Expressen rapporterar att "Kungen och drottningen till Polen på stadsbesök". Undra om de kommer få träffa Polens "stadsminister" eller landets president? Det senare kanske förutsätter ett "statsbesök"... www.expressen.se/nyheter/expr...

Pension fund Alecta explains its exit from the U.S. bond market with "increased risk.and unpredictability in U.S. policy".

Min bok "Folkmord" finns nu tillgänglig som talbok (ej att förväxla med ljudbok). Talböcker är tillgängliga endast för personer med syn- eller läsnedsättning av olika slag. www.legimus.se/bok?librisId...

Farage claims Greenland would be better under US control, so much for all that talk about the importance of national sovereignty and self-determination www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Sweden's PM Ulf Kristersson on Trump's proposal for a "Board of peace": "as the text is now Sweden wiill not sign" www.dn.se/direkt/2026-...

IS-fångar på rymmen efter syrisk offensiv mot kurder https://www.svt.se/nyheter/utrikes/is-fangar-pa-rymmen-efter-syrisk-offensiv-mot-kurder

Varför har journalister och akademiker (som ej är jurister) slutat säga "folkrätt" och istället säger "internationell rätt". Vet de vad internationell rätt är för något? Ja, begreppet finns på svenska men är ej synonymt med "folkrätt". SO-rummet har dock ordning: www.so-rummet.se/fakta-artikl...

The first test is even a US constitutional one. The text of the document claims its setting up an international organization - can this be done under an executive only agreement or does Trump need the advice and consent of the Senate?

Trump’s board of peace is an imperial court completely unlike what was proposed

Sweden's minister of foreign affairs, Maria Malmer Stenergard, delivers adequate answer on Trump's latest attempt: "There is no need for a new UN". www.dn.se/direkt/2026-...

Utrikesminister Maria Malmer Stenergard ger rätt besked angående Trumps förslag till ny klubb: "Behöver inte nytt FN" www.dn.se/direkt/2026-...

This reads more like a country club charter (with an owner who’s not willing to hand over any control) than any kind of serious founding document for an international body.

Below is the text of Trump's semi-international club intended to replace the UN. www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...

A source confirms to me that this disturbing letter from Trump to the Norwegian PM is real.

Bland en del liberala röster - som jag annars tycker är rimliga - har det genom åren rests röster om ett "demokratiernas förbund" som ska ersätta FN. Undra om de nu får vad de önskat? Som de säger på engelska: "Be careful what you wish for".

Tariffs would undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral. Europe will remain united, coordinated, and committed to upholding its sovereignty.

This constant threat of tariffs is getting ridiculous. Now Europe really needs to stand up and not let itself be bullied. There are anti coercion instruments, counter tariffs and other tools to be used if necessary. Solidarity 🇬🇱

International law needs to be enforced, otherwise it will cease to exist. The EU must reciprocate with tariffs on the U.S. www.bbc.com/news/live/c1...

Welcome to SCILJ seminar with Professor @kevinjonheller.bsky.social on "The Role of a Special Adviser to the Prosecutor at the Embattled ICC". Date & venue: 11 February 2026, The Faculty Room, floor 8 at the Law Faculty, Stockholm University. www.su.se/english/divi...

Reminder: aggression does not to be preceded by a cross-border use of military force. This is the lesson from countries which has had foreign military bases: Panama 1989, Ukraine (Crimea) 2014, and maybe Denmark (Greenland)? See below, article 3(e) in UNGA Resolution 3314(XXIX).

Why does it matter that Nicolás #Maduro told a US judge he’s still president of #Venezuela? International law prohibits prosecution of a sitting head of state in another country’s courts. @keitnerlaw.com explains head of state immunity and the Maduro case: www.justsecurity.org/128073/head-...

TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force? MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO T: So force is on the table? M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland

For the past two years, I have enlisted colleagues in U.S. academia to write a book on Litigating International Crimes and Human Rights Violations in U.S. Courts. Today, I did my second review of the chapter on “Jurisdiction and Immunities,” drafted by David Stewart, Georgetown Law. Timely stuff.

Maduro’s case will revive a legal debate over immunity for foreign leaders tested in Noriega trial

That means Maduro & Venezuela can invoke that Maduro has personal immunity against arrest, criminal investigation & prosecution. If US judges don't recognize such immunity (or that Maduro is the president of Venezuela) it opens up for other states to act similarly, potentially against US interests.

