🆕 The Authoritarian Stack IIPP Honorary Professor @francescabria.bsky.social's latest research project maps the "Authoritarian Stack"— a network of tech firms, funds, & political actors turning core state functions into private platforms. 🔗 Learn more about the project here: buff.ly/NO8ON2K

It’s hard to overstate the scale of death in Darfur. “These are people being shot in the back and shot while they’re trying to escape. It’s as bad as it could possibly get,” a former Africa analyst for the C.I.A. said. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/qVoDbI

Dystopian International Law | by Marko Milanovic

Große Hörempfehlung. @annewill.bsky.social spricht mit Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf über die Politisierung des Besetzungsverfahrens, die Kampagne gg sie, ihre Positionen zu Parteiverboten, Schwangerschaftsabbrüchen. Sehr beeindruckende Frau.

Im März 2025 ist Univ.-Prof. Hannes Tretter verstorben, eine der wichtigsten Stimmen der Menschenrechtsarbeit in Österreich. Zu seinem Andenken findet heute Mittwoch im Juridicum in Wien ein Symposium zum Thema "Notfall Demokratie" statt.

Almost rare these days - a statement regarding Russia signed by all 27 EU member states, thus including Hungary. This explicitly names Russia as the aggressor regarding Poland, vows further support to Ukraine and declared full solidarity with Poland. I guess not even Orban dared block this.

Six Viewpoints on the Future of the International Legal Order and the Role of International Courts | by Philippa Webb and Lydia Kim

Drei Szenarien für die Zukunft des Völkerrechts von @heikekrieger.bsky.social: 1) Erosion – Macht ersetzt Recht 2) Reduktion – auf den Kernbestand, ohne universelle Menschenrechte 3) Erneuerung – Reformen stärken Institutionen & Schutz von Individuen www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/voel...

Zwei exzellente Gespräche zu Gaza, Israel und dem Völkerrecht – eines davon mit Philippe Sands, einem der führenden Völkerstrafrechtsexperten und profunden Kenner der Geschichte des Genozidverbrechens.

“[The ECtHR] is a soft target in a longer campaign to undermine judicial independence, discredit liberal principle and, ultimately, degrade the rule of law to the benefit of unaccountable executive power.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Earlier this year, I made two trips to Sudan, where a terrible civil war has displaced 14 million people. The state is absent, international institutions are weak.Outside powers, motivated by greed and nihilism, have stepped into the vacuum www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

No, Recognizing Palestine Would Not Be Contrary to International Law | by Marko Milanovic

Gaza | The scale of human suffering and the stripping of human dignity have long exceeded every acceptable standard, both legal and moral. This tragedy must end now. Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC President: ms.spr.ly/63327sGyPt

Okay my little #ProcedureGoblin babes let's get on it, ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of Climate Change thread starts here! 🧵

The #ICJ delivered its Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change, stating that states have a legal obligation to take effective action against the climate change. Here is the summary: go.icj-cij.org/4kYgfKy

A new international tribunal is created, on the crime of aggression in Ukraine: www.coe.int/en/web/porta...

Truly remarkable statement by two eminent Israeli scholars on Israel’s plan for a ‘humanitarian city’ in Gaza, especially given that Prof. Benvenisti represents Israel before the ICJ in the Genocide Convention case.

🧵Today, the @ec.europa.eu is revealing its proposal on the Return Directive. This initiative is part of a broader strategy that aims to address the low return rate of people staying irregularly in the EU, responding to pressure from member states.

The arrest warrant for Duterte for the crime against humanity of murder 👇 It was issued under seal and enforced by police in Manila.

Erwin Horvath. Karl Horvath. Peter Sarközi. Josef Simon. Diese vier jungen Männer wurden am 4. Februar 1995 in Oberwart durch eine Bombe grausam aus dem Leben gerissen. Ermordet aus Hass und Rassismus. (1/3)

2023 beauftragten Innen- und Justizministerium das DÖW mit der Erstellung eines jährlichen Rechtsextremismus-Berichts. Die Ergebnisse des ersten umfangreichen Berichts wurden nun präsentiert. Zum Download: www.doew.at/neues/doew-p...

Wie autoritäre Gewalt entsteht und wohin sie führen kann: "Das weiße Band" von Michael Haneke (Goldene Palme 2009) gibt es aktuell in der ARTE-Mediathek. Gegenwärtiger könnte ein Geschichtsfilm kaum sein.

Heute ist offizieller Erscheinungstermin: „Das Bevölkerungsargument. Wie die Sorge vor zu vielen Menschen Politik beeinflusst“ bei @suhrkamp.de 🙌 📘 www.suhrkamp.de/buch/dana-sc...

