This paper that the brilliant @mwewerinke.bsky.social and I coauthored for @iclq.bsky.social is probably my most significant piece of work on statehood and sea-level rise. Find it here, open access: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Coming out in Constitutional Studies early next year, @glexareen.bsky.social. I very much enjoyed reading and thinking about it.

Times of Israel: "Israel begins preemptive strike against Iran, defense minister says". It is illegal under international law even if one applies generous doctrine of "anticipatory self-defense". Such action only permitted against instant & overwhelming threat. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

This is a great paper, and a really welcome addition to our special issue in honour of the late and great Joseph Raz.

My (probably best ever) jurisprudence student, at it again. Yes, this is a boast. I'm boasting.

What makes the biggest impression on you when you visit a university campus? For me, it's the animals that live there. At @uoy-yorklawschool.bsky.social, seeing the ducks and geese was always great. Today at CUHK, I crossed campus with some macaques and had a staring match with a mantis.

At the barbers recently, I was complaining mildly about the increase in body hair that comes with getting that bit older. Hero that he is, the guy shakes his head sadly, puts a reassuring hand on my shoulder, looks me dead in the eye, and says, "Don't worry, it grows on you."

It's out and available open access! www.bloomsbury.com/uk/pathology...

#CalledToTheBar is live! This week @drnajimagi.bsky.social interviews me and @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social about why international lawyers lose their minds (and all common sense) when discussing piracy. It's a wild ride! soundcloud.com/calledtotheb...

I had fun, and screamed a little, on this ep of #CalledToTheBar talking with @drnajimagi.bsky.social and @djag2.bsky.social about how most people who dabble in piracy law absolutely lose all capacity for rational thought

Climate change, human rights, & global disputes? Our Public International Law Summer School equips you with the tools to navigate these pressing issues. Join us in London or online! #PublicInternationalLaw #GlobalChallenges #SummerSchool buff.ly/DpBMFaz

Might we finally see ink on a UK/Mauritius treaty to restore the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius? Progress on this has seemed like some Xeno's paradox of negotiations, where the parties keep closing half the distance between them without ever reaching a deal ... www.bbc.com/news/article...

More good news: @mwewerinke.bsky.social and I have a paper coming out in @cambup-law.cambridge.org's @iclq.bsky.social entitled 'State Continuity, Self-Determination and Sea-Level Rise'. Find the preprint on my SSRN here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

🚨🚨 New Paper Alert 🚨🚨 Something a bit different from me this time. I've written about the legal philosophy of #RichardWagner for the German Law Journal - a jurisprudence of ambiguity and complexity. Paper out in due course: SSRN preprint below. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

#CalledToTheBar is back from our Easter break with me talking to @staceyhenderson.bsky.social and @crisveijk.bsky.social for a primer on space law. Have a listen because it was a lot of fun

Hello, marking my old friend, I've come to rage at you again. Because some papers softly creeping, Crossed my desk while I was researching. And those papers that interrupted my thought train, Still remain. And ruined my whole week; **** marking.

Apparently working out how to keep the review of @glexareen.bsky.social's excellent book under 1000 words and working out how to do the revisions on my law is pop culture chapter for Honni van Rijswijk required the making of chocolate mousse (and the prepping of fish tacos for dinner)

Enjoyed discussions of temporality, counter-mapping and time dilation with fellow panellists Alex Simmonds & Jessica Hambly in yesterday’s Law(s) of the Future session convened by @glexareen.bsky.social & @drmitchtravis.bsky.social @slsauk.bsky.social #slsa2025

Loved the panel on desirable imaginaries of the future built through love, speculative jurisprudence & conceptualisations of what is to come, & exploring futurity & the evolution of law through sci-fi from @glexareen.bsky.social , Craig Newbery-Jones & Stephen Riley - Law(s) of the Future #slsa2025

It’s SLSA tomorrow! Looking forward to catching up with so many of my favourite socio-legal scholars! Plus @glexareen.bsky.social and I will be convening the Law(s) of the Future stream and it looks absolutely vital! Looking forward to seeing some of you there. 😁

There is a special place in hell reserved for article reviewers who object to the changes that they themselves have requested.

