Professor Tom Dannenbaum provides detailed account of the current humanitarian situation in Gaza, the war crime of starvation, and legal implications for States to use their leverage to reverse the trajectory. justsecurity.org/104867/gaza-st…

Situation in the State of Palestine: #ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects the State of Israel’s challenges to jurisdiction and issues warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant. Learn more ⤵️ icc-cpi.int/news/situation…

🧵A few more points on the French position on the ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu. Bottomline: there's very likely no immunity for Netanyahu in France, despite the MFA announcement last Wednesday. There have been 2 developments since then:

#excitingtimes 😉 - I am running for the coordinating commiittee of the #ESIL interest group on international courts and tribunals. If you are a member, I would be really happy to receive your support! #intlaw

see also reuters.com/world/middle-e…

happy to share the #Austrian Review's new #CfP on #advisoryopinions - whether pending or issued :) #intlaw - we are happy to answer your questions!! Stephan Wittich Philipp Janig Austrian Review of International and European Law

what a disgrace the US shitshow has become

If you want a measure of the scale of the transatlantic rift, consider this: I am told yesterday was the 1st time since 1945 the US voted with Russia & against Europe at the UN on an issue of European security. Just let that sink in. 1/4

Aside from the fact that Zelensky’s attire speaks to his strength and authenticity (would you really want a president travelling around in fancy suits when their country is fighting for its survival?), the lack of class and level of rudeness of Trump is utterly shameful

This is possibly the most insane national security story in the last 50 years. Includes a massive text chain between senior members of the Trump admin gaming out foreign policy and war plans on Signal, and they accidentally added a reporter to the group chat.

The banality of evil (Arendt)

Live from the Senate floor. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

PRESS RELEASE: on 1 April 2025, Nicaragua informed the #ICJ that it had decided to withdraw the its Application for permission to intervene submitted in the case #SouthAfrica v. #Israel. go.icj-cij.org/3YjjKTd

Come work with us in Munich!! Our project on peacekeeping and climate change kicks off this fall, and we are looking for two researchers to join us - unibw.de/stellenausschr… - happy to answer any questions! Bonus: We have an international law doggo to calm the nerves...

a picture of spineless people

Es war mir eine Freude mit Ralph Janík über das Klimagutachten zu sprechen. Leider hat es nur eine von zwei Disney-Methaphern der opinions hat es ins Gespräch geschafft!

This will will be remembered as one of the most disgraceful moments in U.S. presidential history. In Anchorage, Alaska, Putin brushes off a question about killing civilians. Trump smirks, then drapes his arm around him while they both stand on the literal red carpet the Trump

Dear American citizens, whatever you wish more German citizens would have done in 1933, do that now.

All States must act now to stop this. Soldiers must refuse unlawful orders. Members of Congress must call for impeachment and removal. Every American who loves their country must speak out. Enough is enough.

In the best case scenario, Trump struck a deal to reopen a Strait that was open before the pointless war he started, with the IRGC demonstrating its control over the Strait and potentially extracting fees plus sanctions relief. Thousands of innocents - including hundreds of