What does everyday life during war and armed conflict look like? How do ordinary people engage with armed actors? And how can the law contribute to protecting civilians? Join Katharine Fortin and Florian Weigand in their discussions with leading academics, researchers, and practitioners working and conducting research in this area, shedding light on armed groups, civilian protection, and international law.
How are drones changing the way wars are fought? What kinds of harm do they cause for civilians? And is international law able to keep pace with these developments? Engaging with these questions, in this episode of Beyond Compliance: In Conversation, Katharine and Florian speak with Khrystyna Kozak, Researcher at the Center for Civilians in Conflict’s (CIVIC) Ukraine Country Office, and Rebecca Mignot-Mahdavi, Assistant Professor of Law at Sciences Po Law School. Cited Documents: Center for C...
30 Mar 2026
S2 EP 5: Civilian Harm
What is ‘civilian harm’, and how should it be understood in contemporary warfare? Why do definitions matter, and who gets to shape them? In this episode, Katharine and Florian speak with Lauren Gould from Utrecht University and Janina Dill from the University of Oxford about evolving approaches to defining and addressing harm to civilians. Cited Documents: Gould, L., Demmers, J., Bijl, E., & Azeem , S. Investigating Remote Warfare as the Radical Undoing of Life: The compounding civilian h...
10 Mar 2026
S2 EP 4: Domicide & Reparations
What does the loss of home during conflict mean for those affected? And how well does international law capture and address this experience? In this episode, Katharine and Florian talk to Luke Moffett, Chair of the Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law at Queen's University Belfast, and Ammar Azzouz, Research Fellow at the School of Geography and the Environment at the University of Oxford, about the weaponisation of architecture during armed conflict, and how the emotional and soci...
16 Feb 2026
S2 EP 3: Sanctions
How do sanctions affect the dynamics of armed conflict? How do sanctions work? And do they succeed in addressing harm and need? Exploring such questions, Katharine and Florian speak with Delaney Simon from the International Crisis Group and Mohammad Kanfash from Utrecht University. Cited Documents: Kanfash, Mohammad, Sanctions as Barriers to the Work of Humanitarian Organizations in Syria in “Economic Sanctions from Havana to Baghdad: Legitimacy, Accountability, and Humanitarian Consequ...
8 Jan 2026
S2 EP 2: Famines & Starvation
What drives today’s famines? What role does armed conflict play? And to what extent does international law address these challenges? Engaging with such questions, in this episode of Beyond Compliance: In Conversation, Katharine and Florian speak with Alex de Waal, executive director of the World Peace Foundation and Professor at the Fletcher School at Tufts University, and Yousuf Syed Khan, Investigations Manager at Legal Action Worldwide. Cited Documents: de Waal, Alex, The Real Politics of ...
19 Nov 2025
S2 EP 1: Civilian Protection & the Legacies of the War in Afghanistan
How was civilian protection practiced and experienced during the international intervention and war in Afghanistan? And what are the legacies for international law today? In this episode, Katharine and Florian speak with Shaharzad Akbar, former Chairperson of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, and Thomas Gregory, author of Weaponizing Civilian Protection: Counterinsurgency and Collateral Damage in Afghanistan. Together, they explore how Afghans experienced harm amid two deca...
14 Jul 2025
S1 EP 12: Civilian Agency in the Digital Realm
How are civilians in Ukraine exercising agency in the digital realm? And what are the consequences of their digital engagement, both politically and under international law? In this episode, Katharine and Florian bring together Oona Hathaway and Taras Fedirko (experts from law and political and economic anthropology) to shed light on this new dimension of agency during armed conflict. Cited Documents: Hathaway, Oona A. and Vera, Catherine and Pe'er, Inbar, Crowdsourced War (March 21, 2025). A...
17 Jun 2025
S1 EP11: Civilian Self-Protection and Land
Dr. Piergiuseppe Parisi and Dr. Marwan Darweish discuss civilian resistance against armed actors in Colombia and Palestine, exploring the community's relationship with the land and self-protection strategies in this interview with Katharine and Florian.
26 May 2025
S1 EP 10: Strengthening Civilian Protection
Reverend Peter Tibi, Gemma Davies, and Leigh Mayhew discuss how civil society in South Sudan interacts with armed actors to bolster civilian protection, in an interview with Katharine and Florian.
