In light of recent developments, I recently updated my Commons Library paper on Sanctions, International Law, and Seizing Russian assets. Indented to be a thorough overview of the legal issues and a resource for research, plus the latest developments. commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-brief…

IMPORTANT UPDATE - Please share Owing to unforeseen circumstances, the 7th Responsibility to Protect in Theory and Practice Conference will no longer be held in Liverpool and will take place at its place of origin, Ljubljana. Read more: sites.edgehill.ac.uk/ijhr/events-an…

For so many reasons this is a captivating series. But the sheer effort of doing it in one take per episode is unbelievable. The drone shots in ep 2, the driving in the van in ep4, the planning and logistics of every episode. Hugely impressive and groundbreaking work. #Adolescence

One key issue that's not being discussed, and is maybe a bigger "elephant in the room" for Ukraine peace talks, is the international legal duty not to recognise the capture of territory by force. This is key for many reasons...🧵 edition.cnn.com/2025/03/22/eur…

We've just updated our impartial research briefing on the UK steel industry. Get the facts with statistics on the UK and international steel industry, government policy on steel and more ahead of tomorrow's recall debate: commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-brief…

It was a pleasure to speak at the annual conference of European Commission Legal Service on a general framework for assessing the legality of unilateral sanctions & applying this to discussions relating to the seizure of sovereign assets webcast.ec.europa.eu/annual-confere… (start min: 10.54.00)

Looking forward to the Responsibility to Protect Conference in Ljubljana next week, 6-7 May. 20 years since the World Summit Outcome acknowledged states' responsibilities to protect, it does seem like a significant moment for R2P and its future. #R2P20 r2pconference.com/program3.html

Historic decision at #WHA78: Member States of WHO today formally adopted by consensus the world's first #PandemicAgreement to make the world more equitable and safer from future pandemics 🔗 bit.ly/43p0DsH

With the NATO summit starting today, we have some Commons Library research briefings to provide background, explaining: * What is NATO? * What is the UK's 'NATO First' policy? * How much is the UK spending on defence? Links to each in thread 🧵