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Second, and particularly important, part of the SWAIL interview is out ⬇️

I am not a Hannah Arendt stan, but she nailed this one: 'Under such circumstances… the Palestinian Jews would degenerate into one of those small warrior tribes about whose possibilities and importance history has amply informed us since the days of Sparta.'

Why recognize the State of Palestine? Isn't it pointless? Mere symbolism? Isn't the two-state solution an illusion? Or even a trap? Whatever your view, take a minute to read this speech by Palestine's Deputy Ambassador to the UN from June 30. digitallibrary.un.org/record/40861...

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Bye bye Berlin. It’s been a great few days. Grateful for chance encounters and discussions at the conference, good food, and strolls through the city.

Leaving Berlin inspired and exhausted after the @esil-sedi.bsky.social conference. Highlights included superb workshops, hearing Francesca Albanese speak, presenting to a great audience, sharing meals and stories, and conference swim breaks.

and I underscored the importance of solidarity & collective action in order to protect our academic spaces and communities. I also had the chance to further discuss the arguments of my article Silencing Palestinian voices: On freedom of expression and Gaza (journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...) 4/

This was an amazing panel full of insights and integrity. Thanks so much to both of you.

I am also delighted to have had the opportunity to discuss, together with @jannisgrimm.bsky.social the pressing issue of academic freedom and the discourse on international law, where I also shared insights on the silencing attempts we have endured in the lead up to our workshop 3/

I am grateful to them for their contribution and engagement, as well as our panelists for their thought-provoking presentations, and our audience for the captivating debates. I am also grateful to the local organisers, and the ESIL Board, for the support in making this event happen. 2/

And it’s a wrap on #ESIL2025 ! This year, with my colleagues of the ESIL IG on Int’l Law and Technology, we have had the privilege of welcoming Francesca Albanese, UN SR on the oPt, and Eyal Weizman, Founder and Director of Forensic Architecture, as keynote speakers for our annual workshop. 1/

Israeli military commanders openly speak of not being constrained by legal advice That the role of legal advisers is to defend Israel's actions in Gaza to the outside world using international law They are "rubber stamps", as @michaelsfard.bsky.social put it www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

On Saturday I'm part of an ESIL Special Panel on Academic Freedom and the Discourse on International Law. What the Berlin mayor is foing here is a direct infringement of academic freedom! I expect of @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social to forcefully reject all calls to cancel the UN Special Rapporteur!

The University of California, Berkeley has given the Trump administration the names of 160 faculty members and students as part of an investigation into “alleged antisemitic incidents”, a move a targeted scholar likened to a “practice from the McCarthy era”. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

As someone who is used to speaking on the “miscellaneous international issues” panel at conferences, it was an honour to share my research with a large and attentive audience of specialists at the @esil-sedi.bsky.social Annual Conference in Berlin. I’m still thinking about the questions and comments

A must-read piece by @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social voelkerrechtsblog.org/defining-awa... “As academic and other institutions in the Global North closed ranks in support of a nuclear state unleashing unspeakable violence against an intentionally starved population, /1

Day 2 of the ESIL conference @esil-sedi.bsky.social begins with a fantastic panel on reconstructing justice. www.esil2025.de

Thrilled to be at the ESIL conference. Just finished my panel and now listening to a packed forum on “Institutional Reconstructions: Which Role for the United Nations?” with Prof Brunk, Prof Klabbers and Assoc Prof Sinclair, moderated by Prof Chinkin.

Four EU countries have now banned the import of goods from unlawful Israeli settlements. Totally undermining the claim made for years by Ireland that EU law was on obstacle to passing the Occupied Territories Bill. Complying with the ICJ advisory opinion requires it. And considerably more.

Day one of the ESIL Annual Conference 2025 has come to a close — a full day of rich discussions, new connections, and inspiring ideas. From panels to special events, the energy in Berlin is unmistakable. Looking forward to what tomorrow brings. #ESIL2025 #InternationalLaw #ESILCommunity #ESILAC25

Aw man I wish academics had headlines like this. “Stephen Aguilar (existential dread) is not expected to write today, per @mpolikoff.bsky.social”

@ajil.bsky.social has a brand new issue on Reparations in International Law - take a look and discuss with your #ESIL2025 colleagues! 🌐 cup.org/46hRHXq #InternationalLaw

The pre-conference workshops were energizing; let’s see what the main @esil-sedi.bsky.social conference will bring. @cailesil.bsky.social

Conference break. #KrummeLanke @esil-sedi.bsky.social @cailesil.bsky.social

ESIL Annual Conference 2025 “Reconstructing International Law.” kicks off at Freie Universität Berlin! 📅 Dates: 11–13 Sept 2025 🔗 Conference website www.esil2025.de 📘 Programme lnkd.in/djsDam_H #ESIL2025 #InternationalLaw #ESILCommunity #ESILAnnualConference2025 #ESIL_IGs

11/09/1973, a day that will live in infamy.

