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Latin in Layman’s - A Rhetoric RevolutionREBOOT: Etymologizing More Legal TerminologyMy links:My Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/rhetoricrevolutionSend me a voice message!: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/liam-connerlyTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mrconnerly?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcEmail: rhetoricrevolution@gmail.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/connerlyliam/Podcast | Latin in Layman’s - A Rhetoric Revolution https://open.spotify.com/show/0EjiYFx1K4lwfykjf5jApM?si=b871da6367d74d92YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MrConnerly 1. Actio: A legal action or suit in Roman law; from Latin...
2026-02-1711 min
Amplifying Voices: NC2ML's We All Speak Math PodcastEp. 7: Amplifying Voices: Expanding Spaces of Mathematical InclusionThe podcast episode features a discussion among educators about the implementation of discourse moves in mathematics education to promote equitable teaching practices. Dr. Marielle Myers from Kennesaw State and Tierra Fender from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Schools emphasize the importance of understanding student identities and the reasons behind their participation in class, challenging traditional notions of "smartness" and encouraging a more inclusive approach. They share insights on how to effectively use discourse moves to disrupt existing norms, foster collaboration, and ensure that all students feel valued and capable in their mathematical abilities, while also recommending resources and strategies for teachers to...
2025-03-191h 00
Jus Cogens - The International Law Podcast# 48 - Part 2 - Peter Tzeng and Michael Moffatt - Guide to the Hague Academy of International Law's DiplomaIn the second installment of a two-part series, Shayan Ahmed Khan is joined by Peter Tzeng and Michael Moffatt, for an in-depth discussion on the Hague Academy of International Law's Diploma with a special focus on the Directed Studies and the Diploma exam.
Both guests, awardees of the prestigious Diploma, share their valuable insights and personal experiences of successfully undertaking the Directed Studies and the Diploma Exam.
2025-01-071h 09Jus Cogens - The International Law Podcast# 48 - Part 1 - Cécile Goubault—Larrecq and Madeleine Petersen Weiner - Guide to the Hague Academy of International Law's DiplomaIn the first installment of a two-part series, Shayan Ahmed Khan is joined by Cécile Goubault—Larrecq and Madeleine Petersen Weiner, for an in-depth discussion on the Hague Academy of International Law's Diploma with a special focus on the Directed Studies and the Diploma exam.
Both guests, recent awardees of the prestigious Diploma, share their valuable insights and personal experiences of successfully undertaking the Directed Studies and the Diploma Exam.
2024-03-221h 05Jus Cogens - The International Law Podcast# 47 - Lesley Benn, Asaf Lubin, Michael Peil and Steven Schneebaum - Guide to Authoring a Jessup Moot ProblemIn Episode # 47, Shayan Ahmed Khan is joined by Lesley Benn, Asaf Lubin, Michael Peil and Steven Schneebaum to have an in-depth discussion about authoring a Jessup Moot Problem. Each guest shares their unique perspectives and experiences, from finding inspiration for moot problem topics to the intricacies of proposal evaluation and drafting supporting materials.
2024-01-021h 54Jus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#46 - Maria Khan - Deciphering AI Governance: Insights from a Data Privacy Legal ManagerThis instalment of Jus Cogens is part of a series of conversations on the governance of data, Artificial Intelligence and the digital age.
In this episode, Omer Akif speaks with Maria Khan, a Data Privacy Legal Manager at Securiti.ai, a company that produces AI software to help companies comply with global data privacy laws. Maria's work primarily focuses on consent management, cookie consent, data access governance and AI governance.
The discussion explores the importance of regulating AI models, the relationship between data protection & AI governance, the current approach of companies to AI governance and...
2023-12-2048 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#45 - Anokhy Desai - AI Governance: Bringing Transparency through Model CardsThis instalment of Jus Cogens is part of a series of conversations on the governance of data, Artificial Intelligence and the digital age.
In this episode, Omer Akif speaks with Anokhy Desai about AI governance and the usage of model cards by organizations to bring transparency to their AI models and explain how they actually work.
Sources:
https://iapp.org/news/a/5-things-to-know-about-ai-model-cards/
Correction in the Episode:
Anokhy's Westin Fellowship at the IAPP was 1 year (not 2 years) long.
