Woke up to this. A city I love, making a great choice!

A few flashlights from my latest open access publication with @judithkohlenberger.bsky.social and @bernd-parusel.bsky.social in the European Journal of Migration and Law: (1/4) brill.com/view/journal...

Tremendous event 26 November between @northeasternu.bsky.social and @ucddublin.bsky.social - where can we see positive international collaboration even during an era of fragmentation and polarisation? Join us. Contact @bentonra.bsky.social for event registration and feel free to share widely.

Not good enough. This needs investigation and consequences.

Joint policy brief on the trafficking of migrant women workers in poorly regulated sectors, by the UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in people (Siobhan Mullally) and UNWomen - www.linkedin.com/posts/siobh%...

Never hear about events in my home town Tralee til after the event! Take note #speirgorm Will turn up! Looks great Tedx Tralee!

My post with Sebastian VM on #WesternSahara: does the Commission's new agreement respect the requirements established by the #CJEU in October 2024? In short: nope!

Thanks @svaroschi.bsky.social and @mariafarrell.bsky.social I have now read this blistering piece with relish. Highly recommended!

Without a shift in policy, the dominant trajectory of technology in immigration will continue to be digital surveillance. It doesn't have to be that way. Very glad to talk about our global research on technology and alternatives to detention on @techpolicypress.bsky.social.

Looking forward to reading - migration controls - always a weak spot for human rights - now in full autocratic mode ..

My book, out now! On migration law's treatment of women, gender-based violence, and the legal challenges that migrant women have brought to the rules that determine their status. I have links if you want to review a copy or read a free chapter.... global.oup.com/academic/pro...

The Wolfson Report treats #NorthernIreland and the international legal commitments of the UK Government - which are very clearly spelled out in the #1998Agreement - as mere political agreements. Once again it is a Treaty & requires #ECHR rights - not UK versions of them 1/3

Thanks @hollycullenfreo.bsky.social for this public service - international labour law at the ICJ!

I despair of UK asylum developments - from bad to worse in terms of wrongheaded performative cruelty

From 1939-1945 German officers also listened to speeches from civilians about how the laws of war didn’t apply to them. And then they participated in the Holocaust, starved millions of prisoners of war, destroyed villages and cities, and were defeated.

So excited for this event!

The programme is here! TriCON New Voices in Constitutional Law Workshop features 6 brilliant ECRs tackling diverse research inquiries, with expert feedback from leading constitutional law academics - plus a keynote session by Prof. Leah Trueblood. @tricondublin.bsky.social

"the European Commission presented today its proposal to the Council to suspend certain trade-related provisions of the Association Agreement between the EU and Israel ... as well as its proposals for sanctions on Hamas, extremist ministers and violent settlers" ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

A busy week... My @refugeelab.ca released our report about tech and alternatives to immigration detention, co-authored by @danghez.bsky.social & @petramolnar.com, and co-published with @kaldorcentre.bsky.social and @idcoalition.bsky.social: www.unsw.edu.au/content/dam/...

A must read from Guy S Goodwin-Gill - his exortation at the end 'We must make it known that we do not want and will not share our space with war criminals or génocidaires.' & that we must talk & talk about genocide needs to be heard loud & clear among public international law scholars

From myself & @colinmurray.bsky.social on the European Convention on Human Rights & very briefly (bc it is clear) why it is not plausible to claim that it is possible to leave & not breach the 1998 Good Friday/Belfast Agreement.

📢 Marking 75 years of the European Convention on Human Rights (#ECHR) and 35 years of the #VeniceCommission ECHR and Venice Commission: Guarding Human Rights and the Rule of Law, and Facilitating Constitutional Resilience 📌 BIICL, London | 🗓 6–7 Nov 2025 📌 Programme now available buff.ly/hK00usl

Now listened all the way through and repeat my recommendation. But not for squeamish, since has EHCR and Refugee Conv gone in 10 y, possible Farage PM, mass deportation in near future, and EU transformed into vehicle of pan-Euro exclusionary "Christian" nationalism. All avoidable if we fight back.

