Thank you. Our research team at @idpp.bsky.social and beyond enjoyed working on this project, and used @posit.co #positron for our #rstats and #python coding along with a suite of #GenAI tools. Very interesting insights on #CRPD implementation at global, regional, and national levels.

Check out this new Data and Policy study from SIS professor @derrickcogburn.bsky.social that features research insights on policy priorities for disability inclusion👇 www.american.edu/sis/research...

Congratulations to Isabella Long, American University student, on her urgent and impactful article in Harvard's Health and Human Rights Journal: "From Forced Sterilization to Fertility Technology." @sisresearch.bsky.social @ausis.bsky.social @auwcl.bsky.social @hhrjournal.bsky.social

Oldie but goodie. News hook now obsolete, core interventions as relevant as ever.

Must read: "The Dangerous Myth of 'Taxpayer Money'" by @raulcarrillo.bsky.social and @jessemyerson.bsky.social www.splinter.com/the-dangerou...

Couldn't be more excited about the next big LPE conference and the big tent 🎪 LPE Association!!! Look at that Planning Committee 👀

Moreover, FedSoc plans are measured in centuries. What are we doing here

Horrific times, but I’m off the job market and back on social media. I’m thrilled to join Boston College Law School on the tenure track! I’m looking forward to working alongside fantastic colleagues (including many LPE folks ;)). I’ll be teaching Banking Law, Law & Tech, and Contracts!

Platform manipulation and foreign interference strategies to influence elections are becoming ever more sophisticated, yet social media companies appear to be throwing in the towel, writes Milan Wiertz. Governments must demand more, he says.

Major Universal Jurisdiction news: An Argentine court has issued arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar's military junta and fmr Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi over alleged "genocide and crimes against humanity" targeting the Rohingya: www.france24.com/en/live-news...

"The fight over the Murdoch family trust, then, is about much more than just billions of dollars. It is about the future of the most powerful media empire in the English-speaking world."

The greatest business battle EVER to be fought will come when President Elon starts trying to implement AI for federal processes. The battle will be fought over which company’s AI will be used by the feds. This is a zero sum battle that will create more chaos than this country has ever seen

The Department of Education is too small for a label.

Along with Mark Zuckerberg’s “MAGA makeover,” GLAAD's Jenni Olson writes that Meta has adopted anti-LGBTQ rhetoric in its public-facing policies. www.techpolicy.press/this-is-not-...

Big rally in Washington Square supporting trans kids

J.D. Vance has said it outright

Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.

www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo... White male supremacists unite - common thread between Trump, Vance, Musk, and Elez

This is the most important story in the United States right now. www.wired.com/story/treasu...

Wondering why demeaning and abusing women is not only not a bar to powerful leadership positions, but also appears to be viewed as a qualification these days

The sole purpose is to deny dignity to trans and non-binary individuals. Just horrifying. abcnews.go.com/US/state-dep...

www.military.com/daily-news/2... here we go again

Despite not being completely able to hold Shell accountable, the Hague Court of Appeal judgement on the Milieudefensie v. Shell case can provide important lessons on how to hold giants accountable for their climate impact. Why is that? What can we learn? 👉Join us and SEVEN in this event now.

🚨 Over 700,000+ have been displaced from Goma since the outbreak of conflict on January 25th. Our longtime partners, Ligue pour la Solidarité Congolaise, report #IHL violations including sexual violence. We urge all parties to uphold the recently announced ceasefire. More from LSC🔗 lsc-rdc.org

Together with GQUAL and the Institute of International Relations (Prague), we are organising a conference on the topic of “Promoting Equal and Inclusive Representation of Women in Decision-Making Systems: A Holistic Approach to Economic Empowerment" - 23 February - Register today! bit.ly/3HNVG29

Opinio Juris is proud to support this symposium by @GqualCampaign, on #CEDAW committee GR 40 on equal rep of women in decision making. I focus on Asia-Pacific, highlighting Asia Justice Coalition project on Women in Intl Justice and Accountability. #WIJA #Internationallaw #women

A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being. Read more: cnn.it/40DC89J

The State Department has fired about 60 contractors who work for its democracy, human rights and labor bureau, a division whose programs have often been criticized by authoritarian leaders, according to two U.S. officials and two former officials.

Welp—Trump signs executive order withdrawing U.S. from the U.N. Human Rights Council www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-...

We are thrilled to co-organise the launch of Ecocide Law Advisory together with @uclapromiseeurope.bsky.social. This advisory is a new partnership programme between @uclapromiseeurope.bsky.social and Climate Counsel providing training and advice on developing stronger laws to protect our planet. 🌍

After the Supreme Court’s Johnson v. Grants Pass decision, the rapid rise of technologies used by landlords may automate and transform a historic US housing crisis into a pipeline to prison, write Alec Bacon and Sean McDonald. www.techpolicy.press/proptechs-di...

🏳️‍🌈SOGI Law Summer School returns in 2025! 🏳️‍🌈 Curious about what this year’s edition has to offer? Visit our website and register now! www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education... #SOGILawSummerSchool #HumanRights #LGBTQ+ #InternationalLaw #SummerSchool

This is good. Great to see the Democrats stand up like this. Perspectives on how far and how quickly the Trump Administration could take sanctions against the ICC and its officials without this bill are welcome. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

I'm excited to have been chosen to participate in the Future of Rights & Governance program at NYU Law @nyulaw.bsky.social, Center for Human Rights & Global Justice, March 14-15. I'll discuss how innovations in democratic practices can address failures of electoral governance. @ausis.bsky.social

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏'𝒔 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔? In this blog, prof @tonliefaard.bsky.social & prof Ann Skelton @leidenlaw.bsky.social reflect on the past 35 years of childrens rights and discuss what the future looks like in the face of ongoing global crises. @childrensrights.bsky.social @hrw.org @unicef.org