2023-10-1033 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#44 - Viren Mascarenhas - Request for an Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and International Law before ITLOSIn Episode 44, Shayan Ahmed Khan is joined by Viren Mascarenhas to have an in-depth discussion on the Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and International Law pending before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. The discussion also touches upon the pending advisory opinions before the International Court of Justice and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
Sources:
https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/issues/environment/srenvironment/activities/AmicusBrief-SRsto-ITLOS_May302023.pdf
https://www.itlos.org/en/main/cases/list-of-cases/request-for-an-advisory-opinion-submitted-by-the-commission-of-small-island-states-on-climate-change-and-international-law-request-for-advisory-opinion-submitted-to-the-tribunal/
2023-09-081h 05Jus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#43 - Anu Bradford - Digital Empires: The Global Battle to Regulate TechnologyIn Episode 43, Shayan Ahmed Khan is joined by Prof. Anu Bradford to discuss her upcoming book "Digital Empires: The Global Battle to Regulate Technology".
The book explores the intensifying global battle among the three dominant digital powers - the United States, China, and the European Union. In particular, it discusses how these regimes are racing to regulate tech companies, advancing a competing vision for the digital economy and attempting to expand their spheres of influence in the digital world.
Sources:
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/digital-empires-9780197649268?cc...
2023-06-0951 min
Völkerrechtspodcast#27 Völkergewohnheitsrecht: Viel Meinung, wenig ÜbungDas „internationale Gewohnheitsrecht als Ausdruck einer allgemeinen, als Recht anerkannten Übung“ bringt – insbesondere für Jurist*innen, die kodifizierte, verschriftlichte Rechtsnormen gewöhnt sind – als Rechtsquelle des Völkerrechts nach Art. 38 IGH-Statut eine Vielzahl ganz eigener Schwierigkeiten mit. Isabel Lischewski erklärt im Grundlagenteil, wie sich die deutsche Nordsee in die Annalen des Völkerrechts verewigen konnte. Erik Tuchtfeld hat mit Niels Petersen darüber gesprochen, wie der Internationale Gerichtshofs (IGH) Völkergewohnheitsrecht feststellt und kritisch geprüft, ob dabei eine „allgemeine […] Übung“ tatsächlich eine Voraussetzung ist oder ob es in der Praxis nicht vielmehr genügt, wenn beide Streitparteien ganz...
2023-05-0532 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#42 - Eran Sthoeger & Christian Tams - Swords, Shields and Other Beasts: The Role of Countermeasures in Investment ArbitrationIn Episode 42, Shayan Ahmed Khan is joined by Christian Tams and Eran Sthoeger to discuss their article: “Swords, Shields and Other Beasts: The Role of Countermeasures in Investment Arbitration” published in the ICSID Review’s Special Issue on the 20th Anniversary of the Draft Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts.
Sources:
https://academic.oup.com/icsidreview/article-abstract/37/1-2/121/6609033?redirectedFrom=fulltext
2023-04-0358 min
Jus Cogens - The International Law Podcast# 41 - Ashwita Ambast - The Administration of Inter-State Commissions of Inquiry and Conciliations by the Permanent Court of ArbitrationIn this episode Shayan Ahmed is joined by Ashwita Ambast, Legal Counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration, to discuss the organization’s role and significance in the administration of inter-state Commissions of Inquiry and Conciliations.
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2023-02-0756 min
Jus Cogens - The International Law PodcastSpecial Feature - Marcelo KohenThis Friday 4th November 2022, the United Nations General Assembly and the United Nations Security Council will elect a candidate to serve the remainder of the nine-year term that had been held by the late Judge Cançado Trindade at the International Court of Justice.
In this special feature short , Shayan Ahmed Khan is joined by Marcelo Kohen to discuss his candidacy & vision for the ICJ.
2022-11-0113 min
Jus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#40 - Daniel Stewart - Conversing with Independent International Legal AdvocatesIn Ep 40 Shayan Ahmed speaks with Daniel Stewart, Executive Director of @IndependentILA, on the work of the organization.
IILA was founded in 2017 and has been engaged in providing PIL in-house counsel for small and developing countries. https://independentila.org/
2022-07-051h 09
Jus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#39 - Mariana Gkliati - Unpacking Frontex a.k.a European Border and Coast Guard AgencyThis episode is the second and final edition of a two-part collaboration with the Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research (NNHRR) at T.M.C. Asser Institute for International & European Law. In this episode, we speak to Prof. Mariana Gkliati about one of Europe's most important border enforcement actors, Frontex. Particularly, we look at ways of holding the agency accountable for fundamental rights violations while zooming in on a spate of recent developments affecting Frontex and its future.
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2022-06-0954 min
Hablemos de Derecho Internacional (HDI)#79: Ana Srovin Coralli - Búsqueda y Participación en los casos de Desaparición ForzadaEn este episodio Edgardo Sobenes conversa con Ana Srovin sobre la búsqueda y participación en los casos de desaparición forzada. Ana inicia el episodio definiendo los términos de búsqueda y participación, y se refiere a su estado actual en el derecho internacional. Nos explica la diferencia entre la búsqueda penal y la búsqueda humanitaria, y aborda los retos que enfrentan las instituciones para la coordinación entre una investigación penal y una búsqueda de personas en caso de desaparición forzada. Nos habla sobre la función y mandato del Comité co...