The US on protection of heads of state: “in addition to immunity from criminal jurisdiction, heads of state, heads of government, and foreign ministers ... also benefit from personal inviolability, a protection that informs their treatment in the criminal context.” legal.un.org/ilc/sessions...

During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.

Jag får flera frågor angående USAs Venezuela-intervention från de som anser att MR och demokrati ska gå före suveränitet. Jag hade sådan uppfattning fram till 2003. Se två nedanstående inlägg där mitt skifte framgår, först från februari 2003. klamberg.blogspot.com/2003/02/tidn...

Medverkar i SVT2 kl. 15.05 med anledning av USA:s attacker i Venezuela.

Har medverkat i SR P1 Ekot om USAs attack mot Caracas och bortförande av Maduro www.sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/2706...

Nu är det på med Ekot som gäller. bsky.app/profile/klam...

Medverkar i SR P1 Ekot kl 11.35 om USA-Venezuela konflikten och frihetsberövandet av Maduro.

Unexpected turn of events? Will Trump resurrect the doctrine of Responsibility to Protect (the version where Security Council authorization is unnecessary)? www.cnbc.com/2026/01/02/t...

Not merely symbolic, the EU roaming area is one of the most concrete and positive aspects of European integration.

Ukraine and Moldova join EU roaming area: a symbolic leap toward integration

M. Gessen in NYT: "Can a Corporation Be Complicit in War Crimes? Sweden Is Trying to Find Out." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/o...

Summarizing 2025 when it comes to my published work: - journal article on "Debating threats in the UNSC", peer review - 7th edition of the textbook "Sverige och folkrätten" - one book chapter on Sweden and universal jurisdiction - one monograph on "Folkmord" (Genocide)

Har medverkat i podden En Svensk Tiger om "Nürnberg, folkmord och brott mot mänskligheten", samtal med undertecknad, Henrik Arnstad och Ola Larsmo. ensvensktiger.org/2025/12/21/n...

The #ICJ will hear the case accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against the Rohingya from January 12-29, the first time the ICJ considers a genocide in a decade & one that will set precedents for South Africa’s case against Israel over the war in Gaza: www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

Watch video recording with Professor Dapo Akande on “The International Court of Justice and the Protection of Human Rights”, the Seventh Hilding Eek Memorial Lecture, hosted by the Stockholm Centre for International Law and Justice. www.su.se/english/divi...

Welcome to SCILJ seminar on "The New National Security Strategy of the United States: Implications for International Law, Order, and Global Governance" with prof Alberto R. Coll. Time & venue: 13 Jan 2026; Faculty Room, Floor 8, Building C, Frescati, Stockholm University. www.su.se/english/divi...

Marteus borde besöka Norra Fäladen i Lund (där jag växte upp mina första år). Länge dominerat av hyreslägenheter & boende med invandrarbakgrund. På 1990-talet rejäl utbyggnad mot Annehem med bostadsrätter och villor. Nu väldigt attraktivt område. www.expressen.se/ledare/ann-c...

Damn! Now I have to change my PowerPoint slide on IHL regulation on prohibited means/ weapons.

Sveriges statsminister varnar för valsabotage, på medieplattformen X...

⚡️The Moscow City "Court" convicted the ICC Prosecutor & 8 sitting/former judges of "unlawful prosecution" of Russian citizens (because one of them got so upset). ICC officials were sentenced in absentia (keep it that way!) to jail terms of 3.5-15 years. Karim Khan received 15.

The news site Defense One has obtained classified version of the new US National Security Strategy. Austria, Hungary, Italy, and Poland are listed as countries the U.S. should “work more with…with the goal of pulling them away from the [European Union]. www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...

Välkommen @bmswahn.bsky.social till Bluesky!

Har medverkat i SVT Aktuellt om Lundin Oil-rättegången, från 24m25s i detta klipp. www.svtplay.se/video/KN3DwR...

Syria Justice and Accountability Center (SJAC) is hiring a Trial Monitoring Supervisor to work in Stockholm, Sweden. It concerns the Universal Jurisdiction trial against M. S. before the Solna District Court. syriaaccountability.org/trial-monito...