I'll talk about jus ad bellum contextualising it within the discourses around humanitarian intervention, regime change, and the "unable and unwilling doctrine"

We'll discuss the attacks on Iran and Lebanon, the crime of aggression, drones and technology in war, maritime and shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, state reactions and state silence, and ICJ proceedings.

Programme 14:30 – 14:35 Welcome and Introduction – Professor Emily Reid (Chair) Presentations 14:40 – 16:10 Professor Nina Jørgensen The Crime of Aggression and International Humanitarian Law Dimensions Dr Andrea Maria Pelliconi Use of Force Revisited: Humanitarian Intervention, “Unwilling or Unable”, and Regime Change Doctrines Professor Andrew Serdy The “Sound of Silence”: State Reactions and the Erosion of the Prohibition on the Use of Force Dr Michail Risvas Iran before the International Court of Justice: Past, Present, and Future Dr Alexandros X. M. Ntovas “Death, Fire and Fury” in the Strait of Hormuz: Implications for Navigation Law and Shipping Ms Kubra Yildiz The Structural Limits of International Humanitarian Law in Regulating Armed Drone Operations 16:10 – 16:30 | Q & As Microsoft Teams meeting Join:

University of Southampton, School of Law & Centre for International Law and Globalisation The Middle East and International Law Wednesday, 22 April 2026 14:30 – 16:30 (Hybrid (in-person & MS Teams))

Join my colleagues and I on Wednesday, 22 April at 2.30pm UK for a discussion on the situation in the Middle East and International Law

👉 teams.microsoft.com/meet/3679082...

Kindly hosted by the Centre for International Law & Globalisation

I thought it was some sort of fish!

The President of Iran condemns insults to the Pope and the desecration of Jesus by the President of the United States.

What a time to be alive.

I hope they have good lawyers

Right, so it's mainly a matter of feasibility rather than difference in the nature of the aggression

... (as an obvious pretext). What's the difference in your view? Is the different reaction by UNGA (and CoE for what matters) so crucial? Is there anything else that stands out as obvious difference? (Genuine Q)

... of Ukraine is so different from Israel's current occupation of south Lebanon, for instance? I understand the US has no boots on the ground yet but Israeli officials are openly declaring the military won't leave, they'll create a buffer zone... They involve self-defence but so did Russia ...

Thank you so much @drnajimagi.bsky.social for this! You raised a very interesting Q at the end about potential tribunals for other contexts. I completely understand the guests' positionality and the political sensitiveness of the moment, but in terms of law do you all think that Russia's invasion...

They waited literally 100 years...

My discover timeline is entirely Americans going "Trump is batshit crazy" + cats and dogs

Pedro Sánchez on X: "Justo hoy, Netanyahu lanza su ataque más duro contra el Líbano desde que empezó la ofensiva. Su desprecio por la vida y el derecho internacional es intolerable. Toca hablar claro: - Líbano debe formar parte del alto al fuego. - La comunidad internacional debe condenar esta" / X Justo hoy, Netanyahu lanza su ataque más duro contra el Líbano desde que empezó la ofensiva. Su desprecio por la vida y el derecho internacional es intolerable. Toca hablar claro: - Líbano debe formar parte del alto al fuego. - La comunidad internacional debe condenar esta

I can't find a clip where Sanchez calls for immediate arrest, and he doesn't talk about Netanyahu in this one. I think sources referring to this are based on this tweek where he speaks more generally against "impunity for criminal acts" (still better than anyone else of course)
x.com/sanchezcaste...

Pedro Sánchez on X: "Justo hoy, Netanyahu lanza su ataque más duro contra el Líbano desde que empezó la ofensiva. Su desprecio por la vida y el derecho internacional es intolerable. Toca hablar claro: - Líbano debe formar parte del alto al fuego. - La comunidad internacional debe condenar esta" / X Justo hoy, Netanyahu lanza su ataque más duro contra el Líbano desde que empezó la ofensiva. Su desprecio por la vida y el derecho internacional es intolerable. Toca hablar claro: - Líbano debe formar parte del alto al fuego. - La comunidad internacional debe condenar esta

Okay I looked for other sources but I couldn't verify these exact words. I think they're referring to his Tweet where he mentions the need to avoid impunity for criminal acts

x.com/sanchezcaste...

Yes well Sanchez in this video doesn't even mention Netanyahu

Yes in this clip he's not even talking about Netanyahu...

Every single country that does not cease all relations with Israel is complicit in today's massacres in Lebanon

Lebanon: ICRC outraged by deadly strikes in densely populated areas The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is outraged by the devastating death and destruction in densely populated areas across Lebanon today following intensified military operations.

Difficult to describe how unusual it is for @icrc.org to speak publicly like this.

"Heavy explosive weapons with wide-area effects struck densely populated urban areas, including the capital Beirut, without effective advance warnings."

ICRC Outraged by Deadly Strikes in Densely Populated Areas

@revendicator.bsky.social it has indeed been updated after this post had already been published

Plus "doesn't recognize" is not the same as saying "prohibits" 🤔

I read accounts that the bridge was still under construction

Symposium on Prosecuting Heads of State for International Crimes: Punishing the Powerful – The Allure and Limits of the Penal Accountability Paradigm [Natasa Mavronicola is a Professor of Human Rights Law at Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham; co-editor of Coercive Human Rights: Positive Duties to Mobilise the Criminal Law under the…

New blog post out in @opiniojuris.bsky.social w/ @natasamav.bsky.social !

We contributed to a great symposium on Prosecuting "Heads of State", discussing "Punishing the powerful" and the allure and limits of the penal accountability paradigm ⚖️

Read here: opiniojuris.org/2026/03/27/s...

Yes BUT also - shockingly - my partner, who's younger than me, didn't understand the reference and didn't know what an energy wave is. We're the new uncool boomers I'm afraid...

Yes! I said exactly this some time ago (first news about school attack). I understand why the Iranian regime fears the ICC jurisdiction and perhaps they don't trust the institution to go after Americans, but it would be a sensible move. And Lebanon should, too

"we may soon be worrying about having too few migrants, as well as too many"

Schrödinger's politics anyone

You killed 1,500 civilians

Or indeed Myanmar, where there is a literal civil war

Yes I think he was being dismissive, but I'm not sure he understands how ignorant that makes him look

How does he not know who his opponent's Secretary of State is and how is he proud of that

Saving this for when I have to explain that someone's hero is someone else's terrorist, and rebellion to unjust laws...