Excellent post debunking the myth that landmines are useful for self-defence purposes: 'Are landmines legitimate self-defence? The folly of leaving the Ottawa Convention' (via @ecprtheloop.bsky.social) theloop.ecpr.eu/are-landmine...

Excellent post by @mikeschmitt.bsky.social on 'Striking Drug Cartels Under the Jus ad Bellum and Law of Armed Conflict' via @justsecurity.org www.justsecurity.org/120235/drug-...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have withdrawn from the International Criminal Court. The past and present show that only states who fear accountability for atrocity crimes attack or leave the #ICC. guardian.ng/news/burkina...

The High Seas Treaty, which protects marine biodiversity, received its 60th ratification from Morocco and so will enter into force in January 2026. news.un.org/en/story/202...; highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratif...

A positive and bold perspective by Eric Tistounet on the effects of recent crises on international law and human rights law: 'Is International Law and Human Rights Multilateralism in Crisis?' www.linkedin.com/pulse/intern...

Interesting though slightly on the controversial side opinion of Kenneth Roth as he interprets the Croatia v. Serbia case as allowing the "war crime of forced displacement [to] be a defence to a charge of genocide". www.swissinfo.ch/eng/human-ri...

Quoted in this WP story on attacking drug cartels. For a fuller discussion of my views on some of the legal issues, see my @justsecurity.org piece last week. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

The constant confusion between the European Union and the Council of Europe is depressing! www.lawteacher.net/oscola-refer...

1/3 | The @ayicl.bsky.social is honoured to invite its membership and the community of students, scholars, and practitioners of international law to its upcoming event series: Prosecuting Heads of State for International Crimes.

Excellent post on "‘Constant care’ must be taken to address bias in military AI" that is based on a @sipri.org report. blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...

Fascinating article highlighting the significance of cognitive adaptation in achieving victory in warfare. warontherocks.com/2025/09/the-...

Academic authors, here's a peek into the black box of journal publishing from an journal editor if you can bear it:

This is such a timely report by @basakcali.bsky.social @victoriaadamant.bsky.social and @alicedonald.bsky.social. It analyses almost 400 news pieces on immigration published in UK media, and reveals frequent misreporting of tribunal cases, and mischaracterisations of the role played by the ECHR

Explaining in simple terms the definition and threshold of an armed attack, including the accumulation theory, to trigger a response in self-defence that could trigger Article 5 of NATO agreement. inews.co.uk/news/world/p...

Having interviewed Ukrainians in frontline areas who have had their legs blown off in anti-personnel landmine attacks, this development is so heartbreaking

Pope Francis's final wish was to transform his popemobile into a mobile health clinic for the children of Gaza. Caritas Jerusalem is now making it happen. 🕊️ Well after his death, he continues to bless us with his beautiful heart. Rest in peace, gentle soul. www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

GAZA: "The UN Secretary-General and the Emergency Relief Coordinator have made clear that we will not participate in any scheme that does not adhere to the global humanitarian principles of humanity, impartiality, independence and neutrality...." 2/ www.ochaopt.org/content/stat...

Prof. Tine Destrooper (Ghent Uni) is recruiting three PhD researchers: Three Funded PhD Positions in the Field of #TransitionalJustice “Innovation and documentation. Reconstructing the paradigm of transitional justice from the ground up”. justicevisions.org/vacancy-thre... @atlaswomen.bsky.social

youtu.be/pvT3aQjLxdE Here's a 🎶 twist on Coldplay's thumping #VivaLaVida we're calling "Puppets on a Kremlin String?" It reflects on the grotesque media spectacle hosted by #Trump & #Vance yesterday at the White House. In solidarity with Zelensky & Ukraine. #SlavaUkraini #Dontabandonthem

Interesting to see that many international organisations are allowed to make third party representation before the ICJ: African Union, OIC and Arab League www.jns.org/icj-grants-a... www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250204-icj... www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...

