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Episode 126 – Law Will Tear U.S. Apart Again with Oona Hathaway

Janet and Steph sit down with Oona Hathaway to ask if international law as a concept is still relevant and if such a seeming crisis would tear down the idea of the rule of law or if it might sharpen minds and build a new different consensus

Justice Update – Hello 2025

2025 looks set to be a difficult year for international justice institutions.

Justice Update – Festive Favourites Roundup

We take a look back at our favourite episodes from 2024.

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 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.

Episode 110 – Dealing with Damages for Ukraine with Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi

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

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 – 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

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 […]

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

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 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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

Summer Collection 2023 – War Reporting with Danny Kemp

Journalist Danny Kemp on witnessing war crimes in Ukraine

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 – 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 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

Justice Update – Putin and The Hague

An ICC arrest warrant for Russia’s Vladimir Putin for war crimes in Ukraine – quick reactions.

Episode 74 – Interventions for Aggression with Christian Wenaweser

Liechtenstein Ambassador at the UN Christian Wenaweser talk about the prosecution of the crime of aggression against Ukraine

Episode 73 – What About U.S.? with Beth van Schaack

Beth van Schaack on renewed US support to the ICC, crime of aggression in Ukraine and possible accountability in Liberia, Ethiopia, El Salvador

Episode 72 – Sex Crimes Education with Valerie Oosterveld and Kim-Thuy Seelinger

Conflict related sexual violence and gendered crimes – the basics – discussed by Professors Valerie Oosterveld and Kim-Thuy Seelinger

Episode 70 – Ukrainian War Crimes Trials with Ukrainian Judges

Ukrainian judges talk about how the national judiciary is coping with trying war crimes while at war

Episode 69 – International Humanitarian Law with Alphons Orie

Judge Alphons Orie on international humanitarian law as it meets international criminal tribunals

Episode 67 – Staging an ICJ intervention with Juliette McIntyre

Self-professed ICJ procedure wonk Juliette McIntyre of the University of South Australia on the slew of interventions in the Ukraine Russia genocide case at the ICJ

Episode 66 – Documenting War Crimes with Anya Neistat and Eva Buzo

Anya Neistat and Eva Buzo discuss dangers of over-documentation and best practices in contexts like Rohingya refugee camp Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh and Ukraine.

Episode 62 – Black and White, Chagos at the ICJ with Philippe Sands

Philippe Sands on what the Chagos legal battle tells us about race and international law.

Justice Update – Awful Anniversaries

The latest on Myanmar Syria and Ukraine accountability.

The Summer Collection 2022 – Why be a Watchdog with Taegin Reisman and Jennifer Easterday (repeat)

Taegin Reisman and Jennifer Easterday on why should we monitor atrocity crimes trials

The Summer Collection 2022 – Bringing up the Bodies (repeat)

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.

The Summer Collection 2022 – Social Media on Trial with Yvonne McDermott Rees and Karolina Aksamitowska (repeat)

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.

The Summer Collection 2022 – Drone Wars with Jessica Dorsey and Aditi Gupta (repeat)

Jessica Dorsey and Aditi Gupta discuss the lack of transparent rules and secrecy of states in deploying armed drones.

Justice Update – Four Ways to Accountability in Ukraine

Accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine with Mykola Gnatovskyy, Kateryna Busol, and Howard Morrison: local prosecution, ICC, a potential new tribunal, and universal jurisdiction.

ICC 20th Anniversary with the Coalition for the International Criminal Court

Why do states sign up to the ICC and why not? 20 years down the line, Coalition for the International Criminal Court members talk us through Ukraine Philippines and more.

Episode 59 – When Your Beat Becomes a War Zone with Oksana Kovalenko

Ukrainian journalist Oksana Kovalenko explains how her work has changed during war, against the reality of air raids and petrol shortages.

Episode 58 – War reporting with Danny Kemp

Journalist Danny Kemp recalls finding the dead bodies in Bucha, and discusses the role journalists are playing in reporting war crimes in Ukraine.

Episode 57- International Justice Start-Up Junkie with Klaus Rackwitz

Klaus Rackwitz, a self-confessed start-up junkie, looks back at the beginning of the ICC and the Nuremberg legacy in relation to Ukraine.

Justice Update – Ukraine: All Roads Lead to the Hague

The Hague will be the focus for many people when it comes to accountability. At the International Court of Justice, Ukraine is asking for provisional measures against Russia – to stop the invasion – on the basis that Russia is misusing the genocide convention. Dr Melanie O’Brien of the University of Western Australia, fills us in on how that’s possible […]