Episode 36: The Scourge of War

In this episode, Dapo Akande, Marko Milanovic and Philippa Webb
are joined by Tom Dannenbaum to discuss two sets of issues.
First, the legality of the use of force by Israel and the United
States against Iran, and specifically its nuclear programme, from
the standpoint of the jus ad bellum. The discussion turns
around the possible justifications that Israel can give for its
use of force, including the notion of stopping an imminent armed
attack by Iran. Second, the recent judgment of the Grand Chamber
of the European Court of Human Rights in the interstate case
of Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia, which deals with
various aspects of the war in Ukraine, including the downing of
the MH17. In particular, the contributors analyze the Court’s
approach to extraterritorial jurisdiction and to the network of
relationships between the European Convention, international
humanitarian law and the jus ad bellum.