HPCR Podcasts
By Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research at Harvard University
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The Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research at Harvard University (HPCR) hosts two series of podcasts: The monthly Live Web Seminar Series on Contemporary Challenges to Humanitarian Law and Policy explores a wide range of issues related to IHL. In addition, the Humanitarian Assistance Podcast is aimed at those working in the humanitarian context who are seeking to increase their knowledge of modern issues related to Humanitarian Action.
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Humanitarian Assistance 4: NGOs’ Rights and Responsibilities for Humanitarian Access | In recent years, humanitarian organizations have seen a rise in constraints on their access to vulnerable populations in times of conflict or internal disturbance. While international law provides important bases for humanitarian NGOs to obtain access to populations in need, it also imposes clear responsibilities on humanitarian organizations in terms of the maintenance of a neutral, independent and impartial approach to such situations. The discussion was moderated by Dustin Lewis (Program Associate, HPCR) and Christina Blunt (ATHA Coordinator, HPCR). Panelists included: Ashley Jackson (Research Fellow, Overseas Development Institute) and Dr. Heike Spieker (Deputy DIrector, International Services/ National Relief Division of German Red Cross) | 12/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Humanitarian Assistance 3: From Mitigation to Prevention and Rehabilitation: The Changing Scope of Humanitarian Action | Humanitarians are continually charged with the reevaluation of their work based on the evolution of conflicts and disasters. No longer satisfied with simply providing relief in times of crisis, the frontier of humanitarian action has expanded to include not only life-saving assistance but also prevention and rehabilitation activities. However, this change in scope calls into question the classical distinction between relief and development programs, the core principles of humanitarianism, and how professionals conduct operations in the field. The discussion was moderated by Claude Bruderlein (Director, HPCR) and Christina Blunt (ATHA Coordinator, HPCR). Panelists included: Samir Elhawary, Research Fellow at the Overseas Development Institute, and Sajedul Hasan, Director, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, Bangkok and Chief of Party for PEER, ADPC, Bangkok. | 11/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Live Seminar 38: Challenges to the Application of IHL to Afghanistan | In this week's live seminar our panelists considered the various challenges to the application of IHL in Afghanistan. The discussion was moderated by Claude Bruderlein (Director, HPCR) and Vincent Bernard (Editor-in-Chief, International Review of the Red Cross). Guest panelists included: Gabor Rona, Human Rights First, Markus Cott, ICRC, Matthew Hover, U.S. Naval War College, Fiona Terry, Independent Researcher. | 11/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Live Seminar 37: Famine and War: A Critical Appraisal of the Challenges to Humanitarian Response in Somalia | In this week's live seminar our panelists considered the various challenges to humanitarian operations in Somalia. The discussion was moderated by Claude Bruderlein (Director, HPCR) and Naz Modirzadeh (Associate Director of HPCR). Guest panelists included: Ken Menkhaus, Davidson College, Bronwyn Bruton, Council on Foreign Relations, EJ Hoogendoorn, International Crisis Group, and Joe Belliveau, Medecins sans Frontieres | 10/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Humanitarian Assistance 2: The Challenges of Professionalizing Humanitarian Action | This Humanitarian Assistance Podcast engaged participants in a dynamic discussion with the leading actors in the professionalization of the humanitarian sector. The discussion was moderated by Claude Bruderlein (Director, HPCR) and Christina Blunt (ATHA Coordinator, HPCR). | 10/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Live Seminar 36: The Decade Since 9/11: Salient Trends and Their Implications for Humanitarian Protection | In this week's live seminar our panelists discussed the impact of 9/11 on both law and policy for humanitarian protection. The discussion was moderated by Naz Modirzadeh (Associate Director of HPCR). Guest panelists included: Samir Elhawary, Research Fellow at the Overseas Development Institute, Fiona De Londras, Lecturer at the University College Dublin School of Law, Gavin Sullivan, European Security Cultures Project at the University of Amsterdam, co-operating attorney, ECCHR, Hina Shamsi, Director of the National Security Project, ACLU | 9/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Humanitarian Assistance 1: Community Participation in Humanitarian Relief and Protection: From Principle to Reality | In this month's humanitarian assistance podcast, our panelists considering community participation in humanitarian relief and protection. The discussion was moderated by Claude Bruderlein (Director, HPCR) and Christina Blunt (ATHA Coordinator, HPCR). | 8/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Live Seminar 35: Countries in Upheaval: Developing a Protection Framework in Situations Short of Armed Conflict | In this week's live seminar, our panelists examined which international legal frameworks may apply for government and humanitarian professionals working to develop a protection strategy aimed at enhancing the security of the civilian population. The discussion was moderated by Naz Modirzadeh (Associate Director of HPCR) and Dustin Lewis (Program Associate). Guest panelists included: Vincent Cochetel, The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Sam Zarifi, Amnesty International, Professor Leila Sadat, Washington University in St. Louis