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Dr Benjamin Thorne @benjaminthorne.bsky.social · 25m

ICC judges disqualify ICC prosecutor Khan from Duterte case, court document shows - www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

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Exclusive: ICC judges disqualify ICC prosecutor Khan from Duterte case, court document shows

International Criminal Court (ICC) appeals judges have disqualified chief prosecutor Karim Khan from the war crimes case against former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte due to a possible conflict of interest, according to a copy of the decision seen by Reuters.

www.reuters.com

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Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 6h

A few #sensory things for #criminology and #sociology now we're in to term. Don't forget www.sensorycriminology.com for your teaching needs - and do think about contributing.

Also, a really thoughtful symposium review of "Sound, Order and Survival" - academic.oup.com/bjc/advance-...

Sensory Criminology

Exploring sensory experience of the criminological

www.sensorycriminology.com

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Dr Benjamin Thorne @benjaminthorne.bsky.social · 1d

Today, once again, I find myself coming back to this question.

Dr Benjamin Thorne @benjaminthorne.bsky.social · 1d

The overall response thus far to this question, particularly since US sanctions started accumulating, is with increasing reluctance and lukewarm rhetoric.

Adam Keith @adamofkeith.bsky.social · 1d

Alex de Waal on last week's conviction in the ICC's Darfur investigation: "The Kushayb trial demonstrates that the ICC is scrupulous and just. The question is whether the governments that are members of the court, such as the UK and all European Union states, will rally to support it."

Alex de Waal | At the ICC

Last Monday, three judges at the International Criminal Court in The Hague delivered their verdict on Ali Abdelrahman...

www.lrb.co.uk

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Lucy Gaynor @lucyjgaynor.bsky.social · 2d

Emmanuel Ndindabahizi - Minister of Finance in the interim government sworn in on 9 April 1994, which presided over the #genocide in #Rwanda - has died.

In 2004 the #ICTR found him guilty of 3 counts of genocide and crimes against humanity. He was serving his life sentence in #Benin

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Lucy Gaynor @lucyjgaynor.bsky.social · 3d

“If the looting of the original bronzes took place in the context of what has been called the “scramble for Africa”… #restitution has in part resembled a scramble in reverse.”

How #Nigeria’s new [£19m] home for the #Benin Bronzes ended up with clay replicas
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Restitution row: how Nigeria’s new home for the Benin bronzes ended up with clay replicas

The public display of artefacts looted by British colonial forces at the new Museum of West African Art was supposed to be the crowning glory of a decades-long restitution effort. What went wrong?

www.theguardian.com

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Iva Vukušić @vukusiciva.bsky.social · 5d

For Londoners who are around KCL, this will be insightful.

War Crimes KCL @warcrimeskcl.bsky.social · 5d

On Thursday we’ll be joined by Prof. Payam Akhavan for a talk on ‘Genocide in International Law: The Problem of Indeterminacy’.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/genocide-i...

@warstudieskcl.bsky.social

Genocide in International Law: The Problem of Indeterminacy

Professor Payam Akhavan explores the challenges courts face in interpreting genocide amid legal complexities.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Renske Vos @renskevos.bsky.social · 5d

You are warmly invited to join me for an online seminar at the LHub to discuss my work on the Architecture of the CJEU, and notably its use of the colour: Gold.

With Anat Rosenberg @shaileshkumar.bsky.social Aristel Skrbic at @ials.bsky.social

Info & Registration:
ials.sas.ac.uk/events/dr-re...

Dr Renske Vos, “If the law were a colour [it would be gold]”: The Architecture of the Court of Justice of the European Union

Law and the Humanities Seminar

ials.sas.ac.uk

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Dr Benjamin Thorne @benjaminthorne.bsky.social · 5d

How far away are we from hearing the claim that the Nobel committee has been infiltrated by Antifa?

Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 5d

The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 has been awarded to Venezuelan democracy activist María Corina Machado.

The Nobel Committee recognised her “struggle to achieve a just & peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”

In other words, exactly the opposite of what Trump is doing to the United States.

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Molly Quell @mollyquell.bsky.social · 5d

Judges at the International Criminal Court on Friday rejected a request from former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to be released from detention, finding he was likely to refuse to return for trial and could use his freedom to intimidate witnesses.

ICC judges decline to release former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, citing flight risk

Judges at the International Criminal Court have rejected a request from former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to be released from detention.

apnews.com

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 5d

The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 has been awarded to Venezuelan democracy activist María Corina Machado.

The Nobel Committee recognised her “struggle to achieve a just & peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”

In other words, exactly the opposite of what Trump is doing to the United States.

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Lucy Gaynor @lucyjgaynor.bsky.social · 6d

Meloni’s government in #Italy has just voted to block the prosecution of these 3 officials, who allegedly helped Al-Masri escape an #ICC arrest warrant for crimes committed in #Libya

www.politico.eu/article/ital...

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Dr Benjamin Thorne @benjaminthorne.bsky.social · 6d

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday that she and two of her ministers had been reported to the International Criminal Court for alleged complicity in genocide in connection with Israel's offensive in Gaza - www.reuters.com/business/aer...

