Jonathan Hafetz

Conclave (2024) (Guest: Monsignor Raymond Kupke) (episode 54) - Law on Film In Conclave (2024), Cardinal Thomas Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) organizes a conclave to elect a new pope. Key candidates and factions vie with one another as the process plays out until finally a new pop...

On the new Law on Film podcast, I explore "Conclave," which turns the papal election into a gripping study of institutions under pressure. Listen as Monsignor Raymond Kupke and I dig into authority, legitimacy, and what happens when rules meet moral doubt.
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Inglourious Basterds (2009) (Guest Renana Keydar) (episode 53) - Law on Film Inglourious Basterds (2007), written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, revolves around two plots to assassinate Nazi leaders during the closing years of World War II. One plot centers on a secret ban...

On the new episode of @LawOnFilm podcast, I cover Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" with Renana Keydar. Join us as we examine the ethics of retribution, collective guilt, and the limits of international justice:
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I'm Still Here (Brazil) (2024) (Guest: Isabela Amaral) (episode 52) - Law on Film I’m Still Here (dir. Walter Salles, 2024) is based on the true story of the enforced disappearance and murder of former congressman Rubens Paiva by the military dictatorship in Brazil. The film opens ...

Thrilled to cover the superb --and timely-- Brazilian film, "I'm Still Here," on Law on Film podccast with Isabela Amaral,
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An Officer and a Spy (2019) (Guest: William Schabas) (episode 51) - Law on Film This episode explores An Officer and a Spy (J’accuse in French), Roman Polanski’s 2019 film about the Dreyfus Affair in France. The Dreyfus Affair is one of most significant events in late 19th/early ...

Thrilled to have William Schabas join me on my
Law on Film podcast to discuss "An Officer and a Spy" and the legacy of the Dreyfus Affair.

Punishing Atrocities and Fair Trials: From Nuremberg to Global Terrorism (Episode 46) - Race and Rights Podcast In this episode, we welcome Professor Jonathan Hafetz for an insightful discussion on the complex legal challenges involved in prosecuting individuals accused of mass crimes. Our conversation traces t...

Honored to have my scholarship on atrocity crimes and fair trials featured by Rutgers Center for Race, Rights, and Security podcast @saharazizlaw.bsky.social www.buzzsprout.com/2311895/epis...

Thanks to our star speakers at #IBA2026 @ibanews.bsky.social for enriching the PSDC's panel. Your expertise in business, international law, health law & food & agriculture law sparked an engaging conversation on practical pathways to eradicate extreme poverty&hunger. #SDG1 @uottawahrrec.bsky.social

Excited to participate in multiple #IBAToronto #IBA2025 conference panels today, including on the human rights impacts of corruption, on eradicating global poverty, and on the documentary film, "The Veto" about reforming the UN Security Council @ibanews.bsky.social

Juror #2 (2024) (Guest: Frank Wohl) (episode 50) - Law on Film This episode examines Juror #2, Clint Eastwood’s most recent—and perhaps final—film. Juror #2 centers around the trial of a man accused of murdering his girlfriend after a fight at a bar, leaving her ...

Celebrating episode # 50 on Law on Film podcast, as acclaimed criminal defense attorney Frank Wohl joins me to unpack Clint Eastwood's "Juror #2"
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Today is, finally, a bright blue day in the U.S.

WEDNESDAY 5 Nov at #IBAToronto – IBAHRI Director Baroness Helena Kennedy LT KC is chairing the session ‘Human rights impact of corruption’ from 0930–1045. Speakers include @jonathanhafetz.bsky.social, Neri Colmenares, Sunday Agwu, Shirley Pouget and John Balouziyeh.

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Acquitted Soccer Player Free to Reunite with Family in Belgium After Over a Decade in Solitary Confinement | American Civil Liberties Union Nizar Trabelsi, a Tunisian national and former professional soccer player who was acquitted of terrorism-related charges over two years ago, has finally...

Very happy to report that our client, Nizar Trabelsi, is now finally free after years of unlawful detention and inhumane treatment.
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Opinion | I Resigned as Manhattan’s U.S. Attorney. Law Schools Are Missing the Point of My Story.

Danielle Sassoon is right to call out universities for using “security” as a convenient justification for shutting down controversial speech. The notion that conservatives are the main victims of this practice is delusional, though. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/o...

Vindication Swim (2024) (Guest: Elliot Hasler) (episode 49) - Law on Film Vindication Swim (2024) tells the story of Mercedes Gleitze, the first British woman to swim the English Channel in 1927. This major accomplishment, however, was soon called into question when another...

On the latest Law on Film podcast, Elliot Hasler, writer and director of "Vindication Swim," joins me to discuss Mercedes Gleitze's historic and contested swim across the English channel, which raises timeless questions of proof, reputation, and justice.
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Important statement by @nycbarassociation.bsky.social on unlawful U.S. attacks on Venezuelan vessels. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

Few companies rely on—and benefit from—our constitutional freedoms as much as media empires like Disney and Paramount. It’s astonishing to see them trading away their freedoms and ours for short-term profits.

