Mark Lattimer
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Exec Director, Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights War, justice,
#civilianrights
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The number of civilians directly killed in this war already stands at over 1,500 but the full toll of civilian harm is far greater and deeper.
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Justice after two decades
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/u...
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$42 Million Verdict for Iraqi Victims of U.S. Abuse Is Upheld on Appeal
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/us/politics/iraqi-lawsuit-torture-verdict-upheld.html?unlocked_article_code=1.SlA.-65V.3LJXWPjON_jS&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Not good
cpj.org/2026/03/germ...
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German, Turkish journalists missing in Syria - Committee to Protect Journalists
Sulaymaniyah, March 11, 2026 ā The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Syrian authorities to clarify the fate and whereabouts of German journalist Eva Maria Michelmann and Kurdish-Turkish journa...
https://cpj.org/2026/03/german-turkish-journalists-missing-in-syria/
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NEW: Arrest in London of former Syrian Air Force intelligence officer. For years the Syria work of the War Crimes Unit at Counter Terrorism Command (Met Police) has focused on 'structural investigations', but this apparently follows tip off by Syrians in London.
#UJ
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Man in UK charged with crimes against humanity in Syria
The 58-year-old man has been charged in relation to his time working in the Syrian Air Force Intelligence.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpqw32wp9d8o
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When I was crossing the Bekaa valley last month, a shopkeeper proudly told me that āhalf the restaurants in New York serve wine from the Bekaaā (he wouldnāt be far wrong).
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General Sir Richard Shirreff: "if Britain is involved, our hand is in the mangle... we should not in any way, shape or form be involved with the Americans closely because they are being led by a couple of gung ho nutters without a proper strategy..." After that, he let's rip.
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British PM Starmer says that U.K. bases will only be used for ādefensiveā operations and not āoffensiveā ops. But how can that be so when they are being used by the aggressor? Great discussion here with Milanovic,
@adhaque.bsky.social
@janinadill.bsky.social
www.middleeasteye.net/explainers/u...
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Is the UK's intervention in Iran war legal?
Starmer said Britain would intercept Iranian missiles and allow US to use its bases in defensive action. Does that make the UK complicit in an illegal war?
https://www.middleeasteye.net/explainers/uk-intervention-iran-war-legal-international-law
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āThe United States, Israel, and Iran, have each violated international law. The United Kingdom appears poised to join them.ā
www.justsecurity.org/132894/us-is...
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U.S. and Israel Aggression, Iran Misdirected Self-Defense, and Gulf State Self-Defense
U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran violate the UN Charter; Iranās response breaches proportionality. Haque examines options for third-party states.
https://www.justsecurity.org/132894/us-israel-iran-war-legal-options/
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Great thread on the wonderful Yanar Mohammed ā¬ļø
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Devastated to learn that the great Yanar Mohammed, founder of the Organization for Women's Freedom in Iraq, was assassinated today by 'unknown' gunmen in Baghdad. Here in her own words:
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Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights
16 days ago
The only certainty in the war between US/Israel and Iran is mass civilian harm
www.ceasefire.org/mass-civilia...
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Mass civilian harm the only certainty in war between US/Israel and Iran
The only certainty in the rapidly escalating conflict between the United States/ Israel and Iran is civilian harm on a mass scale, said Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights in a statement.With the sco...
https://www.ceasefire.org/mass-civilian-harm-the-only-certainty-in-war-between-us-israel-and-iran/
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U.K., France, Germany statement just out. The āwe are not joining these strikesā line is crumbling fastā¦
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Reassuring
www.newscientist.com/article/2516...
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AIs canāt stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations
Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2516885-ais-cant-stop-recommending-nuclear-strikes-in-war-game-simulations/
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inside the ātriple black boxā
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Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights
23 days ago
As Russiaās full-scale war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, the immense civilian toll continues to grow. Writing for our blog, Ukrainian artist and activist Anna Moskalets shares how these four years have altered her life, her art, and her understanding of resistance.