Speechless but not surprised. When dictators vote in unison: "US votes against UN resolution demanding Russia withdraw its forces from Ukraine". apnews.com/article/un-r...

The impact of the war in Ukraine on the environment: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

A true pleasure teaching a capita selecta course on child soldiers and international law to outstanding LLM students at the Swedish Defence University @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social

aje.io/80lhbf The promises of “never again” made after WWII appears to be forgotten, as war continue to plague humanity in Sudan, Gaza, Ukraine, Yemen, Lebanon and elsewhere, RWI has embarked on a groundbreaking initiative that promises to revolutionise the way we monitor IHL. aje.io/80lhbf

I have recently changed the platform I use to host my quizzes and would appreciate any feedback on usability before I create any more. The links are as follows: folukeafrica.com/african-geog...

Not too sure what to say without being rude. How come someone (in the armed forces) does not know what a white flag means?

#ICC publishes first 'draft policy on environmental crimes under the Rome Statute' www.icc-cpi.int/sites/defaul... while launching a second public consultation on that policy. www.icc-cpi.int/news/icc-off...

Insightful blog post about 'Toward a universal treaty on "Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters"' (via @ejiltalk.bsky.social) www.ejiltalk.org/toward-a-uni... Still plenty of gaps to fill and issues to address in the draft treaty.

At a job interview years ago I was asked whether I would consider moving my research away from sexual violence in armed conflict and look into other issues. I said that unfortunately such violence was pervasive. Here we go: 'Fighters Rape Women and Girls, Hold Sex Slaves' www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...

An excellent post on the decision of Ukraine to ratify the ICC Statute - stressing the push to do this to comply with European "expectations".

The new Special Tribunal for The #Gambia with jurisdiction over international crimes and crimes under the domestic law allegedly committed in 1994-2017 will be headquartered in The Gambia—but may also sit elsewhere. The Court will be hybrid in terms of the applicable law and its composition.

30 years later.... 'Serbia Convicts Bosnian Serb Reservist Policeman of Wartime Rape'. balkaninsight.com/2024/12/12/s...

Welcome @articlesofwar.bsky.social. A superb resource on the jus ad bellum, IHL/LOAC, and other issues at the intersection of international law and military operations by West Point’s Lieber Institute. Subscribe and consider contributing.

Discover the wonderful work of my colleague Emma Whewell (Bristol Law School, UWE) who has co-produced a new guide to Family Court Proceedings for domestic abuse victims. blogs.uwe.ac.uk/research-bus...

It's done! Resolution adopted by the #UN for a new crimes against humanity treaty, and a timeline in place. Time to get down to (more) work! #CaHTreatyNow

Another successful Editorial Committee meeting this week in Geneva, discussing draft commentaries on the Fourth Geneva Convention for the updated ICRC commentary. We expect online publication in 2025. Existing commentaries available here: ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treat... #IHL #IntLaw #ICRC

On 27 November 2pm UK time, Dr Nortje (University of the Western Cape) & I will present a paper on 'Coercive Environment as a Defence and/or Mitigating Factor for Crimes Under International Law: Sentencing Former Child Soldiers'. Registration at forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... #ICL #IHL

1/ Some thoughts on tomorrow's big CJEU hearing - the challenge by the EU Commission to Hungary's law on LGBT content. First of all, here's a link to the Commission's arguments - eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/L... (Hungary will be making counter-arguments, of course)

Indeed, excellent advice on how to put together an edited collection.

On 27 November 2pm UK time, Dr Nortje (University of the Western Cape) & I will present a paper on 'Coercive Environment as a Defence and/or Mitigating Factor for Crimes Under International Law: Sentencing Former Child Soldiers'. Registration at forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... #ICL #IHL

UNCITRAL Days in Africa webinar (organised by LAWSAN Bar Association & Law Faculty University of Uyo) will be held on Zoom on 18 November at 12 PM WAT. Registration shorturl.at/rpKZv. Session covers: overview of UNCITRAL, contracts for International Sale of Goods & ADR in international trade law.