S1 EP6: Armed Groups & Counter-Terrorism

Beyond Compliance: In Conversation

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, Manchester University Press 2021
Haspeslagh, Sophie, The ‘linguistic ceasefire’: Negotiating in an age of proscription, Security Dialogue 2021, Vol. 52(4):361-379
Gaggioli, Gloria & Sobol, Ilya, Proscription and group membership in counter-terrorism and armed conflict: areas of tensions betwen criminal law and international humantarian law in Fortin K & Heffes, Armed Groups and International Law: In the Shadowland of Legality and Illegality, Edward Elgar 2023
Guest bios:
Sophie Haspeslagh is a lecturer in International Relations in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London. Her research focuses on the impact of counterterrorism on conflict resolution, the transition of armed actors away from violence and the international relations of non-state armed groups. She holds a PhD in international relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Master's in international relations from SAIS Johns Hopkins University.
Gloria Gaggioli was the Director of the Geneva Academy from 2020-2024 and is an Associate Professor and Vice-Dean of the Law Faculty of the University of Geneva. She is also member of the board of Geneva Call since August 2019. Her work focuses notably on issues related to the interplay between international humanitarian law and international human rights law, the right to life and the use of force, including the conduct of hostilities, law enforcement and self-defence.

The Beyond Compliance Consortium is a co-productive, socio-legal research partnership that traverses the fields of international law, conflict studies, humanitarian protection work and human rights policy, and brings together these communities of scholarship and practice with people with lived experience of conflict. It is funded by UK International Development. The first series of this podcast series is also funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
Katharine Fortin is an Associate Professor in human rights law and international humanitarian law at the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights, Utrecht University.
Florian Weigand is the Co-Director of the Centre on Armed Groups.