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On today’s episode, we travel from the battlefields of the U.S. Civil War, through the rubble of two world wars, to the hallways of the Hague, to see how the modern world has tried to define — and prosecute — war crimes. This episode originally aired as “The Rules of War” in 2024.

Guests:

Michael Bryant, Professor of History and Legal Studies at Bryant University

David Bosco, author of Rough Justice: The International Criminal Court in a World of Power Politics

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