The UN Commission of Inquiry has issued a damning report, concluding that Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide in Gaza www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

In my latest @opiniojuris.bsky.social piece, I analyse the recent ICJ’s decision in the Sudan v. UAE Genocide Case. The case spotlights tensions between erga omnes partes obligations and Art. IX reservations – and what they possibly mean for third-party interventions. Comments are much welcome! :)

Happy to share my first piece in @opiniojuris.bsky.social on "Settler Tourism in #WesternSahara and the Commodification of Occupied Territories", where I take aim at @ryanairofficial.bsky.social & others and draw comparisons with Trump's plans for Palestine as Riviera opiniojuris.org/2025/05/23/d...

Il mio contributo "La decisione Fronte Polisario II della Corte di giustizia dell’Unione europea e il diritto all’autodeterminazione del popolo Sahrawi" é stato pubblicato su La Comunitá Internazionale. Grazie a redazione, revisori anonimi, e @veronicabotticelli.bsky.social per gli utili commenti

Taylor & Francis have made my note on Gaza and the crisis of international law freely available online. You can access it below and partake to my impeding sense of doom.

📢 Call for Papers 📢 The ESIL IG on International Law and Technology is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for our @esil-sedi.bsky.social pre-conference workshop The theme is *Forensic and Counter-Forensic Approaches to Reconstructing International Law - A Cartography and Anatomy of Genocide*

New inter-State case filed before the ECtHR! It seems a classical 'diplomatic protection-like’ case, though still relevant: after a busy period with inter-State cases, the Court last received its last Article 33 claim over a year ago, re Ireland v. UK (III). More to see, I guess!

Czechia 🇨🇿 became the first EU member state to formally request to join the European Commission's case at the CJEU against Hungary's controversial Sovereignty Protection Act as a third party. www.euractiv.com/section/poli...

Advisory opinions all over the place? Submit an abstract for a @esil-sedi.bsky.social pre-conference workshop in Berlin on the role and function of advisory proceedings before international courts and tribunals. Abstracts due 28 March, more information below.

Extremely concerning that in all the media stories & politician statements/interviews on the #Israel #Gaza #ceasefire, I have not seen one comment on the need for accountability for the extensive number of atrocity crimes that have been committed. #intLaw #ICL #IHL www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

We are happy to announce that we moved from X to here and our X account will be discontinued. Please do follow us and spread the word. This change will not amend our mission to share the most up-to-date and insightful scholarship on the European Convention on Human Rights!

Academic guilt season starts today, winter edition. Feel guilty if working, feel guilty if not.

KlimaSeniorinnen, the prohibition of actio popularis cases, and future generations – a false dilemma? | by Corina Heri

Excited to share my piece on the ICJ's judgment on preliminary objections in the Azerbaijan v. Armenia case has been published on EJIL:Talk! :) I tried to expand the discussion on whether environmental harm may constitute racial discrimination under CERD. Huge thanks to the Editorial Team!

Hello ESIL members! If you're part of the Interest Group on Courts and Tribunals, you might have noticed my name among the outstanding candidates for the Coordinating Committee. Regardless of the final outcome, I’m truly grateful for this chance! Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have questions 😊

The Democratic Republic of the Congo to intervene in the ICJ's Gambia/Myanmar case! We now have 9 intervening States and 4 declarations (3 separate and one joint). The DRC's declaration re Article 63 of the ICJ's Statute is already available here (in French): www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul....

Happy to be featured in the latest issue of the European Human Rights Law Review, back to commenting on a recent (but still a bit ‘off the radar’) inter-State case before the ECtHR :) more to come!

ICC prosecutor Karim Khan has requested an arrest warrant for Myanmar's acting president Min Aung Hlaing for attacks against the Rohingya.

The @esil-sedi.bsky.social has landed on the blue skies 🦋 👇

This is a positive step forward, but I am not 100% convinced that asking an AO from the ICJ is the most suitable strategy..... if 🇳🇴 wants 🇮🇱 to be ‘condemned’, erga omnes partes litigation under the Genocide Convention should be pursued, alleging a breach of the duty to prevent genocide under Art. 1.

International law twitter rn

Fueled by the hope that X will finally sink, here is my first attempt at a starter pack on (all things) international courts and dispute settlement. It is certainly a work in progress, so please hit me up with suggestions for who to add!

go.bsky.app/KE77aRL new starter pack for ECRs in international law, EU law, IHRL and legal theory! 🫡 I guess it might be useful for many (Disclaimer: I added people according to *my* sense of who an early career researcher is - of course, feel free to join if you consider yourself an ECR!)

is there, by any chance, a starter pack for ECRs in legal disciplines? (not necessarily limited to int’l law, ‘cause we all in this together 🥲🫂)

The question: Twitter or BlueSky? The answer: you should be writing

Autumn in Milan has it perks too 🍂🍁 Also, I guess the very first post here on BlueSky while migrating from X requires a tiny introduction of myself 🫣 I am Veronica, I got my PhD on procedural aspects of inter-state human rights cases a few months ago and I am now post-docing at Statale in Milan :)

go.bsky.app/DVWzYxf Work in progress

Today, the Hague 🇳🇱 Court of Appeal set aside the 2021 landmark judgment which held Shell responsible for its contribution to climate change. All lost? ANDRE NOLLKAEMPER on why the judgment still holds (four) important lessons. verfassungsblog.de/shell-milieu...