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Updated 02/22/2024
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Updated Mar 18

02/22/2024

Women in International Law – Episode 02 – Jelena Aparac

The Women in International Law podcast, presented by the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and the ATLAS Network, showcases women with diverse experiences and career paths in the field. Together, we explore their journeys, pivotal moments and challenges, and gain valuable insights and advice. Each episode will focus on the guest’s career and stories, uncovering the inner workings of the international legal profession. In this episode Jelena Aparac, Head of Policy, Advocacy and Research at Legal Action Worldwide, discusses her career in Human Rights Advocacy with Paige Morrow, Co-Chair of ATLAS Geneva and Senior Legal Advisor to the UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression.

02/22/2024

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17 min
May 18

War WATCH: Episode 5 - Iran: No Ceasefire for Civilians

In the fifth episode of the War Watch podcast, a series from the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, a joint centre of the University of Geneva and the Geneva Graduate Institute, Shima Esmailian, PhD candidate at the University of Geneva and consultant and adviser on gender and international law with civil society organizations working on transitional justice in Iran, and Stuart Casey-Maslen, Senior Researcher and Head of Scientific Projects at the Geneva Academy of IHL and Human Rights, examine what the Iran conflict has meant for ordinary Iranians — caught between a government that massacred its own protesters, external strikes by the United States and Israel, and an aftermath in which repression has only intensified. The episode covers the January 2026 crackdown, strikes on universities and water infrastructure, and a ceasefire that has brought no peace — with executions continuing and international scrutiny fading. Iran is one of the conflicts tracked on the War Watch portal, where you can find the full legal analysis and documented violations. Find out more at: War Watch portal – Iran: warwatch.ch Geneva Academy of IHL and Human Rights: geneva-academy.ch UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran: ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-iran ICRC – Protection of civilian objects: icrc.org ICCPR – International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: ohchr.org

May 18

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32 min
02/06/2024

Women in International Law – Episode 01 – Lucy McKernan

The Women in International Law podcast, presented by the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and the ATLAS Network, showcases women with diverse experiences and career paths in the field. Together, we explore their journeys, pivotal moments and challenges, and gain valuable insights and advice. Each episode will focus on the guest’s career and stories, uncovering the inner workings of the international legal profession. In this episode Lucy McKernan, Deputy Director for United Nations at Human Rights Watch’s office in Geneva, discusses her career in Human Rights Advocacy with Nathalie Mivelaz Tirabosco, Head of Communication and External Relations at the Geneva Academy.

02/06/2024

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21 min
09/17/2025

In and Around War(s): Season 3, Episode 5: Israel’s Weaponization of Water in Gaza

Less than a toilet flush: In Gaza, people survive on just 4–8 liters of water a day. This episode provides a legal analysis of Israel’s weaponization of water against civilians In this episode, host Juliette Graf speaks with Stuart Casey-Maslen (Geneva Academy), Dr. Elvina Pothelet (Diakonia IHL Centre), and Lama Abdul Samad (Oxfam), bringing together legal expertise, humanitarian perspectives, and field documentation to examine how Israel has turned water into a weapon against Palestinians in Gaza. Further reading: IHL in Focus Spot Report: Water Crisis in War and Under Occupation: Current Israeli Policy and Practice in Occupied Palestinian Territory under International Humanitarian Law: https://www.geneva-academy.ch/joomlatools-files/docman-files/IHL%20Spot%20Report%20-%20Water%20Crisis%20in%20War%20and%20Under%20Occupation.pdf Oxfam Briefing: Water War Crimes: How Israel has weaponised water in its military campaign in Gaza https://policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/water-war-crimes-how-israel-has-weaponised-water-in-its-military-campaign-in-ga-621609/ International Humanitarian Law Centre Report: A Legal Appraisal of Israel’s Purported Aid Delivery Scheme in Gaza https://www.diakonia.se/ihl/news/a-legal-appraisal-of-israels-purported-aid-delivery-scheme-in-gaza/ Editing: Tim Young

09/17/2025

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34 min
12/22/2022

In and Around War(s): Season 1, Episode 5: Practising International Humanitarian Law

International law provides for a distinct set of rules that fighters must abide by in war, known as �international humanitarian law�. How to effectively promote respect for such rules and ensure humanitarian protection for victims of war? And how to reconcile the aspiration to peace with the acceptance of rules regulating war? In this episode, the co-hosts Paola Gaeta and Antonio Coco discuss the challenges and rewards of practising international humanitarian law with Nishat, an alumna of the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights who has worked for years with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), including in conflict areas. They talk � among other things � about the ICRC�s mandate, the practice of talking to people involved in the war and the need for confidentiality. Links � What does the ICRC do: https://www.icrc.org/en/what-we-do � Q&A on the ICRC�s practice of confidentiality: https://www.icrc.org/en/document/confidentiality-q � ICTY, Prosecutor v Simic et al., �Decision on the Prosecution Motion under Rule 73 for a Ruling concerning the Testimony of a Witness�, 27 July 1999 (on the right to non-disclosure of information relating to the ICRC�s activities in the possession of its employees in judicial proceedings): https://www.icty.org/x/cases/simic/tdec/en/90727EV59549.htm Follow and contact us at: https://www.geneva-academy.ch/; https://twitter.com/Geneva_Academy. Copyright: Credits for the production go to Tatiana Avanthay, Nathalie Mivelaz Tirabosco and Ana Srovin Coralli.

