The Auxiliary Chamber
Episodes
Understanding Conflicts: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka and the positionality of a PhD researcher
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Putting the Human in International Law: The Importance of Identity and Language on the Compliance of Non-State Armed Groups.
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 exp...
Psychology and International Law: Why do Rebels Comply under Public International Law?
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Comp...
Keeping the Peace, What is the role of UN Peacekeepers in the 21st Century?
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Auxiliary Chamber is thrilled to present part two of its mini-series on United Nations Peacekeepers with Suraj Pratim Saikia. Today, we are talkin...
The Misconduct and Accountability of United Nations Peacekeepers
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎙️New Episode: The Misconduct and Accountability of United Nations Peacekeepers🎙️ The Auxiliary Chamber is thrilled to present part 1 of it...
Institutions, Negotiations, and the Classroom: A Life in International Law with Dr. Niels Blokker
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 retiri...
What is Quantum doing in International Law and at the United Nations?
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back everyone to the Auxiliary Chamber, I am thrilled to present episode 38, with the brilliant Anh, discussing: What is Quantum doing in Inte...
Rising PhD Researchers: A long-awaited update! A yearly review of their International Law and Legal Governance of Quantum Technologies PhD Journeys
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
Tackling the Overflowing Caseload at the International Court of Justice
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Auxiliary Chamber is thrilled to present this brilliant new episode with Dr. Cecily Rose on: ‘Tackling the Overflowing Caseload at the Internati...
Promoting Ecojustice at the International Criminal Court - It doesn’t take armed conflict to harm the environment.
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
🎙️Prosecuting Environmental Harm at the International Criminal Court🎙️ The Auxiliary Chamber is thrilled to present this new brilliant epis...
An International Law Perspective on Harry Potter
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Unlocking Digital Evidence in Domestic Law - Taking the Leiden Guidelines Forward
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Auxiliary Chamber is honored to present the second episode of its new mini-series, ‘The Application of Digitally Derived Evidence in Law’! Tod...
Unlocking Digital Evidence in International Law through the Leiden Guidelines
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Auxiliary Chamber is honored to present the first episode in its new mini-series on: ‘The Application of Digitally Derived Evidence in Law’! T...
A Critique of the Current Discourse on the Right of Peoples to (External) Self-Determination under International Law
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
A Deep Dive into the Responsibility for Environmental Damage
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Auxiliary Chamber is honored to present the second part of the mini-series with Dr. Jason Rudall on his new book: ‘Responsibility for Environm...
Writing and publishing a new book on Responsibility for Environmental Damage
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Auxiliary Chamber is honored to present the first part of the mini-series with Dr. Jason Rudall on his new book: ‘Responsibility for Environme...
The ECHR Cases and the ICC in the Armenia and Azerbaijan crisis, and the prioritization and financing of International law
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Part 2 of the Mini Series on the ‘International Law in Europe’s forgotten conflict, the Armenia and Azerbaijan situation’ will be rele...
The Historical Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh and the Parallel ICJ Cases Between Armenia and Azerbaijan
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Auxiliary Chamber is thrilled to share the first episode of a new mini-series with Dr. Gurgen Petrossian, Senior Officer for International Crimina...
Rising PhD Researchers: Diving into the How, What, and Why of Applying and Starting a Legal PhD
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Auxiliary Chamber is thrilled and honored to announce Episode 26, “Rising PhD Researchers: Diving into the How, What, and Why of Applying and S...
A Follow-up from within The Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission in the Seychelles
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 25 is now live on all podcast platforms, the third installment in the series discussing The Truth, Reconciliation, and National Unity Commissi...
Maritime Boundary disputes, how do states and the International Court of Justice struggle in plotting maritime boundaries?
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The podcast is honored to present episode 24 and the second part of the Maritime Boundary series, focussing on the interdisciplinary nature of Geoscie...
The Interdisciplinary approach from GeoScience and International Law to regulating Maritime Boundaries
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Auxiliary Chamber is thrilled to announce a new upcoming interdisciplinary mini-series focussing on Maritime Boundaries, the intersection between ...
The extraordinary experiences leading The Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to the 2nd episode with the amazing Chairperson Gabrielle McIntyre. It was an absolute honor to discuss and dive into the extraordinary experie...
