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The Auxiliary Chamber is thrilled to present a new episode with Laura Meyer, Stakeholder Coordination Officer at IOC-UNESCO. At the halfway point of the Ocean Decade, together we look at the first half of the Ocean Decade, and discuss the implementation of the Ocean Decade across the globe. We further discuss new Ocean Agreements like the BBNJ Agreement and investigate how the Ocean Decade is able...

The Auxiliary Chamber is honored to present its first episode of 2026 with Dr. Henry Kha diving into Children in the Digital Age: the challenges of international children’s law. In response to the implementation of new Australian legislation around banning under-16s from prominent social media websites, we are taking a dive into international children’s law. We look at the laws and impacts media a...

The Auxiliary Chamber is thrilled to present the third and final episode of its mini-series with the brilliant Shreya Shankar on her Leiden master's thesis exploring: why do non-state armed groups comply with international law - An identity based approach. In this episode, we are going to be assembling all we talked about, and present Understanding Conflicts, The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam i...

The Auxiliary Chamber is thrilled to present the second episode of its mini-series with the brilliant Shreya Shankar on her Leiden master's thesis exploring: why do non-state armed groups comply with international law - An identity based approach. In this episode, we are going to be putting the human back into international law and exploring: The Importance of Identity and Language on the Complian...

The Auxiliary Chamber, is thrilled to present the first episode in a new mini series with Shreya Shankar, exploring why do Non-State Armed Groups Comply with International Law? - An identity based approach In this first episode of a three-part series, we will be exploring Shreya’s unique methodology combining international law, psychology and linguistics, and largely answering questions such as: H...

The Auxiliary Chamber is thrilled to present part two of its mini-series on United Nations Peacekeepers with Suraj Pratim Saikia. Today, we are talking about: 'Keeping the Peace, What is the role of UN Peacekeepers in the 21st Century?' In today’s brilliant episode, we discuss notably how peacekeeping has evolved over time, the modern mission and applications, how effective peacekeepers are, and e...

🎙️New Episode: The Misconduct and Accountability of United Nations Peacekeepers🎙️ The Auxiliary Chamber is thrilled to present part 1 of its new mini-series with Suraj Pratim Saikia on the Misconduct and Accountability of United Nations Peacekeepers. In today’s brilliant new episode we discuss; the history and legal foundations of UN peacekeepers; Suraj’s Leiden University thesis topic on Navigati...

Welcome back everyone to the Auxiliary Chamber with your host Bram Burger and today I am honoured to present episode 39, with the inspiring and retiring Leiden University Professor Dr. Niels Blokker.  In today's episode titled: Institutions, Negotiations, and the Classroom: A Life in International Law with Dr Niels Blokker, we are starting with a retrospective on the most important and favourite m...

Welcome back everyone to the Auxiliary Chamber, I am thrilled to present episode 38, with the brilliant Anh, discussing: What is Quantum doing in International Law and at the United Nations? Today, we are going to be discussing the role of Quantum Technologies within the UN and International law. Specifically, in this episode, we explore Quantum Technologies, the role of United Nations Internation...

The Auxiliary Chamber is thrilled to present the last episode of 2024 and another entry in the Rising PhD Researchers series, a long-awaited update! In this episode, the podcast is honored to welcome Julia Galera Oliva and Anh Nguyen onto the podcast again to discuss their experience since we last spoke a year ago on their International Law and Legal Governance of Quantum Technologies PhD journeys...

The Auxiliary Chamber is thrilled to present this brilliant new episode with Dr. Cecily Rose on: ‘Tackling the Overflowing Caseload at the International Court of Justice, can the Court match its expectations’? In this episode, we explore the problems facing the International Court of Justice as it increasingly, receives more cases and advisory opinions, responds to critical provisional measures or...

🎙️Prosecuting Environmental Harm at the International Criminal Court🎙️ The Auxiliary Chamber is thrilled to present this new brilliant episode with Omar Kausar on:  ‘Promoting Ecojustice at the International Criminal Court - It doesn’t take armed conflict to harm the environment’.  In this episode, Omar Kausar shares with us his Public International Law thesis from Leiden University, diving into p...

The Auxiliary Chamber is thrilled to present this new episode: ‘An International Law Perspective on Harry Potter, No one is above the law, not even wizards!’  In this episode, the brilliant Dr. Frauke Heidemann shares with us her new 2024 book ‘Applying International Law to the World of Harry Potter’ as published by Springer Law. As we apply international law to the world of Harry Potter, we dive...