12/22/2022

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29 min
03/24/2025

In and Around War(s): Season 3, Episode 4: Food Insecurity in Armed Conflict

In this episode of the In and Around War(s) podcast, Yousuf Syed Khan, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, joins Academy Research Fellows Eugénie Duss and Francesco Romani to discuss the legal issues surrounding food security in armed conflict, as explored in our recent IHL in Focus Spot Report on Food Insecurity in Armed Conflict and the Use of Siege-Like Tactics. After examining IHL rules on starvation, objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population, and humanitarian assistance, they address current developments and prospects for their enforcement at the international level, particularly in relation to the work of fact-finding commissions, the International Criminal Court, and the International Court of Justice.

03/24/2025

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34 min
11/21/2024

In and Around War(s): Season 3, Episode 3: The Geneva Conventions on Trial

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. Do they address the realities of modern warfare? Are they to blame when violations occur? And do they really justify killing? In the latest episode of our podcast series ‘In and Around War(s)’, we delve into these frequently formulated questions by putting the Geneva Conventions on trial. This episode of 'In and Around War(s)' was co-produced with Janet H. Anderson and Stephanie van den Berg from the Asymmetrical Haircuts podcast, who lead the discussion by presenting three charges against the Geneva Conventions. Acting as defenders are Andrew Clapham, Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute, and Gloria Gaggioli, Associate Professor and Vice-Dean of the Law Faculty at the University of Geneva. The verdict is ultimately delivered by Francesco Romani, Research Fellow at the Geneva Academy.

11/21/2024

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55 min
01/17/2024

Women in International Law: Introduction

The Women in International Law podcast, presented by the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and the ATLAS Network, showcases women with diverse experiences and career paths in the field. Together, we explore their journeys, pivotal moments and challenges, and gain valuable insights and advice. Each episode will focus on the guest’s career and stories, uncovering the inner workings of the international legal profession. This podcast is an extension of the Women's Perspectives on a Career in International Law event series hosted by the Geneva Academy and ATLAS Network.

01/17/2024

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1 min
04/27/2023

In and Around War(s): Season 2, Episode 2 : Data Protection in War

Mass surveillance and big data in wars highlight the tension between the protection of privacy and legitimate goals such as military necessity, documenting atrocities and support to humanitarian assistance. In this episode, the co-hosts Paola Gaeta and Antonio Coco discuss the challenges of data protection and privacy in war with Ilia Maria Siatista, an alumna of the LLM program of the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and currently a Programme Director and Senior Legal Officer at Privacy International � a London based NGO. They talk about the mandate of Privacy International and specific issues that arise while engaging with private actors involved in mass data collection in warfare. Links: Privacy International, registered charity based in London that works at the intersection of modern technologies and rights: https://privacyinternational.org Clearview AI and the War in Ukraine: https://www.clearview.ai/ukraine Ilia Maria Siatisa, �Serious Violations of Human Rights. On the Emergence of a New Special Regime�, Oxford University Press: 2022 Follow and contact us at: https://www.geneva-academy.ch/; https://twitter.com/Geneva_Academy.

04/27/2023

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27 min
Mar 31

War WATCH: Episode 4 - Haiti: Crossing the Threshold

In the fourth episode of the War Watch podcast, a six-episode series from the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, a joint centre of the University of Geneva and the Geneva Graduate Institute, host Juliette Graf meets Diego Da Rin, Haiti specialist with the International Crisis Group, and Stuart Casey-Maslen, Special Adviser to the Geneva Academy's IHL in Focus project. Haiti's crisis has been years in the making. But in February 2024, something shifted. Two rival gang coalitions merged into a single alliance - Viv Ansanm - and launched coordinated attacks that brought Port-au-Prince to a standstill and toppled the government. The Geneva Academy formally classified Haiti as a non-international armed conflict: the violence was too organised, too sustained, and too deadly to be treated as anything else. Diego Da Rin explains how Haiti's gangs got here and what their territorial control looks like on the ground. Stuart Casey-Maslen unpacks what the classification actually changes: for accountability, for the Gang Suppression Force now deploying, and for the civilians caught in the middle. The episode also walks through what the War Watch project documented between 2024 and 2025: hospitals attacked, schools burned, mass killings, and sexual violence used deliberately and systematically. Haiti is one of the conflicts we track on the War Watch portal, where you can find the full legal analysis and documented violations. Find out more at: War Watch portal – Haiti: warwatch.ch/situations/non-international-armed-conflict-in-haiti Geneva Academy of IHL and Human Rights: geneva-academy.ch ICG report - Undoing Haiti's Deadly Gang Alliance (December 2025): https://www.crisisgroup.org/sites/default/files/2025-12/110-haiti-deadly-gang-alliance%20%281%29.pdf OHCHR - Human rights situation in Haiti: ohchr.org/en/countries/haiti UNICEF - Children in Haiti: unicef.org/lac UN Security Council Resolution 2793 (2025): docs.un.org/en/S/RES/2793(2025) Human Rights Watch – Drone strikes in Haiti (March 2026): hrw.org/news/2026/03/10/haiti-drone-strikes-put-residents-at-risk

Mar 31

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29 min

The Geneva Academy provides postgraduate education, conducts academic legal research and policy studies, and organizes training courses and expert meetings. We concentrate on branches of international law that relate to situations of armed conflict, protracted violence and protection of human rights.

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Women in International Law – Episode 02 – Jelena Aparac

War WATCH: Episode 5 - Iran: No Ceasefire for Civilians

Women in International Law – Episode 01 – Lucy McKernan

In and Around War(s): Season 3, Episode 5: Israel’s Weaponization of Water in Gaza

In and Around War(s): Season 1, Episode 5: Practising International Humanitarian Law

In and Around War(s): Season 3, Episode 4: Food Insecurity in Armed Conflict

In and Around War(s): Season 3, Episode 3: The Geneva Conventions on Trial

Women in International Law: Introduction

In and Around War(s): Season 2, Episode 2 : Data Protection in War

War WATCH: Episode 4 - Haiti: Crossing the Threshold

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