Jus Cogens : The International Law Podcast 1r47g

In the second installment of a two-part series, Shayan Ahmed Khan is ed by Peter Tzeng and Michael Moffatt, for an in-depth discussion on the Hague Academy of International Law's Diploma with a special focus on the Directed Studies and the Diploma exam. Both guests, awardees of the prestigious Diploma, share their valuable insights and personal experiences of successfully undertaking the Directed Studies and the Diploma Exam.

In the first installment of a two-part series, Shayan Ahmed Khan is ed by Cécile Goubault—Larrecq and Madeleine Petersen Weiner, for an in-depth discussion on the Hague Academy of International Law's Diploma with a special focus on the Directed Studies and the Diploma exam. Both guests, recent awardees of the prestigious Diploma, share their valuable insights and personal experiences of successfully undertaking the Directed Studies and the Diploma Exam.

In Episode # 47, Shayan Ahmed Khan is ed by Lesley Benn, Asaf Lubin, Michael Peil and Steven Schneebaum to have an in-depth discussion about authoring a Jessup Moot Problem. Each guest shares their unique perspectives and experiences, from finding inspiration for moot problem topics to the intricacies of proposal evaluation and drafting ing materials.

This instalment of Jus Cogens is part of a series of conversations on the governance of data, Artificial Intelligence and the digital age. In this episode, Omer Akif speaks with Maria Khan, a Data Privacy Legal Manager at Securiti.ai, a company that produces AI software to help companies comply with global data privacy laws. Maria's work primarily focuses on consent management, cookie consent, data access governance and AI governance. The discussion explores the importance of regulating AI models, the relationship between data protection & AI governance, the current approach of companies to AI governance and how existing and legal & policy frameworks apply to AI systems.

This instalment of Jus Cogens is part of a series of conversations on the governance of data, Artificial Intelligence and the digital age. In this episode, Omer Akif speaks with Anokhy Desai about AI governance and the usage of model cards by organizations to bring transparency to their AI models and explain how they actually work. Sources: https://iapp.org/news/a/5-things-to-know-about-ai-model-cards/ Correction in the Episode: Anokhy's Westin Fellowship at the IAPP was 1 year (not 2 years) long.

In Episode 44, Shayan Ahmed Khan is ed by Viren Mascarenhas to have an in-depth discussion on the Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and International Law pending before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. The discussion also touches upon the pending advisory opinions before the International Court of Justice and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Sources: https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/issues/environment/srenvironment/activities/AmicusBrief-SRsto-ITLOS_May302023.pdf https://www.itlos.org/en/main/cases/list-of-cases/request-for-an-advisory-opinion-submitted-by-the-commission-of-small-island-states-on-climate-change-and-international-law-request-for-advisory-opinion-submitted-to-the-tribunal/

In Episode 43, Shayan Ahmed Khan is ed by Prof. Anu Bradford to discuss her book "Digital Empires: The Global Battle to Regulate Technology". The book explores the intensifying global battle among the three dominant digital powers - the United States, China, and the European Union. In particular, it discusses how these regimes are racing to regulate tech companies, advancing a competing vision for the digital economy and attempting to expand their spheres of influence in the digital world. Sources: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/digital-empires-9780197649268?cc=us&lang=en&#:~:text=The%20global%20battle%20among%20the,influence%20in%20the%20digital%20world.

In Episode 42, Shayan Ahmed Khan is ed by Christian Tams and Eran Sthoeger to discuss their article: “Swords, Shields and Other Beasts: The Role of Countermeasures in Investment Arbitration” published in the ICSID Review’s Special Issue on the 20th Anniversary of the Draft Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts. Sources: https://academic.oup.com/icsidreview/article-abstract/37/1-2/121/6609033?redirectedFrom=fulltext

This Friday 4th November 2022, the United Nations General Assembly and the United Nations Security Council will elect a candidate to serve the remainder of the nine-year term that had been held by the late Judge Cançado Trindade at the International Court of Justice.   In this special feature short , Shayan Ahmed Khan is ed by Marcelo Kohen to discuss his candidacy & vision for the ICJ.

In this episode Shayan Ahmed is ed by Ashwita Ambast, Legal Counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration, to discuss the organization’s role and significance in the istration of inter-state Commissions of Inquiry and Conciliations. Our Socials: Twitter: @JCLawPodcast Blog:   https://juscogens.law.blog/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/JCLawPodcast

In Ep 40 Shayan Ahmed speaks with Daniel Stewart, Executive Director of @IndependentILA, on the work of the organization.  IILA was founded in 2017 and has been engaged in providing PIL in-house counsel for small and developing countries. https://independentila.org/

This episode is the second and final edition of a two-part collaboration with the Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research (NNHRR) at T.M.C. Asser Institute for International & European Law. In this episode, we speak to Prof. Mariana Gkliati about one of Europe's most important border enforcement actors, Frontex. Particularly, we look at ways of holding the agency able for fundamental rights violations while zooming in on a spate of recent developments affecting Frontex and its future. Our Socials: Twitter: @JCLawPodcast Blog:   https://juscogens.law.blog/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/JCLawPodcast