Every man has his price. Turns out, mine was the free chicken wing my local yakitori joint just gave me. Yeah, I'm your customer for life now. 'Grats.

"When a complex system is far from equilibrium, small islands of coherence in a sea of chaos have the capacity to shift the entire system to a higher order." Iya Prigogine, Noble prize-winning chemist

This is the crossover I never knew I needed.

New #CalledToTheBar is out! This week we sit down with OG international law podcasters @kostiagorobets.bsky.social and @bashakito.bsky.social to discuss podcasts and their role in international law discourse with @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social in the chair (and me too). soundcloud.com/calledtotheb...

International law thought of the day: State practice - the only type that doesn't make perfect.

Stress-related insomnia is such a shit experience. Worried about something - can't sleep - less able to do that thing without massive effort - more worried, and round and round we go. If I didn't also have serious hyper fixation, I would get nothing done at all. 😅

The @slsauk.bsky.social is looking for seven new Trustees, who will serve as Board Members. The UK socio-legal community, much like all UK academia of late, has been going through some trying times. It has never been more important for energetic and community-minded colleagues to step up - join us!

"The moat of oblivion". Excellent article on Australia's colonial history in Papua New Guinea: doi.org/10.1080/1031...

Nothing beats coming home after a long week to (a) bottle(s) of something French and a bit of Wagner on the speakers. *sigh of contentment*

"One way or another" simply *is* a violation of 2(4) of the UN Charter. 'Failed State' as a term has always struck me as disgusting victim blaming - but ya'll voted for this crackpot (OK not 'all' of you...)

Spotted on campus this morning. Thanks to the person who posted this.

Come visit us at CUHK Law, share your research, and generally have a blast in the greatest city on Earth! I've been somewhat involved in the discussions surrounding this programme, so I'm happy to answer any questions - just slide on into my DMs! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMA459/s...

One thing I absolutely love about coauthoring in academia is how my weird, compulsive obsessions are now definitively also someone else's problem.

Deadline for applications for the advertised posts at CUHK Law is the end of this week, Sunday 9th February.

A wonderful, joyful, and prosperous Year of the Snake to all my friends and colleagues! 🎊🎊

With the rise in natural and human-caused disasters, it is likely that the number of people seeking asylum will continue to rise. Niro Kandasamy explores the recent history of asylum denials, from the UK to Australia, to provide context to governments' current strategies. www.historyworkshop....

I couldn't disagree more with the continuity of States facing sea-level rise being 'more aligned with lege ferenda or, at best, constitut[ing] an ambitious...interpretation of existing...law'. This misunderstands the relevant law in a sadly typical manner. 1/4 www.ejiltalk.org/continuity-o...

A starter pack for socio-legal scholars for @slsauk.bsky.social and others to use. go.bsky.app/T5W1tVv

Come work with @jenhendry.bsky.social and me at the Chinese University of Hong Kong! This open call just went live: there are subject preferences but the focus is always on outstanding researchers. Happy to answer any informal questions in strict confidence. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLL814/p...

The results are in (late, I know - sorry, I've been moving continents): our winner is @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social! 🥳

The morning after sharing a sofa bed because our new bed's delivery is delayed:

This is the last day for the @slsauk.bsky.social call for papers for #SLSA2025. Get your abstracts sent - and don't forget the Current Topic I'm doing with @drmitchtravis.bsky.social, The Law(s) of the Future!!! www.liverpool.ac.uk/law/slsa-202...

Yo, this competition is almost up. Want free stuff? Details below.

Prospective PhD (PGR; RPG) students can still apply to CUHK Law until 31 March 2025, if they want a chance at funding under the HKPFS. Happy to talk to prospective candidates, especially in international law, legal philosophy, and law and humanities. www.law.cuhk.edu.hk/app/study-wi...

Lots good to say about Jimmy Carter, but perhaps the best is that his kind and hopeful words are out there, in the space between the stars, and may one day be read and understood by someone else entirely.

‘Authoritarian and heavy-handed’: call for investigation into vetting of experts by UK civil servants (starring @dankaszeta.bsky.social) www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...

If you use AI and claim to care about the environment at all, you are almost as much of an ass as me when I sit down to enjoy a steak.

Hong Kong: I'm back, baby.