Can justice heal? Must there be justice in order to heal? Is there such a thing as justice, something to be striven for regardless of context?
Alexander L. Hinton thinks through these questions in a pair of new books. The two are companion pieces, each using Cambodia in a different way as a lens through which to look at the notion of transitional justice. In ... Show More
Nov 20
Ivan Franceschini et al., "Scam: Inside Southeast Asia's Cybercrime Compounds" (Verso Books, 2025)
“If I had been enslaved for a year or two, I might not be able to believe in humanity any more.” “I am a victim of modern slavery.”
These chilling words come from a Taiwanese female lured by a fake job offer, only to be sold into a scam compound in Cambodia. She is not alone. Sh ... Show More
50m 32s
Nov 14
Sonia Faleiro, "The Robe and the Sword: How Buddhist Extremism Is Shaping Modern Asia" (Columbia UP, 2025)
When the robe becomes a weapon, who can stop the violence? We think of Buddhism as a faith of peace—rooted in compassion, patience, and nonviolence. But across South and Southeast Asia today, the robe is being turned into a weapon, as radical monks and nationalist movements unlea ... Show More
41m 40s
Nov 1
Stephen Huard, "Calibrated Engagement: Chronicles of Local Politics in the Heartland of Myanmar" (Berghahn Books, 2024)
This episode of New Books in Southeast Asian Studies features Stéphen Huard talking about Calibrated Engagement: Chronicles of Local Politics in the Heartland of Myanmar (Berghahn Books, 2024), in which he takes a deep dive into the history and anthropology of village leadershi ... Show More
52m 3s
Oct 2022
Michele Moody-Adams, "Making Space for Justice: Social Movements, Collective Imagination, and Political Hope" (Columbia UP, 2022)
A standard way of proceeding in political philosophy is to start with some form of conceptual inquiry: we first try to figure out what justice, equality, and freedom are and only then we may eventually begin thinking about how these goods might be pursued and achieved. On this ap ... Show More
1h 2m
Apr 2009
Yuma Totani, “The Tokyo War Crimes Trials: The Pursuit of Justice in the Wake of World War II” (Harvard UP, 2008)
Most everyone has heard of the Nuremberg Trials. Popular books have been written about them. Hollywood made movies about them. Some of us can even name a few of the convicted (Hermann Goering, Albert Speer, etc.). But fewer of us know about what might be called “Nuremberg East,” ... Show More
1h 5m
Feb 2023
Super Soul Special: Bryan Stevenson: The Power of Mercy and Forgiveness
<p>Original Air Date: June 6, 2018</p><p>Oprah sits down with Bryan Stevenson, the law professor, civil rights attorney and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, who shares why he has dedicated his life to giving a voice to incarcerated men and women. Bryan has spen ... Show More
36m 38s
Jun 2023
Building a Just World: How Our Laws Express Our Collective Values & the Challenge of Uplifting Our Values, Law, and Society (Part 2)
<p><strong>Ep. 82 (Part 2 of 2) | </strong>Constitutional law expert and criminal justice professor <strong>Mark Fischler</strong> has a thirst for justice and a gift for teaching. With cogency and passion, Mark explains that law is not the absolute that we perhaps thou ... Show More
1h 1m
May 2023
75 - « Elle fait une lettre à la police comme quoi elle ne veut plus voir les enfants »
<p>Parents séparés, enfants malmenés - Affaire jugée au Tribunal correctionnel de Mont-de-Marsan. <br/><br/>À travers un tour de France des tribunaux, Justice en direct rend compte sans artifice, ni commentaire, au plus près de la réalité, du déroulement des audie ... Show More
24m 24s
Aug 2023
90 - « On a l'impression que vous voulez éliminer le père de l'enfant »
<p>Un enfant tiraillé - Affaire jugée au Tribunal correctionnel d'Avignon. <br/><br/>À travers un tour de France des tribunaux, Justice en direct rend compte sans artifice, ni commentaire, au plus près de la réalité, du déroulement des audiences correctionnelles qui re ... Show More
20m 20s