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Do anti-personnel mines still have military utility in modern warfare?

Five States Parties to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention have recently submitted instruments of withdrawal, citing national security and military necessity, while at least one other has taken steps to “suspend” the Convention. These developments raise important questions abo ... Show More

25m 29s

Nov 24

Navigating violence: five insights to strengthen humanitarian action in contested territories

More than 200 million people live today in contested territories – places where the authority of the state is challenged outright and armed groups exercise full or fluid control. This number has risen by 30 million since 2021. These are not distant statistics; each figure represe ... Show More

17m 23s

Nov 20

Reaffirming the obligation to protect medical facilities and support their functioning

Restrictions on movement and access to medical supplies have become an often-unseen threat to health care in today’s armed conflicts. Even where hospitals are not attacked, the quiet tightening of supply routes can deprive them of the medicines, equipment, and basic services they ... Show More

17m 26s

Apr 2023

Clashes continue in Sudan

Multiple ceasefire proposals have failed as armed clashes between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces continue in Sudan.

4m 45s

Feb 2025

UN's humanitarian chief on international need, and Syria's mines threat

The leading UN humanitarian official, Tom Fletcher, says the body is overstretched and underfunded when it comes to supporting the roughly 300 million people in need around the world. Mines left over from more than a decade of armed conflict in Syria are threatening civilians try ... Show More

6m 44s

Sep 2014

John Yoo and Ilya Somin discuss Obama and the War Powers Resolution

Is President Barack Obama redefining the Constitution by limiting congressional input into military actions against the terror organization ISIL? Leading experts Ilya Somin and John Yoo join the National Constitution Center's Jeffery Rosen to discuss a complex constitutional issu ... Show More

37m 1s

Feb 2025

"The minimum we owe is solidarity" w/ Asli Bâli

The brothers welcome Aslı Bâli, Professor of Law at Yale Law School and President of the Middle East Studies Association. They discuss the increasingly repressive academic climate in the United States over the question of Palestine led by private sector as well as the current Tru ... Show More

1h 22m

Feb 2013

'The International Criminal Court's Role in Promoting International Justice: A Comparison of the Sudan, Kenya, and Libya Situations' by Mr Karim Khan QC and Mr Rodney Dixon

The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL), University of Cambridge hosts a regular Friday lunchtime lecture series on key areas of International Law. Previous subjects have included UN peacekeeping operations, the advisory jurisdiction of the International Court of Just ... Show More

35m 4s

Feb 2025

Guantanamo’s other history

The Trump administration has begun detaining migrants at Guantanamo Bay. For more than 40 years, the US has sent immigrants to Gitmo, explains Jeffrey Kahn of UC Davis, who interviewed asylum-seekers there. This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Amina Al-Sadi ... Show More

25m 54s

Apr 2025

What the World is Ignoring About Sudan's Civil War

<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">The crisis in Sudan is taking another devastating turn.</p> <p>Over the past several days, a <a href= "https://www.globaldispatches.org/p/a-genocidal-army-is-about-to-win" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">genocidal paramilitary group kn ... Show More

29m 59s

Internment by non-state armed groups: le...