Had mixed feelings going to Just Peace - Den Haag today as the death toll in Gaza nears 42000 on our watch. But ‘voices for Gaza’ - child artists, dancers, writers & lawyers - inspired hope even amidst ‘mountainous inhumanity’. 🙏 T.M.C. Asser Instituut @Fatena Al-Ghorra et al

A Perilous Senate Hearing on Bill to Sanction the International Criminal Court bechamilton and Ryan Goodman discuss the legislative background that got to this place, the state of play at The Hague, and the consequences of sanctions. justsecurity.org/100390/senate-…

📘 Great to see Victoria Kerr and I's post on the EU's recent sending of windfall profits from frozen Russian Central Bank assets to Ukraine. Access the post here: lieber.westpoint.edu/eu-support-ukr… T.M.C. Asser Instituut

📆 Come and join us at T.M.C. Asser Instituut on 26 November for our next #HILAC lecture "The F-35 parts export case: International legal implications". 📕 Information and registration link here: asser.nl/education-even…

📣Registrations are open for T.M.C. Asser Instituut and Global Rights Compliance conference ‘Strengthening Ukraine’s efforts to investigate, prosecute, adjudicate and report on international crimes’ on 19 November at The Hague Conference Centre here: asser.nl/education-even…. See you there!

Excellent - but long overdue - news today: UK will give sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius

Not to be missed! The concluding conference of our #MATRA-#Ukraine project on international crimes, organised by T.M.C. Asser Instituut and Global Rights Compliance, will take place at The Hague Conference Centre on 19 November. More information & registration: asser.nl/education-even… Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇳🇱

📣 The International Crimes has been updated! The latest additions include 7 terrorism-related crimes and historic Int'l Criminal Court cases. 👉Explore the latest updates in international #CriminalJustice now: asser.nl/about-the-asse… #ICC #ICL #terrorism

States and economic blocs are increasingly imposing sanctions that restrict trade and financial dealings, including 'secondary #sanctions' impacting third parties. Join us to examine this from multiple #legal perspectives, and how third parties can respond. @ughent

🌩️ Not the Friday ICC news most expected (#Palestine warrants!) yet highly consequential: Change in the composition of ICC PTC I seized with the ICC Prosecutor's #Netanyahu #Gallant arrest warrant applications. Judge Motoc has withdrawn from the Situation.icc-cpi.int/sites/default/…

💡Can the EU's windfall profits support Ukraine's war victims? Explore this in a new blog post by our researchers James Patrick Sexton and Victoria Kerr. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4f290ik #InternationalLaw #Geopolitics #Sanctions #RD4U Register of Damage for Ukraine (RD4U)

We are hiring motivated international law researchers and teaching assistants in Leuven, with a full-time position and a set of part-time positions available. Feel free to circulate and to introduce motivated candidates directly : academicpositions.co.uk/ad/ku-leuven/2… academicpositions.co.uk/ad/ku-leuven/2…

🚨 Will the #Netherlands stop F-35 fighter jet exports to Israel? Join us to explore the ongoing proceedings and their international implications. #armscontrol #humanitarian #IHL #armedconflict #internationallaw Johanna Trittenbach James Patrick Sexton Rode Kruis Amsterdam Center for International Law

Thanks to Ukrinform-EN for the brief interview following the T.M.C. Asser Instituut and Global Rights Compliance #MATRA-#Ukraine conference organised last week: ukrinform.net/rubric-crime/3…

A U.S. court has unsealed an indictment against two former Syrian intelligence officials for #WarCrimes allegedly carried out at the Mezzeh Prison between 2012-2019. reuters.com/world/two-form…

A Dutch court has found a woman guilty of the #CrimeAgainstHumanity of slavery committed in Syria against a Yazidi woman. She was also found guilty of other crimes, including membership of a terrorist group, and sentenced to 10 years in prison. apnews.com/article/nether…

The US is sanctioning Hemedti (leader of the Rapid Support Forces), having concluded that the RSF is committing genocide in Sudan. It is also sanctioning 7 RSF-owned companies in the UAE & one other individual for their roles in procuring weapons for RSF. state.gov/genocide-deter…

📢The Yearbook of #IHL is now also active on LinkedIn and Bluesky. Give us a follow to keep up-to-date with our calls for papers and publications!📕

I spoke with AFP News Agency earlier today about the potential impact of U.S. sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), including possible responses. If interested, read more here: france24.com/en/live-news/2… T.M.C. Asser Instituut

Our Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law call for papers for Volume 28 (2025) is now out! 📖 Theme: "Facts in International Humanitarian Law" 📅 Abstract deadline: 13 June More info: asser.nl/asserpress/doc… Please circulate and consider submitting.