2022-06-0238 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#38 - Robin Churchill - Law of the Sea, 4th EditionOn this episode, we speak with Robin Churchill about the new edition of his book, co authored with Vaughan Lowe and Amy Sander on the Law of The Sea (4th edition, 2022). We explore the vast developments of the law and the post UNCLOS-phase premised in the book.
Works Cited:
Link to the Robin's upcoming book: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9780719079689/
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2022-04-2637 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#37 - Otto Spijkers - Climate LitigationThis episode is the first edition of a two-part collaboration with the Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research (NNHRR) at T.M.C. Asser Institute for International & European Law. For this episode, we are joined by NNHRR member Professor Otto Spijkers for a discussion on the actual and potential influence of climate litigation on the way the “who should do what” question in managing climate change.
You can read more about Professor Otto Spijkers work here:
https://brill.com/view/journals/cjel/5/2/article-p237_7.xml
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJLh15oaKvI
Our...
2022-04-2242 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#36 - Joanna Wilson - Law and Morality of Lethal Autonomous Weapon SystemsIn this episode, Layal Alghoozi sits down with Joanna Wilson (@JoannaLDWilson) from the International Law, Conflict and Security Research Group at the University of Glasgow to discuss Joanna's research on lethal autonomous weapons, exploring legal and moral arguments in the debate on regulating autonomy in warfare.
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2022-03-2928 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#35 - Helen Duffy - Strategic Human Rights Litigation: A Case of Extraordinary Rendition and Arbitrary DetentionIn this episode, we are joined by our first repeat guest in Jus cogens history, Dr Helen Duffy. Dr Duffy talks to Fares and Omer at length about the numerous challenges faced in efforts to ensure international accountability, responsibility & justice for victims of extraordinary rendition and secret detention programs run by major international players for decades.
You can read more about Professor Helen Duffy @HelenDuffy_HRP and her Pro-bono practice work on https://www.rightsinpractice.org/
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2022-03-2242 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#34 - Milena Sterio and Rosa Celorio - Deconstructing Statehood and StatelessnessThis episode is a joint collaboration between Jus Cogens and the George Washington International Law Review at the George Washington University, as a prelude to the upcoming The George Washington International Law Review's Annual Symposium - "The State of the Nation-State in International Law" taking place on March 18 2022.
Website: https://www.law.gwu.edu/george-washington-international-law-review-2022-symposium-state-nation-state-international-law.
Contact: Ryan Migeed (Symposium Editor) @ symposium.gwilr@law.gwu.edu
In this podcast, I am joined by Professor Milena Sterio and Dean Rosa Celorio (participants of the GWILR Symposium 2022 statehood panel) to discuss numerous aspects and issues re...
2022-03-1542 minHablemos de Derecho Internacional (HDI)Dra. Patrícia Galvão Teles - Jus Cogens y los Valores Fundamentales (Premium)En este episodio Edgardo Sobenes conversa con la Dra. Galvão Teles sobre las normas imperativas de derecho internacional general, el jus cogens, y su conexión con los valores fundamentales de la comunidad internacional. La Dra. Galvão inicia el episodio abordando las definiciones y alcance del jus cogens y los valores fundamentales. Nos comenta sobre la evolución normativa y codificadora del jus cogens, el artículo 53 de la Convención de Viena sobre el Derecho de los Tratados y el Proyecto de Conclusiones sobre Normas Imperativas de la Comisión de Derecho Internacional de las Nac...
2022-03-1024 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#33 - Anthea Roberts - A Conversation with Anthea RobertsIn this episode, we speak with Dr Anthea Roberts (@AntheaERoberts) one of the world's leading international law scholars. I speak to her about her journey into international law and unpack the fluid and cross-disciplinary nature of her scholarship. We explore what drives her and what her unique research process and methodology look like. Anthea also sheds light on the tools, techniques and frameworks she uses to think, research and communicate with the world. The discussion further looks at how the international legal academy and its present ecosystem overall needs more innovation, diversity and inclusivity to evolve into a more...
2021-12-211h 04Jus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#32 - Ioannis Kalpouzos - Autonomous Weapons and the Search for an Irreducible Law of WarIn episode 32, Shayan Ahmed sits down with Professor Ioannis Kalpouzos to discuss his article, "Double Elevation: Autonomous Weapons and the Search for an Irreducible Law of War", published in Leiden Journal of International Law.
