Episode 40: Palestinian Legal Frontiers: SC Res 2803 and beyond
Palestine and the Palestinians are often the subjects of conversations in the news, on blogs and in judicial opinions, but not present in conversations themselves. The issues are treated episodically ...
23 Dec 202556min
Episode 39: Holding the Line
In this episode, Philippa Webb and Marko Milanovic are joined by Nicolas Angelet and Oona Hathaway to discuss the legality of the US strikes against suspected drug boats in the Caribbean and the addit...
14 Nov 202546min
Episode 38: Non-intervention— past, present and future
Nehal Bhuta & Megan DonaldsonWe see today flagrant breaches of the prohibitions on the threat or use of force, but also renewed pressure and scrutiny on a related but broader prohibition, the prohibit...
16 Okt 202550min
Episode 37: The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Obligations: Remarkable, Radical and Robust
There were gasps in the courtroom when the ICJ delivered its advisory opinion on the obligations of States in respect of climate change on 23 July 2025. In this episode, Margaret Young (Melbourne Law ...
30 Juli 202551min
Episode 36: The Scourge of War
In this episode, Dapo Akande, Marko Milanovic and Philippa Webb are joined by Tom Dannenbaum to discuss two sets of issues. First, the legality of the use of force by Israel and the United States agai...
25 Juli 202559min
Episode 35: Human Mobility and International Law
Migration has become a defining issue of our time, visibly shaping political discourse, legal systems, and public imaginaries. Yet for all its salience, international law’s capacity to respond to the ...
30 Juni 202541min
Episode 34: In the Family: Family Tropes in International Law
Susan Marks’ EJIL 36(1) Foreword asks ‘If the World is a Family, What Kind of Family Is It?’. It’s a provocative question for international lawyers, as the trope of the family runs through the discipl...
5 Juni 202540min
Episode 33: Owning the Future? International Law and Technology as a Critical Project
International law operates in a world of rapid technological transformation. From the battlefield to the border, from online content moderation to open-source investigation, from humanitarianism to de...
2 Maj 202547min
