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In Asymmetrical Haircuts we talk about international justice with the experts and commentators we wanted to hear more of.
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“It’s just so frustrating” - At the War Criminals Book Club we read The Trial by Franz Kafka and reflect on how individuals can feel “tiny” going up against big institutions. And we think about whether victims of international trials might feel similarly sometimes…
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CRSV is not always opportunistic — in Ukraine, calculated preparation and military glory are linked to the weaponisation of sexual violence by Russian forces, experts say. But is this enough to charge commanders as being responsible? New episode out tomorrow.
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If anyone can become a perpetrator, how do we make the world a safer place? Alette Smeulers believes it’s about more than just locking up war criminals – we have to understand how they are created first.
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The ICC is no stranger to criticism, but the announcement of an arrest warrant for a sitting head of state (Vladimir Putin) helped the Office of the Prosecutor regain some street credibility in Ukraine. Can they keep this momentum going and take the same quick action for Israel-Palestine? New episode with Mark Kersten out tomorrow.
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may have fallen off the world’s agenda, but the UN’s is still busy investigating atrocities. Check out our recent debrief with Nick Koumjian👇
Challenges of coordinating when collecting evidence of war crimes in Myanmar with the Head of the UN’s IIMM Nick Koumjian.
This is about killing and trafficking for profit of our biodiversity by criminal syndicates. This is about crimes that are actually not isolated from other crimes, including corruption, drug dealing and human trafficking. How do we prosecute them? And is there a direct link with international crimes...
**New Podcast alert** What does it take to get a new court on the international community’s agenda? What kind of court would the proposed International Anti-Corruption Court be? How would it tackle 'kleptocrats'? Why are backing it along with hundreds of world leaders? Listen to our latest with Maja Groff from Integrity Initiatives International https://www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/justice-update-campaign-for-a-new-international-anti-corruption-court/
How to set up a new court – an International Anti-Corruption Court. With Maia Groff and Richard Goldstone.
Deputy Prosecutors election is coming up soon, so we had a chat with Angela Mudukuti about it. Listen below about why she thinks both deputies appointed should be women this time, and don't forget to tune in tomorrow to hear more!
What is going on in ? We looked into the ongoing efforts to bring justice, truth and reconciliation following the ending of the decades-long internal conflict between the government and in 2016. With Mariana Casij Peña, from the Institute for Integrated Transitions.
https://www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/justice-update-a-colombian-affair/
Mariana Casij Peña guides us through the fascinating experiment in transitional justice in Colombia.
Armed have caused thousands of civilian deaths, as seen most recently in . We talked to Jessica Dorsey - Assistant Professor at Utrecht University, Associate Fellow at the International Centre for Counter-Terrorsim and Managing Director at Opinio Juris - and Aditi Gupta - Director of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Drones and Deputy Director of the UK chapter of Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security - about how drones are used, which laws govern them and how can things change. In partnership with JusticeInfo - Fondation Hirondelle
https://www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/episode-51-drone-wars-with-jessica-dorsey-and-aditi-gupta/
Jessica Dorsey and Aditi Gupta discuss the lack of transparent rules and secrecy of states in deploying armed drones.
This week we will be talking about . What are their legal intricacies? How does deal with them? How are they regulated and who uses them? Tune in tomorrow to listen to our chat with Jessica Dorsey and Aditi Gupta!
How do you transfer expertise and knowledge gained dealing with atrocity crimes in international courts to local prosecutors? We had a chat with Maxine Marcus and Kathleen Roberts from Partners in Justice International, and Drita Hajdari - the Special Prosecutor in the Special Prosecution Office of the Republic of Kosovo. Produced in partnership with JusticeInfo - Fondation Hirondelle https://www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/episode-50-partnering-justice-with-maxine-marcus-kathleen-roberts-and-drita-hadjari/
How to make sure that local prosecutors are equipped to tackle atrocity crimes? Maxine Marcus, Kathy Roberts and Drita Hajdari explain.
This week we talk about bringing experience into national proceedings. Here is one of our guests speaking about multiple efforts at justice in from different international actors - especially for victims of sexual assault. Tune in tomorrow for more!
