In a new post, Ellen Nohle and I explain why Israel’s new modus operandi of mass displacement via evacuation orders directives and warnings is unlawful even while supposedly removing civilians from harm’s way www.ejiltalk.org/from-gaza-to...
Probably safe to delete "said she".
Our comprehensive coverage of this trial is compiled in our special report ‘War and Business: Lafarge in the Dock’ (14 articles since 2019) 👇
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Number does not line up with ship tracking data….
Huge news coming out of Paris this morning! Immense congratulations to @ecchr.bsky.social & Sherpa for tireless advocacy & for the courage & persistence of victims: www.lemonde.fr/en/syria/art...
Orban called Magyar to congratulate Magyar - and admitted defeat to his supporters. It's over. Peter Magyar and his Tisza Party wins with such an overwhelming victory that he has two-thirds of the seats in the parliament and can undo Orban's autocratic legalism!
Votes are starting to come in -- with 3% of the vote counted, Tisza is on track for 91 seats to Fidesz 76, with many to be called. 100 necessary for a majority, 133 for a constitutional majority (2/3rds vote can change the constitution). vtr.valasztas.hu/ogy2026?filt...
Absolutely devastating thread of footage from Lebanon.
Literally in the announcement of the deal:
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
Thanks to @kqedforum.bsky.social for including me in this conversation:
www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
"The Government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket. What’s needed now: diplomacy, international legality, and peace.” - Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez on Iran-US ceasefire: www.aa.com.tr/en/world/spa...
BEIRUT (AP) - Israeli strikes hit several dense commercial and residential areas in central Beirut Wednesday afternoon without warning, hours after a ceasefire was announced in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
@apnews.com
In this piece I argue that the mutual threats in the Iran war are highly unlikely to work since the parties don't trust each other enough to even believe that complying with the threats will actually change the adversary's behavior.
I spoke to TIME together with @rgoodlaw.bsky.social, @oonahathaway.bsky.social , and Harold Koh about this extraordinarily dangerous moment.
time.com/article/2026...
This is a threat to commit an atrocity crime of extraordinary proportions.
The statement appears to be designed to spread terror among the Iranian population, which would render the threat itself a violation of international law, as recognized in the DoD Law of War Manual.
CBS Evening News features letter by 100 Experts published at @justsecurity.org
Over 100 International Law Experts Warn: U.S. Strikes on Iran Violate UN Charter and May Be War Crimes
link to letter: www.justsecurity.org/135423/profe...
Thanks for the feedback.
If there is a sentence in the thread that you think mischaracterizes the law, please point it out.
If not, I think you are misreading me as opining on the facts rather than describing the law in response to the account in the linked report.
Strong statement from the President of the ICRC:
“indefensible, inhumane and devastating” www.icrc.org/en/news-rele...
If you are correct that there was significantly more information about the persons targeted than is reported here, then of course that impacts the analysis.
But the information described points to factors that are insufficient for targeting. I simply restated the relevant law in that regard.
Joined CBS Sunday Morning on why Trump’s threats against #Iran’s civilian infrastructure are illegal.
They are also immoral and deeply counterproductive.
@cbssundaymorning.bsky.social
#iranWar
Disgraceful!
The US/Israel just bombed Sharif University in Tehran. This is not only Iran's best university, but also a top 100 global university in the field of Civil Engineering.
It has also been a center of student opposition to the Iranian gov
And Trump just bombed it...
The only circumstance in which a civilian may be targeted is while they are directly participating in hostilities.
Being in a particular area does not entail direct participation in hostilities.
Targeting civilians is a war crime.
Source of quote:
www.airandspaceforces.com/f-15e-aviato...
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“Military-aged male” is not a legal category. The categories are “civilian” & “combatant”.
In case of doubt, a person is presumed civilian. Age & gender are not close to sufficient to dispel such doubt. Speculative beliefs about threats are also insufficient.
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Press Release | March 31, 2026 CENTCOM Refutes Media Claims of U.S. Strikes in Lamerd, Iran USCENTCOM TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. Central Command Spokesperson U.S. Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins provided the following statement: Several media outlets recently reported accusations of U.S. forces striking a sports hall and residential area in the city of Lamerd, Iran, on Feb. 28. After looking into the reports, U.S. Central Command has confirmed the accusations are false. U.S. forces did not launch any strikes at any time into the city of Lamerd or anywhere within 30 miles during the opening day of Operation Epic Fury. Furthermore, video footage circulated by media outlets alleging U.S. involvement does not show a Precision Strike Missile (PrSM). A PrSM is 13 feet in length. The munition depicted in the video appears to be twice as long, consistent with the dimensions and silhouette of an Iranian Hoveyzeh cruise missile. U.S. forces do not target civilians, unlike the Iranian regime which has attacked civilian locations in neighboring countries more than 300 times.
Experts dispute US account of deadly Iran sports hall strike in Lamerd Merlyn Thomas,BBC Verify correspondent ,Shayan Sardarizadeh,Senior Journalist, BBC VerifyandSarah Jalali "Multiple weapons experts have disputed a US claim that Iran may have been responsible for a deadly strike on the town of Lamerd on the first day of the war. Six experts - who examined footage of the strike and all commented independently - contested the US suggestion that it was an Iranian missile, citing the missile's visual features, the way it exploded, its trajectory and the number of strikes in the area as the basis for their analysis."
First shoe to drop
On left:
CENTCOM refutes claim that a video shows a U.S. missile (PrSM) in media reports (NYT & BBC) of a U.S. strike on a sports hall/school in Lamerd, Iran.
On right:
BBC comes back with SIX weapons experts.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Many leading legal minds and luminaries on this list.
Over 100 International Law Experts Warn: U.S. Strikes on Iran Violate UN Charter and May Be War Crimes
Over 100 international lawyers (including me) warn that U.S. strikes on Iran violate the UN Charter and may be war crimes.
Read the letter here:
www.justsecurity.org/135423/profe...
I joined more than 100 US-based experts in international law to call out the illegality of our government’s strikes on Iran:
Over 100 International Law Experts Warn: U.S. Strikes on Iran Violate UN Charter and May Be War Crimes
www.justsecurity.org/135423/profe...
It seems we just bombed some residential buildings in an attempt to kill a former diplomat who was trying to facilitate negotiations.
A civilian trying to *end* hostilities, surrounded by other civilians in their homes.
We are completely lost.
