Why plead guilty at an international tribunal? And is it common for women to be war criminals? Olivera Simic has written a new book on former Bosnian Serb president Biljana Plavsic. Episode out now👇 www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi... @janethanderson.bsky.social @svdberg.bsky.social

Out tomorrow! Olivera Simic sat down with @svdberg.bsky.social and @janethanderson.bsky.social for her book Madam War Criminal about Biljana Plavsic. What drove the only woman ever sentenced by the Yugoslav tribunal & What does her case say about accountability in the former Yugoslavia?

Joined my friends in discussing one of my favourite books. #Accountability #Justice #ICTY #WarCrimes

My tips for The Hague www.reuters.com/city-memo/ha...

ICC confirms charges against LRA's leader Kony in absentia www.reuters.com/world/icc-co...

Out tomorrow We take you behind the scenes at a recent People’s Tribunal for the Women of Afghanistan where Afghan women testified about discrimination, humiliation and torture, living under the Taliban regime.

Out Now! In recent weeks the US has struck boats of suspected drug traffickers in intl waters: Venezuela, Colombia & Mexico. @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social & @alonso-gd.bsky.social run us through the basics of what constitutes an international armed conflict www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

Out tomorrow on #Patreon 📣 We watched The New Yorker documentary 'In Flow of Words: Translating the Trauma of War' together at the Hague Humanity Hub & reacted to it in REAL TIME! We discuss how interpreters at intl trials can be impacted by what they hear from victims + perpetrators

There’s a lot going on at the ICJ including the return of ‘ghost’ cases. Juliette McIntyre explains what’s going on & looks ahead to the big genocide case coming up on #Myanmar - how will it affect the #Israel case that follows? Episode out now👇 www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi... With @janethanderson.bsky.social @svdberg.bsky.social #AsymmetricalHaircuts #podcast #pod #internationallaw #internationaljustice #thehague #warcrimes #reporting + #spain #climatejustice #ecthr #pollution #environment #Marmenor

Out tomorrow We are exploring the largest permanent saltwater lagoon in #Europe, Mar Menor in #Spain. Why? Because it’s the first ecosystem to be granted legal personhood in Europe. And now it’s also likely to be the first ecosystem to be represented at the European Court of Human Rights.

How is social media being used to shift public perception around the ICC? Benjie Aquino from Redress explains how disinformation campaigns have - and continue to be - used in the Philippines around the alleged crimes against humanity of former Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte.

The gang was all there for #Kabuga at the #IRMCT only to learn it was the last ever hearing in the #ICTY's legendary courtroom 1 where I spent a big chunk of my late twenties with accused Yugoslav war criminals @lucyjgaynor.bsky.social @janethanderson.bsky.social @mollyquell.bsky.social

A friend sent me the only #autism take you need "The existence of Dutch people with autism - whose two fundamental beliefs are that no one should take pain killers for any reason and that sprinkles on bread are a health breakfast - should be all the proof we need that Tylenol isn't the cause"

Out now on #Patreon 🎙️ For our September episode of the War Criminals Book Club, we reviewed 'The Prosecutor, the Defender, the Father and His Son', about war crimes in #Bosnia & a fictional trial at the #ICTY "Everyone came out looking bad" - we agreed👇 www.patreon.com/c/Asymmetric...

Hey a thing I really don’t want to get lost here is that while Tylenol doesn’t cause autism, IT’S FINE TO BE AUTISTIC. Let’s not grant them the premise that autism should be eradicated in our way to correct the science, okay? Okay.

The #ICC's Office of the Prosecutor has released its 'Pre-Confirmation Brief' to accompany the 'Document Containing the Charges' against former President of the #Philippines, Rodrigo Roa #Duterte The PCB is a legal narrative outline of the 'story' of the charges. A short 🧵on the main takeaways:

Yesterday my colleagues and I wrote up the story that was floating around for a few days, lets see what's next www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Sequel just dropped: "Furthermore, [REDACTED]."

I feel this deeply

BREAKING: Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in Gaza killed at least 15 people, including three journalists, one of whom worked for Reuters, Palestinian health officials said reut.rs/45OFPfr

Our summer series is kicking off and we're bringing back some of our favourite episodes, hand-picked by one of our law student interns - Chiara Keys. First up - the negotiations for a new Crimes Against Humanity Treaty. View episode and transcript here: www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/sum...

