3 years into the war, Ukrainians' resistance territorial concessions has weakened slightly (compared to 07/2022 when we first ran this experiment), but they STILL categorically resist Russian control. New paper with @marniehowlett.bsky.social & @carlmc.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jpr/advance-...

If you are in Oxford, join us next Monday when Professor Eugene Rogan and I will be in Conversation with Omer Bartov about his new Book. Registration required, link below: www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/events/conve...

EVENT: In conversation with Omer Bartov Join Omer Bartov, Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies, in conversation with Profs Eugene Rogan and @janinadill.bsky.social, about his new book 'Israel: What Went Wrong?'. 📆 19 January, 5pm, in person only Register ⬇️ www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/events/conve...

I mean sure, but you know who else helped? Germany. Germany's behaviour during the 2-year long carnage in Gaza also helped. You cannot pick and choose. International law is not a menu. You have to respect it. Always. Otherwise it breaks down and then we're where we are now. #IntLaw #Germany

I wrote an Expert Comment for the University of Oxford on the implications of the US aggression against Venezuela for International Law and Global Security. My argument in brief below: www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-01...

Some thoughts on DW News about what US actions in Venezuela mean for int. law & global security. Every state that cannot on its own stand up militarily to the US has an interest in not weakening the prohibition on invasion & head of state immunity. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbvP...

I fear we are going to have to say this a lot again: Int law prohibits bombing countries for the sake of democracy. FOR VERY GOOD REASON. It tends not to work. Attacking a country because its leader lacks legitimacy - whether as pretext or sincerely held rationale - is still just an aggression.

“the principles of international law” rather prohibit bombing countries because their leaders “lack legitimacy”.

„Was fehlt, ist eine schlagkräftige Stellungnahme der ARD-Oberen an prominenter Stelle, ein von einer breiteren Öffentlichkeit wahrnehmbares Signal, dass angesichts von Grenzüberschreitungen (bspw. „das Gesicht vom neu-deutschen Juden- und Israelhass“) notwendig ist.“ uebermedien.de/111859/alles...

This in depth @cnn.com investigation is not an easy read, but the bottom line is clear: bulldozing dead bodies into unmarked mass-graves is irreconcilable with #IHL demands to respect the dignity of the dead and prevent them from becoming the missing. edition.cnn.com/2025/12/03/m...

A fascinating scene to understand how personalistic regimes work. First, there is an in-or-out decision by the leader. This is always in flux, deliberately uncertain and essential to extract rents and exert power. When you are on the inside the substance of what you say and do becomes secondary.

👥 Meet the panelists for: “Launch of the Updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention.” The panelists will come together for a dynamic discussion on the Commentary’s key findings and their practical implications. Register now: bit.ly/49Ei3Gi @icrc.org #GenevaConventions #GCIV

Looking forward to speaking about the War in #Gaza and International law at the Canadian Council on International Law this coming Friday. Say "hi" if you are in Ottawa. site.pheedloop.com/event/ccilcc...

Falls ihr dieses wirklich sehr kluge Interview mit @valentimvicente.bsky.social noch nicht gelesen habt, kommt hier ein Geschenklink ohne Paywall. Und ich freu mich wahnsinnig auf das Buch! www.zeit.de/politik/2025...

Reports of mass killings and targeted attacks against health facilities in El Fasher. @HRL_YaleSPH identifies apparent "pools of blood" visible from space. Western governments need to increase pressure on the conflict parties. files-profile.medicine.yale.edu/documents/b9...

On the theme of #AHouseofDynamite How do we decide whether a nuclear missile attack is real ? Listen to Steve Fleming (@smfleming.bsky.social) telling the story of Stanislav Petrov. Is a nuclear war a taboo? Listen to Janina Dill (@janinadill.bsky.social) talking about the nuclear winter.

Let's be clear drawing and enforcing a "Yellow Line" across Gaza that civilians cannot approach/cross is incompatible with international law.

Professor Janina Dill is cited in Der Spiegel on the destruction of a Wastewater treatment plant in Gaza by retreating IDF soldiers. ⬇️ https://ow.ly/zys950XgJsI

EVENT: The war in Gaza and the unmaking of the Middle East 📅 22 Oct, 5pm – in person Andrew Miller and Prof Janina Dill explore how the conflict reshaped regional dynamics, destabilised fragile orders and reverberated across global security. Register here ⬇️ https://ow.ly/hO8o50XavtB

"Beyond #Staatsraison" Experts calling for a new German policy in the Middle East that complies with Int Law I am glad to have signed this paper 👇The paper in German and English is here staatsraison.net/en/coming-so...

"Jenseits der #Staatsraison" für eine Neue Deutsche Nahostpolitik, die sich klar zum Völkerrecht bekennt Ich bin froh dieses Papier unterzeichnet zu haben 👇Papier auf deutsch & englisch staatsraison.net/en/coming-so... 👇Bundespressekonferenz der Initiatoren www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0Zr...

Podiumsdiskussion zu "Macht & Ohnmacht des Int. Rechts"; ein interessanter Einblick in den 🇩🇪 Diskurs zu Recht, auch bzgl Gaza, obwohl die recht kontroverse Diskussion mit dem Publikum nicht gezeigt wird ... mit Isabelle Ley & @ndeitelhoff.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zvE...

It's easy to see this speech as just weirdly performative, but there's a lot more—and a lot worse—going on here. The meeting & speeches are part of a larger project aimed at promoting the military leadership’s partisan alignment with the administration. How? 1/

In this post @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social & I trace how the Starmer Government's repeatedly misconstrues its obligations under the Genocide Convention in #Gaza, hiding behind a Court judgement that is years away with a position that we call "legally illiterate" and "morally indefensible".

