Latest Law of armed conflict Podcast Episodes
OpinioJuris Symposium on Military AI and the Law of Armed Conflict - Lena Trabucco
Law and the Future of War - April 09, 2024 04:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingPart of the ongoing debate about the lawfulness of autonomy in military systems in the manner in which the technology integrates with and interacts with its human masters. The term Meaningful Human Control (or MHC) has garnered particular relevance in this debate. Today we speak with Dr Lena Tr...
Future of War series: Stuart Casey-Maslen and Directed Energy Weapons
Law and the Future of War - January 16, 2024 23:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, Dr Lauren Sanders speaks with Professor Stuart Casey-Maslen about Directed Energy Weapons. They traverse the existing legal controls on these weapons, and speak about the potential for future regulation of novel uses of energy weapons in armed conflict. This conversation prec...
Future of War series: Algorithmic Futures with Zena Assaad and Elizabeth Williams
Law and the Future of War - December 21, 2023 07:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAs part of our ‘futures’ mini-series, in this episode we are looking specifically at Algorithmic Futures, with hosts of the podcast of the same name: Dr Zena Assaad and Dr Elizabeth Williams, both from ANU. Today we are going to specifically focus on the breadth of the design and uncertainty pro...
Future of war series: Biological warfare and transparency on the battlefield with Robert Lawless
Law and the Future of War - December 21, 2023 05:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingContinuing our future of war series, this episode dives into the legal implications of increasing transparency of the battlespace as a result of technological change; and looks at developments in biological warfare that challenge the long-standing prohibition on biological weapons at internation...
Future of War: Artur Gruszczak - The Routledge Handbook on the Future of War
Law and the Future of War - December 21, 2023 01:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this third episode in our futures mini-series, we continue our scoping of the utility of seeking to predict the future of war; before deep diving into emerging and disruptive technologies. Recorded in late September 2023, we are speaking with Artur Gruszczak about the Future of War, and his r...
Future of War series: David Kilcullen and Ian Langford: the Future of Australia's Defence Strategy and the Indo-Pacific
Law and the Future of War - November 29, 2023 20:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingRecorded in early September 2023, this episode continues our futures mini-series, where we speak with Dr Ian Langford and Professor David Killcullen about the future of war in the Indo-Pacific region. In this episode we will be getting a download on what the change in geopolitics in the Indo-Pa...
Contemporary International Criminal Law Issues - Guilty pleas and the ICC: Charles Adeogun-Phillips Part 2
Law and the Future of War - October 18, 2023 22:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, we conclude our interview with Dr Charles Adeogun-Phillips, discussing guilty pleas and their development in international criminal law. Dr Charles A. Adeogun-Phillips is an accomplished international lawyer and former lead international prosecutor. He founded the cross-border ...
Contemporary International Criminal Law Issues - Guilty pleas and the ICC: Charles Adeogun-Phillips
Law and the Future of War - October 04, 2023 20:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this interview, we are speaking with Dr Charles Adeogun-Phillips about the history of guilty pleas in international criminal law, as an author of a chapter on the same topic, as part of the edited works, Contemporary International Criminal Law Issues - Contributions in Pursuit of Accountabili...
Contemporary ICL Issues - Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: What Legacy for the New ICC Prosecutor? - Natacha Bracq
Law and the Future of War - September 27, 2023 20:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe continue this international criminal law mini-series by speaking with Natacha Bracq, who wrote a chapter on gender and sexual-based violence in Contemporary International Criminal Law Issues - Contributions in Pursuit of Accountability for Africa and the World, which deals with a range of is...
Future of War series: Sir Lawrence Freedman - The History of the Future of War (Ukraine Update)
Law and the Future of War - September 20, 2023 20:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe start our futures mini-series by speaking with an eminent military historian on the future of warfare. In this episode we are delighted to be joined by Sir Lawrence Freedman. Recorded in September 2023 he joins us to talk about the future of warfare, having regard to his approach to predictin...