And just like that I am a lot less worried about AI taking over my job. Google AI summary can't tell the ICJ and the ICC apart

Excavation of a mass unmarked grave in Tuam, Ireland has finally begun. 796 infants died at the St Mary’s ‘mother and baby home’ between 1925-1961. Listen back to an episode we did covering this in 2021. View episode and transcript here - www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

A big one at the #ICJ today. Excitement in town is palpable. @svdberg.bsky.social has us covered. #TheHague #ClimateChange www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

We may have another person in the dock soon at the ICC as Germany arrests a Libyan militia leader accused or being a senior official in the notorious Mitiga prison www.reuters.com/world/europe...

"In other words [REDACTED]" will have to be the title if I ever write a book about covering international courts. Courtesy of the latest filing in the Duterte case at the ICC

Commemorate by knowing what happened to them. 30 years today. srebrenica.sense-agency.com/en/ #Srebrenica #Genocide

Next up on our series on the Srebrenica Massacre, Episode 39: ‘Cinema Srebrenica’. This episode discussed the Oscar winning Srebrenica dramatisation, 'Quo vadis, Aida?', along with people who were actually there. Full episode and transcript here - www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

July 11th marks the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica Massacre in Bosnia which took the lives of 8000 men and boys. We’ve covered it in different ways over the years. Now we have transcripts for you. First up, Episode 27: Genocide and Denial. With @janethanderson.bsky.social @svdberg.bsky.social

Oh, but I did!

With @janethanderson.bsky.social @svdberg.bsky.social @margheritacapacci.bsky.social

My Reuters colleague Anthony Deutsch has the latest on the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine www.reuters.com/world/europe...

It’s a question we keep coming back to, is international law still holding or are we slipping back into some version of the pre-1945 rules? This week, we unpack the recent U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran with @samuelmoyn.bsky.social. Episode out now👇 asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

Out now! On our #Patreon War Criminals Book Club we watch a documentary this time: Toshkua by director Ludovic Bonleux. 'Toshkua' means to disappear in Honduras' Pesh language. With Ana Srovin Coralli we discuss migration, loss of land & language in Central America www.patreon.com/posts/war-cr...

Thank you @janethanderson.bsky.social and @svdberg.bsky.social for inviting me to talk about the need to preserve healthcare in armed conflict and the IHL rules that ensure that they are respected and protected.

NATO Hague summit need to know from Team Reuters: Main story below 👇 Defence spending explainer: www.reuters.com/business/aer... Rutte profile: www.reuters.com/world/europe...

We look at the newest international tribunal, the Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. What can it achieve? We ask two key players behind it: Gabija Grigaite Daugirde & Christian Wenaweser. Plus: the ICC’s new spotlight on aggression. www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

Also on the pod we're joined by Christian Wenaweser Lichtenstein’s Amb. to the United Nations. With @janethanderson.bsky.social & @svdberg.bsky.social and with support from @justiceinfo.bsky.social.

Out tomorrow: After years of legal debate & diplomacy the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine is finally taking shape. We unpack how this new court came about with Lithuania’s Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Gabija Grigaite Daugirde.

Out now: How might the trauma of war affect combatants in Ukraine? We speak to Lt. General Romeo Dallaire about the lasting effects of armed conflict on the mind. Episode out now👇 www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus... With @janethanderson.bsky.social @svdberg.bsky.social

How does trauma affect combatants of war? We look into post-war trauma and what it means for soldiers and their families. We caught up with Lieutenant General Romeo Dallaire and his wife Marie-Claude Michaud to find out. Tune in tomorrow with @janethanderson.bsky.social @svdberg.bsky.social

New escalation in ICC US sanctions, Trump administration has now sanctioned four judges involved in Israel arrest warrants and a 2020 decision to authorize an investigation into alleged war crimes by U.S. forces in Afghanistan www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

Where do victims of war crimes go to get reparations? Former Head of the Nuhanovic Foundation Frederiek de Vlaming explains how survivors hold the Dutch government to account through litigation. Episode out now👇 www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

*Coming tomorrow* For the #Patreon War Criminals Book Club, we read Richard Overy's Rain of Ruin. We talk about the bombing of #Tokyo before the atomic bombs were launched & how much it is still discussed today. @vukusiciva.bsky.social tells us her impressions from her visit to Japan

I contributed a little to this story from my @reuters.com colleagues Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Alexander Cornwell and Mayaan Lubell on Israel allowing more Palestinians to leave Gaza www.reuters.com/world/middle...