In today's short but sweet Justice Update: we have a little chat about the first day of the first trial of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (you can also check out this article for more detailed info https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/82240-kosovo-chambers-battle-legitimacy-opening-first-trial.html); plus, Stephanie shares a recommendation for a play about .
https://www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/justice-update-we-love-a-balkans-theme/
Stephanie catches Janet up with the first day of the first ever trial in the Kosovo Specialist Chambers and gives a theatre recommendation
This week we tackled a case of with Gissou Nia - from the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center and the Atlantic Council – and Aida Samani – from CIVIL RIGHTS DEFENDERS.
An Iranian citizen is currently on trial in , accused of war crimes related to his involvement in the massacre of 5000 political prisoners in in 1988.
What could the implications of such a geographically distant trial be for citizens of Iran and members of its diaspora?
In partnership with JusticeInfo - Fondation Hirondelle
https://www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/episode-49-iranian-crimes-swedish-justice-with-aida-samani-and-gissou-nia/
A trial in Sweden for crimes committed in Iran shows the potential of universal jurisdiction in ensuring justice is served.
We have a new episode coming out tomorrow! We have talked about multiple times, but this week we tackled a recent case from being tried in . Click below to hear a quote from one of our guests, Gissou Nia, and don't forget to tune in!
This week US forces left and the are now in charge. We talked to human rights lawyer Sarah Kay, about her and Atlas Women network's efforts to evacuate people, plus we reached out to Fiona Nelson from the Australian Centre for International Justice and Julie Fraser to discuss what happens now with ongoing investigations about war crimes in the country.
https://www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/justice-update-afghanistan-accountability/
What happens now with those left behind in Afghanistan and with accountability for alleged war crimes? Sarah Kaye, Fiona Nelson and Julie Fraser discuss.
It's September and we are back! We are dropping a new episode tomorrow, about , the situation there after the takeover and the implications for ongoing war crimes investigations and accountability efforts. Listen below to Fiona Nelson from the Australian Centre for International Justice and don't forget to tune in tomorrow!
This week we discuss the discovery of unmarked graves at for indigenous children in . How is the country dealing with this long-awaited reckoning with its colonial roots and history of violence against Indigenous Peoples? Especially, how is Canada - considered a shining beacon when it comes to human rights - reacting to the increasing realisation that what happened in its territory amounts to ?
We talked to not two, not three, but four experts this time: Ry Moran, Fannie Lafontaine, Karine Duhamel and Andrew Woolford. The episode is on the longer side, but bear with us! It's the last effort before we go to summer break until September.
Make sure you check out the suggested reading list in the show notes, it's a collection of reports from the 1960's to today, very useful to further understand the relationship between the Canadian state and Indigenous Peoples.
Produced in partnership with JusticeInfo - Fondation Hirondelle
https://www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/episode-48-canadas-reckoning-with-ry-moran-fannie-lafontaine-karine-duhamel-and-andrew-woolford/
How is Canada facing up evidence of cultural genocide with the discovery of mass graves at former residential schools for indigenous children?
Mass graves have been surfacing on sites of former residential schools for indigenous children all over Canada, a testimony to decades of abuse which - while well known and documented by indigenous communities - came as a shock to most Canadians. Tune in tomorrow for the full episode!
A new podcast is born and we helped it see the light! "Lethal Autonomous Weapons: 10 things we want to know" is a series of conversations with top experts in the field of law, science, ethics and more that seeks to answer all the important questions: who makes the decisions when drones and other autonomous weapons are used? Who is accountable then, and how is International Humanitarian Law keeping up?
In this special episode we had a chat with hosts Paola Gaeta, Alessandra Spadaro, Marta Bo and Abhimanyu George Jain from the LAWS & War Crimes Project of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. Have a listen to find out how the idea came about and what to expect from the 10 episodes.
https://www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/special-episode-asymmetrical-haircuts-presents-lethal-autonomous-weapons-10-things-we-want-to-know/
The people behind the new podcast – Lethal Autonomous Weapons: 10 things we want to know (you can tell they are researchers) – came over to us at Asymmetrical Haircuts to tell us all ab…
What do you know about lethal autonomous weapons (LAWS)? Whatever your answer is, you should not miss the LAWS & War Crimes Project's podcast! We have been helping them set up shop and we invited them over for a chat before the launch of their first episode. Tune in tomorrow for more!
