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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 · 3h

If cheese is not the answer to what ails me, is it possible that I just haven’t tried *enough* cheese yet? 🧀

Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 4h

I am back from leave! Which means the return of the academic selfie. Earlier in the week it was briefly cool enough to wear my new check wool ensemble, but now we are back to more summery temperatures.

Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 6h

What’s it like to defend the accused at The Hague? ⚖️ @drnajimagi.bsky.social & @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social talk with veteran defence lawyer Kate Gibson about funding, fairness, and the ethics of trials in absentia. #CalledToTheBar

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55. Defending the Defence: Life on the Other Side of the Courtroom

In this episode of Called to the Bar: International Law Over Drinks, host Dr Juliette McIntyre (University of South Australia) is joined by A/Prof Tamsin Phillipa Paige (Deakin Law School) and special

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 1d

TFW the book you were looking for was propping up your laptop the whole time.

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Dr Melanie O'Brien @drmelob.bsky.social · 1d

So it seems Hamas can’t find the bodies of remaining dead hostages because #Israel has destroyed so much of #Gaza, & in response Israel is going to starve Gazans again. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Israel limits aid into Gaza in dispute over hostage remains as ceasefire faces test

Hamas accused of breaching agreement by withholding bodies of hostages but Palestinian militants say they face obstacles in retrieving them

www.theguardian.com

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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 2d

There is so much luck in academia. We're told to just ride it out, take the rough with the smooth.

But sometimes you get a run of bad luck or an event hits so hard that it becomes existential.

There's only so much bad luck a person can take before they run out of road and have to leave academia.

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Nick Brown @steamtraen.eu · 2d

Next time an institution tells you how seriously it takes research misconduct, ask them if it's *this* seriously. www.bmj.com/content/297/...

In 1916 the BMJ published an article about the work done by James Shearer, an American physician working in the British Army as a sergeant (because he had no British qualification). He had described a
"delineator" which was better than x rays for portraying gunshot wounds. This caused a sensation and a lot of interest — but on investigation the work was found to have been invented. The BMJ published a retraction, but Shearer was tried by court martial and sentenced to death by firing squad.

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Aoife Nolan @aoifenolan.bsky.social · 4d

Conor Gearty died a month ago yesterday. He was deeply committed to human rights law without idealising it. He recognised its power & value while acknowledging its limitations (& those of the people engaging with it). He was also an exceptional lawyer. This is a fitting final piece in the @lrb.co.uk

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Dr Joe McIntyre @drjoemcintyre.bsky.social · 6d

Typically excellent and quotable work here by @edzitron.com

www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-aga...

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 10d

France’s latest government lasted 13 hours and 47 minutes

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 10d

FRENCH PM LECORNU RESIGNS

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 11d

Good point, well made. Thanks, I’ll take that on board.

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 12d

In our latest episode, @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social speaks with Ardi Imseis about the recent recognition of Palestine by western states and the history of the UN’s “rule by law” in relation to Palestine and the construction of its legal subalternity. #CalledToTheBar

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54. Recognition, the United Nations and the Question of Palestine

In this episode, host Dr Ntina Tzouvala is joined by Professor Ardi Imseis (Queen’s Law School, Canada) for a timely conversation about international law, the United Nations, and the long struggle for

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 12d

I agree. Illegal situations can stand for a very long time. What I find interesting though is that the long duration of the established facts on the ground in Northern Cyprus has *not* led to recognition and legalization, and eg naive Brits who try to invest there still get caught up in litigation.

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 12d

… investment and anyone who has bought real estate in Northern Cyprus has found themselves sued by the legal, dispossessed owners. Mere physical occupation without recognised legal sovereignty may give you quite limited control in practice and may well open your citizens to foreign litigation. 2/2

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 12d

A quick thought on one small but important way western states recognising Palestine is not merely a symbolic gesture. The relevant comparison is the illegal Turkish occupation of Northern Cyprus. This is entirely unrecognised by any state but Türkiye. As a consequence there’s no inbound 1/2

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 12d

Yes, yes it is.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Is Israel breaking the law by stopping the Gaza-bound flotilla?

According to a UN legal framework, a nation's territory does not extend beyond 19km from its shores but enforcing international maritime law is a challenge across the globe.

www.abc.net.au

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Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 12d

"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly approved military operations on two vessels early last month that were part of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying aid and pro-Palestinian supporters, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg"

CBS News going down swinging

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 13d

British brogues. Accept no substitute.

Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you, most kind.

Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 13d

In fairness, the average quality of housing throughout Australia is pretty terrible from a heat efficiency point of view. But Sydney is where I’ve noticed it most.

Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 13d

Sydney has to be one of the few places I’ve lived where the climate was so benevolent that you seldom needed an overcoat outdoors, but the housing stock was so terrible that you frequently wanted one indoors.

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 13d

Academic selfie: very pleased with my new trouser and waistcoat set. Made from fabric I found at Weft and Warp and run up by Hoa Lu tailoring, two fine Canberra businesses.

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 13d

Me, talking to Reuters, about Israel's blockade of Gaza:

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Israel's interception of aid boats unlawful: maritime law expert

Israel’s blockade of Gaza and its interception of an aid flotilla are both illegal, maritime law expert Douglas Guilfoyle suggested on Thursday (October 2).

www.reuters.com

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 14d

Academic selfie

Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 14d

Job alert! We have a 5 year fixed term teaching-focussed position in our new Indo-Pacific Studies program. Can highly recommend UNSW Canberra as a place to work.

IPS is an emerging field, so applications welcome from cognate disciplines.

Details: external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...

Lecturer, Indo-Pacific Studies

Share your knowledge and expertise in Indo-Pacific Studies with our cohort at UNSW Canberra.

external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 14d

Big Hat, lying to us again about their products.

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Dr Tamsin Phillipa Paige @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social · 14d

For very important reasons what the IDF did was not piracy (as that would absolve Israel of responsibility by saying the people involved were mutineers). It was unlawful for so many reasons (see Called to the Bar ep on the last flotilla interdiction) but not piracy

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LAISSEZ LES BON QUESO ROULER @thequeso.bsky.social · 14d

Absolutely been said before but if you’ve got an AI agent that is 57% accurate you have an AI agent that is 0% accurate

Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 14d

Microsoft says its Agent Mode in Excel has an accuracy rate of 57.2 percent in SpreadsheetBench, a benchmark for evaluating an Al model's ability to edit real world spreadsheets. This result

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 15d

“Professor Guilfoyle what did you mean when you wrote: cabbage feta dill jasmine rice?”

“I meant a tasty and delicious salad.”

Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 15d

As my first mentor in litigation put it – never commit anything to writing you are not prepared to read out under oath in court.