Out tomorrow: 30 years on, Rwanda's accountability gap persists. As the trial of Dutch-Rwandan genocide suspect Eugene N. opens in The Hague, tomorrow’s episode asks how universal jurisdiction picks up where the ICTR left off. #internationaljustice #Rwanda #genocide #universaljurisdiction

🤖 Can an algorithm be trusted with a war crimes investigation? Asser Institute researcher Marta Bo joined @asymmetricalh.bsky.social podcast, highlighting how human oversight and verification removal from the equation are a major cause for concern. 🔗 lnkd.in/e-ibpHs4 #AI #ICC #ProjectHarmony

What space do women have in a place like Afghanistan to cover conflict there? Do they find different stories because their access is different? Episode out now👇 www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

Out tomorrow! How is it to be a woman covering conflict? #AsymmetricalHaircuts #podcast #pod #internationallaw #internationaljustice #thehague #warcrimes #reporting #accountability #Afghanistan #journalism #gender #genderapartheid

What happens when corporate boardrooms become the site of war crimes? Can a person now “vibe code” their own accountability tools, and what happens when they don’t understand what they’ve built? Reflections from the 2026 IBA War Crimes Committee Conference. Out now👉 tinyurl.com/AHJusticeUpd...

Out tomorrow: We all know the pressures international criminal justice is under. Yet, reporting from the 2026 IBA War Crimes Committee Conference, we asked panellists what they found inspiring instead. Tune in for comments on the Lafarge verdict, financial crime, and universal jurisdiction.

Out now on #Patreon! Last month, we attended the IBA War Crimes Committee Conference. The lawyers and experts we interviewed had such articulate and thoughtful recommendations that we decided they deserved an episode of their own. Listen 👇 www.patreon.com/posts/war-cr...

TRANSCRIPT OUT NOW 📝 Three years on from the ICC launch of ‘Project Harmony,’ we are joined by Marta Bo and Benjamin Thorne to discuss what AI tools mean for international criminal investigations by the prosecution or defence. www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

TB 🔙 Three years ago, we recorded one of our first tech pods on virtual reality and international justice. It felt like a novelty then; it doesn’t anymore. Revisiting that conversation as part of our #AI in International Law mini-series. Have a listen👇 www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

It was a really enjoyable experience to be part of this conversation on AI and international criminal justice investigations with the great Marta Bo, & brilliant hosts @janethanderson.bsky.social & @svdberg.bsky.social Thank you to the AH team for providing a space for these important discussions.

As AI becomes embedded in international criminal investigations, we talked to Marta Bo and @benjaminthorne.bsky.social about its promises and pitfalls, and where optimisation and criminal justice start to pull in opposite directions. Episode out now 👇 www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

Out tomorrow: What happens to criminal investigations when optimisation becomes synonymous with AI? How are investigators actually using AI tools, and where should the line be drawn? #AsymmetricalHaircuts #podcast #internationallaw #internationaljustice #warcrimes #accountability #AI #transparency

TB🔙 Félicien Kabuga, described by many as the ‘mastermind’ behind the Rwandan Genocide has recently died at the age of 93. To learn more about Kabuga’s life, listen to our throwback episode this week.👇 www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

🎧 #Myanmar [podcast] - Investigations have been opening in southeast Asia – by Myanmar’s neighbours – into alleged crimes committed after the military took over in 2021, which we discover in this new Asymmetrical Haircuts podcast. www.justiceinfo.net/en/159252-wi... #UniversalJurisdiction

TB🔙 The ICC has confirmed it will not open an examination into alleged complicity of European governments arms traders in Yemen. We had asked Miriam Saage-Maaß how actors could be held accountable for the devastation their bombs have caused there? 👇 www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

#WhatshappeninginMyanmar and what are the neighbouring countries doing about it? This week we look at Myanmar #UniversalJurisdiction investigations across Asia (and a few other places!) Episode out now👇 www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus...

