Andrew Forde
@drandrewforde.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of European Human Rights Law at Dublin City University. Human rights, international law, conflict + political contestation, Europe, sustainable development.
Still cant quite believe I won the Kevin Boyle Book Prize 2025
An enormous honour, especially because I know there were so many superb books in the mix 🙏🏻
Thanks to you all for your kind wishes.
An enormous honour, especially because I know there were so many superb books in the mix 🙏🏻
Thanks to you all for your kind wishes.
November 24, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Still cant quite believe I won the Kevin Boyle Book Prize 2025
An enormous honour, especially because I know there were so many superb books in the mix 🙏🏻
Thanks to you all for your kind wishes.
An enormous honour, especially because I know there were so many superb books in the mix 🙏🏻
Thanks to you all for your kind wishes.
It is an incredible honour to be awarded the 2025 Kevin Boyle Book Prize here at IALT Conference in Derry.
November 23, 2025 at 1:44 AM
It is an incredible honour to be awarded the 2025 Kevin Boyle Book Prize here at IALT Conference in Derry.
The European human rights system is coming under sustained political pressure with relentless misinformation and scapegoating.
We have established the AGORA Group as a pan-European platform committed to dialogue & inquiry on key issues concerning the ECHR.
Please join us!
lnkd.in/e3HhescZ
We have established the AGORA Group as a pan-European platform committed to dialogue & inquiry on key issues concerning the ECHR.
Please join us!
lnkd.in/e3HhescZ
September 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The European human rights system is coming under sustained political pressure with relentless misinformation and scapegoating.
We have established the AGORA Group as a pan-European platform committed to dialogue & inquiry on key issues concerning the ECHR.
Please join us!
lnkd.in/e3HhescZ
We have established the AGORA Group as a pan-European platform committed to dialogue & inquiry on key issues concerning the ECHR.
Please join us!
lnkd.in/e3HhescZ
None of this horror in Gaza was unpredictable.
It is effectively and observably state policy of Israel to starve Palestinian children to death.
It is effectively and observably state policy of Israel to starve Palestinian children to death.
July 23, 2025 at 9:08 PM
None of this horror in Gaza was unpredictable.
It is effectively and observably state policy of Israel to starve Palestinian children to death.
It is effectively and observably state policy of Israel to starve Palestinian children to death.
Utterly reprehensible.
July 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Utterly reprehensible.
My new article in @uk.theconversation.com has just been published:
New special tribunal for Ukraine will pave the way for holding Russian leaders to account for the invasion
theconversation.com/new-special-...
New special tribunal for Ukraine will pave the way for holding Russian leaders to account for the invasion
theconversation.com/new-special-...
June 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
My new article in @uk.theconversation.com has just been published:
New special tribunal for Ukraine will pave the way for holding Russian leaders to account for the invasion
theconversation.com/new-special-...
New special tribunal for Ukraine will pave the way for holding Russian leaders to account for the invasion
theconversation.com/new-special-...
Unambiguous message from Council of Europe Secretary General that the ECHR is the bedrock of Europe's human rights system and the "Letter of Nine" is problematic and misguided.
June 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Unambiguous message from Council of Europe Secretary General that the ECHR is the bedrock of Europe's human rights system and the "Letter of Nine" is problematic and misguided.
Israel's genocide of Palestinians requires a total overhaul of our understanding of the Right to Food.
Weaponisung food is illegal and indicative of moral bankruptcy.
We must move away from concepts of 'charity' and 'assistance' towards a practical, effective and justiciable right to food.
Weaponisung food is illegal and indicative of moral bankruptcy.
We must move away from concepts of 'charity' and 'assistance' towards a practical, effective and justiciable right to food.
June 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Israel's genocide of Palestinians requires a total overhaul of our understanding of the Right to Food.
Weaponisung food is illegal and indicative of moral bankruptcy.
We must move away from concepts of 'charity' and 'assistance' towards a practical, effective and justiciable right to food.
Weaponisung food is illegal and indicative of moral bankruptcy.
We must move away from concepts of 'charity' and 'assistance' towards a practical, effective and justiciable right to food.
Israel has embraced international lawlessness.
In July last year the International Court of Justice found that Israel's occupation is unlawful and should be ended, it should cease new settlements and pay reparations.
Today, Israel announced 22 new settlements in West Bank...
Shameless land grab.
In July last year the International Court of Justice found that Israel's occupation is unlawful and should be ended, it should cease new settlements and pay reparations.
