’ families.

Justice Update – First LRA verdict

Former Ugandan rebel commander Dominic Ongwen is found guilty. Horrendous crimes. But his former child soldier status fascinates commentators.

Episode 35 – Victims and the ICC Alphabet Soup with Lorraine Smith van Lin

Reparations expert Lorraine Smith van Lin shares expert views with us from a fascinating discussion into what needs to change at the ICC for victims.

Episode 34 – Distant Diplomacy with Milena Sterio and Maria Elena Vignoli

What happened at the ICC annual meeting? Milena Sterio and Maria Elena Vignoli analyse the covid-affected annual jamboree.

Justice Update – Podcasters United!

It’s a New Year, full of possibilities and new podcasts. Janet and Stephanie outline some plans and chat to other podcasters.

The Prosecutor Files: Robert Petit

Janet and Stephanie kick off 2021 with another interview for our Prosecutor Files series. We talked to Robert Petit, one of the five additional candidates for ICC prosecutor

Justice Update – Are Preliminary Examinations at ICC working? (extended lockdown/holiday remix)

How is the ICC using its opportunity to keep states under tabs and push them to domestic prosecutions of war crimes? We talk to Patryk Labuda about the prosecutor not going ahead with allegations of UK war crimes in Iraq.

Episode 33 – Universal Jurisdiction Close Up with Sarah Finnin and Patrick Kroker

What barriers do victims of international crimes still face in getting access to justice in Europe? Srah Finnan from FIDH and Patrick Kroker from ECCHR fill us in on the obstacles.

Justice Update – Aussie Rules

A new official report says that that Australian soldiers committed war crimes in Afghanistan. All of the victims were either civilians or prisoners of war. Rawan Arraf who heads the Australian Centre for International Justice explains what happens next.

The Prosecutor Files: Fergal Gaynor

It’s the biggest job in international justice: prosecutor of the ICC. Who will the next one be? Janet and Stephanie talk to the candidate Fergal Gaynor

The Prosecutor Files: Richard Roy

It’s the biggest job in international justice: prosecutor of the ICC. Who will the next one be? Janet and Stephanie talk to candidate Richard Roy.

Episode 32 – The Justice of Absence with Ilaria Zavoli and Natalie von Wistinghausen

Are trials in absentia fair? What’s it like to represent a client who you can’t talk to? Like at the Lebanon tribunal. We discuss with Natalie von Wistinghausen and Ilarai Zavoli.

Justice Update – Double K: Kenya and Kosovo back in The Hague

Catch up with what’s happening at the Kosovo tribunal and in a Kenya bribery case at the ICC.

Episode 31 – Jihad and Gender in Mali

How gender crimes feature at the trial of a Malian jihadist at the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Justice Update – ICC omnishambles

Stephanie and Janet offer a smorgasbord of commentators to talk about all things ICC: the upcoming elections, the expert review and the U.S. sanctions

Episode 30 – Calling Kosovo with Una Hajdari

Janet and Stephanie call Kosovo journalist Una Hajdari to see what the view from Pristina is on a busy few weeks with the first Kosovo court arrests

Justice Update – Myanmar and more

Fresh developments at both ICC and ICJ on Myanmar, in discussion with Priya Pillai. Plus US sanctions against the ICC prosecutor.

Episode 29 – The Activist Lawyer with Nadja Houben and Victor Fokke

Can one person make such a big impact on the world? Sir Nigel Rodley was an activist lawyer. We talk about a documentary inspiring audiences on human rights.

Episode 28 – Private Investigations with Nerma Jelacic

Private investigators collected evidence of atrocity crimes in places like Syria. Nerma Jelacic of CIJA explains what’s happening to that evidence now.

Justice Update – The First in Many Ways

Janet and Stephanie take a break from their break to ask Shannon Raj Singh about the upcoming judgement at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon

Justice Update – Legal Contortions

How can the ICC take on alleged crimes against the Uighur Muslim community when China is not a member and would it be a good idea?

Episode 27- Srebrenica 25: Genocide and Denial with Iva Vukusic, Jennifer Trahan and Hikmet Karcic

On the eve of the 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide Janet and Stephanie sit down with Iva Vukusic, Jennifer Trahan and Hikmet Karcic to talk the legacy of the Yugoslavia tribunal and revisionism in Bosnia

Justice Update – The Heat is On

Who will be the next ICC prosecutor? Chair of the selection committee for candidates Sabine Nolke discusses how they made their choice of four people.

Justice Update – High Noon at the ICC

An Executive Order by US president Donald Trump threatens sanctions on investigators and more at the International Criminal Court

Episode 26 – High Moral Character with Danya Chaikel, Diane Marie Amann and Priya Pillai

Janet and Stephanie talk through the upcoming election for a new ICC prosecutor with three fabulous women commentators Diane Marie Amman, Danya Chaikel, Priya Pillai.

Justice Update – Darfur case at last?

Janet and Stephanie catch up with Amal Nassar of FIDH to talk about the long wait for ICC Darfur cases after one of the fugitives hands himself in to the court

Episode 25 – Victims’ Day in Court with Liesbeth Zegveld

Dutch human rights lawyer Liesbeth Zegveld discusses how she manages to get the state to pay compensation to victims of war crimes.

Justice Update – Prisoners’ Dilemma

Sabrina Mahtani has been monitoring worldwide what’s been happening to prisoners. And, despite the obvious dangers they face in confined spaces, she sees the positive developments being driven by this Covid-19 crisis.

Justice Update – Where Will Rwanda’s Genocide Financier Be Tried?

