Entertainment and the laws of war - Eve Massingham

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In this episode of our special entertainment and the law series, Law and Future of War Senior Research Fellow, Dr Eve Massingham discusses the obligation to ensure respect with IHL with her colleague Dr Lauren Sanders. Eve talks about her recent papers detailing how governments should wield their influence over the entertainment industry for good: and to enhance understanding and respect for IHL.
Additional resources:

• Massingham, Eve (2021). Entertainment and the laws of war: The role of States in their interactions with the entertainment industry in order to ensure respect for international humanitarian law. Media and Arts Law Review, 24, 130-147.
• Massingham, Eve and McConnachie, Annabel eds. (2020). Ensuring Respect for International Humanitarian Law (London, United Kingdom: Routledge), particularly chapters 3 and 5 by Sarah McCosker and Catherine Drummond respectively.
• Massinghman, Eve. (2022) Hollywood and the Laws of War, Articles of War Blog, The Lieber Institute, Westpoint.
• Theaters of War (May 5, 2022).
• Law and Future of War Podcast, Theatres of War - Seb Kemph (Dec 2022)
• Dale Stephens, ‘International Humanitarian Law in a galaxy far, far away’ (Australian Red Cross).
• Shiri Krebs, ‘The Effects of Visual Evidence on the Application of International Humanitarian Law: A behavioural approach’ (2021).