Tag: Torture

Justice Update – Universal Jurisdiction in the Neighbourhood for Myanmar

Explore strategic litigation across Asean countries against Myanmar’s military rulers, with Chris Gunness, Zaj Uk, and Jenna Dolecek.
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Episode 155 – Are Canada and Netherlands Consistent on International Law? With Mark Kersten and Otto Spijkers

Will middle powers like Canada and the Netherlands show some backbone and defend values of international law in the context of the US/Israel attack on Iran? We discuss this hot-button issue with Mark Kersten and Otto Spijkers.

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Episode 153 – The French Connection or Universal Jurisdiction à la Francaise with Jeanne Sulzer

With Jeanne Sulzer we discuss universal jurisdiction in France, against individuals and corporations, such as the Lumbala case and LaFarge case.

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Justice Update – Survivors @ The ICC

We sat down with torture survivors from Kenya, Venezuela and Ukraine to ask them what their experience engaging with the International Criminal Court and seeking justice is.

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Summer Collection 2025 – Kosovo Timewarp

Our second episode in our summer series of repeats deals with the ongoing trial of the former president of Kosovo for war crimes.

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Epsiode 129 – Sexual Violence in Sudan with Hala Al-Karib

Sudanese activist Hala Al-Karib speaks about the horrific, targeted and widespread violence against women in Sudan. Al-Karib says sexual violence is being used as a tool of war which “strips communities of everything, including their dignity.”
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Episode 128 – Justice & Accountability in Syria with Uğur Ümit Üngör

As Syria’s transitional government grapples with security issues, the long-term challenges of justice and accountability post-Assad remain crucial. While extensive documentation exists of war crimes and crimes against humanity during the civil war, efforts to pursue accountability have faced significant blockages at multiple levels, including attempts to refer the case to the ICC. Since the regime’s fall in December 2024, […]

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.