The release of the Israeli hostages is reason for immense happiness. I hope Palestinian hostages will be released too, and that the ceasefire will hold and turn into a peace with self-determination.
Happy to be quoted with esteemed colleagues in this article for Anadolu Agency, where I discuss international justice for Pal_estinians: www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/2-...
Great talk between Claus Kress and Gerry Simpson on the crime of aggression at LSE:
New International Law at Westminster event on 29 Oct at Westminster Law School - University of Westminster! Book launch of Responsibility Sharing in International Refugee Law by Dr. Elizabeth Mavropoulou with Violeta Moreno-Lax, David James Cantor and yours truly. Info below 👇
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📕 London Book Launch. Wednesday 29 October at 5.30 at University of Westminster, Central London. Free attendance but registration required. Honoured to have David and Violeta on the panel. If you are London based or if serendipitously you find yourself in London, looking forward to seeing you.
I published an open-ed in the Italian newspaper Domani to discuss why the Israe_li blockade of G_aza is illegal and why the Flotilla must be allowed to deliver its humanitarian aid: www.editorialedomani.it/fatti/flotil...
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Dunno, but a former UK prime minister declaring what will happen to Palestine is not something which went terribly well before.
Long list of dictators who are his personal friends, apperently...
Grateful to BBC News for the opportunity of commenting the UN Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry's report:
Special issue at cdi.ulb.ac.be/le-numero-20.... My paper at papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Le numéro 2024/1-2 de la Revue belge de droit international est paru !
Ce numéro 2024/1-2 est essentiellement consacré à un dossier spécial relatif à « La guerre de Gaza et le droit international ». Ce dossier, réalisé sous la direction d’Olivier Corten, François Du…
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The Revue Belge de Droit International has published a special issue on the armed conflict in Ga,za with insightful papers by amazing scholars. I've contributed with an article on the status of the Ga,za Strip as occupied territory, written with Federica Favuzza 1/
Back to work with the news that the book "Justice for Atrocities: Dialogues and Encounters between Latin America and Europe" that I edited with J.P. Perez-Leon-Acevedo is available for preorder, out 30 September! www.routledge.com/Justice-for-...
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ICJ President Sebutinde has been credibly accused of plagiarism, and the source is stunning: Douglas Feith was US Under Secretary of Defense and key architect of the illegal 2003 Iraq War. His career is defined by opposition to international law & it is unbefitting that any ICJ judge would cite him
Last day of work before some summer break. It's been an intense academic year. First draft of book manuscript finalised. Marking completed. Students advised. Sorry for any delay in coming back to you, I'll have an out-of-office and bad reception for some weeks!
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Libyan ICC war crimes suspect arrested in Germany www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Libyan ICC war crimes suspect arrested in Germany
German authorities have arrested a Libyan war crimes suspect accused of being a senior official for a notorious prison where inmates were routinely tortured and sometimes sexually abused, the International Criminal Court said on Friday.
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Happy to be in Nottingham today and tomorrow to present part of my research on sufficient gravity before the ICC at the 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference. Many thanks to the organisers for putting together such an amazing programme!
Thanks! There are many historical panels too, it's a great event!
In very sad days for people under occupations, today and tomorrow the Occupation Studies Research Network hosts its first annual conference at King's College. I'll chair a panel on law of occupation and present in one on occupation and self-determination. Programme fasos-research.nl/occupationst...
Solidarity to Francesca Albanese. She only does her job in extremely difficult circumstances!
I mean, I don't like fact-specific statements (so open to double standards), but I won't ask for consistency with that awful precedent...
Exactly. I mean, when Marko (who's late) says that the Court does whatever it wants with the notion of jurisdiction, he's so right...
Unanimous decision. For me, it screams "sorry we made a mess with Georgia v Russia", but I need to read it more carefully.
Separatists treated as de facto organs of Russia undert Art. 4 ARSIWA (rather than 8):
Admissibility decision in Ukraine v Russia is out! ECHR applies to hostilities between Ukraine and Russia and, in fact, goodbye to Georgia v Russia. A lot to unpack!
Eyal Benvenisti and Chaim Gans: www.justsecurity.org/116459/israe...
On Friday I'll be in Milan to take part in this great roundtable on Quest for Truth on the Battlefield. I'll talk about fact-finding missions. Great line-up!