On this episode, we speak with Robin Churchill about the new edition of his book, co authored with Vaughan Lowe and Amy Sander on the Law of The Sea (4th edition, 2022). We explore the vast developments of the law and the post UNCLOS-phase premised in the book. Works Cited: Link to the Robin's book: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9780719079689/ Our Socials: Twitter: @JCLawPodcast Blog:   https://juscogens.law.blog/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/JCLawPodcast

This episode is the first edition of a two-part collaboration with the Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research (NNHRR) at T.M.C. Asser Institute for International & European Law. For this episode, we are ed by NNHRR member Professor Otto Spijkers for a discussion on the actual and potential influence of climate litigation on the way the “who should do what” question in managing climate change. You can read more about Professor Otto Spijkers work here:  https://brill.com/view/journals/cjel/5/2/article-p237_7.xml https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJLh15oaKvI Our Socials: Twitter: @JCLawPodcast Blog:   https://juscogens.law.blog/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/JCLawPodcast

In this episode, Layal Alghoozi sits down with Joanna Wilson (@JoannaLDWilson) from the International Law, Conflict and Security Research Group at the University of Glasgow to discuss Joanna's research on lethal autonomous weapons, exploring legal and moral arguments in the debate on regulating autonomy in warfare. Our Socials: Twitter: @JCLawPodcast Blog:   https://juscogens.law.blog/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/JCLawPodcast

In this episode, we are ed by our first repeat guest in Jus cogens history, Dr Helen Duffy. Dr Duffy talks to Fares and Omer at length about the numerous challenges faced in efforts to ensure international ability, responsibility & justice for victims of extraordinary rendition and secret detention programs run by major international players for decades.  You can read more about Professor Helen Duffy @HelenDuffy_HRP and her Pro-bono practice work on https://www.rightsinpractice.org/ Our Socials: Twitter: @JCLawPodcast Blog:   https://juscogens.law.blog/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/JCLawPodcast

This episode is a t collaboration between Jus Cogens and the George Washington International Law Review at the George Washington University, as a prelude to the The George Washington International Law Review's Annual Symposium - "The State of the Nation-State in International Law" taking place on March 18 2022. Website: https://www.law.gwu.edu/george-washington-international-law-review-2022-symposium-state-nation-state-international-law.  : Ryan Migeed (Symposium Editor) @ [email protected]  In this podcast, I am ed by Professor Milena Sterio and Dean Rosa Celorio (participants of the GWILR Symposium 2022 statehood ) to discuss numerous aspects and issues relating to statehood and statelessness under international law. Our Socials: Twitter: @JCLawPodcast Blog:   https://juscogens.law.blog/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/JCLawPodcast

In this episode, we speak with Dr Anthea Roberts (@AntheaERoberts) one of the world's leading international law scholars. I speak to her about her journey into international law and unpack the fluid and cross-disciplinary nature of her scholarship. We explore what drives her and what her unique research process and methodology look like. Anthea also sheds light on the tools, techniques and frameworks she uses to think, research and communicate with the world. The discussion further looks at how the international legal academy and its present ecosystem overall needs more innovation, diversity and inclusivity to evolve into a more rich discipline. You can find more about Anthea and her work at https://www.anthearoberts.com/ Material Referenced in the Episode: Book - Is International Law International <https://global.oup.com/academic/product/is-international-law-international-9780190696412?cc=us&lang=en&> Book - Six Faces of Globalization - Who Wins, Who Loses and Why It Matters <https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674245952? You can listen to the video version of the podcast on anchor.fm/jus-cogens-podcast https://www.youtube.com/c/JusCogensPodcast Our Socials: Twitter: @JCLawPodcast Blog:   https://juscogens.law.blog/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/JCLawPodcast

In episode 32, Shayan Ahmed sits down with Professor Ioannis Kalpouzos to discuss his article, "Double Elevation: Autonomous Weapons and the Search for an Irreducible Law of War", published in Leiden Journal of International Law. Material Referenced in the Episode: Article - Double Elevation: Autonomous Weapons and the Search for an Irreducible Law of War https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3545332 Our Socials: Twitter: @JCLawPodcast Blog:   https://juscogens.law.blog/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/JCLawPodcast

In this episode, we speak with Cris van Eijk (@crisveijk) on everything from Elon Musk writing a constitution of Mars, to how global south contributions to international space law have been disregarded over time, to discussing challenges of getting into an international law Ph.D., to examining the inclusiveness of the discipline in addition to a host of other issues affecting young and international lawyers. You can find more about Cris and his work at:  https://linktr.ee/crisveijk http://www.jusadastra.org/Our-Team.html Material Referenced in the Episode: Article - Unstealing the Sky: Third World Equity in the Orbital Commons <https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3909536> Article - Sorry, Elon: Mars is not a legal vacuum – and it’s not yours, either <https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/sorry-elon-mars-is-not-a-legal-vacuum-and-its-not-yours-either/> Article - International Lawyers, Look to the Heavens – Before We Lose Them <https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/international-lawyers-look-to-the-heavens-before-we-lose-them/ You can listen to the video version of the podcast on anchor.fm/jus-cogens-podcast https://www.youtube.com/c/JusCogensPodcast Our Socials: Twitter: @JCLawPodcast Blog:   https://juscogens.law.blog/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/JCLawPodcast