Heute hatte ich Gelegenheit auf einen Text von vier russischen Historikern (based in USA) zu antworten, der letzte Woche in der FAZ erschienen ist. Der Text der vier war eine zutiefst persönliche Attacke auf mich, weil ich es gewagt hatte, Teile (!) der Imperiumsforschung zu 🇷🇺 zu kritisieren. 1/8

The @cailesil.bsky.social workshop is starting. Looking forward to discussions about international law, the genocide in Gaza, and responsibility. Thanks to @jemtseva.bsky.social @tim-lindgren.bsky.social @kanadbagchi.bsky.social for organizing & facilitating!

The @esil-sedi.bsky.social workshop panels featuring a keynote by Francesca Albanese and Eyal Weizman were a brilliant start to the event. We need to talk about how to talk about the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

Tomorrow I will have the great privilege of moderating the 2nd panel of our IG workshop on “Forensic and Counter-Forensic Approaches to Reconstructing International Law: A Cartography and Anatomy of Genocide”.

www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/der-... „Das Problem ist männliche Gewalt“ - das ist mein take. Neben mir formulieren auch Anna Katharina Mangold & Heinz Jürgen Voß ihre Perspektiven

Paddling along a busy river, we came across a creek we did not know. Followed it. Magical paddling experience.

Thank you for the hard work to enable much needed listening and conversations. I am very much looking forward to attending this (and other) sessions.

The ESIL IG on IL & Tech has done an amazing job in putting together such a fascinating program. And more importantly, the conveners succeeded in inviting Francesca Albanese and Eyal Weizman to speak at FU Berlin - a courageous move that makes our participation at ESIL possible. Thank you!

Back from a weekend of kayak camping at two Rideau Canal lock stations. Sunrise at Newboro Lock, sunset and storm at Davis Lock.

"He walked 8 km to get there. No shoes. Probably hadn't eaten in days... he set down his bags and he put his hands on my face and he kissed me... he left and the IDF opened up with machine gun fire... There were dead Palestinians. He was one of them." A five-year-old child.

It is not possible to find the words for this.

‘We urge all states to fulfill their responsibilities under international law: demand & enforce a permanent ceasefire, an arms embargo, the immediate withdrawal of Israeli troops, unimpeded distribution of humanitarian aid, equality & self-determination for all Palestinians. End the genocide now.’

Very grateful to see brilliant scholars whose work I read and re-read coming together at this horrific time.

Genocide scholars raise alarm about the genocide in Gaza. We don’t preserve the memory of past genocide victims by ignoring this genocide.

Genocidal liars. No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/w...

Intentional starvation of civilians as a method of war is always a war crime. Non-reciprocity of international humanitarian law means that no amount of alleged aid diversion by Hamas could ever justify this. Horrifying but necessary reading, see also: www.btselem.org/sites/defaul... (1+ year ago)

@jtheilen.bsky.social und ich haben für @verfassungsblog.de das Ramstein-Urteil analysiert. Trotz der sehr hohen Hürden, die das Gericht für staatliche Schutzpflichten aufstellt, wird klar: Bei Waffenlieferungen an Israel muss eine solche Pflicht greifen.

Das BVerfG hat eine Verantwortlichkeit Deutschlands für die Drohneneinsätze von der US-Air-Base Ramstein verneint. SUÉ GONZÁLEZ HAUCK und JENS THEILEN sagen: Trotz Lücken in der Maßstabsbildung ist das Urteil auch für die umstrittenen Waffenlieferungen an Israel von hoher Bedeutung.

New co-authored chapter alert! What if we think of institutional ignorance as a practice and achievement rather than a failure? Using the case of the US military's responses to civilian casualty allegations as an example, we develop suggestions for researching organized ignorance. 1/

Back to work after a nice vacation week spent kayaking and looking at the lake.