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Douglas Guilfoyle
@djag2.bsky.social
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Professor of International Law and Security, UNSW Canberra. ARC Future Fellow. International law & maritime security. Posting in a personal capacity. He/him.

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 3d
#CalledToTheBar, the official host’s mug! Can confirm it is rated for coffee. Will provide updates on its capacity to hold wine.

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 3d
38°C at 6 pm today in Canberra!

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Nicolai von Ondarza @nvondarza.bsky.social · 4d
One week into 2026, and this is as fitting as ever.

Reposted by Martin Paul Eve, Douglas Guilfoyle, Nicolai von Ondarza

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Captain it’s Wednesday @wednesday.bsky.social · 4d
Captain it's Wednesday
Captain it's Wednesday

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 4d
Useful? Well, at least cathartic … ?

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 5d
New Called to the Bar episode: the full crew unpacks the US bombing of Venezuela and the abduction of Nicolás Maduro. UN Charter violations, head of state immunity, and why Washington no longer seems troubled by illegality. Bleak, sharp, and very 2026.
#CalledToTheBar
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63. Bombing Caracas: The Use of Force, Abducting a Head of State, and the Unravelling of International Law
In this special bonus episode of Called to the Bar, the full podcast crew assembles to confront the legal fallout from the US bombing of Venezuela and the abduction of its sitting president, Nicolás M
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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 5d
… Australia eg by extradition or on holiday. This is the idea of objective territorial jurisdiction – the state where the crime is completed also has jurisdiction over the entire course of conduct. Obviously, the charges against Maduro are spurious. I’m only talking about questions of doctrine. 2/2

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 5d
So the kidnapping is obviously illegal in international law. (But will not be an obstacle before US courts.) On the drug charges as a matter of law, Australian courts would have no trouble prosecuting a Thai national for trafficking drugs into Australia from Thailand *if* they ever came into 1/2

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 6d
As an international lawyer, I’d say all countries assert prescriptive jurisdiction over crimes against their national law when committed in another country to some extent. Usually on nationality or objective territoriality grounds. But there is no basis for extraterritorial enforcement: ie abduction

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Dr Juliette McIntyre ☯︎🩷💚 🏳️‍🌈 @drnajimagi.bsky.social · 6d
what happens when @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social and i are tired and cranky about the state of the world theconversation.com/venezuela-ga...
Venezuela, Gaza, Ukraine: is the UN failing?
Should we push for a better UN that doesn’t reward the powerful by making them unaccountable? Absolutely. Should we scrap it altogether? No.
theconversation.com

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 6d
'Despite persistent myths, employment rates for humanities graduates are comparable to those of STEM graduates, as Humanities Indicators data shows. Early earnings differ but the salary gap narrows significantly mid-career, particularly for graduates who pursue further study'. 1/2
How universities can cultivate arts and humanities in practical, affordable ways
Are the arts and humanities still needed as universities retrench staff and cut costs? Patty Raun explains why curtailing or eliminating these disciplines is an egregious mistake
www.timeshighereducation.com

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 7d
I added four inches to the longest version the patter came in!

Reposted by Martin Paul Eve, Richard Waite, Douglas Guilfoyle

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Bryn @slimewave.me · 7d
Doing this challenge called “January” where I try to make it through the whole month of January

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 8d
New jacket nearly complete. (Another Ilford jacket from Friday Pattern Company.) #sewing

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 8d
Oh good, unseasonable hail. That’s never gone wrong in Canberra.
djag2.bsky.social Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 8d
Thunder rolling in over Canberra at about 0.4 of a standard Lovecraft/Hammer Horror unit. Which seems understated given world events.

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 8d
Thunder rolling in over Canberra at about 0.4 of a standard Lovecraft/Hammer Horror unit. Which seems understated given world events.

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 8d
'Unorthodox'

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 8d
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.

Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

Reposted by Douglas Guilfoyle

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Dr Tamsin Phillipa Paige @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social · 8d
If this doesn't come with a UNGA Uniting for Peace resolution and global condemnation then the prohibition on the use of force is finished and the UN will go the way of the League of Nations.

Ask the international lawyers in your life how they are because right now I wish I weren't 10 years sober

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 8d
Rules-based international order has had a rough couple of decades, but this pretty much ends it entirely. Both the strikes and the capture of Maduro are also blatant violations of US domestic law too, of course.

Reposted by Steve Peers, Douglas Guilfoyle

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Dr Juliette McIntyre ☯︎🩷💚 🏳️‍🌈 @drnajimagi.bsky.social · 8d
I think this feels particularly shocking because no matter how much you stretch the law this has absolutely no basis of legality whatsoever. No terrorists, no "threat" requiring anticipatory self defence. Nothing.

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Tony Clark @informative.ink · 9d
Article I, Section 8

"The Congress shall have power... To declare war"

and

United Nations Charter, Article 2(4)

"All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State"

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 10d
First academic selfie of 2026. Lunch in Bega with my sister, wearing the waistcoat and trousers I made for myself. Unrelatedly, got my first “are you a pensioner or do you have a concession” in a barbershop today. (The cheek!)

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 12d
I once had someone describe my argument in a paper as “facile” but they appeared to mean it as a complement (as in, executed with great facility, I suppose). Again, an American.
kaycrosby.bsky.social Kay Crosby @kaycrosby.bsky.social · 12d
I once read something that described some of my writing as ‘enterprising’. So I clenched my cheeks in anticipation of the takedown that was surely coming my way. Nope. He was an American. He weirdly meant it as a compliment.
lilahsturges.com Lilah Sturges @lilahsturges.com · 12d
Forget insults, what’s the most unhinged *compliment* you’ve ever received?

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Kay Crosby @kaycrosby.bsky.social · 12d
I once read something that described some of my writing as ‘enterprising’. So I clenched my cheeks in anticipation of the takedown that was surely coming my way. Nope. He was an American. He weirdly meant it as a compliment.
lilahsturges.com Lilah Sturges @lilahsturges.com · 12d
Forget insults, what’s the most unhinged *compliment* you’ve ever received?

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 17d
It's a crime we never got Muppet Hunt for Red October where the only humans are Connery and Tim Curry.

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 20d
My sister, modelling the Friday Pattern Co Ilford jacket I made her for her birthday. Plus shots of the details on collar, pockets and cuffs. #sewing

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 24d
We took #CalledTotheBar on the road to the ANZSIL Gender, Sexuality & International Law workshop! @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social chats with a wide range of scholars about feminist approaches to international law in an age of authoritarian capitalism.🎙️
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62. Feminist Approaches to International Law in a Time of Authoritarian Capitalism - ANZSIL GSIL Roadshow
In this special roadshow episode, Associate Professor Tamsin Phillipa Paige (Deakin University) takes Call to the Bar on the road to Melbourne for the Australian and New Zealand Society of Internation
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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 24d
Wondering what it might be like to work as a mid-career or senior researcher in Australia? UNSW's Green Fellowships are 1 or 2 year positions, open to those at least 8 years post-PhD, with the possibility of converting to permanent UNSW employment.
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Green Fellowships | UNSW
The Green Fellowships Program is a prestigious initiative that welcomes academics from outside Australia whose research aligns with UNSW’s strengths and strategic priorities.
www.unsw.edu.au

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Dr Tamsin Phillipa Paige @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social · 27d
They missed one: Check out Called to the Bar - International Law over Drinks on #SoundCloud
on.soundcloud.com/V2xUizacbYlE...