Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchICJ Provisional Measures in South Africa v. Israel
Episode 53
On Friday, January 26, the International Court of Justice issued its Opinion granting provisional measures in South Africa’s genocide case against Is…
2 years, 2 months ago
A Human Rights Law Returns to Spark Debate on U.S. Arms Sales
Episode 52
This week, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders used a little-known, decades-old law to force the Senate to vote on whether to request an investigation of …
2 years, 2 months ago
Can the World Move Away from Fossil Fuels?
Episode 51
This year’s version of the U.N. climate meeting, or COP, concluded last week in the United Arab Emirates. Nearly 200 nations from around the world ag…
2 years, 3 months ago
Disinformation and Threats Ahead of the 2024 U.S. Elections
Episode 50
The 2024 U.S. presidential election is less than a year away and the primary process starts in January.
The election will serve as a stress test for A…
2 years, 3 months ago
Toward a Goldilocks Deal on FISA 702 Surveillance Reform
Episode 49
On Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, the Reiss Center on Law and Security at NYU Law and Just Security co-hosted an expert discussion entitled “Toward a Goldiloc…
2 years, 4 months ago
Protecting Civic Space at the U.N. Climate Talks
Episode 48
This week, world leaders, diplomats, climate activists, journalists, and fossil fuel executives will meet in Dubai for the United Nations’ annual Cli…
2 years, 4 months ago
Counterterrorism and Human Rights (Part 2 Spyware and Data Collection)
Episode 47
Some of the biggest risks to human rights in the twenty-first century come from governments misusing surveillance technology originally designed to c…
2 years, 4 months ago
Counterterrorism and Human Rights (Part I Root Causes, Guantanamo, and Northeast Syria)
Episode 46
More than two decades after the 9/11 attacks, counterterrorism still dominates most security policies and practices around the world, including at th…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Dangers of Using AI to Ban Books
Episode 45
Across the United States, book bans, and attempted book bans, have hit a record high. Driven in part by newly passed state laws, public schools have …
2 years, 5 months ago
The Siege of Gaza
Episode 44
In response to Hamas’ brutal attacks that killed at least 1,400 Israeli civilians and continues with 200 hostages in Hamas control, Israel has impose…
2 years, 5 months ago