The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has now provided two orders of provisional measures in the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) case, following the further deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Gaza since the 26th of January 2024. But what are provisional measures? What does it mean to invoke a breach of an obligation owed to the ‘international community’? What implications follow...

Why do states take maps so seriously? What role do they play in the international legal order? And how do international courts take them into consideration? We discuss all of this and more, with an eye to the ongoing Arbitral Award of 3 October 1899 (Guyana v. Venezuela) case at the International Court of Justice.  Guests:  Dr Yusra Suedi, Lecturer in International Law at the University of Manchester.  Dr Brendan Plant, Hopkins–Parry Fellow and Director of Studies in Law at Downing...

In this episode, Prof. Tanja Aalberts and Dr Sofia Stolk share their research on the ‘building’ of the international community - The Peace Palace. What role did a curious ritual of gift-giving play in constituting the international community? What transnational, bureaucratic and monetary considerations (and bickering) were at play in the construction of the Peace Palace? If you want to read more about what is discussed in this episode, please check out the articles by our guests below-...

In this episode, Dr Lucas Roorda joins us to discuss the Kiobel v Shell case, and the story behind the lawsuit that was dismissed by the Hague District Court in 2022. In particular, we discuss the procedural history of the decision, transnational litigation and how this case may be considered to illustrate procedural unfairness at play between individuals and corporations. Decision: https://uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl/#!/details?id=ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2022:2449 Disclaimer by Dr Roorda: During...

In this episode, Carl discusses the International Court of Justice’s 1955 Nottebohm (Liechtenstein v. Guatemala) judgment with Dr Péter D. Szigeti of the University of Alberta. What is special about this case? What questions has it left open? And ought the ICJ reconsider the role international law perhaps should play in respect to certain questions concerning the nationality of individuals? Judgments Nottebohm (Liechtenstein v. Guatemala) -  Literature recommended by Dr Szigeti: Cindy G....

Welcome listeners! What can you expect from the podcast? Your host, Asser Institute researcher, Carl Lewis gives a brief 1-minute introduction of the Hague Court Dialogue Series podcast.

Carl discusses the case of Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Ukraine v. Russian Federation), currently pending at the International Court of Justice,  with Prof. Ingo Venzke of the University of Amsterdam. Does it make sense to speak of universal values and their evocation in international law? Was the reaction of the Court in its ‘Order of 16 March 2022’ expected? What is the value of provisional measures set up by the...