International law meant to limit effects of war at breaking point, study finds Report covering 23 conflicts over last 18 months concludes more than 100,000 civilians have been killed as war crimes rage out of control

International humanitarian law is at “a critical breaking point”, study of @gvagrad.bsky.social finds. www.theguardian.com/law/2026/feb...

Hoogleraar internationaal strafrecht: ‘Probeer maar eens een zaak tegen het Israëlische leger aan te spannen’ Als het Westerse landen niet uitkomt, doen zij te weinig om oorlogsmisdrijven te voorkomen. De genocide in Gaza maakt dat pijnlijk duidelijk, zegt hoogleraar internationaal strafrecht Elies van Sliedr...

Het internationale recht is niet voor iedereen gelijk, waarschuwt hoogleraar Elies van Sliedregt. Kleine vissen staan wel voor het Internationaal Strafhof, terwijl machtige spelers vervolging ontlopen. In gesprek met FTM vertelt Sliedregt hoe macht, recht en verantwoordelijkheid elkaar raken.

Where Is Our Outcry?

Yes, where is our outcry? Fear is not a viable guide these days. Thank you @isafei.bsky.social verfassungsblog.de/where-is-our...

Today, senior legal experts of the European Commission, the European External Action Service, the Council of Europe, Ukraine and 37 States laid down the legal foundations for the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.

The Commission and High Representative Kaja Kallas welcome a major step towards holding Russia accountable for its war of aggression against Ukraine* Today, senior legal experts of the European Commission, the European External Action Service, the Council of Europe, Ukraine and 37 States concluded the legal work on the establishment of a Special Tr...

ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Legislation to sanction #ICC over arrest warrants against allies (#Netanyahu) primed to move next week. thehill.com/policy/defen...

Briefly back on X to track a particular story. Gosh it is such a cesspit

Former Defense Minister Accuses Israel of Committing War Crimes in Gaza The comments by Moshe Yaalon were swiftly denied and condemned by allies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, who said that they would hurt the country and help its enemies.

“I’m speaking in the name of IDF commanders who are operating in the northern strip,” Mr. Yaalon told the Reshet Bet radio station….They reached out to me expressing fear about what’s happening there…At the end of the day, they’re perpetrating war crimes”

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/w...

The wonderful Roxanna Dehaghani opening the launch conference on Vulnerability and Criminal Justice at Tilburg Law School

Ping
@thevulnaccused.bsky.social

‘A world with no holocausts’: The Shoah survivor backing ICC prosecutions Theodor Meron, who oversaw the world’s first genocide trials, advised the International Criminal Court on pursuing arrest warrants for crimes in Israe...

Israeli judge Theodor Meron (1930), who presided over the first genocide trials at a UN tribunal, supports #ICC investigations in #Gaza: “working towards a world without holocausts”. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/in... By @jiabrahams.bsky.social @prospectmagazine.co.uk

I just leave this here.....

Is it just me or are Xmas trees and lights up earlier than normal? An attempt to keep the big bad world outside 🎄

This position, which is contrary to the ICC's own jurisprudence, would immunize Putin as well.

Such good news Leila!

Demo against budget costs #highereducation #woinactie

Along with the arrest warrants issued for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, the #ICC pre-trial Chamber also rejected #Isreal's challenge to the jurisdiction of the court.
Here is the decision www.icc-cpi.int/sites/defaul...

Nuts & Bolts of Int’l Criminal Court Arrest Warrant Applications for Senior Israeli Officials and Hamas Leaders Leading expert discusses key dimensions of the International Criminal Court Prosecutor's application for arrest warrants in Israel-Hamas war.

ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu & Gallant
www.icc-cpi.int/news/situati...

& for Deif (only 1 of 3 Hamas suspects whose death has not been confirmed)
www.icc-cpi.int/news/situati...

Here is my explainer from May (when the prosecutor requested warrants):
www.justsecurity.org/95864/intern...

Could you please add me?

If you are in NL, if you've been educated in its high education system, or you want your kids to be, or you just want to continue benefitting from this incredible societal good, come JOIN US, support the protests on the 25th in TheHague. Please share! #HogerOnderwijs #Nederland #DenHaag #TheHague

Thanks!

My first post on Bluesky ☺️ Looking for old friends and new ones in int’l law, criminal law and int’l criminal law