Episodes
IHL expert Janina Dill discusses the myths and confusion around the rules of war.
Published 06/21/24
A special live episode discussing if the Hague and its institutions are still fit for purpose.
Published 06/14/24
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.
Published 06/07/24
Christian Ritscher taks about wrapping up UNITAD mission in Iraq. UNITAD is the UN investigative mechanism to get accountability for crimes committed by Isis.
Published 05/31/24
The ICJ has ruled that Israel must stop its offensive in Rafah. Stephanie and Molly give us the latest breaking news from the court.
Published 05/24/24
What just happened with the ICC application for arrest warrants in Israel Palestine? And what does it mean?
Published 05/24/24
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
Published 05/17/24
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
Published 05/10/24
Mazen Darwish is a former Syrian political prisoner, committed to getting accountability for international crimes, for now via Universal Jurisdiction cases across Europe.
Published 05/03/24
Rumours of arrest warrants in the Palestine investigation at the ICC are circulating - how is the court managing its workload? With Mark Kersten.
Published 04/25/24
Alette Smeulers talk about the various types of perpetrators and how ordinary citizens can commit mass atrocities.
Published 04/19/24
Challenges of coordinating when collecting evidence of war crimes in Myanmar with the Head of the UN's IIMM Nick Koumjian.
Published 04/12/24
Pramila Patten, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict on challenges to prosecuting CRSV.
Published 04/05/24
We discuss the ICC's record reparations ruling for victims of Uganda's convicted militia leader Dominic Ongwen.
Published 03/29/24
Lithuania’s Vice-Minister of Justice discusses progress on creating a Special Tribunal on the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.
Published 03/22/24
Collecting evidence for crimes committed in Syria with head of the UN's IIIM Catherine Marchi-Uhel.
Published 03/12/24
On International Women's Day: the career journeys of women working in international law.
Published 03/08/24
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.
Published 02/27/24
Molly Quell gives us the lowdown on Advisory Opinions at the International Court of Justice.
Published 02/16/24
How have female jihadis returned from Islamic State been prosecuted across Europe.
Published 02/09/24
What did the ICJ say about Israel's obligations under the Genocide Convention and the rights that Palestinians in Gaza have to be protected?
Published 01/31/24
French cement company LaFarge faces charges of complicity in crimes against humanity. What's chnaging in corporate responsibility for human rights violations?
Published 01/26/24
We discuss the lengthy legal case and conviction of Suriname's ex-president with Reed Brody.
Published 01/19/24
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.
Published 01/09/24
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.
Published 01/05/24