Contemporary International Criminal Law Issues - Contributions in Pursuit of Accountability for Africa and the World: Takeh Sendze
Law and the Future of War - September 13, 2023 20:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe start this international criminal law mini-series by speaking with Mr Takeh Sendze, who is the editor of a recently published book, Contemporary International Criminal Law Issues - Contributions in Pursuit of Accountability for Africa and the World, which deals with a range of issues impactin...
BarbieHeimer Special Series - A Manhattan Historian's perspective on Oppenheimer: Chris Griffith (AtomicArchive)
Law and the Future of War - August 21, 2023 03:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode in the BarbieHeimer series, we focus on the history of the Manhattan Project and the accuracy of the Oppenheimer movie. We are speaking with nuclear historian Chris Griffith, about the history, and consequences of the atomic age. As a warning, if you haven’t seen the film we will...
BarbieHeimer Special Series - Barbie as a Souvenir of International Law: Emily Crawford and Jacqueline Mowbray
Law and the Future of War - August 09, 2023 20:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this 'BarbieHeimer' special episode, we return to the plastic doll, to talk about materialism, symbolism and the souvenirs in international law. Emily Crawford and Jacqueline Mowbray walk us through their Souvenirs in International Law exhibit and project; and where Barbie features in their ...
BarbieHeimer - what the meme (and pop culture) teaches us about nuclear politics: Emily Faux
Law and the Future of War - August 09, 2023 20:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingToday we continue our ‘BarbieHeimer’ (or Barbenheimer) series, and are talking today about the meme itself. Is it appropriate to mash these two films together? Is this frivolity making light of the serious impacts of nuclear weapons and the need for a refocus on non-proliferation and disarmame...
BarbieHeimer Special Series - Oppenheimer missed an opportunity: Gareth Evans
Law and the Future of War - August 09, 2023 20:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn the second in our 'BarbieHeimer' series, we turn to the Oppenheimer movie and speak with world-renowned nuclear disarmament advocate and expert, Gareth Evans, about the opportunity the movie missed in re-energising efforts to the nuclear disarmament cause. We speak with him about the need for...
BarbieHeimer Special Series - Barbie and The Nine Dash Line: Don Rothwell
Law and the Future of War - August 09, 2023 20:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this, the first of our Special Series on the BarbieHeimer phenomenon, we speak with international law of the sea expert, Professor Don Rothwell to find out what all the controversy was about in relation to the banning of the Barbie movie in Vietnam; the 9-Dash line; and the importance of maps...
AWS, the Alignment problem and regulation - Brendan Walker-Munro and Sam Hartridge
Law and the Future of War - August 01, 2023 04:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this interview, we are continuing our series on legal review of AWS, and speaking with two of the Law and Future of war research team, about an issue that impacts the design approaches to AWS: the alignment problem. In May 2023, there were reports of an AWS being tested, that turned upon its ...
Legal reviews and the GGE Meetings - Damian Copeland
Law and the Future of War - July 06, 2023 12:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingColonel Damian Copeland, Director of Operations and International Law, Defence Legal (a and Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Queensland), talks with Dr Lauren Sanders about an Expert Meeting held in March 2023, hosted by the Australian Defence Force, with a number of other States...
What does IHL Permit, Prohibit and Require? - Netta Goussac and Laura Bruun
Law and the Future of War - June 20, 2023 06:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, as part of our series on AWS, legal review & IHL, we speak with Netta Goussac & Laura Bruun about their recently released SIPRI report on IHL & AWS, asking questions about what IHL permits, prohibits & requires in the design, development & use of AWS. Netta Goussac is a Specia...
Legal Review of AWS: Decision support systems and technical feasibility of review
Law and the Future of War - June 07, 2023 23:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAs part of our new, limited series on the Legal Review of AWS, we speak with two researchers from the Asser Institute on what the legal review obligation means for decision support systems, and what technical challenges exist in approaching the review obligation during the design and development...
