How are countries reckoning with their role in the Afghanistan conflict and allegations of war crimes? We discuss various types of investigations currently taking place and what justice might look like going forward.With Iain Overton, Thijs Bouwknegt, Ben Saul & Rachel Reid.Want to find out more? Check out all the background information on our webs…

How did the ICC apply a gender lens to Timbuktu in northern Mali and come up with gender persecution as the alleged crime? With Marta Valiñas.Do like, subscribe and leave us a review.Want to find out more? Check out all the background information on our website including hundreds more podcasts on international justice covering all the angles: https…

Sudanese activist Hala Al-Karib speaks about the horrific, targeted and widespread violence against women in Sudan. Al-Karib says sexual violence is being used as a tool of war which “strips communities of everything, including their dignity.” For more information, check our website https://www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/.To stay in touch subscribe t…

As Syria’s transitional government grapples with security issues, the long-term challenges of justice and accountability post-Assad remain crucial. While extensive documentation exists of war crimes and crimes against humanity during the civil war, efforts to pursue accountability have faced significant blockages at multiple levels, including attem…

What happened between Italy, the ICC and Libya? Did Rome get it wrong? With Luigi Propseri and Margherita Capacci.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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 consensusBy feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

Omar Gómez Trejo, the former lead prosecutor of the Ayotzinapa case tell us about his investigation into the enforced disappearance of 43 students back in 2014, what we know now and why he had to leave.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

Janet and Steph met up with Matevž Pezdirc, who is the head of the Genocide Network Secretariat at Eurojust.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

An exclusive interview Major General Jeff Sengelman, the commander widely credited with initiating Australia's landmark Afghanistan Inquiry into alleged war crimes.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

The first in our series exploring how Australia has been confronted by allegations of war crimes in Afghanistan. We take an in-depth look at the Brereton Report.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

Carmen Cheung talks the United States approach to atrocity crimesBy feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

We talk to Alka Pradhan about her firsthand insights into the ongoing legal proceedings at Guantanamo Bay and her outlook on the 9/11 trial.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

Secondary trauma: lawyers. journalists and trainers explain in this podcast how awareness of mental health in the international justice field is shifting.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

In the first episode of our mini-series on secondary trauma for documenters of atrocity crimes, we talk to journalists, lawyers and trainers on how traumatic material can impact them and how they cope.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

Vanuatu's Special Envoy on Climate, Ralph Regenvanu explains why his small island state has turned to the ICJ for climate justiceBy feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

Can you put the Geneva Conventions on trial? We tried, with the help of the Geneva Academy, to explore why these 75 year old rules seem to be falling apart.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

We discuss gender apartheid and how it applies as a legal concept for cases concerning Afghanistan, with Karima Bennoune.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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 SterioBy feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

Sexual Torture is being used during conflict more and more says Alice Edwards the UN's special rapporteur on torture.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

Leila Sadat and Priya Pillai explain why a new treaty for Crimes against Humanity matters for conflicts happening today.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

Chiara Giorgetti talks about the work, goal and legacy of Claims Commissions and how thys system can work in Ukraine.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

What is the Register of Damages for Ukraine and how will it work?By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

We speak to Tal Steiner from PCATI about the torture of Palestinians in Israel's prison system.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

Reed Brody talks about his life and career in international criminal justiceBy feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

Stephanie and Janet sit down with Beth van Schaak to talk about the role of the United States in international criminal justiceBy feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

Kjell Anderson talks to Stephanie and Janet about Dominic Ongwen and other perpetrators of war crimes and genocideBy feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

Janet and Stephanie talk to Dianne Marie Amman and Francine Hirsch about the enduring significance of Nuremberg and the need for a new narrativeBy feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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 …

Is Ukraine's justice system up to the task of prosecuting the many thousands of war crimes it is investigating? Nadia Volkova explains.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

How could Russian hate speech against Ukrainians be prosecuted at the ICC? With Ilya Nuzov and Anna VyshniakovaBy feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

Anna Sosonska of Ukraine’s Office of the Prosecutor General and Anastasiia Moisaieva of GRC talk about challenges of prosecuting CRSV in Ukraine.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

IHL expert Janina Dill discusses the myths and confusion around the rules of war.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

A special live episode discussing if the Hague and its institutions are still fit for purpose.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

Christian Ritscher taks about wrapping up UNITAD mission in Iraq. UNITAD is the UN investigative mechanism to get accountability for crimes committed by Isis.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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 NetherlandsBy feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

Mazen Darwish is a former Syrian political prisoner, committed to getting accountability for international crimes, for now via Universal Jurisdiction cases across Europe.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

Alette Smeulers talk about the various types of perpetrators and how ordinary citizens can commit mass atrocities.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

Challenges of coordinating when collecting evidence of war crimes in Myanmar with the Head of the UN's IIMM Nick Koumjian.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

Pramila Patten, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict on challenges to prosecuting CRSV.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

Lithuania’s Vice-Minister of Justice discusses progress on creating a Special Tribunal on the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

Collecting evidence for crimes committed in Syria with head of the UN's IIIM Catherine Marchi-Uhel.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

On International Women's Day: the career journeys of women working in international law.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

How have female jihadis returned from Islamic State been prosecuted across Europe.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

What did the ICJ say about Israel's obligations under the Genocide Convention and the rights that Palestinians in Gaza have to be protected?By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

We discuss the lengthy legal case and conviction of Suriname's ex-president with Reed Brody.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

New developments across Europe with investigations resulting in court cases about atrocities committed during Syria’s civil war.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

We discuss how to prove and prosecute alleged war crimes committed during military campaigns in a court of law.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts