Julien Antouly
julien-antouly.bsky.social
Julien Antouly
@julien-antouly.bsky.social
Researcher in International humanitarian law, mostly focusing on humanitarianism, counterterrorism and the Sahel region
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Big shots of francophone international law make a significant statement about Gaza: "nous nous accordons a minima pour constater que l’intention génocidaire du gouvernement israélien s’est cristallisée dans le projet de « ville humanitaire »...
Violations du droit international : plus de 150 juristes d’accord pour nommer ce qu’il se passe à Gaza – Libération
Crimes de guerre, contre l’humanité, intention génocidaire: «Libération» publie un appel signé par plus de 150 professeurs francophones de droit international qui s’unissent autour huit constats juridiques sur la situation au Proche-Orient.
www.liberation.fr
August 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
HRW accuses Malian armed forces and Wagner personnel of various grave breaches of Geneva Conventions and calls African Union to take action.

www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
Mali: Army, Wagner Group Disappear, Execute Fulani Civilians
Mali’s armed forces and the allied Russia-backed Wagner Group have committed dozens of summary executions and enforced disappearances of ethnic Fulani men since January 2025.
www.hrw.org
July 22, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Interesting legal action filed by
JURDI. On the same day, the EU council decided NOT to adopt any sanctions measures, despite a memo of EEAS pointing clear "indications" of violations of IHL and IHRL obligations by Israel.
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
Lawyers file case against EU Commission and Council for 'failure to act' on Gaza genocide
Lawyers specialising in international law will file an “action for failure to act” with the European Court of Justice on Thursday for the inaction of the EU Commission and Council in the massacres per...
euobserver.com
July 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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On commence à lire tout et n'importe quoi sur cette décision très médiatisée.
Je vous propose un point pour comprendre le véritable enjeu. SPOILER ALERT - Il ne se situe pas là où vous pensez et n'est pas censé déclencher des passions.

Sauf pour moi, parce que c'était mon sujet de thèse.
July 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The use of unilateral sanctions against a UN Special Rapporteur over work related to the ICC is another deeply concerning abuse of coercive measures targeting UN activities.
July 10, 2025 at 6:09 AM
"La justice, surtout internationale, est longue. Mais la possibilité pour les victimes de présenter leur récit, leur vérité, dans le cadre de la documentation des crimes, est déjà très importante. Cela fait partie du processus de reconnaissance"
Jelena Aparac : « Wagner doit être poursuivi en justice pour éviter d’inspirer d’autres États »
À la tête d’un groupe d’experts internationaux, cette spécialiste du droit international humanitaire ne veut pas laisser les mercenaires russes du groupe Wagner échapper à leurs responsabilités pénale...
www.jeuneafrique.com
June 28, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I'm honored to contribute to the "Wagner Symposium" organized by the Armed Groups and International Law Blog, with a piece focused on accountability for Wagner Group crimes in Mali.
www.armedgroups-internationallaw.org/2025/06/27/a...
Armed Groups and International Law - Accountability for Wagner Group crimes in Mali: exploring domestic prosecutions and Mali’s state responsibility
This post forms part of the Wagner Symposium hosted by the Armed Groups and International Law blog. The introductory post can be found here. The symposium seeks to foster deeper discussion on how b…
www.armedgroups-internationallaw.org
June 27, 2025 at 9:09 AM
L'UE adopte des sanctions contre Nathalie Yamb (régime visant les "activités déstabilisatrices menées par la Russie"). Celles-ci imposent une interdiction d'entrée sur le territoire de l'UE, un gel des avoirs, et l'interdiction de fournir des fonds directement ou indirectement
June 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Syrie détails inédits sur les aspects militaires, politiques et stratégiques. Les limites et défis du nouveau pouvoir. Le rôle de la France & les intérêts concordants des acteurs régionaux & internationaux. Au 🎙️@alexjubelin.bsky.social @lerubicon.bsky.social lerubicon.org/collimateur-...
Syrie : un pays dans les décombres du régime Assad
Quatre mois après la chute de Bachar Al-Assad, le Collimateur revient sur l'état militaire et sécuritaire de la Syrie, avec Wassim Nasr, spécialiste des mouvements jihadistes et de la Syrie, et journa...
lerubicon.org
April 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Pourquoi les guerres civiles se sont-elles multipliées ? Comment les sociétés se transforment-elles dans ces situations? Le 24 avril sort le dernier opus de Logiques du Désordre par Gilles Dorronsoro chez
@cnrseditions.bsky.social
. On fêtera la sortie au Monte en l'air le 13 mai à 19h30!
April 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Interesting and timely paper focusing on a growing trend : the use of global war on terror toolbox (terrorist designation, denial of rights to certain individuals...) in domestic politics

www.crisisgroup.org/united-state...
The Trump Administration’s “Wars on Terror” – Old and New | Crisis Group
The Trump White House is repurposing the potent framing of “terrorism” to go after a new set of enemies – drug cartels, migrants and domestic political opponents. Its words and deeds pose serious risk...
www.crisisgroup.org
April 16, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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New in Geopolitics: Anatomy of a Fall: Understanding France’s Reluctant Retreat from Central Sahel by Maxime Ricard, Julien Antouly & Yvan Guichaoua @julien-antouly.bsky.social @yguichaoua.bsky.social

Read more here:
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January 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Maxime Ricard, Julien Antouly and I have a new paper out. It tells the story of France's retreat from the Sahel through the lens of the imaginaries at work among French decision-makers (with a historical perspective) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14650045.2024.2446437
January 15, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Thrilled to share that I’ve successfully defended my PhD in international law at University Paris Nanterre. My research delves into the tension between counter-terrorism financing measures and safeguarding principled humanitarian aid, with a focus on the Sahel.
December 12, 2024 at 8:49 AM
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Big news in the sanctions world.

Today, the UNSC indefinitely extended the humanitarian carveout of the Al Qaeda/ISIL sanctions regime.

What does this mean, & why is it so important? A quick 🧵.
December 6, 2024 at 4:22 PM
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UN OCHA recently announced that 2024 has become the "the deadliest year on record for aid workers..." and we still have a month left

281 humanitarian workers were killed this year.

In Gaza alone since Oct 7, 320 humanitarian personnel have been killed.

www.ochaopt.org/content/un-r...
UN relief chief decries ‘bullets and bombs’ against aid workers | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - occupied Palestinian territory
Statement by Muhannad Hadi, Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory
www.ochaopt.org
November 26, 2024 at 6:55 PM
"We must maintain the provision of humanitarian aid to people living in countries where ISIL and al-Qaida operate"

odi.org/en/insights/...
We must maintain the provision of humanitarian aid to people living in countries where ISIL and al-Qaida operate
This multi-author blog explores the importance and impact of the humanitarian carve-out, particularly in countries where ISIL (Da’esh) and al-Qaida operate.
odi.org
November 27, 2024 at 11:46 AM
#Sahel : Burkina Faso adopted its first regime of autonomous antiterrorist sanctions, targeting 100+ individuals and entities, including JNIM and EIGS
November 22, 2024 at 4:28 PM
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This is an important finding echoing what Ferdaous Bouhlel and I wrote a year ago about Mali: the criminalisation by juntas in power of local initiatives for dialogue w/ jihadist groups. Political changes at the top dramatically change the scope of... www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature...
How Burkina Faso’s military junta outlawed local peace talks with jihadists
Mediators have been arrested as soldiers prosecute a “total war”.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
November 19, 2024 at 8:36 AM
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Over the last months, the Beyond Compliance Consortium has been running a blog symposium on civilian experiences of armed conflict, compliance and restraint. Today's post by Andrew Bartles-Smith is on Buddhism and IHL. Can't recommend it enough - www.armedgroups-internationallaw.org/2024/11/12/b...
Armed Groups and International Law - Beyond Compliance Symposium: Buddhism’s Psycho-ethics of Non-harm and Restraint for All Sentient Beings During Armed Conflict
Editors’ note This post forms part of the Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to Prevent Harm and Need in Conflict, featured across Articles of War and Armed Groups and Internation…
www.armedgroups-internationallaw.org
November 12, 2024 at 10:27 AM