This month, the new IDF military advocate general withdrew the criminal charges against IDF soldiers charged with serious abuse of a Palestinian detainee. @yuvalshany.bsky.social and @amichaic.bsky.social discuss the decision and its implications for the Israeli military justice system.

NEW: Leading Israeli international law scholars' statement on how new Israeli death penalty law "violates basic rules of international law" www.justsecurity.org/135364/israe...

The International Community at a Crossroads Over Iran The reawakening of “illegal but legitimate” or the “law of self-preservation”? By Professors @yuvalshany.bsky.social and @amichaic.bsky.social

The ICC's rejection of Israel’s appeal in December raises concerns about the Court’s commitment to the principle of complementarity, write @yuvalshany.bsky.social and @amichaic.bsky.social: www.justsecurity.org/128238/compl...

@amichaic.bsky.social and @yuvalshany.bsky.social explain the controversy over who has the authority to oversee inquiry into Israel’s military advocate general Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi regarding actions she took while investigating allegations of wrongdoing by the IDF and the broader implications.

Here is my recent contribution to an @articlesofwar.bsky.social symposium held in honour of Prof. Françoise Hampson, who passed away earlier this year and was a dear friend and colleague. Her voice of reason and her moral clarity are sorely missed these days. lieber.westpoint.edu/persistent-c...

“Gaza is burning,” Israel’s Defense Minister Katz declared. As Israel’s ground offensive inside Gaza City begins, Israeli international law scholars continue to address grave violations of int’l law. We’ve updated our synopsis today, documenting their analyses: verfassungsblog.de/internationa...

A New War or a New Stage in Ongoing War – Observations on June 13 Israeli Attack against Iran By Professors Amichai Cohen (@amichaic.bsky.social) and Yuval Shany (@yuvalshany.bsky.social) #UNCharter #UNSC Part of our ongoing series on the #IsraelIranWar

Limited Protection: Israel’s High Court of Justice Rejection of Gaza Humanitarian Aid Petition Two leading scholars — Yuval Shany and Amichai Cohen (@amichaic.bsky.social) — provide a detailed summary of the Court’s landmark opinion and their assessment of it.

An exciting new adventure at the @ox.ac.uk Ethics in AI Institute! It's wonderful to be in such a good company... www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-03...

Please join us for a public panel of experts (hybrid format) on 2024 @coe.int AI Convention, held at the Bonavero Institute @ox.ac.uk, 5 March 2025, 17:00. Event co-sponsored by new Accelerator Fellowship Program of the Ethics in AI Institute @basakcali.bsky.social www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...

What is the place of Marxism in the law generally, and in international law specifically? Join us for a discussion on Monday 25 November, 17:45 at the Center for Transnational Legal Studies in London. Co-convened with KCL and Oxford Law. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/marx-in-ou...

Happening today at KCL! By Peaceful Means: Book presentation, Bush House 8th Floor, Thur. 21 Nov 2024 (6-8pm) In memory of David D. Caron. The panel includes: Andrea Bjorklund, Penelope Nevill, Uche Onwuamaegbu, Federico Ortino, and Yuval Shany. To register: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/by-pe...