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International Law Behind the Headlines

American Society of International Law
European Union
United States
United Nations
World Trade Organization
Climate Change
NATO
Ukraine
International Law
Paris Agreement
Gaza
International Court Of Justice
Gender Equality
International Humanitarian Law
Deep Seabed Mining
United Nations Convention On the Law Of the Sea
Peace Treaties
European Court Of Justice
UN General Assembly
UNCLOS
COP28

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.

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Duncan Hollis, Professor at Temple and editor of The Oxford Guide to Treaties, joins Kal to discuss what makes a treaty, how to think about the Iran deal, and why this issue matters.

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Can Iran Levy Tolls on the Strait of Hormuz? Transit passage and the law of the sea with James Kraska, Charles Stockton Professor of international Maritime Law at the US Naval War College.

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Tariffs are back and they’re reshaping the international economic landscape in real time. The second Trump administration has unleashed a wave of trade measures that shift by the week, justified by goals that include everything from fighting unfair t... more

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Boarding and Seizing Ships (and related Caribbean issues) with Michael Scharf, President of the American Branch of the International Law Association

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James Kraska
Professor with expertise in law of the sea and military affairs
US Naval War College
Episode: Episode 61 - Can Iran Levy Tolls on the Strait of Hormuz?
Katherine Tai
Ambassador, former U.S. Trade Representative
U.S. Government
Episode: Episode 60 - The Tariff Shockwave: U.S. Trade Policy Under Trump 2.0
Michael Scharf
Former dean at Case Western Law School, current president of the American branch of the International Law Association
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Episode: Episode 59 - Boarding and Seizing Ships (and related Caribbean issues)
Larry Johnson
Former Assistant Secretary General for Legal Affairs at the UN
Episode: Episode 58 - The US UN Headquarters Agreement and the Visa Battle over Mahmoud Abbas
Payam Akhavan
Professor of International Law, Senior Fellow and Inaugural Holder of the Chair in Human Rights at Massey College, University of Toronto
Massey College, University of Toronto
Episode: Episode 57 - International Obligations with Respect to Climate Change
Katerina Linos
Heyman Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Miller Institute for Global Challenges and the Law at UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley
Episode: Episode 56 - Interviewing the Court of Justice of the EU
Mark Pollack
Freeney Professor of Political Science and Law at Temple University
Temple University
Episode: Episode 56 - Interviewing the Court of Justice of the EU
Greg Fox
Professor at Wayne State Law School and Director of the Program for International Legal Studies
Wayne State Law School
Episode: Episode 55 - Peace Treaties
Samantha Rowe
Partner at Debevoise and Plimpton in the London office
Debevoise and Plimpton
Episode: Episode 54 - Is the Trump Administration’s Deep Seabed Mining Program Violating International Law?

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Catherine Amirfar
Co-host of international law program; affiliated with American Society of International Law

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Episode 61 - Can Iran Levy Tolls on the Strait of Hormuz?
Q: What alternative governance approaches could practically address Hormuz tensions without unilateral tolls?
A cooperative governance mechanism, akin to the Jakarta Initiative in the Strait of Malacca, could pool resources for navigation aids, communications, search and rescue, and environmental management, involving littoral states and user states, potentially with US, UK, China, and Japan participation.
Episode 61 - Can Iran Levy Tolls on the Strait of Hormuz?
Q: Could Iran or others justify tolls or fees for strait transit, and what would be the legal and practical consequences?
There is no legal basis under the LOS Convention for tolls on transit through a strait; such fees would be unlawful and could trigger retaliatory measures and broader diplomatic and economic tensions, possibly destabilizing global navigation regimes.
Episode 61 - Can Iran Levy Tolls on the Strait of Hormuz?
Q: What is Iran's position on transit passage and potential limits to its territorial sea if transit passage is considered customary law?
The guest explains that Iran has historically accepted transit passage and that expanding their territorial sea to 12 miles was conditioned on recognizing transit passage; the real dispute lies in whether Iran can selectively observe components of the treaty they favor while disregarding others, but practice shows ongoing recognition of transit passage.
Episode 60 - The Tariff Shockwave: U.S. Trade Policy Under Trump 2.0
Q: So Ambassador, what is the domestic legal framework that enabled these tariffs and how have courts and legislatures responded to these measures?
The guest explains that tariff tools under U.S. law include Section 232, Section 301, and IEPA authority, with subsequent legal challenges and refunds processes creating a complex, sometimes unsettled, regulatory environment; she notes that recent court decisions and refunds mechanisms illustrate the tension between executive actions and statutory limits.
Episode 58 - The US UN Headquarters Agreement and the Visa Battle over Mahmoud Abbas
Q: Can the General Assembly move its location if necessary?
Yes, that would be a policy choice; the US has previously seen similar movements in special circumstances, like relocating debates to Geneva.

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This program covers international law through timely, practitioner-focused conversations with leading scholars and international institutions. Episodes frequently center on maritime law, UN security and diplomacy, climate change obligations, EU jurisprudence, and the legal implications of geopolitical shifts. Guests include top legal scholars, former officials, and senior partners from major international law firms, who illuminate how international norms translate into national policy and enforcement. The show often ties hard legal doctrine to real-world events—such as vessel seizures, visa disputes at the UN, climate advisory opinions, and deep seabed mining—offering listeners clear, policy-relevant analysis and debate. A notable strength ... more

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