"With Venezuela, the United States was briefly at war; with drug cartels and gangs in Latin America, the United States was not and never has been; and with Iran, the United States still is." Read analysis by @rcls-nyu.bsky.social Distinguished Scholar @mikeschmitt.bsky.social in @justsecurity.org👇

The UN General Assembly adopts a resolution welcoming #ICJ advisory opinion on the obligations of States in respect of #ClimateChange👇 Only 8 voted against, opposing action to address the climate crisis: the US, Iran, Russia, Israel, Belarus, Saudi Arabia, Liberia, and Yemen.

If accurate, this is huge news -- especially the #apartheid charge, which would be groundbreaking.

As the investigation into the identities of the boat strike victims illustrates, the people the Trump administration is killing are not in fact the "al Qaeda of our hemisphere" as repeatedly claimed by SecDef. www.elclip.org/los-bombarde...

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...

🎧 #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

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...

🎧 #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

#KarimKhan - In the probe into alleged sexual misconduct by the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor Karim Khan, which he denies, the latest stage of the drama is a media interview, his first since he stepped aside a year ago. Here are his key answers. www.justiceinfo.net/en/158759-ka...

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...

“That’s the opposite of what due process is about.” ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan criticizes the political reaction to the UN investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against him. Watch his EXCLUSIVE interview with @mehdirhasan.bsky.social: zeteo.com/p/karim-khan...

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...

We also asked for a comment from Ilia Nuzov, who two years ago joined us on the main pod to discuss FIDH's submission to the ICC to argue that hate speech by Russians against Ukrainians should be prosecuted as a crime against humanity.

Based on tracked mobile phones of Colombian mercenaries, new investigation shows a network of Colombian fighters backed by the UAE provided critical support to Sudan's RSF, enabling it to capture the western city of el-Fasher last year: www.bbc.com/news/article... #KeepEyesonSudan

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...

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.

#InternationalCriminalCourt - The investigation into alleged sexual misconduct by the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan is not over. The legal and political community is now fracturing in different camps. www.justiceinfo.net/en/158169-ho... #KarimKhan

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...

AOAV invites you to the launch of a new report on Lariam toxicity, exposing failures by the Ministry of Defence to recognise long-term harm, record its use, and support affected veterans. 16 April, 1pm BST Join: meet.google.com/yyu-ehyp-enm aoav.org.uk/2026/aoav-ev...

Israeli strike kills infant girl in south Lebanon during father's funeral - Via Reuters

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.

“At al-Aqsa hospital, a colleague of Aslan said the vehicle he was driving was clearly marked w the WHO's logo on all sides, & that it had been at the front of a co-ordinated convoy transporting patients to the Rafah crossing when it came under fire from an Israeli tank.” www.bbc.com/news/article...

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...

Well, they took their sweet time on this! I was at Sydney airport late Mon night, soooo close to witnessing this! (Except probably he was in the int'l terminal about to leave the country!) #warCrimes #ausLaw #Afghanistan www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

#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

It seems we just bombed some residential buildings in an attempt to kill a former diplomat who was trying to facilitate negotiations. A civilian trying to *end* hostilities, surrounded by other civilians in their homes. We are completely lost.

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

“I have decided not only to not remain silent, but to draw the attention of the ICC in The Hague so that it may take enforcement measures and issue arrest warrants." Ex-PM Olmert calls for #ICC intervention against settler violence in #WestBank: www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

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...

I’m going to vomit: “Though the U.N. investigators found evidence that Mr. Khan engaged in “non-consensual sexual contact” with a woman on his staff, the judges determined unanimously that the evidence did not meet the legal standard for misconduct.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/w...

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

Yesterday, Russia launched 948 drones against civilians in various cities across Ukraine. They attacked a maternity hospital in Ivano-Frankivsk, private homes in Kherson, the central park in Vinnytsia, a train in the Kharkiv region, and the historic center of Lviv, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The prosecution is making their closing statement in the Lundin Oil war crimes trial. I am on my way to Stockholm district court to attend.

Counting the Dead: Explosive weapons’ devastating impact on civilians in Sudan aoav.org.uk/2026/countin...

Want to know how the reference to the USS Cole made it into Trump’s remarks in the first place and whether it was based on the previous default judgment. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/u...

11 judges and prosecutors at the International Criminal Court have been sanctioned by the US government. Some have come public about how it's deeply affected their daily life. And it’s unclear what protection they may enjoy. www.justiceinfo.net/en/156847-li... #InternationalCriminalCourt

"Over the nearly three-year conflict, WHO has confirmed that 2,036 people have been killed in 213 attacks on health care, including Friday night's strike.” www.bbc.com/news/article... #KeepEyesonSudan

Holy shit truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...

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...

Over 150 Universal Jurisdiction cases are on the books currently in France. How are they going? Who is making them happen? And why now? Episode out now👇 www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi... #AsymmetricalHaircuts #podcast #pod #internationallaw #internationaljustice #thehague #warcrimes

🇫🇷 #UniversalJurisdiction [podcast] 🎧 - There are over 150 cases that are investigated under the universal jurisdiction principle in France. What explains this massive increase of cases? And how and why is France able to utilise it effectively? www.justiceinfo.net/en/156370-un...

Out tomorrow - Why are there so many Universal Jurisdiction cases suddenly popping up in France? Is it a new approach or more investigations? Jeanne Sulzer explains #AsymmetricalHaircuts #podcast #pod #internationallaw #internationaljustice #thehague #warcrimes #reporting #accountability #france

The international Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal is preparing to examine the cases of missing and murdered Indigenous children and unmarked graves in Canada, with the session scheduled for late May in Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang/Montreal 👇 davidsuzuki.org/story/intern...

Will the external investigation trigger a removal vote by the Assembly? More by @justiceinfo.bsky.social via @janethanderson.bsky.social ⤵️

#InternationalJustice [podcast] - Last week, former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte was not present at his hearing before the #ICC. He follows the footsteps of other elderly men whose trials did not take place or were altered due to ‘cognitive decline’. www.justiceinfo.net/en/156073-no...

TRANSCRIPT OUT NOW 📝 A transcript for our latest episode on universal jurisdiction in Argentina is now available on the Asymmetrical Haircuts website. Follow the link to read. 👇 www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus...

Iran human rights group HRANA: "The total number of reported civilian deaths stands at 742, including 176 children under 18, with 624 reported deaths currently . under review" "Reported civilian injuries since 28 February 2026 stand at 971, including 115 children" www.en-hrana.org/the-third-da...

🇵🇭 #Philippines - Having held a week of hearings at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, judges will now decide if former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Roa Duterte, will go to trial for crimes against humanity. www.justiceinfo.net/en/155870-ta... #RodrigoDuterte #ICC

Another super interesting and informative episode of our favorite podcast