What happens when a nuclear power plant becomes a battlefield?

In this episode of Lawyering Peace, Dr. Paul R. Williams speaks with Dr. Dmytro Koval — Co-Executive Director of Truth Hounds and Associate Professor of International Law at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy — about the weaponization of Ukrainian nuclear infrastructure in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.

Drawing on Truth Hounds’ groundbreaking report “In a Nuclear Prison”, Dmytro unpacks how the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant — the largest nuclear facility in Europe — has become a site of coercion, forced collaboration, and state-sponsored impunity. The episode explores the blurred lines between civilian and military actors, the role of Rosatom, and why international law must evolve to confront “nuclear terrorism by proxy.”

🎧 A sobering, urgent conversation on legal accountability, nuclear safety, and the need for a 21st-century Geneva Convention for nuclear infrastructure.

What happens when the battlefield moves online?

In this episode of Lawyering Peace, Dr. Paul R. Williams speaks with Dr. Anna Mysyshyn, a Ukrainian legal scholar and expert in AI ethics, cybersecurity, and digital governance. As the Founder of the Institute of Innovative Governance, Anna has helped shape Ukraine’s legal and strategic response to one of the most digitally complex wars in modern history.

Together, they explore the intersection of emerging technologies and armed conflict — from AI-generated disinformation and deepfakes to cyberattacks targeting Ukraine’s critical infrastructure. Anna unpacks the legal, ethical, and operational challenges posed by these threats and how Ukraine is adapting through regulation, digital resilience, and international cooperation.

🎧 Join us for a vital conversation about truth, technology, and law in the era of algorithmic warfare.

What does true accountability look like in the face of unprovoked aggression?

In this episode of Lawyering Peace, Dr. Paul R. Williams sits down with Dr. Anton Korynevych, Director of the Department of International Law at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and one of the key legal architects of the proposed Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.

Together, they explore the groundbreaking legal and diplomatic efforts underway to establish a new international judicial body capable of prosecuting Russia’s leadership for the crime of aggression — from the choice of model and jurisdiction to the broader international implications for law and justice.

Anton shares his front-line perspective on how this tribunal complements existing mechanisms like the ICC and the ICJ, why it matters beyond Ukraine, and what it signals to complicit states and the world at large.

🎧 Join us for a deep dive into legal innovation, geopolitical accountability, and Ukraine’s path to justice.