Legal Review of AWS: Decision support systems and technical feasibility of review- Taylor Woodcock and Klaudia Klonowska
Law and the Future of War - June 07, 2023 23:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAs part of our new, limited series on the Legal Review of AWS, we speak with two researchers from the Asser Institute on what the legal review obligation means for decision support systems, and what technical challenges exist in approaching the review obligation during the design and development...
AI Literacy for Defence Industry - Zygmunt Szpak
Law and the Future of War - May 10, 2023 20:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe discussion about AI regulation and law has been hampered by a lack of understanding about what AI actually is and what it can do. To date, there is no agreed definition of what constitutes AI; not any likely international consensus, with many states and NGOs adopting their own definitions. ...
Special episode: War crimes in Russia and Australia - the ICC arrest warrant against the Russian President and the AFP arrest of former ADF soldier - Rain Liivoja and Simon McKenzie
Law and the Future of War - March 27, 2023 02:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this special episode, members of the Law and Future of War research project discuss two significant events occurring in the week of 17 March 2023 relating to criminal justice for alleged war crimes: 1. The ICC arrest warrant issued in respect of the situation in Ukraine, and President Vla...
Special episode: War crimes in Russia and Australia - the ICC arrest warrant against the Russian President and the AFP arrest of former ADF soldier - Rain Liivoja and Simon MacKenzie
Law and the Future of War - March 27, 2023 02:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this special episode, members of the Law and Future of War research project discuss two significant events occurring in the week of 17 March 2023 relating to criminal justice for alleged war crimes: 1. The ICC arrest warrant issued in respect of the situation in Ukraine, and President Vla...
Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence - Paul Scharre
Law and the Future of War - March 07, 2023 04:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, Dr Lauren Sanders speaks to Dr Paul Scharre, Vice President and Director of Studies at CNAS (the Centre for a New American Security), is a leading author on autonomous weapons and the impact of AI in the military. He has an extensive background in the drafting and implementation...
Eye in the Sky: Facts and Fiction in Military Decision-Making - Shiri Krebs
Law and the Future of War - February 08, 2023 20:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn today’s episode we are continuing our holiday season special on entertainment and IHL. Dr Lauren Sanders is speaking again with Professor Shiri Krebs, but this time about targeting and the movies. In particular they are talking about her paper, Drone-Cinema, Data Practices, and the Narrative...
Dr Who and Genocide - Shannon Zimmerman
Law and the Future of War - January 25, 2023 20:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode of our IHL and entertainment series, Dr Lauren Sanders speaks with Dr Shannon Zimmerman about Dr Who and his crimes of genocide. Talking about the examples of genocide by Dr Who throughout the series, this interview discussed Dr Zimmerman's paper, 'Doctor Who and the Responsib...
Star Wars and war crimes - Dale Stephens
Law and the Future of War - January 11, 2023 20:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDr Lauren Sanders speaks to one of our regular contributors to the podcast, Professor Dale Stephens and combines two of his specialised areas of expertise: space law and international humanitarian law. How might this be possible you might ask? Well, as part of our special holiday series episode...
Entertainment and the laws of war - Eve Massingham
Law and the Future of War - December 28, 2022 20:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode of our special entertainment and the law series, Law and Future of War Senior Research Fellow, Dr Eve Massingham discusses the obligation to ensure respect with IHL with her colleague Dr Lauren Sanders. Eve talks about her recent papers detailing how governments should wield thei...
Theaters of War - Sebastian Kampf
Law and the Future of War - December 14, 2022 23:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThis is the first episode in our special series on entertainment and the law of war. In this episode, Dr Sebastian Kaempf, a Senior Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies, joins Dr Lauren Sanders to discuss. his documentary: and the documents he's uncovered from the US CIA and military Entertai...
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