TRANSCRIPT OUT NOW📝 We looked at AI-powered warfare, exploring how these systems challenge International Humanitarian Law, accountability and our humanity. Follow the link to be taken directly to the episode and scroll to the bottom of the page to read. www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

🎧 #MilitaryAI [podcast] - “Everybody’s trying to get their hands on it.” This podcast looks into the new role of Artificial intelligence in military targeting & explains what it means for international humanitarian law. www.justiceinfo.net/en/158876-ai... #IHL #AI

TB🔙 This week, we thought it would be fun to inaugurate our new mini series on AI with an OG episodes of ours on the topic. Here, alongside @jessicadorsey.bsky.social and Aditi Gupta, we delved into the controversial world of Armed Drones. www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

With the rise in AI-driven targeting in global conflicts, we talked to Jessica Dorsey and Elke Schwarz about what this means for accountability, ethics, and whether "maximum lethality, not tepid legality" is really where we're headed. Episode out now👇 www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

Out tomorrow! How does AI-powered warfare fit in the rules of International Humanitarian Law? with @jessicadorsey.bsky.social, @elkeschwarz.bsky.social @janethanderson.bsky.social @svdberg.bsky.social @justiceinfo.bsky.social #AI #autonomousweapons #internationallaw #warcrimes #accountability

ICYMI! TRANSCRIPT OUT NOW 📝 Belgian Universal Jurisdiction cases - why are there so few of them? Click the link to follow along with a transcript 👇 www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

TB 🔙 Convicted women and guilty pleas aren’t two things we often see in the world of international justice. But for Biljana Plavšic — she ticks both. For more on Plavšic, listen to our throwback episode with Olivera Simic on her book: Madam War Criminal. www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

Our April #Patreon bonus of the War Criminals Book Club is out now! We reviewed the 2025 documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin. Highly recommended. Propaganda has a large part in any war, and this movie is a powerful account of the role education can play Listen 👇 www.patreon.com/posts/war-cr...

Out tomorrow on #Patreon 🎙️ For our bonus episode of the War Criminals Book Club, we discuss the 2025 documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin. Highly recommended for the way it shows propaganda unfolding in real time and shaping young minds in Russia. 🧵

TB 🔙 The latest edition of the Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review is out! This week’s throwback episode has been dug out from deep down the pod's archives – when we looked at victims’ access with the then authors of that year’s annual review. www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

Very interesting episode on UJ in Belgium with one of the most knowledgeable persons I know about these issues: @mathiasholvoet.bsky.social. Totally recommend!

How’s Universal Jurisdiction going in Belgium? There are a lot of investigations - but they get dropped. And a large backlog of pending cases - some linked to Belgium's colonial past. So, what’s the holdup? Episode out now👇 www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

🇧🇪 #Belgium [podcast] 🎧 - In 2003, Belgium went from one of the great hopes for all accountability campaigners into a relatively minor player in the field. Why? Our partners at Asymmetrical Haircuts talk to lawyer & scholar Mathias Holvoet. www.justiceinfo.net/en/158318-be... #UniversalJurisdiction

Coming tomorrow! What happened when Belgian authorities arrested (and released) Israeli soldiers while at a local music festival? Mathias Holvoet explains the challenges Belgian universal jurisdiction faces.

TB 🔙 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. www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

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.

TRANSCRIPT OUT NOW 👇 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. www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

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. www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

Out tomorrow! 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.

TRANSCRIPT OUT NOW 📝 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 👇 www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

TB 🔙 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. www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus...

#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. www.justiceinfo.net/en/157358-ec... #InternationalCriminalCourt #EnvironmentalJustice

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 www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

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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

TRANSCRIPT OUT NOW 📝 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. 👇 www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus...

TRANSCRIPT OUT NOW 📝 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. 👇 www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus...

TB 🔙 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. www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus...

Episode out now👇 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. Listen: www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus...

Out tomorrow! 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

TB 🔙 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. www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

TRANSCRIPT OUT NOW 📝 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. 👇 www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

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”