"Syrer sind keine Ware, die man hin- und herschieben kann" - aufschlussreicher Podcast zu den Assads & ihrem Unrechtsregime, dem Sturz & die aktuelle unklare Situation, dem Wechselbad d Gefühle in Syrien & in d syrischen Diaspora (wäre gut, mehr dieser Stimmen zu hören). www.zeit.de/politik/2024...

Excellent EJIL podcast episode with Paola Gaeta, Roger O’Keefe, Marko Milanovic and Philippa Webb, discussing recent developments at the ICC, including the latest arrest warrants and questions of immunity and cooperation.

Ethiopia‘s (forgotten) #Tigray conflict: @nytimes.com with rare look inside a region still reckoning with the toll of war crimes. “There are still dead bodies everywhere.” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/m...

Former Syrian President Bashar Al Assad ruled ruthlessly for over two decades. With the help of Russian and Iranian forces, he also carried out some of the most vicious acts of the country’s 13-year civil war. We have documented many of these, from chemical attacks to the bombing of hospitals 🧵

"Österreich setzt alle Asylverfahren aus Syrien aus" klingt drastischer als es ist. Es bedeutet, dass die Behörden momentan keine belastbaren Länderberichte haben, um seriöse Entscheidungen treffen zu können. #asyl

Weil es manchen nicht schnell genug gehen kann, obwohl die Situation noch so unklar und potentiell volatil ist, hier ein kurzer rechtlicher reminder:

"Die Macht in Syrien muss geteilt werden"#Interview#Syrien#Assad

Today, at the International Court of Justice, historic proceedings into climate change open. It's the biggest case the court has ever seen with 99 countries participating.

Chile, Costa Rica, Spain, France, Luxembourg, and Mexico have referred the situation in Afghanistan to the ICC, over "the severe deterioration of the human rights situation in Afghanistan, especially for women and girls."

🚨 Quite some International Criminal Court news these days!!! Application for an arrest warrant in the situation in #Bangladesh / #Myanmar ICC Prosecutor states there are reasonable grounds to believe that Senior General and Acting President Min Aung Hlaing... www.icc-cpi.int/news/stateme...

Arendt: "Power is actualized only where word and deed have not parted company, where words are not empty and deeds not brutal, where words are not used to veil intentions but to disclose realities, and deeds are not used to violate and destroy but to establish relations and create new realities"

The ICC news came just as we were recording the latest Unholy. Yonit and I get into that, plus a conversation with Tom Friedman on what Trump might do on Israel - and a spellbinding address from Ilana Dayan open.spotify.com/episode/68MS...

Here's me on CNN stating the obvious edition.cnn.com/2024/11/21/m...

With the International Criminal Court issuing arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant ... There will inevitably be immediate calls within the U.S. to sanction the Court. Ambassador (ret.) Todd Buchwald wrote in May about why that would backfire. www.justsecurity.org/95965/sancti...

⚡️ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects the State of #Israel’s challenges to jurisdiction and ISSUES warrants of arrest for Benjamin #Netanyahu and Yoav #Gallant. ⚡️Judges ISSUED warrants of arrest for BOTH: Netanyahu and Gallant are now officially ICC SUSPECTS. Tremendous! www.icc-cpi.int/news/situati...

ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I also issued an arrest warrant for Al-Masri ('Deif'), the highest commander of the military wing of #Hamas (al-Qassam Brigades). Yes, Haniyeh & Sinwar's deaths have been confirmed and applications withdrawn. No, the ICC is not anti-Israel. www.icc-cpi.int/news/situati...

"Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty." — Hannah Arendt

@oevfgh.bsky.social hat nun die Frage geklärt, ob die Rechtsberatung und -Vertretung für Asylwerber durch die BBU GmbH hinreichend unabhängig ist. Antwort: Nein. Damit wird die von ÖVP-FPÖ eingerichtete BBU Rechtsberatung teilweise als verfassungswidrig aufgehoben. www.vfgh.gv.at/medien/BBU.php

This position paper highlights the sexual and gender-based violence committed during the October 7 Hamas attacks. The primary concern in doing so is addressing the pain and the physical and emotional needs of the victims of the violence and those who witnessed it. www.phr.org.il/en/gender-ba...

“Look a little closer, and it becomes apparent that genocide is a flawed idea, a compromised theory whose hollow clauses don’t support its moral weight and lead us no closer to justice.” Thought provoking newrepublic.com/article/1769...

Absolute Leseempfehlung.