Our new edited volume, Non-signatory States in International Refugee Law, has just been published 📌 The open access book explores the intricate relationship between the international refugee regime and states that are not signatories to the 1951 Convention and its 1967 Protocol. Read the full book:

Today the elected members to the judiciary in Mexico 🇲🇽 take office and so a new era of sheer uncertainty re the independence & quality of judicial admin begins.

New piece in The Conversation by Rob McNeil and Peter Walsh from @migobs.bsky.social The most radical part of Reform’s deportation plans theconversation.com/the-most-rad...

For the 1st time the UK will be the the subject of an @amnesty.org global urgent action. It says this is to "protect the right to protest in the UK, following the arrest, since July 2025, of over 700 people for peacefully protesting in support of Palestine Action" www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...

For my own take, see here: 8/8 t.co/MTYGJRxN2x

For more on this theme, see this excellent essay: 7/ t.co/FmsD1l3pky

Ezra Klein's interview with Philippe Sands is very good overall. But I want to reiterate that the ICJ has never said that the definition of genocide requires a "single intent." Nor does the ICJ's standard of proof preclude a finding of genocide in cases of plural intent. 1/🧵

#lettheaidin 🇵🇸

Two weeks tomorrow. bsky.app/profile/sall...

📢 Happening Today: 3PM CEST ⚖️ The @CIJ_ICJ delivers its Advisory Opinion on climate change and state responsibility. This could reshape global #ClimateJustice. Stay tuned for updates and analysis.

xAI’s Grok vividly highlights the potential for generative AI to turbo charge disinformation and concentrate influence power. Just at the time we learn LLMs may be more persuasive than humans bsky.app/profile/cscl...

Very useful resources for anyone preparing applications for #MSCA calls 👇

The #MSCA and Citizens call is now open! Check out these tips to prepare your application 👇

Does the Australian government have a duty to repatriate citizens and permanent residents stuck in Iran and Israel? Our own @profjmcadam.bsky.social, Dr Thomas Mulder & @reginajefferies.bsky.social explain what international law says ... theconversation.com/australian-c...

crucial importance of economic growth support for globalization: free movement of factors of production, goods and services moderate inequality economic/technological control of climate change no wars of aggression. www.ft.com/content/5340...

Appointments to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC): publicjobs.ie/en/?option=c...

Today we discuss the ICC's subject-matter jurisdiction over aggression, crimes against humanity & war crimes. Followed by the keynote lecture of President Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi: "The promotion of human rights through accountability for the gravest crimes" @uniofgalway.bsky.social

Oxford friends: I'm giving 2 book talks in the-town-where-Rhodes-has-not-fallen on Monday, June 9, 2–4 pm, St Antony's College (in person) www.africanstudies.ox.ac.uk/event/the-ps... and later in the month, courtesy Rhodes House, on June 24 (online) www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/programmes-e...

Short Course: AI Governance Ideal for legal practitioners, students, academics and all those directing policy around AI implementation who need to critically assess legal, regulatory and policy developments related to #AI. 📅 Starts 8 Oct Find out more buff.ly/Mqcycfd #AI #Training

Labour's immigration white paper is an incoherent self-defeating mess argues @colinyeo.bsky.social

🇩🇪⚖️💼Do you want to work with us? We're looking for a programme coordinator with a strong background in human rights/EU law to lead our work on several projects, including our on the Charter of Fundamental Rights and its use in strategic litigation. You'll need an Anmeldung in Berlin, tho. Link below!

Italian court of cassation asks CJEU about detention of asylum-seeker and irregular migrant under Italy/Albania deal - asks CJEU to fast-track case but could still complicate application of the deal for awhile - ilmanifesto.it/la-cassazion...

Rest in peace Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

EU asylum law Temporary protection for those fleeing the invasion of Ukraine on the agenda for Member States' ministers June 13th - another extension and a recommendation on phasing it out

🚨 Important database of cases where lawyers were found to have used AI-hallucinated materials. Covers multiple jurisdictions, mostly anglophone systems.🚨

🚨IDF firing 'warning shots' near diplomats is a violation of the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations and sets an unacceptable precedent in international relations. My new piece in @theconversation.com theconversation.com/idf-firing-w...

'All States, including the UK, are legally obliged to take all reasonable steps within their power to prevent and punish genocide; to ensure respect for international humanitarian law... The UK’s actions to date have failed to meet those standards.' lawyersletter.uk