Today, Israel announced 22 new settlements in West Bank...
Shameless land grab.
May 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Israel has embraced international lawlessness.
In July last year the International Court of Justice found that Israel's occupation is unlawful and should be ended, it should cease new settlements and pay reparations.
Today, Israel announced 22 new settlements in West Bank...
Shameless land grab.
In July last year the International Court of Justice found that Israel's occupation is unlawful and should be ended, it should cease new settlements and pay reparations.
Today, Israel announced 22 new settlements in West Bank...
Shameless land grab.
"There is a fine line between individual perceptions of powerlessness, and complicity."
My OpEd in today's edition of the @irishexaminer.bsky.social on the need for decisive action to stop the genocide in Gaza.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
My OpEd in today's edition of the @irishexaminer.bsky.social on the need for decisive action to stop the genocide in Gaza.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
May 26, 2025 at 8:41 AM
"There is a fine line between individual perceptions of powerlessness, and complicity."
My OpEd in today's edition of the @irishexaminer.bsky.social on the need for decisive action to stop the genocide in Gaza.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
My OpEd in today's edition of the @irishexaminer.bsky.social on the need for decisive action to stop the genocide in Gaza.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
When we discuss the genocide in Gaza, we must choose our words carefully.
My letter in today's edition of the @irishtimes.com
My letter in today's edition of the @irishtimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 7:11 AM
When we discuss the genocide in Gaza, we must choose our words carefully.
My letter in today's edition of the @irishtimes.com
My letter in today's edition of the @irishtimes.com
Im delighted to share that my first book, 'European Human Rights Grey Zones - The Council of Europe and Areas of Conflict' (Cambridge University Press, 2024) will soon be available in paperback format, making it much more affordable and accessible.
Available here:
www.cambridge.org/al/universit...
Available here:
www.cambridge.org/al/universit...
May 14, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Im delighted to share that my first book, 'European Human Rights Grey Zones - The Council of Europe and Areas of Conflict' (Cambridge University Press, 2024) will soon be available in paperback format, making it much more affordable and accessible.
Available here:
www.cambridge.org/al/universit...
Available here:
www.cambridge.org/al/universit...
April 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
My new article on the putative establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression in Ukraine under the auspices of the @coe.int will be published by @opiniojuris.bsky.social on Thursday...
April 14, 2025 at 6:54 PM
My new article on the putative establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression in Ukraine under the auspices of the @coe.int will be published by @opiniojuris.bsky.social on Thursday...
Thought experiment: If we could all take an 11 minute flight past the Kármán line, would it help to change our perspective on the vulnerability of humanity, and our interdependence...
April 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Thought experiment: If we could all take an 11 minute flight past the Kármán line, would it help to change our perspective on the vulnerability of humanity, and our interdependence...
This day last year my first monograph was published by @cambridgeup.bsky.social
I am so grateful for all of the engagement and feedback over the past year, and feel enormously privileged to have had the opportunity to advance a discussion on such an important topic.
Available in paperback soon.
I am so grateful for all of the engagement and feedback over the past year, and feel enormously privileged to have had the opportunity to advance a discussion on such an important topic.
Available in paperback soon.
April 11, 2025 at 11:33 AM
This day last year my first monograph was published by @cambridgeup.bsky.social
I am so grateful for all of the engagement and feedback over the past year, and feel enormously privileged to have had the opportunity to advance a discussion on such an important topic.
Available in paperback soon.
I am so grateful for all of the engagement and feedback over the past year, and feel enormously privileged to have had the opportunity to advance a discussion on such an important topic.
Available in paperback soon.
The new National Enterprise Hub is brilliant, but such a pity it overlooks the enormous value of the social enterprise sector to Irish economy, society + the environment.
If we are serious about a diverse indigenous enterprise base we need to get serious about social enterprise.
@irishtimes.com
If we are serious about a diverse indigenous enterprise base we need to get serious about social enterprise.
@irishtimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The new National Enterprise Hub is brilliant, but such a pity it overlooks the enormous value of the social enterprise sector to Irish economy, society + the environment.
If we are serious about a diverse indigenous enterprise base we need to get serious about social enterprise.
@irishtimes.com
If we are serious about a diverse indigenous enterprise base we need to get serious about social enterprise.
@irishtimes.com
This springtime my advice is that you look closely, and occasionally look up...
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April 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This springtime my advice is that you look closely, and occasionally look up...
