Episode 54 – ISDS 101 with Tara van Ho Janet and Stephanie sit down with Dr Tara van Ho to get a crash course in Investor State Dispute Settlements and the controversy around them

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After the LaFarge decision this week, we suggest another episode we did into corporate responsibility: Investor State Dispute Settlements. To find out more — listen to our throwback this week where @taravanho.bsky.social gave us a quick primer.

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‘Exceptional circumstances’: why was Ben Roberts-Smith granted bail? A bail judge has ruled there are ‘exceptional circumstances’ in the Ben Roberts-Smith case and granted the accused war criminal bail.

Update on the Ben Roberts-Smith case: he was granted bail. In this Conversation piece, I discuss bail & the 'exceptional circumstances' of the granting of bail to BRS & Oliver Schulz, two former #Australian SAS soldiers charged with #warCrimes of murder. #ausLaw theconversation.com/exceptional-...

New #Syria trial in the Netherlands: A man accused of being a lead interrogator in the detention centres of the National Defence Force (NDF), a militia loyal to the Assad regime, in the city of Salamiyah has been brought to trial in the Hague on charges of torture and sexual violence.

If you’re busy listening to our latest episode on the ICC policy but prefer doing so alongside a visual format, the transcript is now available an the Asymmetrical Haircuts website

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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 Ma…

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Middle powers like Canada and the Netherlands - how are they managing issues like condemning breaches of the UN charter? We compare their views on Ukraine and Iran.

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With @janethanderson.bsky.social @svdberg.bsky.social @markkersten.bsky.social Otto Spijkers
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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 Ma…

Will there always be double-standards from “middle power” states like the Netherlands and Canada when it comes to international law?
From Ukraine to Gaza to Iran, we discuss states’ reactions and what happens when they do turn to the courts.
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Will middle powers like Canada and the Netherlands defend the values of international law in the context of the US/Israel attack on Iran? We discuss with @markkersten.bsky.social + Otto Spijkers the complicated relationships these states have with accountability.

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Episode 154 – Environmental Damage at the ICC with Laura Baron-Mendoza Laura Baron-Menodza explains how the ICC can tackle environmental crimes and how a new policy should radically shift how the court works. Want to find out more? Check out all the background informa…

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The ICC’s new policy on environmental damage has got us thinking about what accountability for ‘eco crimes’ may finally look like on the international scale. You can now follow this episode along with a transcript 👇

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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?

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This week’s episode is all about accountability and the environment at the ICC. Find out more about the debate on ecocide as one of the ICC’s core crimes by listening to this week’s throwback.

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Ecocide: Waiting for the ICC The activists who lobbied to have ecocide included in the Rome Statute will have to rely on ICC’s provisions that categorize environmental crimes as war crimes or crimes against humanity. This is what...

#Ecocide [podcast] 🎧 - The activists who lobbied to have ecocide included in the Rome Statute will have to rely on ICC’s provisions that categorize environmental crimes as war crimes or crimes against humanity.

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Episode 154 – Environmental Damage at the ICC with Laura Baron-Mendoza Laura Baron-Menodza explains how the ICC can tackle environmental crimes and how a new policy should radically shift how the court works. Want to find out more? Check out all the background informa…

OUT NOW: Burned forests. Polluted rivers. Destroyed ecosystems. How to get accountability?

We talk about the new ICC policy on environmental damage, what changes & how it can shape future investigations in #Gaza #Sudan #Ukraine with Laura Baron Mendoza

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What changes with the new ICC policy on environmental damage?

In tomorrow’s pod, we dive into how the ICC could prosecute environmental destruction within its existing crimes. Laura Baron-Mendoza explains how this policy pushes for the Court to rely on science

Justice Update – Interfering with the Kosovo Specialist Chambers The big trial ends at the Kosovo Chambers and an opportunity to ask – has it been worth it. If it’s interesting, do like, subscribe and leave us a review. Want to find out more? Check out all…

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A transcript for our episode takes us to the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague, where a particularly important set of developments has unfolded this month. 👇
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Justice Update – Interfering with the Kosovo Specialist Chambers The big trial ends at the Kosovo Chambers and an opportunity to ask – has it been worth it. If it’s interesting, do like, subscribe and leave us a review. Want to find out more? Check out all…

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A transcript for our episode takes us to the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague, where a particularly important set of developments has unfolded this month. 👇
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Justice Update – Landmark Lundin trial A rare case of corporate responsibility for war crimes in Sudan, prosecuted in Sweden against Lundin oil executives.

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This week, as parties present their final arguments, the landmark Lundin corporate responsibility trial comes to a close. Don’t miss our #throwback episodes this week where we have republished all our podcasts connected to the Lundin case.

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With @janethanderson.bsky.social @svdberg.bsky.social @margheritacapacci.bsky.social @arditkika.bsky.social and Amer Alija

Justice Update – Interfering with the Kosovo Specialist Chambers The big trial ends at the Kosovo Chambers and an opportunity to ask – has it been worth it. If it’s interesting, do like, subscribe and leave us a review. Want to find out more? Check out all…

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Today’s episode looks at major developments at the #Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague, from the close of arguments in the #Thaçi et al trial to the separate alleged interference case also involving the former president.

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We take a good look at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers at the end of their biggest war crimes case against former president Hashim Thaci, along with the latest witness interference case, also against him

We get to hear a big round-up on KSC news and analysis by Ardit Kika & Amer Alija

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

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Why do states intervene in genocide cases at the ICJ? Why are we asking? Because this month lots have in South Africa v Israel. In our #throwback episode, Juliette McIntyre parsed states’ interventions and intentions in Ukraine v Russia.

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Episode 153 – The French Connection or Universal Jurisdiction à la Francaise with Jeanne Sulzer Jeanne top left with Janet top right, Steph bottom left and a partial image of her ‘intern for a day’, who was finding out what a busy journalist does. This week’s pod is all abou…

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As the first ever genocide and crimes against humanity trial about crimes against the Yazidi started in France this week, we looked at French Universal Jurisdiction. Scroll to the bottom of the webpage to read the transcript. 👇
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This may not get huge headlines but.. this Belarus story is really interesting, — ways that ICC can investigate/prosecute cases changed significantly/creatively in past few years, meaning leaders of Russia, Myanmar, Israel and now Belarus are all in the frame, despite “non-membership”