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War must not become the new normal: Art, solidarity and resistance four years after Russiaās invasion of Ukraine
Today marks four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, escalating an armed aggression ongoing since 2014. On this grim anniversary, Ukrainian artist and activist Anna Moskale...
https://www.ceasefire.org/war-must-not-become-the-new-normal-art-solidarity-and-resistance-four-years-after-russias-invasion-of-ukraine/
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"The body of evidence we collected ... leaves only one reasonable inference," said UN expert Mona Rishmawi. "The RSF acted with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, the Zaghawa and Fur communities in El-Fasher. These are the hallmarks of genocide."
reliefweb.int/node/4199260
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Sudan: Hallmarks of Genocide in El-Fasher Report of the independent international fact-finding mission for the Sudan - Advance Unedited Version (A/HRC/61/77) - Sudan
UN Document in English on Sudan about Protection and Human Rights; published on 17 Feb 2026 by UN HRC
https://reliefweb.int/node/4199260
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Bound to be good!
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about 1 month ago
Assassinating Justice in Libya My latest piece for
@ceasefirecentre.bsky.social
Read it here šš½
www.ceasefire.org/assassinatin...
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Assassinating justice in Libya
On 3 February, Libyan presidential candidate Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was shot dead by a team of four masked gunmen in Zintan. His killing cannot be read as an isolated security incident, nor as merely a...
https://www.ceasefire.org/assassinating-justice-in-libya/
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Mae Thompson
about 2 months ago
I sat in on the Defence Committee last week as former ministers were questioned about the MoD's Afghan data breach. In my latest blog post for
@ceasefirecentre.bsky.social
, I consider what the data breach and superinjunction reveal about the culture inside the MoD and what needs to change.
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What the Afghan data breach and superinjunction reveal about the MoDās culture of impunity
In Portcullis House on Tuesday, former Secretary of State for Defence Rt Hon Sir Ben Wallace told the Defence Committee that āthere is always a danger with that organisation that they confuse elitism ...
https://www.ceasefire.org/what-the-afghan-data-breach-and-superinjunction-reveal-about-the-mods-culture-of-impunity/
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Large pro-Kurdish demo outside U.K. Parliament just now. Thereās a lot of concern that what happened in Suwayda is now unfolding in NE Syria.
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Indeed
www.state.gov/u-s-support-...
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āContrary to the interests of the USā: - Global Counterterrorism Forum - International Law Commission - Office of UN SRSG on violence against children -Peacebuilding Commission ā¦.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/01/withdrawing-the-united-states-from-international-organizations-conventions-and-treaties-that-are-contrary-to-the-interests-of-the-united-states/
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Natasha Walter
3 months ago
Historic verdict: Roger Lumbala is found guilty of crimes against humanity in DR Congo.. Congratulations to all who made this happen - particularly to
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Good that the PM has intervened, but he is only repeating a threat that was first made by the UK gov 6 months ago. Now is the time for action.
#reparations
#Ukraine
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Starmer tells Abramovich to 'pay up now' or face court
The Prime Minister said Roman Abramovich should make good on his pledge that money from the sale of Chelsea FC would go to benefit Ukrainians
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2e64lr3zeo
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Minority Rights Group
3 months ago
BREAKING š£ Congolese warlord Roger Lumbala was convicted today for complicity in crimes against humanity committed during the Second
#Congo
War. Minority Rights Group welcomes this decision to convict as a historic turning point for the
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Bambuti.
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BREAKING: Roger Lumbala found guilty of complicity in crimes against humanity and sentenced to 30 years for operation Effacer le tableau in eastern Congo, just now at Cour dāAssises in Paris.
@minorityrights.bsky.social
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Here with UN SR Francesca Albanese at
@odi.global
āAbsolutely Israel should pay reparations for the occupation ā and those other countries who are complicit by sending arms.ā
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This is the letter received by an Iraqi family in Basra after their father was arrested. āBritish Forces have treated him in a good way according to the British Rulesā, writes the commanding officer reassuringly. In fact, as the officer knew very well, their father was already dead. SHORT š§µ
3 months ago
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Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights
4 months ago
Afghan Inquiry publishes redacted evidence from closed hearings in 2024 involving former Special Forces members, after refusing the MoDās request to delay release. Newly published docs reveal the Inquiry was told UKSF leadership suppressed evidence of possible war crimes.