Material Referenced in the Episode:
Article - Double Elevation: Autonomous Weapons and the Search for an Irreducible Law of War
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3545332
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2021-12-151h 07Jus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#31 - Cris van Eijk - Space Colonization, Erasure of Global South, PhDs & Other Anxieties of Aspiring Int'l LawyersIn this episode, we speak with Cris van Eijk (@crisveijk) on everything from Elon Musk writing a constitution of Mars, to how global south contributions to international space law have been disregarded over time, to discussing challenges of getting into an international law Ph.D., to examining the inclusiveness of the discipline in addition to a host of other issues affecting young and upcoming international lawyers.
You can find more about Cris and his work at: https://linktr.ee/crisveijk http://www.jusadastra.org/Our-Team.html
Material Referenced in the Episode:
Article - U...
2021-11-1746 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#30 - Danae Azaria - Codification by Interpretation: ILC as an Interpreter of International LawIn this episode, as the elections for the ILC get closer than ever, Shayan Ahmed sits down with Dr. Danae Azaria to have an in-depth discussion on ILC's role as an interpreter of international law.
Material Referenced in the Episode:
Article - ‘Codification by Interpretation’: The International Law Commission as an Interpreter of International Law https://academic.oup.com/ejil/article... https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint...
You can listen to the audio stream of the podcast on anchor.fm/jus-cogens-podcast
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2021-11-1745 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#29 - Stefan Ziegler - A Conversation with Stefan ZieglerIn this episode, we talk to Stefan Ziegler - a humanitarian practitioner, lecturer, and filmmaker about his diverse career experiences and his latest documentary film 'Broken - A Palestinian Journey Through International Law' - https://broken-the-film.com/ -
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2021-11-051h 11Hablemos de Derecho Internacional (HDI)Dr. Salem Hikmat Nasser - La Pregunta sobre Palestina a través del Derecho Internacional (Premium)En este episodio Edgardo Sobenes conversa con Dr.Salem Hikmat Nasser acerca de la pregunta sobre Palestina. El Dr. Nasser inicia el episodio comentándonos sobre la legitimidad histórica de Israel y Palestina, y la base jurídica de ambos sobre el territorio en conflicto. Nos expone en detalle la Declaración de Balfour, el Mandato de Palestina, y el valor y justificación bajo el derecho internacional que permitieron el nacimiento del Estado de Israel. Nos comenta sobre las consecuencias prácticas y jurídicas del reconocimiento por parte del Consejo Nacional de Palestina de las Resoluciones de la As...
2021-10-2830 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#28 - Ntina Tzouvala - A Conversation with Ntina TzouvalaThis episode features a discussion with Dr. Ntina Tzouvala, trailblazing international law scholar, historian, and author, renowned for her groundbreaking book "Capitalism as Civilisation: A History of International Law. We explore her personal story, approach towards international law, and views on the role of critical scholarship in international law.
Ntina's Twitter: @ntinatzouvala
Material Referenced in the Episode:
Book - Capitalism as Civilisation by Ntina Tzouvala (https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/capitalism-as-civilisation/F66ABF447B13A75739D4644A8674EAD9)
Book - Guano and the Opening of the Pacific World (https://www...
2021-10-1252 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#27 - Dapo Akande - Unpacking the UN International Law CommissionIn this episode, the brilliant Dapo Akane joins Jus Cogens for an all-round chat on the UN International Law Commission. We explore the role & function of the ILC and discuss some key issues that its work focuses on. It also features Professor's Akande elevator pitch for the upcoming election of the members of the ILC where he has been nominated as a candidate by 5 countries.
Material Referenced in the Episode:
Article - Implications of the Diversity of the Rules on the Use of Force for Change in the Law. https://academic.oup.com/ejil/article/32/2/679/6324073
2021-10-0553 minHablemos de Derecho Internacional (HDI)Prof. Jorge E. Viñuales – Derecho Ambiental Internacional 2.0 (Premium)En este episodio Edgardo Sobenes conversa con el Prof. Jorge E. Viñuales acerca del derecho ambiental internacional. El Profesor inicia el episodio compartiendo sus valoraciones generales sobre el desarrollo y la historia del derecho ambiental internacional, las fuentes principales de las obligaciones para los Estados, la normativa ambiental pendiente de desarrollar, y el papel de las Cortes en el desarrollo progresivo y la clarificación del derecho ambiental internacional. Aborda la efectividad de Cortes y Tribunales internacionales y nacionales para resolver conflictos ambientales y las formas y estándares de reparación en materia ambi...