#ICC

www.reuters.com

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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 9d

“The accused was not only giving orders…but was personally involved in the beatings & later was physically present & giving orders for the execution of those detained.”

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The first senior perpetrator of atrocities in Darfur is convicted at the ICC! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

ICC convicts former Sudan militia leader for war crimes in Darfur

Janjaweed commander Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-al-Rahman, known as Ali Kushayb, found guilty over atrocities

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Benjamin Thorne @benjaminthorne.bsky.social · 9d

That is quite a big omission, and, I think, it is problematic reporting like this which can contribute to the general publics skewed understanding of, and frustrations with, international criminal justice

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Iva Vukušić @vukusiciva.bsky.social · 9d

The morning "drama at the #ICC" read. BTW, the article omits that the Prosecutor also went after Hamas, it's not only the two Israeli officials. It's just that all the Hamas suspects got assassinated (by Israel). Maybe there's more warrants, who knows...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

The Hague on Trial

The chief prosecutor has obtained warrants against Israeli leaders for war crimes—but faces allegations of sexual misconduct.

www.newyorker.com

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Dr Benjamin Thorne @benjaminthorne.bsky.social · 9d

Left behind in Kenya, children of British soldiers struggle to find their identity (video from 2024) - apnews.com/article/keny...

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Dr Benjamin Thorne @benjaminthorne.bsky.social · 9d

Really important decision and hopefully will lead the way for other cases as this is unfortunately a much wider issue - www.bbc.com/news/article...

Kenyans win case to prove UK soldiers are their fathers - BBC News

Commercially available DNA databases were used to identify unknown fathers, who had served in Kenya.

www.bbc.com

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Luigi Prosperi @luigiprosperi.bsky.social · 9d

250,000 people marched in Amsterdam today to say “END GENOCIDE NOW”. Let’s hope the Dutch government (and all other Western and EU govts) will finally exert some pressure on the Israeli counterparts. It’s time to step up the efforts! nltimes.nl/2025/10/05/t...

Third “Red Line” protest against Gaza war draws quarter-million in Amsterdam

Around 250,000 people marched through Amsterdam Sunday in the city’s third Red Line protest against the Dutch government’s Israel policy, organizers said. The demonstration began at 1 p.m. with a prog...

nltimes.nl

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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 13d

Can the largest permanent saltwater lagoon in Europe – Mar Menor in Spain – as the first ecosystem granted legal personhood in Europe in 2022, be represented at the European Court of Human Rights? Our guest Monica Feria-Tinta, explains what the case could mean for climate justice.
Episode out now👇

Episode 144 – Lady of the Lake with Monica Feria-Tinta

In this episode of our Climate series, we look at Mar Menor, the first ecosystem in Europe to gain legal personhood. A unique place for several reasons, Mar Meno is now also the first natural entit…

www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com

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Shahd Hammouri @shahdhm.bsky.social · 13d

Our commentary on the Trump Gaza plan now @opiniojuris.bsky.social with @mohsenattar.bsky.social and Ata Hindi.

opiniojuris.org/2025/10/02/c...

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Molly Quell @mollyquell.bsky.social · 13d

The courts in The Hague love nothing more than 1) scheduling things all on the same day and 2) scheduling things when I will be on holiday.

On Monday, the ICC will issue a verdict in a case against a Sudanese man accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur.

An alleged Darfur militia leader was merely 'a pharmacist,' defense lawyers tell a war crimes court

Defense lawyers have told the International Criminal Court that their client is not a Sudanese militia leader who participated in war crimes, but rather “a no one” who was not involved in the ongoing ...

apnews.com

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Dr Benjamin Thorne @benjaminthorne.bsky.social · 14d

The impact of the ICC's reliance on US IT systems has sadly been predictable, and arguably not been taken seriously enough by the court since the first sanctions in February #ICC

I wrote back in Feb the potential impact of the sanctions on the ICC use of technology - tinyurl.com/me6wb83c

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Dr Benjamin Thorne @benjaminthorne.bsky.social · 14d

The ICC's OTP strategic goal to be a world leader in accountability technologies currently feels V distant with the OTP now having to print out hard copies of files in fear that they won't be able to access their tech & IT systems if/when the court itself is sanctioned #ICC - tinyurl.com/2fda8dua

ICC staff print files and prepare for blackout as US sanctions loom

International Criminal Court fears work under threat because of dependence on American IT systems

www.ft.com

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Lucy Gaynor @lucyjgaynor.bsky.social · 14d

A military court in #Kinshasha sentenced former #DRC President Joseph #Kabila to death - in absentia - on charges incl. murder, sexual assault, torture, & insurrection.

President #Tshisekedi has claimed Kabila (who now lives in 🇿🇦) is responsible for M23 violence.
www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Congo military court sentences ex-president Kabila to death in absentia

A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday sentenced former president Joseph Kabila to death in absentia, convicting him of crimes including war crimes.

www.reuters.com

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