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Special Forces heads suppressed SAS war crime evidence, inquiry hears
An officer tells the Independent Inquiry relating to Afghanistan UK Special Forces leadership was
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgk1l4lrrdo?at_link_id=567693EC-CE56-11F0-AD65-E9C14953C111&at_format=link&utm_social_handle_id=612473&utm_social_post_id=611609049&at_ptr_name=twitter&at_link_origin=BBCNews&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_link_type=web_link&xtor=AL-71-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bbbc.news.twitter%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D&at_campaign_type=owned&at_medium=social
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OUT NOW: Our new report finds UK defence is ill-prepared to protect civilians from harm from UK military operations. Full report:
www.ceasefire.org/uk-defence-i...
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Happening In Belfast tomorrow ā¬ļø Please repost for colleagues in Northern Ireland!
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"Ukraine reserved the right to decide how to allocate resources, Ms Mudra said, adding that some would have to go towards other sectors like reconstruction and victim compensation." At least some of the "reparations loan" should be spent on
#reparations
for victims.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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EU set to endorse deal to turn frozen Russian assets into support for Ukraine
The contentious proposal would see Kyiv receive ā¬140bn (Ā£121bn) worth of frozen Russian state assets currently held in Belgium.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwykd4l3dy1o
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Crushing opinion on Israelās obligations just dropped from Intl Court of Justice. In findings that rely heavily on IHL, ICJ says that Israelās duty under GCIV Art59 to facilitate relief schemes if the local population is inadequately supplied is *unconditional*, incl. relief provided by UNRWA. 1/3
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My latest on military necessity and humanity in the law of war, for
@articlesofwar.bsky.social
. Check out the whole series, in honour of FranƧoise Hampson.
lieber.westpoint.edu/calibrating-...
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In Honor of FranƧoise Hampson - Calibrating the Balance Between Military Necessity and Humanity in LOAC Practice - Lieber Institute West Point
The relationship between humanity and military necessity in LOAC is often conceived and argued as a zero-sum game.
https://lieber.westpoint.edu/calibrating-balance-between-military-necessity-humanity-loac-practice/
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Over 5,000 Ukrainians have been released from Russian prisons, many in appalling condition. They need immediate support. Don't let Merz spend the reparations loan all on weapons. š½
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The British Army did this when it sent 1 Para into Derry to police a civil rights March in 1972. Twenty-six civilians were shot and itās still causing headlines over half a century later.
#BloodySunday
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6 months ago
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You may or may not agree with Merz that āthese additional funds are solely used to finance Ukraineās military equipmentā but to argue that they should be repaid from funds Russia pays to compensate Ukraine for war damage is disingenuous & weakens the case for
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www.ft.com/content/3aac...
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A new financial impetus for peace in Ukraine
We need the mobilisation of resources on a scale that will secure Kyivās military resilience
https://www.ft.com/content/3aacc930-9f5e-4558-90f1-62bf47a31cd5
6 months ago
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If youāre at the UN Human Rights Council this Friday, join us to discuss human rights and justice in
#Syria
#HRC60
With thanks to Syrians for Truth and Justice, IMPAC, Cairo Institute et al.
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James Patrick Sexton
6 months ago
Many thanks to
@justsecurity.org
for publishing my short article, "Sanctions against Israel: An International Law Perspective". Access it below ⤵ļø
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Ahead of the Trump-Zelensky meeting, re-upping our recent piece on why
#reparations
for Ukraine may be winnable in a Ukraine-Russia Deal
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/repa...
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Reparations May Be Within Reach in a Ukraine-Russia Deal
Historical precedent and financial leverage indicate a negotiated route to delivering reparations for civilian harm in Ukraine is possible.
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/reparations-may-be-within-reach-in-a-ukraine-russia-deal
7 months ago
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Tyler McBrien
7 months ago
A huge thanks to Mark Lattimer (
@mglattimer.bsky.social
), Chantal Meloni (
@chamelons.bsky.social
), Brian Finucane (
@bcfinucane.bsky.social
), and Jake Romm (
@jakeromm.bsky.social
) for speaking with me for the piece, which you can read here:
theintercept.com/2025/08/06/i...