3 Apr 2025
S1 EP9: Gender & Civilian Agency
How are women in India’s violence-affected Manipur State shaping not only conflict dynamics, but also trade and mobility? And how do ideas around gender influence, produce and challenge understandings of the principle of distinction under IHL? In this episode of Beyond Compliance: In Conversation, Katharine and Florian talk to Shalaka Thakur and Helen Kinsella about the synergies between their research. Cited Documents: Kinsella, Helen, Settler Empire and the United States: Francis Lieber on ...
6 Feb 2025
S1 EP8: Peacebuilding from Below
What was the role of civil society in the Basque Country conflict transformation process? How did civil society succeed to even influence the process of ETA's disarmament? And could this happen elsewhere? Florian and Katharine talk to Dr. Véronique Dudouet and Urko Aiartza Azurtza to find out more about how the conflict moved towards peace, whether lessons could be replicated elsewhere and the role of international law in the process. Cited Documents: Dudouet, Véronique, From the Street to ...
29 Nov 2024
S1 EP7: Victimhood & Everyday Peace
Katharine and Florian discuss victimhood and everyday peace in Northern Ireland with experts Kieran McEvoy and Roger Mac Ginty, exploring agency, transitional justice, and civilian contributions to peace.
15 Nov 2024
S1 EP6: Armed Groups & Counter-Terrorism
In this episode, Katharine and Florian speak to Sophie Haspeslagh from Kings College London and Gloria Gaggioli from the University of Geneva about their research on counter-terrorism law, its mechanisms, effects and how it links to civilian agency and international humanitarian law. During the conversation, Sophie and Gloria provide insights on how ‘listing' affects armed groups, civilians, everyday life and peace processes. Cited documents:Haspeslagh, Sophie, Proscribing Peace, Manche...
3 Nov 2024
S1 EP5: Decision Making in Armed Conflict
What influences civilians' decision to stay or leave in times of armed conflict? In this episode, Katharine and Florian talk to Mara Revkin and Justin Schon about their research on civilian communities' decision-making, access to information and flight in Syria and Iraq. They discuss the concept of civilian agency and talk about the challenges of conducting research straddling multiple disciplines.Cited documents:Revkin, M. Competitive Governance and Displacement Decisions Under Rebel R...
18 Oct 2024
S1: E4: Negotiating with Armed Actors
How do civilian communities negotiate with armed groups? What do people try to achieve in these negotiations? And what enables them to negotiate with an armed actor? In this episode, Katharine and Florian talk to Riyad Anwar, Ashley Jackson and Abellia Anggi Wardani about their novel research on civilian agency during the armed conflicts in Afghanistan and Myanmar. Cited documents:Jackson, Ashley (2021) Negotiating Survival: Civilian-Insurgent Relations in Afghanistan, Hurst/Oxford University...
4 Oct 2024
S1 EP3: Mexico - Civilian Agency Outside of War Zones
How do people protect themselves in violent environments outside of ‘traditional’ war zones? And to what extent does international humanitarian law (IHL), the law of armed conflict, apply in such contexts? In this episode, Katharine and Florian talk to Chiara Redaelli and Anjan Sundaram about Mexico. Together they dive into the activism and courage of indigenous frontline environmental defenders in Mexico and explore the difficulties, risks and benefits of applying IHL in this context. ...
20 Sept 2024
S1 EP2: Civilian Agency in Violent Settings
More than half the world’s population are living in settings where they are regularly exposed to violence, whether from armed actors, gangs, community defence forces or criminal groups. What do civilian communities do to protect themselves and others in these settings? And what can we learn from them about civilian protection? To look at these questions, Katharine and Florian are joined by Juan Masullo and Emily Paddon Rhoads, who are two of the editors of the new book ‘Civilian Protective Ag...
5 Sept 2024
S1 EP1: Engaging Armed Groups
In this episode of ‘Beyond Compliance: In Conversation’, Katharine and Florian talk to two experts from the International Committee of the Red Cross about armed groups, civilian agency and international law.Almost 200 million people live in areas controlled or influenced by armed groups, finds the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). How do armed groups govern these areas? What does the relationship between civilians and armed groups look like? And what are the obligations of arme...
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