Let's close the working week with a little mystery... click on the image to listen to a message from a good friend of ours, and stay tuned next week!
Afghanistan’s situation is dire, with civilians and human rights defenders subject to continuous attacks as US forces leave. But is the ICC, or anyone, investigating these crimes and the atrocities happening in the country since 2003? In partnership with JusticeInfo - Fondation Hirondelle https://www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/justice-update-afghanistan-victims-in-limbo/
What’s happening in Afghanistan to human rights defenders, and what’s happening at the ICC in their investigation into war crimes? Janet investigates
Janet recently re-emerged from a solo, tortuous deep dive into crimes committed in , US sanctions and investigations; the result is a very dense Justice Update that will drop tomorrow, you really do not want to miss it! Here is a little anticipation...
Last week, former Serbian State Security high ranking officials Jovica Stanisic and Franko Simatovic were found guilty of aiding and abetting crimes in one Bosnian municipality in 1992. The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (MICT) gave them 12 years each, a sentence that they mostly have already served.
Why is this sentence so relevant and what could it mean for ongoing and future war crimes accountability and prosecution efforts in Serbia?
We enlisted historian Iva Vukusic and Marija Ristic from Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) to answer these and many more questions.
https://www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/episode-47-balkan-spies-with-iva-vukusic-and-marija-ristic/
What the verdict on former Serbian Secret Service officials Stanišić and Simatović can tell us about the future of prosecution of war crimes in Serbia.
Alert! Alert! New episode coming out tomorrow! We (virtually) sat down with historian Iva Vukusic and Balkan Investigative Reporting Network's Regional Director Marija Ristic and had an in depth conversation about the Stanišić and Simatović trial and its meaning for Serbia. Here's a little audio bite.
With Karim Khan taking over as prosecutor, budget issues and big investigations on the way, we decided to reflect over the current state of the court, aided by international law professors Diane Orentlicher and Dire Tladi. Perfect weekend listen!
https://www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/episode-46-icc-state-of-mind-with-diane-orentlicher-and-dire-tladi/
What’s the ICC’s state of health as the new prosecutor takes over? Diane Orentlicher and Dire Tladi discuss the big problems facing the court.
With starting as Prosecutor, it's time to reflect over the state of the court. Here's a soundbite of our latest episode, with Diane Orentlicher (she's referring to when she worked at the US State Department under Obama admin). Don't miss the full episode tomorrow!
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Coming tomorrow! “It’s just so frustrating” - At the #Patreon War Criminals Book Club we read The Trial by Franz Kafka and reflect on how individuals can feel “tiny” going up against big institutions. And we think about whether victims of international trials might feel similarly sometimes… Check out our Patreon👇 LINK IN BIO❕ @janethanderson @vandenbergstephanie @themollyquell #podcast #pod #internationallaw #internationaljustice #thehague #journalism #reporting #BookClub #warcriminals #warcrimes #Kafka
CRSV is not always opportunistic — in Ukraine, calculated preparation and military glory are linked to the weaponisation of sexual violence by Russian forces, experts say. But is this enough to charge commanders as being responsible? New episode out tomorrow. With @janethanderson @vandenbergstephanie @justiceinfo_net #AsymmetricalHaircuts #podcast #pod #internationallaw #internationaljustice #thehague #warcrimes #reporting #Ukraine #Russia #CRSV
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The ICC is no stranger to criticism, but the announcement of an arrest warrant for a sitting head of state (Vladimir Putin) helped the Office of the Prosecutor regain some street credibility in Ukraine. Can they keep this momentum going and take the same quick action for Israel-Palestine? New episode with Mark Kersten out tomorrow. With @janethanderson @vandenbergstephanie @mskersten #AsymmetricalHaircuts #podcast #pod #internationallaw #internationaljustice #thehague #warcrimes #reporting #ICC #Putin #Ukraine #Palestine #Gaza
#ICC Deputy Prosecutors election is coming up soon, so we had a chat with Angela Mudukuti about it. Listen below about why she thinks both deputies appointed should be women this time, and don't forget to tune in tomorrow to hear more!
