"'We’re seeing a velocity of killing that can only be compared to the Rwandan genocide,' Yale lab executive director Nathaniel Raymond told CNN this week, saying sources had told his lab that thousands of people were dead." www.smh.com.au/world/africa...

Do we need a World Climate Court? Would such a court help enforce international climate obligations, or politicise them further? www.nomos-elibrary.de/de/document/... @zaoerv.bsky.social

Call for Papers Conflict – Peace – Democracy Blog! Titel: Si vis Pacem, Para Bellum: How Much Violence Does Peace Need? This blog series critically examines the role of violence for international peace and security Send your text to [email protected] not later than January 11, 2026.

Honoured that my "Absented at the Creation: Nuremberg Women & International Criminal Justice"(academic.oup.com/edited-volum...) is among works by 4 dozen contributors to this new collection

Celebrating today 75 years of the European Convention on Human Rights. Born of the ashes of WWII, the Convention affirms everyone‘s inalienable human #dignity & upholds everyone‘s #humanrights. Find out how the Convention defends your rights every day: www.coe.int/en/web/impac... #ECHR75

A. Wess Mitchell’s new book, “Great Power Diplomacy,” deftly explains how and why diplomacy has mattered over the last two millennia—and why it really matters today.

If Europe wants to maintain credibility when invoking international law in Ukraine, Gaza, or elsewhere, it cannot ignore the atrocities happening in Sudan, write @willbrownecfr.bsky.social @cinziabianco.bsky.social @ecfrafrica.bsky.social https://bit.ly/47DGv8r

Out Now! In recent weeks the US has struck boats of suspected drug traffickers in intl waters: Venezuela, Colombia & Mexico. @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social & @alonso-gd.bsky.social run us through the basics of what constitutes an international armed conflict www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

ICC replaces Microsoft software with German system OpenDesk, as a consequence of US sanctions: Handelsblatt www.handelsblatt.com/technik/it-i...

Gaza is the most flagrant example of trends that have been developing in the international system for over 20 years, argues Khaled Mansour, a former UN spokesperson who watched these developments from a front-row seat. buff.ly/w6fQHDn

‘De mens is niet gedoemd tot oorlogvoeren’

“The nuclear landscape is changing in ways that are bringing proliferation back to the fore,” write Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, @ernestmoniz.bsky.social, and Meghan O’Sullivan. How should the United States navigate this new era of nuclear risk?

Turbulent times are generating hard-headed politics in the EU and NATO. My column, The Telegram, reports on a strikingly serious and grimly realistic mood in Brussels, an international capital wrestling with an age of strongmen. economist.com/internationa... from The Economist

"Progress in international law often emerges not in spite of crisis, but because of it." William Aceves, Amity Boye, and @jesspeake.bsky.social ask: How can today's crises become opportunities for innovation? www.justsecurity.org/122915/crisi...

On the latest episode of After America, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Judge Navi Pillay joins Dr Shortis to discuss accountability in international law and the prerequisites for genuine peace. Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts 🎧 australiainstitute.org.au/post/no-peac...

Vor 75 Jahren traten die Genfer Konventionen als Lehre aus den Weltkriegen in Kraft. Ihr Versprechen, Zivilist*innen in Kriegen zu schützen, ist heute brüchig: Gaza, Ukraine und Sudan – weltweit nehmen bewaffnete Konflikte zu und Zivilist*innen werden immer öfter Zielscheibe militärischer Angriffe.

@mikebecker.bsky.social & I quoted in this Al Jazeera article on the #SouthAfrica v #Israel #ICJ case. #intLaw www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

Interesting observations on the views on war responsibility of the outgoing and incoming PMs. Japan’s wartime history causes contemporary problems economist.com/asia/2025/10...

Thomas Thiel über unsere Veranstaltung zu jüdischem Denken und Völkerrecht mit @omriboehm.bsky.social, @kemmereralex.bsky.social, @ronensteinke.bsky.social: „Selten wurde politische Aktualität so stimmig mit rechtshistorischen Perspektiven verbunden wie an diesem Abend.“ www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...

More than 130 states participated in consultations to strengthen international humanitarian law. First progress report of the Global IHL Initiative. reliefweb.int/report/world...

CAR: Urgent financial support needed to prevent catastrophic closure of Special Criminal Court www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Alex de Waal on last week's conviction in the ICC's Darfur investigation: "The Kushayb trial demonstrates that the ICC is scrupulous and just. The question is whether the governments that are members of the court, such as the UK and all European Union states, will rally to support it."

As today is Hans Kelsen's birthday, a reminder: "The elimination of war is our paramount problem. It is a problem of international policy, and the most important means of international policy is international law."

Tobias Asser, “for his role as (…) pioneer in the field of international legal relations”:

The first “real” peace settlement after the First World War. What we can learn from the Locarno Pact of 1925 today, 100 years later: unitednationslibrarygeneva.podbean.com/e/the-locarn...

