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AGIL Podcast – Episode 1 of Season 2: Civilian Protection & the Legacies of the War in Afghanistan

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How was civilian protection practiced and experienced during the international intervention and war in Afghanistan? And what are the legacies for international law today? In this episode of Beyond Compliance: In Conversation, Katharine and Florian speak with Shaharzad Akbar, former Chairperson of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, and Thomas Gregory, author of Weaponizing Civilian Protection: Counterinsurgency and …

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Beyond Compliance Symposium: Armed Groups without Armed Conflict – Reflecting on the Thresholds of Violence and Protection

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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: How Conflict and Climate Change Deepen Child Malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa

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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: Before compliance – ex-ante decision making in the design of military AI capabilities and the need to unravel the private technology sector’s role

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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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The ICC’s Handling of Sexual Violence in the Yekatom and Ngaïssona Case: A Step Backwards

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On 24 July 2025, the International Criminal Court (the “ICC”) delivered its judgment in the case of The Prosecutor v. Alfred Yekatom and Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona. The case arose from the conflict that escalated in the Central African Republic (“CAR”) following the 2013 seizure of power by the predominantly Muslim Seleka coalition, which triggered retaliatory attacks by …

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A Human Rights-Friendly Influence? The Syrian Democratic Forces, the Syrian Transition, and International Law

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Over half a year after the ousting of Syrian dictator Bashar Al-Assad, the Syrian transition continues to hang in the balance. President Ahmed al-Sharaa appears to have successfully asserted his control for the time being by proclaiming an interim constitution and announcing the formation of a transitional cabinet in March. At the same time, attacks …

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Some Thoughts on the Prospects of the ICC Exercising its Jurisdiction over Crimes by the Wagner Group (part II)

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This post forms part of the Wagner Symposium hosted by the Armed Groups and International Law blog. The introductory post can be found here, and Part I of this author’s contribution can be found here. The symposium seeks to foster deeper discussion on how best to address the Wagner Group and its affiliated entities. There are …

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Guatemala, Chimaltenango, San Juan Comalapa. For the Day of the Dead, Rosa, 42, and her mother Feliciana, 79, pray in front of the altar the family has arranged to honor the memory of Encarnación Apen Curruchic, their brother, who went missing when he was 18.

Beyond Compliance Symposium: Sanctions and Silence – Intergenerational Trauma and Legal Gaps

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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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Some Thoughts on the Prospects of the ICC Exercising its Jurisdiction over Crimes by the Wagner Group (part I)

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This post forms part of the Wagner Symposium hosted by the Armed Groups and International Law blog. The introductory post can be found here. The symposium seeks to foster deeper discussion on how best to address the Wagner Group and its affiliated entities. Since its creation and in the context of its successive or parallel deployments …

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Beyond Compliance Symposium: Between Aftershocks & Airstrikes in Myanmar – Accounts of Compounding Harm + Need 

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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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