AMB Scheffer says Gaza War shows int'l law needs reform--what needs reform is the political will to comply with authentic law Scott Simon @icrc npr.org/2024/01/06/122…

South Africa: "The very reputation of international law hangs in the balance..." The ICJ can redeem that reputation: Confirm the authentic law that prohibits terrorist violence, wars on terror & all violations of IHL & IHRL #ICJGenocideConvention

Common African Position on self-defense: - Only the gravest uses of force are armed attacks triggering right of self-defense - No anticipatory self-defense - Only armed attacks attributable to States trigger the right of self-defense

Join Religion & American Culture tomorrow (2/22 at 3p ET) for a conversation at the intersection of religion, war, and the possibility of peace. Can’t wait to hear from Samuel Moyn 🔭 @katetemon Raymond Haberski, Jr Mary Ellen O'Connell and Kate Temoney. Wabash Center IU School of Liberal Arts in Indianapolis Kroc Institute

The London Law Programme visit to The Hague including T.M.C. Asser Instituut Int'l Criminal Court Permanent Court of Arbitration CIJ_ICJ and IUSCT with Mary Ellen O'Connell lots learned about International Law #NDLondonLaw Notre Dame Law School @UNDLondon @UNDIntl

Standing with Ukraine and the international legal prohibition on the use of force in The Hague--the city of peace #UkraineWillWin #Ukraine

We are delighted to announce that Professor Dr. Mary Ellen O'Connell (@OConnell_Intlaw) has been appointed as one of the high-level GCREAIM Commissioners! We are certain she will significantly bolster GCREAIM. Read more: hcss.nl/expert/mary-el… #GCREAIM #REAIM #AI

Honored to announce my forthcoming article, "What Remains of Law Against War", 113 Georgetown Law Journal The Georgetown Law Journal Notre Dame Law School Samuel Moyn 🔭 Adil Haque

We are looking forward to this with Mary Ellen O'Connell talking about international law, use of force and peace. UoM Law & HCRInstitute

📌Check out the recording of our latest event. ❓Attempting to Kill the Law of Peace, with Mary Ellen O'Connell talking about international law, use of force and peace. 🤝 Co-hosted by HCRInstitute & UoM Law youtu.be/XJnljtv3XAc?si…

We’ll wrap up #AWS2024Vienna with an exciting Panel 4: How dealing with AWS will shape future human-technology relations. We will dive into the broader societal implications of #LAWS with experts from Chatham House, Kroc Institute, LJMULaw, King's College London, and Future of Life Institute

“The drafting of that treaty [on autonomous weapons systems] is a golden opportunity for law to recapture war and peace” Mary Ellen O'Connell at the 2024 Vienna Conference on AWS

"There's real consensus and urgency for a treaty and even what the content of what that treaty is going to be... the drafting of that treaty is a golden opportunity to reconsider and recapture authentic int'l law in the war and peace area." - Mary Ellen O'Connell #AWSVienna2024

#Harris2024 can demonstrate to the world commitment to the rule of law. End US targeted killing now: Assassination is always unlawful − regardless of who is killed and on whose orders theconversation.com/assassination-… via The Conversation U.S.

🎙 NEW PODCAST: Is there a place for natural law in today's world? On the latest Entitled Podcast, Professor Claudia Flores and cohost tomginsburg talk to Mary Ellen O'Connell about natural law and its potential to inform international law. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-…

War is still avoidable if Lebanon/Hezbollah respect international law that bars pointless responsive uses of force. USA back up the law by achieving a ceasefire now nytimes.com/live/2024/09/2…

What Remains of Law Against War? papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Exoneration Justice Clinic's Statement on the Execution of Joseph Corcoran exoneration.nd.edu/news-and-media…

Notre Dame works to defend peace, human rights & the rule of law everyday. Last night, less than an hour from us, Indiana carried out an execution. The first in almost 15 years. Re-dedicating to making it the last.

Jimmy Carter, champion of international law's purposes: peace, human rights, the environment & prosperity. Here he wrote of the illegality of targeted killing: A Cruel and Unusual Record nytimes.com/2012/06/25/opi…