@WAR

@WAR explores anything related to armed conflict in the particular context of Pakistan @WAR is an initiative of the Conflict Law Centre (CLC) at the Research Society of International Law, Pakistan (RSIL), an independent, non-partisan think tank based in Pakistan. The CLC is a unique portal at RSIL which is dedicated to the law of armed conflict and conducts research on all aspects of an armed conflict, including recourse to the use of force (the jus ad bellum), the conduct of war (jus in bello), and post-conflict transition and reconstruction (jus post bellum)

Elite Capture in Pakistan and the IMF with Dr. Moeed Yusuf

In this episode, we spoke to Dr. Moeed Yusuf, Vice Chancellor of Beaconhouse National University and former National Security Advisor, about the Indian elections, Pakistan's foreign policy, elite capture and the IMF. 

07-02
21:44

Genocide at the ICJ and ICC Arrest Warrants w/ Dr Rana Mostafa

In this episode we talked to Dr Rana Mostafa, an Assistant Professor of Public International Law at Alexandria University about the ICC's recent arrest warrants, how that will impact South Africa's case at the ICJ, the threshold for genocide, and Egypt's declaration for intervention. Dr. Mostafa's EJILTalk article that we discuss is available here: https://www.ejiltalk.org/the-attainability-of-the-evidentiary-standard-for-genocidal-intent-in-gaza/

05-24
27:57

ICC Arrest Warrants and Netanyahu's Immunity w/ Prof. Douglas Guilfoyle

In this episode, we talked to Douglas Guilfoyle, Professor of Law at the University of New South Wales about ICC arrest warrants, immunity, and how national courts may handle the ICC's arrest warrants.Professor Guilfoyle's article on ICC arrest warrants can be found here: https://lieber.westpoint.edu/what-happens-icc-issues-warrants-senior-hamas-israeli-leaders/His brilliant lectures on international criminal law can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqf6ZP49vgYBtcTpvSMpQhuEw-0rS3XwY

05-21
37:12

Liberalism, 'Humane' War, and Israel-Palestine with Samuel Moyn

In this episode, we talk to Samuel Moyn, Professor of Law and History at Yale, about US college protests over Gaza, liberalism and zionism, and how war law can enable conflict.

05-14
45:17

Is There a Genocide Taking Place in Gaza?

In this episode, we discuss whether a genocide is taking place in Gaza, the role of international institutions, and what the future of international law will be.

05-14
26:18

"The Americans drew first blood" - Leila Hatoum on the attacks on Yemen

In this episode of @War, we talked to Leila Hatoum, a political economist and MENA expert, about the recent Pak-Iran strikes, the attacks of/on the Houthis, and the role of the Arab world in the Palestine crisis.

05-14
30:02

South Africa's case against Israel at the International Court of Justice

Ayesha Malik and Hennie Strydom talk about South Africa's case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, and what we should expect from the the ICJ's preliminary orders 

01-26
19:29

The Use of Armed Force in Occupied Territory

Ayesha Malik sits down with Dr. Marco Longobardo to discuss his book The Use of Armed Force in Occupied Territory, and the right to resistance, the right to self-determination, the classification of the conflict, how to apply human rights law in occupied territory, and what we can expect from the upcoming Advisory Opinion. 

12-08
01:12:49

Apartheid in Israel-Palestine

In this episode, we sat down with Saroop Ijaz, Senior Legal Counsel for Human Rights Watch, about apartheid in Israel and Palestine, HRW's report 'A Threshold Crossed' and the key factors involved in making that determination. 

12-01
42:45

Zionism, Anti-Semitism, and the Israel-Palestine Conflict

Ayesha Malik and Zarrar Khuhro talk about how narratives around this conflict have changed over the decades, the conflation of anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism, the international community's reaction, and whether international law remains relevant. 

11-24
43:11

Myth-Busting Israel Palestine

Ayesha Malik and Dr. Ahmad Siddiqi talk about the roots of the conflict, the various phases of Israeli policy towards the Palestinian population, whether the Palestinians were actually offered statehood five times, why Hamas has acted now and why Israel's response has been what it is, and finally what the international community can do.

11-23
58:06

Women in National Security with Dr. Saadia Zahoor

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Saadia Zahoor, a policy expert at the National Security Division, to talk about looking at national security from a gendered lens, women in decision-making roles, manels, personal attacks on women, local graduates, being inclusive, and the need to not be petty. 

10-05
48:23

The Indus Waters Treaty and India's request to modify

In this episode of @WAR, Ayesha Malik, Team Lead of the Conflict Law Centre, is joined by Feisal Naqvi, Advocate of the Supreme Court and Senior Partner at Bhandari, Naqvi and Riaz, to talk about the Indus Waters Treaty and India's request to modify it. We discussed past disputes under the treaty, its technical aspects,  India's request to modify, and the impact of climate change on the treaty.

09-22
31:42

Sanctions and International Law

In this episode of @WAR, Ayesha Malik, Team Lead of the Conflict Law Centre, is joined by Antonios Tzanakopoulos, Professor of Public International Law at Oxford University, to talk about sanctions under international law. We discussed traditional and extraterritorial sanctions, their effectiveness, whether they are punitive, and the rise of blocking statutes.Watch on YouTube.

06-12
41:10

Understanding Sudan's Civil War

Civil war in Sudan - Ayesha Malik and Joshua Craze discuss the conflict's two main personalities, the international actors involved, centre-periphery relations between Kharthoum and the rest of the country, as well as the current ceasefire and whether it will hold. 

05-25
48:49

Conflict and culture

In this episode of @WAR, our Team Lead for the Conflict Law Centre, Ayesha Malik, is joined by Dr Furrukh Khan, an Associate Professor at LUMS, to discuss how culture interacts with conflict and the ways in which it has long been used, across all eras and traditions, to oppose, promote, and recover from war.Watch on YouTube.

04-14
41:57

Journalism in a war zone

In this episode of @WAR, our Team Lead for the Conflict Law Centre, Ayesha Malik, is joined by Meher Ahmed, a seasoned journalist and an award-winning documentary producer, to discuss how journalists working in conflict zones maintain their impartiality and integrityWatch on YouTube.

03-10
32:59

Social Media and War

In this episode of @WAR, our Team Lead for the Conflict Law Centre, Ayesha Malik, is joined by Shmyla Khan, the Director of Policy and Research at the Digital Rights Foundation, and Noor Waheed, Senior Associate at the Digital Rights Foundation, to discuss the dangers of social media in exacerbating divisions, hatred and violence in areas of conflict.

11-25
50:15

International Law versus International Relations

Oves Anwar and Ayesha Malik (our resident international lawyers) sit down with Mubashar Rizvi and Noor Fatima (our IR specialists) to discuss which subject is more relevant in explaining the constraints on states and why they do what they do.Watch this episode in video.

10-17
47:57

Displacement in FATA — a gendered perspective

Lessons learned from the FATA merger and feminism in Pakistan.In this episode, our host Ayesha Malik, Team Lead of the Conflict Law Centre at the Research Society of International Law, sits down with Zainab Najeeb to discuss the displacement in FATA and its impacts on gender roles. The discussion also includes a commentary on feminism and gender in Pakistan. Watch this episode in video.

09-24
49:15

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