Felicien Kabuga, on the run for 25 years and one of the few last alleged masterminds of the 1994 Rwandan genocide has been arrested, but where will he face trial?

Episode 24 – The Incredible Shrinking Court with Misha Plagis and Alice Banens

A couple of countries have said they are going to withdraw from a part of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. What is it and Why does it matter? ? Misha Plagis and Alice Banens fill us in.

Justice Update – A Small Town in Germany

A German court in Koblenz is hearing a landmark crimes against humanity case against two people alleged to be former Syrian intelligence officials. We spoke to Balkees Jarrah and Sara Kayyali from HRW on this huge news of the first time the Syrian state apparatus is on trial.

Episode 23 – Perceptions of Evil with Kjell Anderson

Janet and Stephanie sit down with Kjell Anderson to talk about perpetrators and genocide and the myths that surround both

Episode 22 – Calling starvation what is is, with Catriona Murdoch

Starving people to win a war is a crime. But what kind of evidence is needed to prosecute it? Barrister Catriona Murdoch explains.

Justice Update – Lockdown Podcast Recommendations

Most of the world is in some form of restriction of movement because of COVID-19, so here are a variety of podcasts to while away the hours.

Episode 21 – Tipping the power balance with Alix Vuillemin and Dieneke de Vos

Our first live podcast with Alix Vuillemin and Dieneke de Vos on sexual harassment in international institutions #IWD2020.

Episode 20 – Kosovo’s zombie court comes to life with Maj Grasten

It’s alive! We finally got around to talking all things Kosovo court with Maj Grasten from Copenhagen Business School

Justice Update – End of the road for Ongwen trial

Sharon Nakandha, transitional justice expert, explains how communities in northern Uganda see the trial of LRA commander Dominic Ongwen at the ICC. ,

Episode 19 – Europe’s dirty hands with Miriam Saage-Maaß

Is it possible to get accountability for alleged war crimes in Yemen? Could European arms exporters be held responsible for the damage their bombs have done?

Episode 18 – Afghanistan and the U.S. war on terror with Katherine Gallagher

Katherine Gallagher has been arguing that the ICC should investigate alleged war crimes in Afghanistan. Her clients passed through Afghanistan and are currently held at Guantanamo Bay. The ICC investigation could target U.S. military personnel, as well as Afghan government forces and the Taliban.

Justice Update: Is Sudan’s Bashir ICC-bound?

This week it appeared that ousted Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir might be transferred to The Hague to face charges of crimes against humanity and genocide for his army’s crackdown in Darfur.
Janet and Stephanie talk through the latest developments.

Justice Update : Please, Release Me Unconditionally

Stephanie catches Janet up on the case of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo who wants the ICC to lift all restrictions on his release

Episode 17 – Uncomfortable Justice with Lisa Clifford

Lisa Clifford uses the story of DRC convicted war criminal Germain Katanga to explore punishment at the ICC and forgiveness from victims.

Justice Update – Myanmar hit for six at the ICJ

Priya Pillai and Melanie O’Brien discuss emergency measures against Myanmar in the ICJ Rohingya genocide case

Episode 16 – Born Activists with Wai Wai Nu, Yasmin Ullah and Myra Dahgaypaw

Myanmar activists explain why they do their work and what it’s like behind the scenes explaining The Hague to victim communities.

Justice Update – Culture & Conflict

Why is targeting cultural heritage a war crime? In the midst of the Iran – US conflict, international lawyer Polina Levina explains.

Episode 15 – All the way to the top with Elies van Sliedregt

How can you prosecute military and civilian leaders for atrocity crimes? Leeds University professor Elies van Sliedregt helps unravel ‘modes of liability’ for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity at international criminal tribunals

Justice Update – Holiday Haircuts

The Haircuts celebrate this holiday season with self-indulgence and a dose of self-mockery. Plus intern Hannah gives some super recommendations on what to watch and listen to.

Justice Update – ICJ and Myanmar Genocide

This has been extraordinary week at the International Court of Justice where lawyers argued about Gambia’s request for provisional measures against Myanmar under the Genocide Convention to protect the Rohingya muslim minority.

Justice Update – A primer for the Myanmar case with Jens and Joe

What people don’t get about International Court of Justice – the ICJ – mechanisms – for those following the Myanmar genocide case.

Menu – The ASP Series

Welcome! During the 18th edition of the Assembly of State Parties in The Hague we created a menu of content for all those international justice junkies with a big appetite, enough to satisfy your cravings for a whole day, at least. Enjoy!

Justice Update – Dessert at the ASP

Janet and Stephanie wrap up the annual meeting of the International Criminal Court – the ASP – with help from Emma Bakkum of PILPG, who has been monitoring discussions about a new strategic review.

Justice Update – Dinner at the ASP

Janet and Stephanie catch up on the buzz around ecocide and environmental crimes

Justice Update – Lunch at the ASP

Stephanie and Janet talk about whether judges will allow the ICC prosecutor to open an investigation in Afghanistan, which could open the way to tackle CIA torture programmes.

Justice Update – Breakfast at the ASP

There’s plenty to cover at the ICC’s annual meeting. Janet and Stephanie recap the first day.

Episode 14 – ICC Con comes to town with Liz Evenson, Amal Nassar and Alix Vuillemin Grendel

To prepare for the the International Criminal Court’s assembly of state parties (ASP) Janet and Stephanie sit down with NGO representatives Liz Evenson, Amal Nasser and Alix Vuillemin Grendel to hear about the big issues at the ICC’s annual get-together