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AGIL Podcast – Episode 5 of Season 2: Civilian Harm

What is ‘civilian harm’, and how should it be understood in contemporary warfare? Why do definitions matter, and who gets to shape them? In this episode of Beyond Compliance: In Conversation, Katharine and Florian speak with Lauren Gould from Utrecht University and Janina Dill from the University of Oxford about evolving approaches to defining and addressing …

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AGIL Podcast – Episode 4 of Season 2: Domicide & Reparations

What does the loss of home during conflict mean for those affected? And how well does international law capture and address this experience? In this episode of Beyond Compliance: In Conversation, Katharine and Florian talk to Luke Moffett, Chair of the Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law at Queen’s University Belfast, and Ammar Azzouz, Research …

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AGIL Podcast – Episode 3 of Season 2: Sanctions

How do sanctions affect the dynamics of armed conflict? How do sanctions work? And do they succeed in addressing harm and need? Exploring such questions, in this episode of Beyond Compliance: In Conversation, Katharine and Florian speak with Delaney Simon from the International Crisis Group and Mohammad Kanfash from Utrecht University. Listen here: Cited documents: Kanfash, Mohammad, Sanctions as Barriers …

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Beyond Compliance Symposium: The harm of displacement – Towards full(er) protection 

This post forms part of phase two of the Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to Prevent Harm and Need in Conflict, hosted by the Armed Groups and International Law blog. The introductory post can be found here. The symposium invites reflection on the conceptualisation of negative everyday lived experiences of armed conflict, and legal and extra-legal …

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Beyond Compliance Symposium: Community Protection Systems in the Face of Failed State and Protracted Armed Conflict in Somalia    

This post forms part of phase two of the Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to Prevent Harm and Need in Conflict, hosted by the Armed Groups and International Law blog. The introductory post can be found here. The symposium invites reflection on the conceptualisation of negative everyday lived experiences of armed conflict, and legal and extra-legal …

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Beyond Compliance Symposium: Older Persons and Armed Conflict – Rethinking Civilian Harm and Humanitarian Need

This post forms part of phase two of the Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to Prevent Harm and Need in Conflict, hosted by the Armed Groups and International Law blog. The introductory post can be found here. The symposium invites reflection on the conceptualisation of negative everyday lived experiences of armed conflict, and legal and extra-legal strategies that can effectively …

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Beyond Compliance Symposium: Child Soldiers’ Recruitment in the Democratic Republic of Congo – Harm and Obstacles to Breaking Intergenerational Norms

This post forms part of phase two of the Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to Prevent Harm and Need in Conflict, hosted by the Armed Groups and International Law blog. The introductory post can be found here. The symposium invites reflection on the conceptualisation of negative everyday lived experiences of armed conflict, and legal and extra-legal …

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Beyond Compliance Symposium: Harm by Overcompliance to Unilateral Sanctions – The Paradigm of Syria

This post forms part of phase two of the Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to Prevent Harm and Need in Conflict, hosted by the Armed Groups and International Law blog. The introductory post can be found here. The symposium invites reflection on the conceptualisation of negative everyday lived experiences of armed conflict, and legal and extra-legal …

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Are Absentees Always in the Wrong? The Kony Case and the ICC’s Confirmation of Charges Hearing in Absentia

Source On 6 November 2025, Pre-Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a decision confirming the charges brought by the Prosecutor against Joseph Kony. This decision followed a confirmation of charges hearing held on 9 and 10 September 2025, in the absence of the person. This procedural development at a preliminary stage concerns …

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