There’s a lot going on at the ICJ including the return of ‘ghost’ cases. Juliette McIntyre explains what’s going on & looks ahead to the big genocide case coming up on #Myanmar - how will it affect the #Israel case that follows? Episode out now👇 www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

Ist das #Völkerrecht nicht schon länger – oder gar immer – eine Disziplin der Krise? In Folge 50 des #Völkerrechtspodcast sprechen dazu u.a. #MPIL @goldmatt.bsky.social, @kemmereralex.bsky.social & @danaschmalz.bsky.social und teilen ihre Perspektiven. 👉 open.spotify.com/episode/2jAS...

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor obtained warrants against Israeli leaders for war crimes. Are the allegations of sexual misconduct he faces related?

Kunnen de Verenigde Naties nog iets betekenen voor de vrede en de internationale rechtsorde?

Wordt Gaza het kerkhof van het internationaal recht, nu Israël zich amper voor zijn vernietigingscampagne hoeft te verantwoorden? Zo fatalistisch zijn zes experts die NRC raadpleegde niet. Maar: er wordt „op erg stevige wijze” aan de grondslagen van het recht gemorreld. buff.ly/jixFOvO

Dystopian International Law | by Marko Milanovic

Moet Nederland toetreden tot het verdrag tegen kernwapens? Zijn 5% van het bnp voor de NAVO te veel? Moeten autonome wapens verboden worden? @paxvoorvrede.nl stemwijzer voor vrede:

Aanklager van het Internationaal Strafhof beschuldigd van seksueel misbruik. Nieuw, uitgebreid onderzoek in @nrc.nl: www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

I spoke to The New Humanitarian about Gaza and the current moment in international law. www.thenewhumanitarian.org/interview/20...

I'm writing a new monthly column in @wpr.bsky.social. My first piece is on the flaws in international law on genocide and the gap in the Genocide Convention between genocidal intent and "military necessity," drawing on the indispensable work of @dirkmoses.bsky.social Gift link:

My piece in the Conversation looking at why the #ICJ & #ICC #Israel - #Palestine cases are taking so long. Spoiler alert: lots of evidence, state delays, & fugitives at large are contributing factors. #intLaw theconversation.com/why-are-the-...

I was lucky enough to sit down with Ardi Imseis and discuss the law, politics and history of the recent Western recognitions of the State of Palestine for Called to the Bar: soundcloud.com/calledtotheb...

Das #Völkerrecht hat klare Regeln für den Krieg. Was aber, wenn der vorbei ist? Wie ein "ius post bellum" aussehen könnte:

Zullen Israëliërs en Palestijnen ooit vrede met elkaar sluiten? Diplomaat en schrijver Benjamin Duerr weet veel over vredesprocessen, geschiedenis en hoe een duurzame vrede tot stand kan komen. dekanttekening.nl/wereld/wat-i...

'Echte onderhandelingen kunnen niet in de openbaarheid plaatsvinden', zegt diplomaat en schrijver @benjaminduerr.com. Wat Trump doet, is historisch ongebruikelijk. www.historischnieuwsblad.nl/een-goede-on...

Is the Prohibition on the Use of Force Collapsing? My latest @carnegieendowment.org, with Stewart Patrick: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

Vor 60 Jahren fielen die Urteile im Frankfurter #Auschwitz - Prozess. "Das kann man nie mehr wegwoschen", sagt Zeitzeuge Peter Kalb im Interview der @fr-zeitung.bsky.social : www.fr.de/politik/werd...

Must-read paper on the developments to date in the effort to establish a treaty on the prohibition, prevention, and punishment of crimes against humanity, by @leilasadat1.bsky.social, who has been central to that effort: papers.ssrn.com/sol3...

TAFERELEN #49 — What can images achieve for international law? On Thursday, 11 Sept, 18:00 at FOTODOK: Lawyer Liesbeth Zegveld & photographer Tobias Bijl discuss the role of images as evidence in war crimes + genocide trials, and how they shape public memory. www.fotodok.org/evenement/ta...

“The proliferation of cease-fires in the place of lasting settlements is a symptom of the pessimistic politics of our time.“ www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/m...

Legal Scholars and Practitioners: The Florida Journal of International Law (of which I am the faculty advisor) seeks submissions for its upcoming symposium on the law of defensive uses of force. Submissions are due by November 8. Please see below for more info and please share widely. Thank you!

The US has imposed sanctions against the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court and four of its judges. We wouldn't accept this against domestic judicial officers. Why do we accept it against those enforcing international criminal law? A plan of action: www.fordhamilj.org/volume-48-is...

Do rules still matter when great powers stop pretending? @annepetersmpil.bsky.social argues yes: even cynical legal talk restrains power. Hypocrisy can keep norms alive; silence kills them. Read via DER SPIEGEL (🔒📰) 👉 www.spiegel.de/spiegel/prin... #MPILHeidelberg #AnnePeters

My interview with @forbes.com on the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine to be established within the framework of the @coe.int Council of Europe has just been published... www.forbes.com/sites/kevinh...