The Auxiliary Chamber is honored to present the second episode of its new mini-series, ‘The Application of Digitally Derived Evidence in Law’! Today we are diving into: ‘Unlocking Digital Evidence in Domestic Law - Taking the Leiden Guidelines Forward’ with the brilliant Dr. Emma Irving and Sabrina Rewald. In today’s episode, we dive into defining Digitally Derived Evidence in Domestic Law, the Fé...

The Auxiliary Chamber is honored to present the first episode in its new mini-series on: ‘The Application of Digitally Derived Evidence in Law’! Today we are diving into: ‘Unlocking Digital Evidence in International Law through the Leiden Guidelines’ with the brilliant Dr. Emma Irving and Sabrina Rewald. In today’s episode, we dive into defining what is Digitally Derived Evidence (DDE), why it is...

The podcast is honored to present episode 31 with the Brilliant Ada! Together in this episode, we discuss her LLM thesis from Leiden University, where she will present for us: ‘A Critique of the Current Discourse on the Right of Peoples to (External) Self-Determination under International Law.’ Not to give too much away, but we will be diving into the idea concepts of Self-Determination and People...

The Auxiliary Chamber is honored to present the second part of the mini-series with Dr. Jason Rudall on his new book: ‘Responsibility for Environmental Damage’, published by Edward Elgar Publishing this April, in its Principles of International Environmental Law series. Part 2 of the series and Episode 30 of the Podcast dives into Dr. Rudall’s new book and explores the concepts of responsibility f...

The Auxiliary Chamber is honored to present the first part of the mini-series with Dr. Jason Rudall on his new book: ‘Responsibility for Environmental Damage’, published by Edward Elgar Publishing this April, in its Principles of International Environmental Law series. Part 1 of the series and Episode 29 of the Podcast dives into Dr. Rudall’s new book and explores the art and experiences of writin...

This week Part 2 of the Mini Series on the ‘International Law in Europe’s forgotten conflict, the Armenia and Azerbaijan situation’ will be released! It’s an honor to discuss with Dr. Gurgen Petrossian, LL.M. Senior Officer for International Criminal Law at the International Nuremberg Principles Academy, as we explore together: The European Court of Human Rights Cases and the International Crimina...

The Auxiliary Chamber is thrilled to share the first episode of a new mini-series with Dr. Gurgen Petrossian, Senior Officer for International Criminal Law at the International Nuremberg Principles Academy. The series is on ‘International Law in Europe’s forgotten conflict, the Armenia and Azerbaijan situation’, and Episode 27 dives into 'The Historical Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh and the Paralle...

The Auxiliary Chamber is thrilled and honored to announce Episode 26, “Rising PhD Researchers: Diving into the How, What, and Why of Applying and Starting a Legal PhD”! In this episode, the Auxiliary Chamber and Bram Burger are joined by the brilliant Julia Galera Oliva and Anh Nguyen, who after graduating from Leiden University's Public International Law LLM this summer, have started their PhD jo...

Episode 25 is now live on all podcast platforms, the third installment in the series discussing The Truth, Reconciliation, and National Unity Commission in the Seychelles (TRNUC)! As the Commission's final report has been published and provided to the Seychelles government, it is a perfect time to revisit the TRNUC and discuss its main findings, the Commission's recommendations, possible victim re...

The podcast is honored to present episode 24 and the second part of the Maritime Boundary series, focussing on the interdisciplinary nature of Geoscience and International law. Global director for Law of the Sea at Fugro Robert van de Poll and Chair in International Law Centre for Energy, Petroleum & Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP) - the University of Dundee and CMS Partner, Dr. Pieter Bekker. We...

The Auxiliary Chamber is thrilled to announce a new upcoming interdisciplinary mini-series focussing on Maritime Boundaries, the intersection between the Law of the Sea and GeoScience. This first part with Robert van de Poll and Dr. Pieter Bekker discusses the interdisciplinary approach to Maritime Boundaries between International law and GeoScience. Focussing on the interdisciplinary work between...

Listen to the 2nd episode with the amazing Chairperson Gabrielle McIntyre. It was an absolute honor to discuss and dive into the extraordinary experiences leading The Truth, Reconciliation, and National Unity Commission in the Seychelles. Having discussed the legal complexities, today we spend more time looking at the personal aspects and challenges faced by the Commission.  I cannot recommend hig...