and Professor John Cerone, New England Law | Boston | 7/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Live Seminar 34: Beyond the attack on Bin Laden: Implications for Regulating Future Military Operations | In this week's live seminar, our panelists examined the legal issues that arise in situations where a decision is made to target individuals – potentially outside the immediate theater of hostilities – using military force. The discussion was moderated by Naz Modirzadeh (Associate Director of HPCR) and Dustin Lewis (Program Associate). Guest panelists included: Shuja Nawaz, South Asia Center at The Atlantic Council of the United States, Mary Ellen O’Connell, University of Notre Dame Law School, Vijay Padmanabhan, Cardozo School of Law, and Michael Schmitt, Durham Law School | 6/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Live Seminar 33: Côte d'Ivoire: Assessing the International Response | In this week's live seminar, our panelists examined the international community’s response to the crisis in Côte d’Ivoire. The discussion was moderated by Naz Modirzadeh (Associate Director of HPCR) and Claude Bruderlein (Director). Guest panelists included: Mike McGovern, Yale University, Department of Anthropology, Marko Milanovic, University of Nottingham School of Law, Corinne Dufka, Human Rights Watch, and Brian O'Neill, European Commission, Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO), West Africa | 5/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Live Seminar 32: The Crisis in Libya: The International Response | In this week's live seminar, our panelists examined the modalities through which (elements of) the international community may respond to the ongoing crisis in Libya. The discussion was moderated by Naz Modirzadeh (Associate Director of HPCR) and Claude Bruderlein (Director). The Keynote Speaker was Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor, International Criminal Court and the Principal Presenter was Amb. R. Nicholas Burns, The Sultan of Oman Professor of the Practice of International Relations, Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Guest panelists included: Sarah Leah Whitson, Executive Director, Middle East and North Africa Division, Human Rights Watch, Dirk Vandewalle, Associate Professor of Government, Dartmouth College, and Philippa Thomas, Nieman Journalism Fellow, Harvard University. | 4/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Live Seminar 31: Reinforcing the International Legal Framework for Protecting and Assisting IDPs: The Kampala Convention | In this week's live seminar, our panelists examined the Kampala Convention which will be the first legally binding regional instrument to establish obligations on the part of states and non-state actors to protect and assist IDPs. The discussion was moderated by Claude Bruderlein and Dustin Lewis. The Guest Panelist was Dr. Chaloka Beyani, Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of IDPs. Guest commentators included: Dr. Katinka Ridderbos, Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre and Mr. Allehone Mulugeta Abebe, University of Bern, Switzerland. | 3/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Live Seminar 30: Accountability for Violations of IHL in Counterinsurgency: The Case of Sri Lanka | In this week's live seminar, our panelists examined mechanisms and strategies to promote accountability for IHL violations committed during counterinsurgencies, focusing on the case of Sri Lanka. The panel used a backdrop of domestic and international efforts to address IHL violations committed during the counterinsurgency in Sri Lanka. The discussion was moderated by Claude Bruderlein and Naz Modirzadeh. Panelists included: Jon Lee Anderson (The New Yorker), Alan Keenan (International Crisis Group), Ambassador Dr. Palitha T.B. Kohona (Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations), and Sam Zarifi (Amnesty International). | 2/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Live Seminar 29: The Future of Humanitarianism in Afghanistan | In this week's live seminar, our panelists examined the shifting landscape for humanitarian organizations in Afghanistan. Recent reports indicate a potential increase in violence in 2011, projecting more civilian casualties and displacement alongside a diminished ability for humanitarian organizations to reach those most in need of assistance. The discussion was moderated by Naz Modirzadeh and Elizabeth Holland. Panelists included: Jasteena Dhillon (University of Windsor Law School), Michiel Hofman (Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontière- Afghanistan), Ashley Jackson (Oxfam International- Afghanistan), Lynn Yoshikawa (Refugees International), LTC Eric Young (US Naval War College, speaking in a personal capacity) | 1/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Live Seminar 28: The Role of Humanitarian Actors in Constraining Violence and Fostering Peace: the Case of Sudan | In this week's live seminar, our panelists examined the challenges and opportunities for humanitarian actors in Sudan. On the eve of a referendum in southern Sudan and amid concerns regarding the potential for renewed violence. The discussion was moderated by Naz Modirzadeh and Elizabeth Holland. Panelists included: Julie Flint (Independent Researcher), Conor Foley (Independent Humanitarian Analyst), Arjan Hehenkamp (Médecins Sans Frontières-Holland), Kelsey Hoppe (NGO Secretariat), Laura Jones (Enough Project), Olivia Kalis (Oxfam International). | 12/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Live Seminar 27: Monitoring the Implementation of IHL: The Expanding Role of the Human Rights Council | In this week's live seminar, our panelists examined the modalities through which the UN Human Rights Council engages in monitoring the implementation of international humanitarian law during situations of armed conflict. The discussion was moderated by Claude Bruderlein and Naz