2021-09-0937 minHablemos de Derecho Internacional (HDI)Prof. Dr. Héctor Olásolo - (Parte 2) Los Desafíos del Derecho Internacional Penal (Premium)No te olvides escuchar la primera parte de este episodio (episodio 43).En esta segunda parte del episodio Edgardo Sobenes conversa con el Dr. Héctor Olásolo sobre la armonización del actual régimen jurídico de los crímenes de jus cogens y los procesos políticos de transición y justicia transicional. El Dr. Olásolo nos comparte sus valoraciones sobre los desafíos que presentan las bandas criminales y los carteles del narcotráfico al DIP. Nos explica el riesgo que impone la criminalidad organizada transnacional, y su impacto en el derecho internacional y la Corte...
2021-08-1210 minHablemos de Derecho Internacional (HDI)Prof. Dr. Héctor Olásolo - Los Desafíos del Derecho Internacional Penal (Parte 1)En este episodio Edgardo Sobenes conversa con el Prof. Dr. Héctor Olásolo acerca de los desafíos del derecho internacional penal. El episodio se divide en dos, y en esta primera parte el Dr. Olásolo nos expone de forma general los desafíos históricos y actuales del derecho internacional penal. De forma magistral, y con un conocimiento y manejo verdaderamente único sobre la materia, el Dr. Olásolo nos explica el desafío que presenta la redefinición de los fines y objetivos del derecho penal internacional, el desafío relacionado a los límites de l...
2021-08-051h 11
Jus Cogens - The International Law PodcastJus Cogens International Law Updates #8 - 14 June 20211. On the 16th of June we will officially be saying goodbye to current ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, after which Karim Khan will be taking the post. In Bensouda’s final briefing before the UN security council, which took place on the 9th of june, the chief prosecutor took the opportunity to reflect on her recent visit to Sudan, and emphasised the urgent need to execute the four outstanding arrest warrants, including the warrant for former Sudanese Minister of state, Ahmad Harun.
2. The European Commission has sent a letter of formal notice to Germany, stating a breach of th...
2021-06-1401 minJus Cogens - The International Law PodcastJus Cogens International Law Updates #7 - 31 May 20211. The public hearings on the question of reparations in the case concerning Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo concluded on the 30th April. The International Court of Justice has begun its deliberation in the case.
2. ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda presented the Office’s 21st report on the Situation in Libya to the UN Security Council. She outlined the work of the team from the ICC in Libya over the past year, focusing in particular on evidence of serious crimes committed in detention facilities.
3. On the 25 of May, 2021, the confirmation of ch...
2021-05-3101 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#26 - Naz Modirzadeh - Implications of State Silence concerning the Right to Self-DefenseIn this episode, Prof. Naz Modirzadeh joins us to discuss the implications of state silence concerning the right to self-defense. It aims to explore the application of self-defense in general and also in the context of counterterrorism.
Resources for the podcast:
https://pilac.law.harvard.edu/quantum-of-silence-paper-and-annex
https://pilac.law.harvard.edu/arriaformula-meeting-briefing
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2021-05-1954 minJus Cogens - The International Law PodcastJus Cogens International Law Updates #6 - 17 May 20211. After days of fresh violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel, the UN security council met in a specially convened session where attendees called for a ceasefire and for both sides to respect international humanitarian law.
Among many targets leveled by Israeli Airstrikes over the last week, one included a building housing various international media outlets such as the Associated Press and Al-Jazeera. As a result, a Paris-based media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders, has asked the international criminal court to investigate Israel’s bombing of the building as a possible war crime.
2. A report re...
2021-05-1701 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#25 - Olga Kavran - Reflections on the Special Tribunal for LebanonIn episode 25, Omer talks to Olga Kavran, the former head of outreach and legacy at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon on the work of STL, its 2020 judgment, and its outreach program. More info can be found about the tribunal can be found at https://www.stl-tsl.org/en
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2021-05-1241 minJus Cogens - The International Law PodcastJus Cogens International Law Updates #5 - 7 May 2021
On the 30th April, a petition was filed by Abu Zubaydah, a Guantanamo Bay internee, against the US, Afghanistan, UK, Poland, Lithuania and Morrocco before the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. The petition pleads that Abu Zubaydah be released, after 19 years of detention without charge or trial.
Human Rights Watch have recently released a report examining the reality of aPARtheid in Palestinian areas where Israeli authorities exercise control. The report investigates whether the threshold of the criteria of apartheid which is a crime against humanity under the Rome Statute is met in the case of Israel and Palestine.
2021-05-0701 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#24 - Nico Pavlopoulos - Controversies over the Identity of a State GovernmentIn this episode, we are joined by Niko Pavlopolous, Teaching Fellow at the University College London, to explore and provide an account of the international legal framework applicable to the identity of state governments under international law. The discussion seeks to place particular emphasis on the practical application of this framework by discussing the prevailing situations in Myanmar and Venezuela.