To kick off Season 4 of Law on Film podcast, Professor Steve Koh @bulaw.bsky.social joins me for "The Godfather," a masterpiece of crime & power. Listen as we discuss how the film explores themes of justice, loyalty, corruption, and the blurred lines between family & law:
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A poster with a blue background with photos of faculty members from Seton Hall and their forthcoming scholarship. You can read the actual names of the pieces here: https://law.shu.edu/news/seton-hall-law-facultys-latest-scholarship-makes-an-impact.html

As we are about to start the new school year, it's exciting to see all the forthcoming scholarship by my fantastic Seton Hall Law colleagues! Read more about it: law.shu.edu/news/seton-h...

No Other Land (2024) (Palestinian-Israeli) (Guests: Omer Bartov & Lisa Hajjar) - Law on Film No Other Land (2024) is the Oscar-winning documentary that shows the brutal destruction of a Palestinian community in the occupied West Bank. Recorded between 2019 to 2023, the film tells the story of...

I'm honored to be joined by @omerbartov.bsky.social‬ and ‪@lisahajjar.bsky.social‬ for a discussion of the Oscar-award-winning Palestinian-Israeli documentary "No Other Land" on the latest episode of my Law on Film podcast.
Listen here:
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Wonderful to participate in @icon-s.bsky.social in Brasilia

The Return of Martin Guerre (1982) (France) (Guest: Joseph Dellapenna) (episode 46) - Law on Film The Return of Martin Guerre is a 1982 French historical drama directed by Daniel Vigne and staring Gerard Depardieu. The film describes the historical case of Martin Guerre who leaves his young wife B...

Jut out on Law on Film podcast: The truly great historical-legal drama, "The Return of Martin Guerre".
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My latest article, "Digital Information Technologies and International Humanitarian Law: New Challenges and Opportunities" is now out in the Denv. J. Int'l L. & Policy. Thanks again to all those who offered helpful feedback along the way
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First They Killed My Father (2017) and The Gate (2014) (Guest: Melanie O'Brien) (episode 37) - Law on Film This episode looks at two films about the Cambodian genocide of the 1970s: First They Killed My Father (dir. Angelina Jolie), and The Gate (or Les Temps des Aveux) (dir. Régis Wargnier). First They Ki...

I talk about these sites in an episode of Law on Film, @jonathanhafetz.bsky.social's excellent & informative podcast about #law in the movies. #genocide #Cambodia www.buzzsprout.com/2073468/epis...

«International Criminal Law and the Global Pursuit of Justice: Challenges and Imperatives in the 21st Century» …

Honored to give the keynote address tomorrow to the Ilustre y Nacional Colegio de Abogados de Mexico, on "International Criminal Law and the Global Pursuit of Justice: Challenges and Imperatives in the 21st Century"
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Law on Film

Honored to have Aziz Huq @uchicagolaw.bsky.social join me on Law on Film podcast to discuss Bernardo Bertolucci's "The Conformist" and why this masterpiece about fascism is as timely now as ever.
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Global migration and the challenge for international human rights and refugee law | International Bar Association A webinar presented by the IBA Human Rights Law Committee and supported by the IBA Immigration and Nationality Law Committee This webinar will look at the current challenges to the protections of refu...

I look forward to moderating this upcoming webinar on June 23 for the International Bar Association @ibaevents.bsky.social on global migration and the challenge for international human rights and refugee law. More information and registration here:
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Dark Waters (2019) (Guest: Mark Templeton) (episode 44) - Law on Film Dark Waters (2019), directed by Todd Haynes, tells the real-life story of how a lawyer, Rob Bilott (Mark Ruffalo), waged a twenty-year battle to hold the DuPont corporation accountable for contaminati...

Great to have my former law school classmate and longtime friend @markntempleton.bsky.social‬ on my Law on Film podcast to talk about "Dark Waters" and the prospects for environmental justice in America.
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With the help of colleagues @tylermcbrien.com & @annahickey.lawfaremedia.org of @lawfaremedia.org , I compiled this interactive table of the state of play of litigation over Trump's Alien Enemies Act proclamation. Lemme know if you see errors.
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It was an honor participating in a panel addressing national security and immigration issues, and the current threats to the Constitution @lawandsociety.bsky.social in Chicago, with @akalhan.bsky.social, @pmargs.bsky.social, @nicolehallett.bsky.social, Eunice Lee, Arianna Vedaschi, Chiara Graziani,

Springsteen Releases EP Including Remarks That Angered Trump

The Boss will not back down: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/a...

The continued delay merely to grant the bail application has such a chilling effect on speech, on top of furthering the cruelty.