This week we will be talking about #drones. What are their legal intricacies? How does #InternationalHumanitarianLaw deal with them? How are they regulated and who uses them? Tune in tomorrow to listen to our chat with Jessica Dorsey and Aditi Gupta!
This week we talk about bringing #internationaljustice experience into national proceedings. Here is one of our guests speaking about multiple efforts at justice in #Kosovo from different international actors - especially for victims of sexual assault. Tune in tomorrow for more!
We have a new episode coming out tomorrow! We have talked about #universaljurisdiction multiple times, but this week we tackled a recent case from #Iran being tried in #Sweden. Click below to hear a quote from one of our guests, Gissou Nia, and don't forget to tune in!
It's September and we are back! We are dropping a new episode tomorrow, about #Afghanistan, the situation there after the #Taliban takeover and the implications for ongoing war crimes investigations and accountability efforts. Listen below to Fiona Nelson from the Australian Centre for International Justice and don't forget to tune in tomorrow!
Mass graves have been surfacing on sites of former residential schools for indigenous children all over Canada, a testimony to decades of abuse which - while well known and documented by indigenous communities - came as a shock to most Canadians. Tune in tomorrow for the full episode!
What do you know about lethal autonomous weapons (LAWS)? Whatever your answer is, you should not miss the LAWS & War Crimes Project's podcast! We have been helping them set up shop and we invited them over for a chat before the launch of their first episode. Tune in tomorrow for more!
Let's close the working week with a little mystery... click on the image to listen to a message from a good friend of ours, and stay tuned next week!
Janet recently re-emerged from a solo, tortuous deep dive into crimes committed in #Afghanistan, US sanctions and #ICC investigations; the result is a very dense Justice Update that will drop tomorrow, you really do not want to miss it! Here is a little anticipation...
Alert! Alert! New episode coming out tomorrow! We (virtually) sat down with historian Iva Vukusic and Balkan Investigative Reporting Network's Regional Director Marija Ristic and had an in depth conversation about the Stanišić and Simatović trial and its meaning for Serbia. Here's a little audio bite.
With #KarimKahn starting as #ICC Prosecutor, it's time to reflect over the state of the court. Here's a soundbite of our latest episode, with Diane Orentlicher (she's referring to when she worked at the US State Department under Obama admin). Don't miss the full episode tomorrow!
Coming soon... We managed to get a hold of Karim Khan, incoming #ICC Prosecutor and outgoing Head of UNITAD, the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability Against Da'esh/ISIL Crimes. Click below for a little extract and stay tuned!
This week's episode is all about Lebanon and accountability. It drops tomorrow, but you can listen below to an excerpt of Olga Kavran talking about the threatened (and now confirmed) closure of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.
The International Justice Monitor, a trial monitoring initiative by Open Society Foundations and an invaluable tool for many of us international justice nerds, is stopping its work while still keeping available its archive. We took the chance to chat to Taegin Reisman and Jennifer Easterday and explore the world of trial monitoring. Listen below to a little snippet of our soon-to-be-dropped episode, where Taegin touches upon the toll monitoring atrocity crime trials can take on mental health.
One of the most interesting (and promising) recent developments in international justice is the increase in the use of social media evidence in war crimes trials, see for example the Al-Werfalli case in Libya. Listen below for a little taste of tomorrow's episode, where we also explored some of the challenges emerging for judges and other fact finders in accepting this kind of new evidence.
In our latest episode, Stephanie managed to get a hold of ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, who will be living her position next month. Among other things, she reflected over her time at the ICC and offered some advice to her successor, Karim Khan. Listen to the clip below for a little anticipation of what's coming tomorrow.
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