A Legal Exposé on The Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission in the Seychelles.
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 of the new short series with Gabrielle McIntyre is now live! It is a great honor to discuss and learn more about the incredible story that is...
Climate Justice through the new Russian Climate Case and COP27
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 20, with climate change front and center at COP27, we are going to dive with international legal Experts Maud Sarliève, into the current s...
A Conversation from within the US Navy on International Law and the Law of the Sea
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It is an honor to present today's episode of the Podcast, offering a perspective from within the US Navy on International Law and the Law of the Sea w...
The life and experiences of a lawyer practicing public international law.
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 18 and Part 2 of the series with International Lawyers Florentine Vos and Gunjan Sharma from Volterra Fietta, we discuss practicing Interna...
The Law and Disputes Surrounding Deep Seabed and Outer Space Mining
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 of the series with Florentine Vos and Gunjan Sharma from Volterra Fietta. From one extreme to the next, we discuss resource extraction and min...
International Law through the eyes of an Embassy and its Ambassador
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The podcast is thrilled to present the first episode of a new mini-series! Stepping outside of the academic law books, branching out into how differen...
Untangling the very large International Law and Political Responses to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A discussion with Dr. Vivek Bhatt, Untangling International Law’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine! Looking at; applicable frameworks, di...
Doing Justice to History and the Art of Publishing within International Law
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, it is an honor to discuss with Dr. Barrie Sander, who not only explains the academic content of his new book but also the very person...
Climate Change under the Arctic Council
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this special edition of the podcast, Akshaj Garg interviews me on my Arctic International Environmental Law research, Looking at possibilities and ...
People with Disabilities in Armed Conflict, The Forgotten Victims
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is focused on a critically understudied aspect of both IHL and IHRL: People with Disabilities in Armed Conflict, The Forgotten Vic...
The Creation and Draft Statute of the Special Court for ISIS Crimes in Kurdistan
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 11 is a discussion with Dr. Ebad Rouhi from the Kurdistan Center For International Law, we discuss the reasons behind the creation, impacts, a...
Part 2: For who are we creating Ecocide?
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this second part of the Ecocide Series, Noa and I discuss Ecocide with Dutch International Lawyer Fadjar Schouten-Korwa. Together we discuss Ecocid...
Part 1: What is happening with the Crime of Ecocide?
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this first part of the Ecocide Series, Bram and Noa start to discuss Ecocide, its drafting history, and the crime of Aggression before hosting a di...
The Psychology of a Defense Attorney within International Criminal Law
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A discussion with International defense attorney Peter Robinson, delving into the Psychology of being a defense lawyer within international criminal l...
A Beginners Guide to Space Law
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 8 it was an honor to discuss with Cris van Eijk and his passion for space law in: “A Beginners Guide to Space Law and Orbital Debris”. ...
The crime, research, and perpetrators of Genocide
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 7 focuses on “The crime, research, and perpetrators of Genocide” with Genocide expert Dr. Kjell Anderson! We look through his research and...
Myanmar & Rohingya Accountability Efforts in 2021
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 6 of the Auxiliary Chamber is with Camilla van Thiel, graduating third year at LUC and together we discuss her thesis and offer an updated out...
How the Pandemic Influenced our Understanding of Data Protection and Privacy
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guest is Cihan Parlar, Managing Director at FIRST PRIVACY BV. Together we discuss how the Pandemic has influenced our understanding of dat...
Empires on thin ice, the Antarctic treaty
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A discussion with Samuel Jardine, a Historian, and Research analyst currently with London Politica. We will be discussing the 1959 Antarctic Treaty an...
Social Media Accountability and Misinformation in the COVID-19 Pandemic
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of Inter Alia International Law, I discuss with Oscar Feen International Law and Social Media Accountability within the Misinfor...
The Interplay between International Law and Power Politics
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Inter Alia Episode 1: A discussion between host Bram Burger and the first guest, Akshaj Garg about the interplay between International Law and Power P...
The Introduction
12 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Auxiliary Chamber, this is the first episode and could be seen as a trailer! Here I discuss who I am as host, my background, the podcas...