Article Referenced: http://opiniojuris.org/2019/07/18/recognition-of-governments-legitimacy-and-control-six-months-after-guaido/
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2021-05-0440 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#23 - Liesbeth Lijnzaad, Sean Murphy and Jean-Marie Henckaerts - Treaty Interpretation and the Updated ICRC Commentaries on the Geneva Conventions (Part 2)In this two-part series, a star panel of Liesbeth Lijnzaad, Sean Murphy, and Jean-Marie Henckaerts explore the theory and practice of treaty interpretation, understand the role of commentaries and shed light on the methodology behind drafting ICRC’s updated Commentaries to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their additional protocols.
The updated Commentaries are being published online by the ICRC and in print by CUP. So far three commentaries have been published.
For each Commentary, a summary article has been written in the International Review of the Red Cross:
Summary article GC I https://international-review.icrc.o...
2021-04-2854 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#22 - Liesbeth Lijnzaad, Sean Murphy, and Jean-Marie Henckaerts - Treaty Interpretation and the Updated ICRC Commentaries on the Geneva Conventions (Part 1)In this two-part series, a star panel of Liesbeth Lijnzaad, Sean Murphy, and Jean-Marie Henckaerts explore the theory and practice of treaty interpretation, understand the role of commentaries and shed light on the methodology behind drafting ICRC’s updated Commentaries to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their additional protocols. The updated Commentaries are being published online by the ICRC and in print by CUP. So far three commentaries have been published. For each Commentary, a summary article has been written in the International Review of the Red Cross:
Summary article GC I https://international-review.icrc.org...
Summary...
2021-04-2143 minJus Cogens - The International Law PodcastJus Cogens International Law Updates #4 - 15 April 2021Jus Cogens socials:
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2021-04-1502 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#21 - Başak Etkin & Kostia Gorobets - Borderline JurisprudenceIn this special crossover episode, Jus Cogens engages with Borderline Jurisprudence. Borderline Jurisprudence is a dedicated podcast on the philosophy of international law, hosted by Başak Etkin & Kostia Gorobets. They describe the podcast in the following words: "Imagine there is a podcast on hardcore philosophy and jurisprudence of international law. Imagine there are people geeky enough to be ready to talk about this non-stop. That’s right. That’s "Borderline Jurisprudence".
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2021-04-0740 minJus Cogens - The International Law PodcastJus Cogens International Law Updates #3 - 31 March 2021Jus Cogens socials:
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2021-04-0102 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#20 - Agnieszka Jachec-Neale - Ntaganda Case and the Concept of 'Attack' in International LawIn conversation with Dr. Agnieszka Jachec-Neale, a lecturer and expert researcher at Exeter Law School, this episode explores the concept of an 'Attack' under international law (specifically IHL) in the broader context of the Ntaganda case at the International Criminal Court. Dr. Neale submitted an amicus curiae brief to the ICC in the Ntaganda case, making certain observations on the meaning of the term ‘attack’ and issues associated with it. The amicus brief can be accessed via this link https://www.icccpi.int/CourtRecords/CR2020_05316.PDF
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2021-03-3033 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#19 - Hillary Hubley - Networking in International LawIn conversation with Hillary Hubley, Co-founder and Vice-President of the Association of Young International Criminal Lawyers, this episode explores the numerous challenges for aspiring international lawyers especially the vicious cycle of unpaid internships. It similarly explores the role of global youth platforms such as AYICL in creating important and open discourse through meaningful networking opportunities and connection building.
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Jus Cogens - The International Law PodcastJus Cogens International Law Updates #2 - 7 December 2020News Item #1 On 11th December, the International Court of Justice, will deliver its Judgment in the case concerning Immunities and Criminal Proceedings (Equatorial Guinea v. France). The case concerns the request of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea for the ICJ to hold that the French Republic, by entering a building used as the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea in Paris, by searching, attaching and confiscating the said building, its furnishings and other property, has acted in violation of its obligations under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. News Item #2 An expert panel of international...
2020-12-0702 minJus Cogens - The International Law PodcastJus Cogens International Law Updates #1 - 23 November 2020News Item #1
New Zealand has become the first state to ratify an amendment to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The Amendment to Article 8 makes intentionally using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare in non-international armed conflicts a war crime.
News Item #2
24th October marked a historic occasion in the fight against the banning of nuclear weapons. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) has finally reached the threshold for entering into force. With the latest entry of Honduras, 50 States have now ratified the Treaty, meaning that...
