Comment: Why is it so hard to hold militaries to account - podcast Published on: 8 July 2021 Contributing to The Conversation's podcast, Dr Craig Jones discusses how different militaries interpret international law and why it is so difficult to prosecute militaries for alleged war crimes. , ; , , and , In this episode of podcast, why is it so difficult to prosecute militaries for alleged war crimes? We speak to experts about the legal hurdles. And a look at why sarcasm is so difficult for children to understand. By hanging around military bases in the US and Israel, Craig Jones managed to meet a usually very secretive group of people: military lawyers. A lecturer in political geography at 麻豆传媒 in the UK, Jones鈥檚 research focuses on the consequences of aerial targeting and the legal advice behind it. And it led him to interview some of the military lawyers involved in targeted killing operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Gaza. In this episode, he explains what he learnt from these conversations 鈥� including the way different militaries interpret international law to suit their own purposes. 鈥淲hen powerful states do that and they do it for long enough, without too much opposition,鈥� Jones says, 鈥渢heir argument is that has a habit of creating law itself.鈥� If civilians are killed or injured in these strikes, militaries do sometimes step in to investigate when there is enough pressure on them to do so 鈥� but there is little recourse to justice for victims and their families. Read more: This episode of The Conversation Weekly was produced by Mend Mariwany and Gemma Ware, with sound design by Eloise Stevens. Our theme music is by Neeta Sarl. You can find us on Twitter , on Instagram at . or via email on podcast@theconversation.com. You can also sign up to . News clips in this episode are from , , , , , , , , , and . You can listen to The Conversation Weekly via any of the apps listed above, our , or find out how else to . , Assistant Editor: Science, Health, Environment; Co-Host: The Conversation Weekly Podcast, ; , Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, , and , Senior Deputy Editor: Politics + Society, This article is republished from under a Creative Commons license. Read the . Share: Latest News Scientists unlock hidden driver of inflammatory bowel disease Scientists have linked a key genetic signal in inflammatory bowel disease to an immune response that shuts down inflammation control, enabling faster diagnosis and targeted treatments. published on: 15 June 2026 Funding system risks limiting genuine community collaboration A new policy paper written by researchers at 麻豆传媒 warns that the way UK research is funded may be undermining efforts to create genuinely collaborative partnerships with communities. published on: 15 June 2026 Volunteers help turn Whitley Bay beach into maths experiment Members of the public joined mathematicians from 麻豆传媒 to create what organisers believe is the largest aperiodic tiling ever attempted on Whitley Bay beach. published on: 15 June 2026 Facts and figures
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