A critical call to protect the #ICC in the face of looming US sanctions. As the current US administration is going rogue with sanctions, European states will need to come too grips with how to protect their nationals, their institutions and the rule of law.

Grateful for the opportunity to provide a longer explainer on DW about ❎ Germany's duties under the Genocide Convention ❎ the UN Commission of Inquiry's Report ❎ in what sense Germany is drawing the wrong lesson from its history www.youtube.com/watch?v=APSJ...

It was nice to be included in "The Living Library of Knowledge" with my attempt to explain 1) law and morality in war, 2) the current crisis of compliance in the laws or war, and 3) nuclear deterrence. www.joinexpeditions.com/experts/4630...

Looking forward to talking about law and power in international politics... Ich freue mich auf die Diskussion zu Recht und Macht in der Internationalen Politik tomorrow/morgen im Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften Bad Homburg Stop by if u are around aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/bad-...

Comment on the UN Commission of Enquiry's Report alleging genocide in Gaza in English (3:30) for Deutsche Welle With insightful commentary from Geoffrey Nice www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6rR...

Es war mir wichtig die Möglichkeit wahrzunehmen im deutschen Fernsehen den Report der UN Kommission zum Völkermord & Israels Bodenoffensive in Gaza rechtlich einzuordnen. (3:18 min) Fazit: Israel Vorgehen is weder rechtlich noch moralische zu rechtfertigen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=urJh...

Even just reading these paragraphs of the UN Commission of Inquiry is painful. Anyone anywhere participating or helping to commit these atrocities is an international criminal.

"Countries should have become aware of the risk that Israel is perpetrating a genocide in Gaza months ago." Prof @janinadill.bsky.social comments as the UN commission inquiry finds Israel has committed genocide in Gaza. ⬇️

The three most damning paras in the UN Report alleging that Israel is perpetrating genocide in Gaza: Siege starvation, attacks on health care, direct targeting of children as patterns that cannot be explained except if group destruction is one animating purpose.

In depth analysis by BBC Verify of how #Israel violates the IHL & PIL principles of #proportionality in #Gaza. Grateful to provide commentary along with several thoughtful colleagues. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m3m...

Ok. Bear with me. It’s like drone strikes. But with no congressional authorization, no legal oversight, and absolutely zero national-security justifications.

Zur Präzisierung: Verliehen wurde der Preis vom Verein Freunde des Adolf-Grimme-Preises. Zurückgezogen hat ihn ebf dieser Verein, nicht Grimme Institut selbst – allerdings, so Judiths Schilderung, mit Verweis auf mögl Reputationsschaden für Grimme-Institut (in dessen Räumen die Verleihung stattfand)

Israeli forces launched 4 strikes on a hospital - one of the last functioning in #Gaza - full of protected pers - without warning - to destroy a "Hamas camera" The illegality is overdetermined #NasserHospitalhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly6lxn1l4po

In #Gaza herrscht offiziell Hungersnot. 🇮🇱 schätzt, dass mehr als 80% der Toten in Gaza Zivilisten sind. Experten & Wissenschaftler in Völkerrecht, strategischen Studien & Philosophie des Krieges werden sich irgendwann fragen müssen, was wir in den letzten 22 Monaten dazu beigetragen haben.

We have a #famine declaration &, acc to Israel's own counts, more than 80% of fatalities in #Gaza are civilians. Academics & experts in int. law, military/strategic studies & the philosophy of war will need to reflect on our contributions to this outcome.

Wie deutsche Medien, vor allem @tagesschaubot.bsky.social, Die Welt, und Bild über #Gaza berichten wird irgendwann mal Lehrstück für mediale Ermöglichung von Entmenschlichung und von Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit. Irgendwann... wenn es zu spät ist.

The threshold for a #famine according to the IPC is very high. To get there the human suffering must be immense. Only months of lies about humanitarian access to #Gaza & extreme cowardice in Western capitals made this possible.

Like the laws of war, the 🇮🇱 gov distorts moral lesser evil arguments to justify atrocities in #Gaza. That "extensive & wanton destruction ... was perpetrated for the benefit of its victims is absurd & obscene." Strong words by @eitandi.bsky.social via @ejiltalk.bsky.social

Legal Tribune Online (‪@lto-de.bsky.social‬) hat 11 Völkerrechtsexperten gefragt, ob Israel in #Gaza einen Völkermord begeht. Eindeutig bzgl 🇩🇪's Präventionspflicht. Mit Analysen u.a. von @adhaque.bsky.social, @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social, @mikebecker.bsky.social and @itamann.bsky.social

Legal Tribune Online (@lto-de.bsky.social) asked eleven scholars whether Israel's actions in #Gaza now meet the legal definition of genocide. I am quoted alongside @adhaque.bsky.social, @janinadill.bsky.social, @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social, @itamann.bsky.social and others. www.lto.de/recht/hinter...

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/🧵

Hilfsorganisationen sprechen vom "schlimmsten Fall einer Hungersnot" im Gazastreifen. Der Völkermord-Vorwurf wird lauter – ist aber an strenge Voraussetzungen geknüpft. Elf internationale Völkerrechtler geben ihre Einschätzung ab. www.lto.de/recht/hinter...

Legal analysis in real time needs to give room to the range of plausible scenarios. In some universe it may be plausible that a journalist is also a fighter & hence a legit target. BUT this pattern 👇makes it much more plausible that journalists are targeted for reporting...

"I do not consider this a reasonable interpretation of international humanitarian law." Prof @janinadill.bsky.social speaks to AP News following the killing of Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif in Gaza. ⬇️