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I had the great pleasure of delivering a keynote address at the Raheny Rotary Peace Conference at Dublin City University All Hallows Campus today.
I discussed the question of whether Peace is a Common Purpose?
Insightful and very challenging day, but *hope* emerged as a consistent theme.
I discussed the question of whether Peace is a Common Purpose?
Insightful and very challenging day, but *hope* emerged as a consistent theme.
April 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I had the great pleasure of delivering a keynote address at the Raheny Rotary Peace Conference at Dublin City University All Hallows Campus today.
I discussed the question of whether Peace is a Common Purpose?
Insightful and very challenging day, but *hope* emerged as a consistent theme.
I discussed the question of whether Peace is a Common Purpose?
Insightful and very challenging day, but *hope* emerged as a consistent theme.
Tour de force by the indomitable @kimlanelaw.bsky.social at UCD this evening, outlining the extent of State capture underway in the United States through autocratic legalism.
Congrats to @profpech.bsky.social and the UCD Sutherland School of Law for such a great event.
Congrats to @profpech.bsky.social and the UCD Sutherland School of Law for such a great event.
April 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Tour de force by the indomitable @kimlanelaw.bsky.social at UCD this evening, outlining the extent of State capture underway in the United States through autocratic legalism.
Congrats to @profpech.bsky.social and the UCD Sutherland School of Law for such a great event.
Congrats to @profpech.bsky.social and the UCD Sutherland School of Law for such a great event.
Final chance to Register for the Rotary Peace Conference taking place this Saturday, 5 April, at @dublincityuni.bsky.social All-Hallows Campus.
I'll be exploring whether Peace is a Common Purpose.
Registration is free / in person attendance only www.eventbrite.ie/e/rotary-pea...
#DCU #Rotary
I'll be exploring whether Peace is a Common Purpose.
Registration is free / in person attendance only www.eventbrite.ie/e/rotary-pea...
#DCU #Rotary
April 3, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Final chance to Register for the Rotary Peace Conference taking place this Saturday, 5 April, at @dublincityuni.bsky.social All-Hallows Campus.
I'll be exploring whether Peace is a Common Purpose.
Registration is free / in person attendance only www.eventbrite.ie/e/rotary-pea...
#DCU #Rotary
I'll be exploring whether Peace is a Common Purpose.
Registration is free / in person attendance only www.eventbrite.ie/e/rotary-pea...
#DCU #Rotary
Join us on 25 April for a discussion about our new book on Russia, the Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights hosted by @curecampaign.bsky.social
Registration required but the event will be held online.
All welcome!
Registration required but the event will be held online.
All welcome!
April 2, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Join us on 25 April for a discussion about our new book on Russia, the Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights hosted by @curecampaign.bsky.social
Registration required but the event will be held online.
All welcome!
Registration required but the event will be held online.
All welcome!
Beautiful evening to be delivering a lecture on the Global Human Rights Agenda at the fabulous @dublincityuni.bsky.social All-Hallows Campus
April 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Beautiful evening to be delivering a lecture on the Global Human Rights Agenda at the fabulous @dublincityuni.bsky.social All-Hallows Campus
Pleased to be invited to deliver the Keynote Address at the Rotary Peace Conference 2025 on Saturday 5 April at All Hallows Campus, Dublin City University.
Free registration for anyone who wishes to attend in person.
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.ie/e/rotary-pea...
Free registration for anyone who wishes to attend in person.
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.ie/e/rotary-pea...
March 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Pleased to be invited to deliver the Keynote Address at the Rotary Peace Conference 2025 on Saturday 5 April at All Hallows Campus, Dublin City University.
Free registration for anyone who wishes to attend in person.
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.ie/e/rotary-pea...
Free registration for anyone who wishes to attend in person.
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.ie/e/rotary-pea...
3 yrs in the making with Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou and Ed Bates, and I finally have it in my hands.
Russia, the Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights
A Troubled Membership and Its Legacy
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/russia-the-c...
(Sad coincidence for it to arrive today 💙💛)
Russia, the Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights
A Troubled Membership and Its Legacy
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/russia-the-c...
(Sad coincidence for it to arrive today 💙💛)
February 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
3 yrs in the making with Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou and Ed Bates, and I finally have it in my hands.
Russia, the Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights
A Troubled Membership and Its Legacy
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/russia-the-c...
(Sad coincidence for it to arrive today 💙💛)
Russia, the Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights
A Troubled Membership and Its Legacy
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/russia-the-c...
(Sad coincidence for it to arrive today 💙💛)