27 Best International Law Podcasts to Listen to (2026)

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ASIL is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, educational membership organization founded in 1906 and chartered by Congress in 1950. ASIL holds Special Consultative Status to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and is a constituent society of the American Council of Learned Societies. The Society is headquartered at Tillar House in Washington, DC. more

EJIL: The Podcast! aims to provide in-depth, expert and accessible discussion of international law issues in contemporary international and national affairs. It features the Editors of the European Journal of International Law and of its blog, EJIL: Talk!The podcast is produced by the European Journal of Law with support from staff at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford. more

The Lawfare Podcast features discussions with experts, policymakers, and opinion leaders at the nexus of national security, law, and policy. On issues from foreign policy, homeland security, intelligence, and cybersecurity to governance and law, we have doubled down on seriousness at a time when others are running away from it. Visit us at www.lawfaremedia.org. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. more

Just Security is an online forum for the rigorous analysis of national security, foreign policy, and rights. We aim to promote principled solutions to problems confronting decision-makers in the United States and abroad. Our expert authors are individuals with significant government experience, academics, civil society practitioners, individuals directly affected by national security policies, and other leading voices.  more

Rights matter, but conversations about rights can be polarizing, confusing and frustrating. Lawyers and law professors Claudia Flores and Tom Ginsburg have traveled the world getting into the weeds of global human rights debates. On Entitled, they use that expertise to explore the stories and thorny questions around why rights matter and what's the matter with rights. Entitled is produced with the support of University of Chicago Law School and Yale Law School, and is part of the award winning University of Chicago Podcast Network. more

Staying on top of the international trade developments in Washington can be difficult, but listening to Two Minutes in Trade is like having your own daily briefing. The podcast covers topics including the Section 301 tariffs on China, free trade agreements like the USMCA, and legislative responses to trade issues. TMIT features customs attorneys and trade consultants from the international trade law firm of Sandler, Travis and Rosenberg, P.A. Learn more at www.strtrade.com. more

The United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law is a unique multimedia resource providing high quality international law training and research materials for free. Please visit our website at http://legal.un.org/avl/ more

The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law is the scholarly home of International law at the University of Cambridge. The Centre, founded by Sir Elihu Lauterpacht QC in 1983, serves as a forum for the discussion and development of international law and is one of the specialist law centres of the Faculty of Law. The Centre holds weekly lectures on topical issues of international law by leading practitioners and academics.For more information see the LCIL website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/ more

A podcast about the various legal regimes that govern the use of force and armed conflict - in short, the laws of war. more

A podcast of informal conversation about topical issues in international law, life in academia and whatever else is on our mind. Hosted by Douglas Guilfoyle, Juliette McIntyre, Tamsin Paige, Imogen Saunders, and Nitna Tzouvala. Art: Kat Weir (https://www.instagram.com/katweir/) Banner Art: Tim Henderson (@pretendbeard.bsky.social) Music: Sam Barsh, Oils of Au Lait more

For over fifty years, Professor Bert B. Lockwood has had a front-row seat to the evolution of international human rights law. He is the longtime Director of the Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights at the University of Cincinnati College of Law and has served as Editor-in-Chief of Human Rights Quarterly since 1982. Now, he and his daughter, Meredith Lockwood , who has followed in his footsteps, are sharing that expertise with you. Human Rights: Conversations Across Generations is a podcast exploring the multifaceted and evolving world of human rights. Through engaging, intergenerational conversations, Bert and Meredith connect with distinguished guests from around the world, including Nobel Peace Prize recipients, political leaders, lawyers, scholars, activists, journalists, authors, and changemakers. Conversations span a wide range of important topics, including international human rights law, women's rights and gender equality, racial justice, democracy and the rule of law, climate and environmental justice, migration and displacement, economic justice, modern slavery, and business and human rights. Through the personal stories and expertise of their guests, the show connects the history of the human rights movement with the urgent challenges shaping its future. If you have any suggestions for future guests or topics for conversations, please reach out to us. We would love to hear from you! Email: ****@gmail.com Website: www.meredithlockwood.com more

Welcome to the Voices of JHIL! Join us, as we celebrate 25 years of the Journal of the History of International Law (JHIL) . In this podcast, we reflect on our multi-faceted research published by JHIL. Exploring the past and the recent development of international law, JHIL has provided valuable insights into the potential but also the challenges of the field. In over 25 episodes, we highlight one selected article for each volume and get to know the scholar behind the work. Music: Serge Quadrado Music - Cinematic Jazz LesFM - Acoustic Guitar Indie Background Music for Videos Technical advice: Dr Niccolò Ridi more