Modirzadeh. Panelists included: Christina M. Cerna (Inter-American Commission on Human Rights), Loubna Freih Georges (Carr Center for Human Rights Policy- Harvard, and Human Rights Watch, Geneva), Françoise Hampson (University of Essex - UK) and Yvonne Terlingen (formerly of Amnesty International). | 11/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Live Seminar 26: Extending the Front Line?: The Use of Force and International Law | In this week's live seminar, our panelists examined legal and policy challenges pertaining to the use of force outside traditional zones of military operations, including allegations of "targeted killing" and "extrajudicial killing." They reviewed recent counterterrorism operations and litigation concerning whether those operations are lawful by reference to recent counterterrorism operations involving the use of force outside traditional notions of the “battlefield." The discussion was moderated by Claude Bruderlein and Naz Modirzadeh. Panelists included: Laurie Blank (International Humanitarian Law Clinic, Emory University School of Law), Jonathan Hafetz (Seton Hall Law School), Kevin Jon Heller (Melbourne Law School), and Andrew March (Yale Law School). | 10/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Live Seminar 25: Criminalizing Humanitarian Engagement? Counterterror Legislation and Humanitarian Action | In this week's live seminar, our panelists examined how recent legal and policy trends—punctuated by a June 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision—may alter modalities of humanitarian engagement with non-state armed groups. In Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a law criminalizing various forms of “material support” to prohibited groups. The discussion was moderated by Claude Bruderlein and Naz Modirzadeh. Panelists included: Professor David Cole (Georgetown University Law Center), Gabor Rona (Human Rights First) and Kenneth Wainstein (O'Melveny, Myers LLP, Former Homeland Security Advisor). | 9/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Education and Armed Conflict: Development of New Norms? | In this week's live seminar, our panelists examined whether—and, if so, to what extent—protection norms applicable to educational institutions and actors in situations of armed conflict have developed or are developing. The discussion was moderated by Claude Bruderlein and Naz Modirzadeh. Panelists included: Julia Freedson (Global Coalition for Protecting Education from Attack), Brendan O'Malley (Journalist), Professor Peter Rowe (Lancaster University Law School) and Bede Sheppard (Human Rights Watch). | 6/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ICT and Protection: Can Information and Communication Technology Enhance Humanitarian Action? | In this week's live seminar, our panelists explored the questions and challenges pertaining to the development, use and effects of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in humanitarian activities. The discussion was moderated by Claude Bruderlein and Naz Modirzadeh. Panelists included: Sanjana Hattotuwa (ICT4Peace Foundation), Salem Avan (United Nations), Olivier J. Cottray (iMMAP), Mark Dalton (ReliefWeb), Mike Hartnett (Global Relief Technologies, Inc.), Patrick Meier (Harvard Humanitarian Initiative). | 5/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Protecting Civilians in the New Battlespace: Challenges of Regulating Air Warfare | This live seminar examined legal and policy responses to the challenges of civilian protection in situations of armed conflict, specifically in the context of air warfare. The discussion was moderated by Claude Bruderlein and Naz Modirzadeh. Panelists included: Bruno Demeyere (Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research, Harvard University), Marco Sassòli (University of Geneva), Michael Schmitt (Durham University Law School), Capt. Dale Stephens (Royal Australian Navy). | 3/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Seeking Justice in the Wake of War | This live seminar examined legal and policy issues arising in societies transitioning out of war. The discussion was moderated by Claude Bruderlein and Naz Modirzadeh. Panelists included: Dr. Phil Clark (Oxford University), Laura Davis (International Center for Transitional Justice), Jasteena Dhillon (Harvard University), Hugo van der Merwe (The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation). | 2/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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On the Threshold of Armed Conflict: Violence, Protection, and the Law | This LWS looks into humanitarian protection issues arising in situations of violence at or below the threshold of armed conflict as defined in IHL. Applicable normative frameworks underlying armed conflict and other situations of violence were discussed. The discussion was moderated by Claude Bruderlein and Naz Modirzadeh. Panelists included: Diane E. Davis (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), David J. Luban (Georgetown University Law Center), Laura M. Olson (The Constitution Project). | 1/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Live Seminar 39: Out with the old, in with the new: Challenges ahead for the new ICC Prosecutor | In this week's live seminar our panelists considered the election of the new Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) by the Assembly of States Parties which is scheduled for mid-December 2011. The new Prosecutor will take over from Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo in June 2012. The discussion was moderated by Jamie Williamson (New England Law | Boston) and Naz Modirzadeh (Associate Director, HPCR). Guest panelists included: Cecile Aptel, Tufts University, David Crane, Syracuse University and David Scheffer, Northwestern University. | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 24 Episodes |
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