Protected by the Constitution yet vulnerable to political, media, and social pressures, the judiciary sometimes resembles a “giant with feet of clay.” In this second episode of the series In the Blind Spot, the Honourable Justice Simon Ruel speaks with Shana Chaffai-Parent, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal, and Jacques Chamberland, retired Justice of the Quebec Court of Appeal. This episode is available in French only.

Justice Simon Ruel speaks with lawyer Philippe Larochelle, President of the Bar Association before the International Criminal Court (ABCPI), to take a look at the International Criminal Court (ICC) more than 20 years after its establishment. Arrest warrants against heads of state, accusations of politicization, sovereignty issues, the role of victims, defence challenges, ecocide, and digital evidence: this episode explores the strengths, limitations, and tensions of a unique system of justice, confronted with a rapidly changing world. This episode is available in French only.