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An Unexpected Path to Hold War Criminals Accountable
Itās at the national courts, not the ICC or ICJ, where Palestinians have the best chance to see justice.
https://theintercept.com/2025/08/06/israel-palestine-war-crimes-icc-icj/
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Significant š½ If it is Israel's position that there may be starvation in Gaza but that Gazans are not being starved *intentionally*, this mirrors Israel's position with regard to civilian deaths from kinetic attacks. I wrote on the int law implications of this here:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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āā¦many experts in IHL argue that a fixation on a genocide verdict could be a dangerous distraction, delaying decisive action by the international community as it waits for an ICJ verdict while demonstrable crimes against humanity are allowed to continue.ā
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/jul...
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āReally cautiousā: why the ICJ is delaying a Gaza genocide verdict
While civilians starve and global opinion hardens, judgment from international court may not come until 2027 ā or later
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/jul/27/why-the-icj-is-delaying-a-gaza-genocide-verdict?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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The French ruling upholding head of state immunity is disappointing but hardly a surprise after the ICJ's ruling in the Arrest Warrant case. But that immunity doesn't cover Assad now that he is no longer head of state -- including for crimes committed while in office.
apnews.com/article/fran...
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Franceās highest court upholds some of Bashar Assadās legal protections, but permits future warrants
Franceās highest court has upheld some of Bashar Assadās immunity as a former head of state. But it allowed for potential future war crime warrants against him.
https://apnews.com/article/france-syria-bashar-assad-court-war-crimes-1363d17e1aa4578bba06a4591aca377c
8 months ago
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Luke Moffett
8 months ago
PhD funded studentship application deadline next week: Three year funded PhD studentship on
#AI
in war and a focus on civilian harm with 6 months working with Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights. Check out the details here:
www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Scho...
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QUB / Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights | School of Law | Queen's University Belfast
The School of Law is delighted to announce a PhD studentship, funded as a Collaborative Studentship by the Department for the Economy (DfE) and Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights.
https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofLaw/news/studentship-algorithmic-warfare.html
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On another unspeakably grim day for Palestinians in Gaza, I talked to
@aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social
about starvation as a war crime.
mediaview.aljazeera.com/video/qDghRd...
8 months ago
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Lawfare
8 months ago
As the U.S. administration pushes for a third round of Ukraine-Russia peace talks, Michael Raff and
@mglattimer.bsky.social
argue that historical precedent and financial leverage offer hope that reparations for conflict-related harm may be attainable in a future deal.
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Reparations May Be Within Reach in a Ukraine-Russia Deal
Historical precedent and financial leverage indicate a negotiated route to delivering reparations for civilian harm in Ukraine is possible.
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/reparations-may-be-within-reach-in-a-ukraine-russia-deal
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Why do we know that negotiations could deliver
#reparations
for
#Ukraine
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@lawfaremedia.org
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/repa...
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Reparations May Be Within Reach in a Ukraine-Russia Deal
Historical precedent and financial leverage indicate a negotiated route to delivering reparations for civilian harm in Ukraine is possible.
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/reparations-may-be-within-reach-in-a-ukraine-russia-deal
8 months ago
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āThe UK must approach Ukraine reparations not as a distant post-conflict project, but as a current and urgent imperative.ā
@maethompson.bsky.social
at packed
@ceasefirecentre.bsky.social
event in Parliament last night. Thx to
@alexsobel.co.uk
for his leadership on Ukraine
#reparations
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"...some of the legal arguments being used to justify Israelās action against Iran are exactly the same as those used by Russia to justify invading Ukraine." "The core legal argument is the same."
www.ejiltalk.org/the-illegal-...
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The Illegal Israeli-American Use of Force Against Iran: A Follow-Up
Yesterday, the United States joined Israel in its use of force against Iran by conducting a precision bombing operation targeting Iranian nuclear sites. Like Israelās use of force before it, this use ...
https://www.ejiltalk.org/the-illegal-israeli-american-use-of-force-against-iran-a-follow-up/
9 months ago
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