This is Borderlines from Berkeley Law, a show about global problems in a world fragmented by national borders. Our host is Katerina Linos , Tragen Professor of International Law and co-director of the Miller Institute for Global Challenges and the Law . Katerina has spent 15 years researching how nations make war with one another, spreading devastation. But she has also seen how countries work together to build global institutions and learn from one another. She has met brilliant scholars, visionary leaders, brave advocates, and Machiavellian strategists. In each episode of Borderlines, Professor Linos invites three experts to discuss cutting edge issues in international law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. more

RightsUp: The Oxford Human Rights Hub Podcast (OxHRH) aims to bring together academics, practitioners, and policy-makers from across the globe to advance the understanding and protection of human rights and equality. Through the vigorous exchange of ideas and resources, we strive to facilitate a better understanding of human rights principles, to develop new approaches to policy, and to influence the development of human rights law and practice. more

Welcome to The Human Rights Podcast from the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the University of Galway. Here at the Centre, we are fortunate to be visited each year by an array of world-leading practitioners, researchers and policy-makers in the field of human rights and its associated disciplines. We also have a vibrant community at the ICHR and more broadly in the University of Galway's academic staff, postdoctoral and doctoral scholars, and postgraduate and undergraduate students focusing on human rights. We want to bring you some of their insights and invite you in to some of the debates and discussions that go on here during the year. We hope you enjoy listening to this podcast. Please visit our website and contact us at ****@nuigalway.ie with your thoughts or queries. more

A bi-monthly International Law Podcast with your host Bram Burger, covering current events within the field of international law and providing an educational platform for specific topics and cases. Join us for two different types of podcasts, Inter Alia a casual conversation about international law & De facto, a formal interview/expose with experts in the field. more

Podcast by The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

Arbitral Insights brings you informative and insightful commentary on current issues in international arbitration and the changing world of conflict resolution. The podcast series offers trends, developments, challenges and topics of interest from Reed Smith disputes lawyers who handle arbitrations around the world. more

The Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law at UNSW is the world's first research centre dedicated to the study of international refugee law. Through high-quality research feeding into public policy debate and legislative reform, the Centre brings a principled, human rights-based approach to refugee law and forced migration in Australia, the Asia-Pacific region, and globally. It provides an independent space to connect academics, policymakers and NGOs, and creates an important bridge between scholarship and practice. It also provides thought leadership in the community through public engagement and community outreach. more

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Humanitarian Law & Policy blog is a unique space for timely analysis and debate on international humanitarian law (IHL) issues and the policies that shape humanitarian action. more

IBA Global Insight 's podcast series covers a variety of themes in law, business and human rights, and features high-level speakers. The content within IBA Global Insight podcasts does not represent the views of the International Bar Association. more

Peace negotiations and post-conflict justice pursuits: Behind the Scenes 📹 Hosted by experienced peace negotiator and Founder of the Public International Law & Policy Group, Dr. Paul R. Williams. more

The IILAH podcast is the online home of lectures and conversations hosted by the Institute for International Law and the Humanities at Melbourne Law School. IILAH supports interdisciplinary scholarship on emerging questions of international law, governance and justice. Many of the significant modes of thought that have framed the way in which international lawyers understand the world have developed in conversation with the humanities. IILAH continues this engagement, through fostering dialogue with scholars working in disciplines such as anthropology, cultural studies, geography, history, linguistics, literature, philosophy, politics, theology and art. more

The rapid response events & podcasts series 'Law in Context' is hosted at the University of Sheffield, School of Law by Dr Anna Ventouratou (Lecturer in International Trade Law) and Dr Sotirios Lekkas (Lecturer in International Law). The series aims to provide an accessible overview of the legal matters pertaining to current affairs and the broader context within which the law operates. The talks are addressed to anyone that wants to know more about current affairs and what's law got to do with it. more

Are today's global institutions and norms for peace, democracy, and human rights still alive, or are they just 'dead men walking'?In this thought-provoking new podcast series by the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT), organised in collaboration with Justice Info, we will try to answer the question.At a time of growing polarisation, geopolitical fragmentation, and declining institutional trust, our Dead Men Walking series aims to open space for honest reflection and serious thinking not only about the problems afflicting 20th century global norms and institutions, but also about new ideas and innovations for a fast-changing world.Each episode of the series will feature top thought leaders, partners and practitioners from IFIT's 400+ global expert network. more

How is it that a movie about a children's toy can raise tensions over territorial sovereignty? And why is it that certain international disputes draw more global attention than others? This monthly educational podcast by the Asser Institute, research centre for international and European law, explores such questions. It focuses on the stories behind international legal concepts and issues that shape our world. more