What is “conflict disruption”? What went wrong with the Sudan vs United Arab Emirates case at the International Court of Justice, and what can be done better next time?
Yonah Diamond, a Senior Legal Counsel at Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, speaks about the goal of “conflict disruption”, prospective Sudan-related cases at the International Court of Justice and the viability of strategic litigation against corporate entities.
Wayamo interviewed Diamond on the sidelines of a September 2025 symposium on the theme “Appraising International Criminal Justice in Africa” co-hosted with the Strathmore Institute for Advanced Studies in International Criminal Justice (SIASIC) in Nairobi.
Time stamps:
00:55 How do you work? What is “conflict disruption” for you?
04:23 What went wrong with the Sudan vs United Arab Emirates case at the International Court of Justice, and what can be done better next time?06:03 How do you navigate the tension between carefully selecting a viable legal forum for your case and the need to act quickly to prevent deteriorating conditions in war time?
07:22 How do you collect the evidence that you use in your reports and case filings?
08:19 What evidentiary standard is your organisation striving for in your reports and case filings?
09:10 What is the strength of your proposed coalition model for building effective accountability networks?