2020-11-2200 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#18 - A Guide to the ICJ Judicial Fellowship Program (Part 2)In this episode, we talk to Mohit Khubchandani, Kritika Sharma and Claire O'Connell about the International Court of Justice's Judicial Fellowship Program. They talk to us about their experiences with applying, and about their time at the Court.
2020-10-1155 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#17 - A Guide to ICJ Judicial Fellowship Program (Part 1)In our 17th episode, we talk to 4 young, dynamic individuals and former fellows at the International Court of Justice - Amir Farhadi, Beatrice Walton, Camila Mariño Venegas and Shashank P. Kumar. They chat with us about the Court's fellowship program, the application period and their experiences.
2020-10-041h 03Jus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#16 - Charles Jalloh - Reviewing ILC's Draft Convention on Crimes Against HumanityIn this episode, Prof. Charles Jalloh joins us to deconstruct and dissect the Draft Convention on Crimes Against Humanity. The conversation is based around Prof. Jalloh's analysis in his article "The International Law Commission’s First Draft Convention on Crimes Against Humanity: Codification, Progressive Development, or Both?: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3620370
2020-09-2051 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#15 - Anna Ventouratou - Defences & Incidental Issues in International AdjudicationIn this episode, Anna Ventouratou from Oxford Law joins us to discuss the ins and outs of defences and indispensable incidental issues under international adjudication. Anna's article: https://www.ejiltalk.org/defences-and-indispensable-incidental-issues-the-limits-of-subject-matter-jurisdiction-in-view-of-the-recent-icj-icao-council-judgments/
2020-09-2032 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#14 - Priya Pillai - The Gambia v. Myanmar at the ICJIn episode 14, a leading voice on public international law Dr. Priya Pillai guides us through the ebbs and flows of the case of The Gambia v. Myanmar a.k.a the genocide case involving the Rohingyas at the International Court of Justice.
Dr. Pillai's article on the provisional measures in The Gambia v.s Myanmar is useful for the discussion : http://opiniojuris.org/2020/01/24/icj... #internationallaw #genocide #rohingyas #myanmar #icc #icj #podcast #juscogens
2020-08-2238 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#13 - Bruno Gelinas-Faucher - ICJ Judges Election, 2020In episode 13, Bruno Gelinas-Faucher passionately dissects the ICJ Judges election season of 2020. Link to Article: http://opiniojuris.org/2020/07/29/election-season-at-the-icj-dawn-of-a-new-era/
2020-08-2254 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#12 - Annyssa Bellal - From Cockroaches to Rosebuds: Armed Non-state Actors under International LawIn this episode, Dr. Annyssa Bellal from the Geneva Academy breaks down the international legal framework that is applicable to armed-non-state actors (ANSA) and highlights the role of semantics in shaping the global narrative on ANSAs. #juscogens #publicinternationallaw #ihl #nsag #podcast
Articles discussed: From cockroaches to rosebuds: changing the international community’s perception of non-State armed groups https://armedgroups-internationallaw.org/2020/05/21/from-cockroaches-to-rosebuds-changing-the-international-communitys-perception-of-non-state-armed-groups/
What Are ‘Armed Non-State Actors’? A Legal and Semantic Approach https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3596144
2020-08-1257 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#11 - Simon Chesterman - Asia's Experience with International LawIn this episode, Professor Simon Chesterman joins us to share his thoughts on Asia's historical, current and potential relationship with International Law, in light of his work "Asia's ambivalence about international law", published in The Oxford Handbook of International Law in Asia and the Pacific and also the European Journal of International Law. Link to the EJIL piece: https://academic.oup.com/ejil/article...Link to the Oxford Handbook of International Law on Asia and the Pacific: https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/law/9780198793854.001.0001/law-9780198793854
2020-07-2841 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#10 - Monica Hakimi - Making Sense of Customary International LawIn this edition of the Jus Cogens Podcast, we revisit basic assumptions and conceptual foundations of customary international law as it develops and applies. Professor Monica Hakimi of Michigan Law presents her case to let go of the rulebook theory of understanding CIL through her article "Making Sense of Customary International Law", published in the Michigan Law Review and later debated during Opinio Juris's Customary International Law Symposium. Link to Opinio Juris Symposium: http://opiniojuris.org/2020/07/06/symposium-on-hakimis-making-sense-of-customary-international-law/ Link to Professor Hakimi's Article :https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3627905
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2020-07-1948 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#9 - A Young Professionals Guide to a Career in Public International LawIn this houseful episode, 9 young aspiring international lawyers from all over the world come together to share stories, experiences, opportunities and struggles of pursuing a career in public international law in the 21st century.
