In the first installment of a two-part series, Shayan Ahmed Khan is joined 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 ..read more

In Episode # 47, Shayan Ahmed Khan is joined 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 supporting materials ..read more

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 t ..read more

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 ..read more

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 joined by Marcelo Kohen to discuss his candidacy & vision for the ICJ ..read more

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 ..read more

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 accountable 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 ..read more

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 upcoming book: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9780719079689/ Our Socials: Twitter: @JCLawPodcast Blog:   https://juscogens.law.blog/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/JCLawPodcast ..read more

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 ..read more

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 upcoming 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 th ..read more