'International law, whose authority has been invoked by the [UNGA], has an important but ultimately limited role in resolving this problem'. Striking words at the conclusion of the #ICJ's #climatechange opinion. Has the ICJ been this humble in the past? www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...

What happens to a legal community when its institutional core begins to fracture? At #SIEL2025 in Taipei, I spoke about how geopolitical shifts are reshaping not just WTO adjudication—but the very community of trade lawyers around it. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Microsoft has quietly implemented a policy blocking employee emails containing the words “Palestine,” “Gaza,” or “genocide” on its internal Exchange servers, according to No Azure for Apartheid, a group of pro-Palestine Microsoft employees. www.dropsitenews.com/p/microsoft-...

New from Anu Bradford, @rdanielkelemen.bsky.social & I in Foreign Affairs: As the US pressures the EU to surrender its rights-based regulatory power, we show that this fight stretches back decades, what the EU stands to lose & how to revive what makes it great: www.foreignaffairs.com/europe/europ...

Adiós, Francisco. Un papa humilde, compasivo y un agente de cambio, que habló incansablemente en favor de los migrantes, los pobres y la destrucción planetaria. La tristeza y, más importante, su legado son enormes.

Yes, it's all skeeting on the Titanic at this point. But I am thrilled to see this book, edited by the wonderful @drqv.bsky.social and Negar Mansouri, finally out in open access. Thank you for letting me contribute! www.cambridge.org/core/books/w...

Istanbul’s popular mayor was about to be anointed formally as the opposition candidate to challenge Erdoğan in the next election. So what happens? He gets detained.

A gift shop in Esquilino, Rome. If our law cannot stop this (see 🇮🇹 Constitutional Court decisions 1/54 and 74/58), our politics must. #nopasarán #theyshallnotpass

Distinct fall of Saigon feeling www.devex.com/news/scoop-u...

As I said before: one of the biggest root causes of the decline of UKHE has been the progressive professionalisation of a managerial class of academics, who do damages in one institution for five years or so and then simply move to another institution, with zero accountability to their colleagues./1

No, @nytimes.com. Donald Trump’s solution for Gaza is not ‘brazen’. It is an overt call for ethnic cleansing. It is illegal under both US and international law. It reaches levels of callousness that no one, irrespective of their views, should condone. Words matter. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/u...

Canadians should avoid relying on a woolly notion of a rules-based order. These tariffs are US violations of international law. Unclear possible justifications for it. Holding US accountable within existing global mechanisms are vital to maintain cooperation for global public goods & long problems.

You know it’s bad when *Steve Bannon* calls you evil

🔥 Call for Papers 🔥 Renewing int'l law will require interdisciplinary engagement. Well, so we think. But where to start? And where to go? If you have ideas, join us in Berlin #ESIL2025! Full call here👇 Deadline: 15 Jan. 2025 esil-sedi.eu/wp-content/u...

Hi there 👋, this is the blue sky over Florence, seen from the European University Institute! We’ve just landed here 🚀 and can’t wait to connect with all of you. Follow us to get the latest on research, events, and EUI campus life! 📲 @eui-eu.bsky.social

And here is the opening gambit by Trump II: let the USMCA (re)negotiation/end begin! Transition Updates: Trump Vows to Hit Mexico, Canada and China With Tariffs on Day 1 www.nytimes.com/live/2024/11...

It's not only ICC judges that face political attack rather than legal criticism on the merits. The judges in Bologna that referred Italy's list of safe countries for repatriation to the CJEU received support by a protective vote (risoluzione per la tutela) of the Italian Council of Magistrates. /1

Very excited to discuss the everyday practices of international adjudication at @uofglasgow.bsky.social on 4 December at 12pm. Thanks to @cjtams.bsky.social, @jamesgdevaney.bsky.social, and CILS team for the invitation. Drop by if you are around! gcils.org?events=tomma...

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Emotional states: 9:00am - So excited to be part of this new social space. Take that, Elon! Yaaay! 9:04am - Oh no, I've lost most of my 39 twitter followers. How will I win them back? Naaay! 3:20pm - Wait, why is the algorithm only showing me videogame-related posts? Na...Yaaaaaaaaaay!

Do you want to do a PhD with me at Westminster Law School and you have an interdisciplinary project in mind? Please have a look to our scholarships! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKR044/1...

A few days ago, I talked about the EU's EV tariffs with the folks at Yicai Global. Let's see if some moderate views can make it across the trade war line! m.yicai.com/news/1023616...