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Omer Akif, Shayan Ahmed
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2020-05-261h 19Jus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#8 - Eric Talbot Jensen - Cyberspace, Sovereignty and International LawThis week, we explore the realm of cyberspace, delving into issues of applicability of international law including emerging challenges for state sovereignty with Prof. Eric Talbot Jensen. Eric Jensen of Brigham Young University Law School, is an eminent international law scholar with expertise in international cyber space law. He is also of the key-contributors to the Tallinn manual on international law applicable to cyber-warfare and Tallinn Manual 2.0 on international law applicable to cyber operations. #internationallaw #podcast #juscogens #ihl https://youtu.be/EAY4ceYuDRU
2020-05-1154 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#6 - Robert Heinsch - International Humanitarian Law ClinicsIn this episode, Dr. Robert Heinsch (Director KGF and IHL Clinics at Leiden University) joins us to talk everything about IHL clinics, particularly the models adopted at Leiden and Bochum.
The article discussed in the episode can be accessed here for free :
elibrary.bwv-verlag.de/article/99.10…v201803022501
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2020-05-081h 13Jus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#1 - Niels Blokker - INJUGOVINSIn the pilot of the Jus Cogens podcast, Professor Niels Blokker of Leiden University Law School, joins me to discuss International Institutional Law, some new legal jargon (INJUGOVINS) and insights on his upcoming book.
Documents
Article : The Governance of International Courts and Tribunals: Organizing and Guaranteeing Independence and Accountability - A Appeal for Research
(papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?a…stract_id=2709626) Niels Blokker
Book:
International Institutional Law : Unity within Diversity, (Fifth Revised Edition)
Henry G. Schermers and Niels M. Blokker
brill.com/view/title/10229?qui…brill_product_tabs=2
2020-05-0541 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#5 - Jens Iverson - Do War Aims Matter in International Law?In this episode I sit with Dr. Jens Iverson of Leiden University to discuss the importance of articulating clear and specific war aims in international law. I talk to Dr. Iverson regarding his work titled, "War Aims Matter: Keeping Jus Contra Bellum Restrictive While Requiring the Articulation of the Goals of the Use of Force" as part of the Grotius Centre Working Paper Series. The article is published in the Minnesota Journal of International Law, Vol. 27, No. 1, 2018
Grotius Centre Working Paper Series No 2018/072-PSL
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2020-05-0541 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#4 - Emma Irving - Hate Speech on Social Media in Myanmar ConflictThis week Dr. Emma Irving joins me on Jus Cogens to discuss hate speech and incitement on social media and the role of international accountability mechanisms in light of OHCHR commissioned Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar. The report establishes the facts and circumstances of the alleged recent human rights violations by military and security forces, and abuses, in Myanmar.
Dr. Emma Irving's article on Opinio Juris, "‘The Role of Social Media is Significant’: Facebook and the Fact Finding Mission on Myanmar"
http://opiniojuris.org/2018/09/07/the-role-of-social-media-is-significant-facebook-and-the-fact-finding-mission-on-myanmar/
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2020-05-0534 minJus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#2 and 3 - Helen Duffy - Extraordinary Renditions and DetentionsThis week Dr. Helen Duffy joins me to discuss Extraordinary renditions and detentions in light of ECtHR's recent judgment on Lithuania alleged involvement in facilitating rendition on their territory.
Judgment Abu Zubaydah v Lithuania
hudoc.echr.coe.int/app/conversion/…0violations.pdf
Helen Duffy's new book
"Strategic Human Rights Litigation: Understanding and Maximising Impact"
www.amazon.com/Strategic-Human-R…ing/dp/1509921974
Lecture : Strategic Human Rights Litigation: ‘Bursting the Bubble on the Champagne Moment’
openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/handle/1887/59585
2020-05-0528 min
Jus Cogens - The International Law Podcast#7 - Adil Haque - Law and Morality at WarThis week, we are joined by Professor Adil Haque from Rutgers Law to discuss the role of morality in interpreting and revisiting the law of armed conflict. We dissect Chapter 2 of Prof Haque's book "Law and Morality at War"
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2020-05-0545 min
The National Security Law PodcastEpisode 115: This Podcast Does Not Have a Grandparent Born in IrelandWe are back after a spring break hiatus, and we do not lack for things to discuss and debate in the wide world of national security law. Tune in for:
What we can make of the Mueller Report and the Barr Letter at this point
Whether the president is subject to civil suit in state court while still in office
Whether the US government loses its sovereign immunity from suit without consent where the claim involves a violation of a "jus cogens" rule of customary international law, as Judge Brinkema has ruled in al Shimari
What to make of the Co...
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