Emma Pritchard explores how truth commissions include or exclude LGBTQ+ experiences, showing that without data there is no recognition of abuse and highlighting the struggle for visibility and agency in transitional justice processes. #TransitionalJustice

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Justice Update – Interfering with the Kosovo Specialist Chambers The big trial ends at the Kosovo Chambers and an opportunity to ask – has it been worth it. If it’s interesting, do like, subscribe and leave us a review. Want to find out more? Check out all…

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Today’s episode looks at major developments at the #Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague, from the close of arguments in the #Thaçi et al trial to the separate alleged interference case also involving the former president.

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South Sudan: war without justice South Sudan’s political and military leaders are driving the country towards a full-scale civil war and mass atrocity crimes, warn UN experts. And long-awaited transitional justice mechanisms are stal...

🇸🇸 #SouthSudan - South Sudan’s political and military leaders are driving the country towards a full-scale civil war and mass atrocity crimes, warn UN experts. And long-awaited transitional justice mechanisms are stalled.

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#SouthSudanWar #TransitionalJustice

Global South States and Transitional Justice: Beyond Politicization∞ ABSTRACT. This article traces the role of Global South states in designing and implementing transitional justice. It draws on the cases of Sierra Leone and

How do Global South states engage with transitional justice beyond claims of politicization? Shivangi Seth examines how these states navigate justice processes, challenging assumptions that their participation is driven solely by political motives. #TransitionalJustice

UN votes to recognise enslavement of Africans as 'gravest crime against humanity' The landmark resolution calls for an apology and contributions to a reparations fund, without specifying an amount.

The #UNGA has adopted a historic resolution recognizing the enslavement of Africans during the transatlantic slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity.” Advocates hope the move will pave the way for an apology and serve as a safeguard against forgetting “the enduring scars of slavery.”

Formal frameworks, informal practices: how ASEAN navigates the crisis in multilateralism Third Word Quarterly

How does ASEAN stay relevant amid a crisis in multilateralism? Sarah Teo shows how ASEAN blends formal institutional frameworks with informal diplomatic practices to maintain regional influence and adapt to new geopolitical challenges. #ASEAN #GlobalGovernance #SoutheastAsia #Multilateralism

The End of Autocratic Norm Adaptation? US Retrenchment and Liberal Norms in Illiberal Regimes | International Organization | Cambridge Core The End of Autocratic Norm Adaptation? US Retrenchment and Liberal Norms in Illiberal Regimes - Volume 79 Issue S1

In this new @iojournal.bsky.social article, the authors explore whether illiberal regimes will roll back liberal reforms as US support for democracy declines, arguing that liberal norm adaptation in autocracies is likely to endure due to how embedded they are in domestic politics. #IRTheory #IRNorms

Normativity in practice: Ordering through enactment, learning, and contestation in global protests | Review of International Studies | Cambridge Core Normativity in practice: Ordering through enactment, learning, and contestation in global protests - Volume 51 Issue 5

How do everyday practices help explain order and ordering in world politics? Frank Gadinger and Holger Niemann examine normativity in practice, showing how global norms are enacted and contested through global protests and political action.

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Justice Update – Is Universal Jurisdiction Argentina-Style Working? Argentina is the go-to spot for Universal Jurisdiction – why? If it’s interesting, do like, subscribe and leave us a review. Want to find out more? Check out all the background information on…

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When looking at Universal Jurisdiction cases, #Argentina is the go-to spot

But why? And will this very open system continue in the current political climate?
We asked Maia Czarny, @ezejim.bsky.social & Bénédict De Moerloose

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If Unilateral Force Becomes Normalized, Who Will be Disciplined Next and by Whom? The Structural Vulnerability of Third World Sovereignty [Janaha Selvaraj is a lecturer at the Department of Legal Studies of The Open University of Sri Lanka. She holds LL.B (Hons) from University of Colombo and LL.M in International Law from the South …

If Unilateral Force Becomes Normalized, Who Will be Disciplined Next and by Whom? The Structural Vulnerability of Third World Sovereignty
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Rethinking democracy in global network governance: norm polysemy, pluralism, and agonistic engagement | International Theory | Cambridge Core Rethinking democracy in global network governance: norm polysemy, pluralism, and agonistic engagement - Volume 17 Issue 3

Can network governance be democratic without consensus? This article argues it can when it embraces norm polysemy instead of enforcing shared meanings. Drawing on Southeast Asian humanitarian aid, it shows how an agonistic ethos sustains cooperation across deep political and religious divides.

From the bottom up? Frontline crisis management and informal policy change in international organisations | Review of International Studies | Cambridge Core From the bottom up? Frontline crisis management and informal policy change in international organisations - Volume 52 Issue 1

Do frontline crisis managers shape policy change in international organizations? @nkortendiek.bsky.social explores how frontline workers during the European migration crisis used improvisation to drive informal, bottom-up policy change in global governance.

Read it now in @risjnl.bsky.social!

With international law at a ‘breaking point’, a tiny country goes after Myanmar’s junta on its own As violence escalates around the world, victims are increasingly looking for justice in domestic courts, rather than international ones.

Emma Palmer on Timor-Leste's universal jurisdiction investigation into Myanmar atrocities: "it's become more vital than ever for governments to not just back international justice with strong words, but show a real commitment to investigating them at home."

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Poland’s Withdrawal from the Mine Ban Treaty Takes Legal Effect: Nobel Peace Prize Laureate urges “Do Not Produce, Do Not Use” - ICBLCMC International Campaign to Ban Landmines - Cluster Munition Coalition - Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor

“Today is a dark day for those seeking to protect civilians in conflict. By deciding to bring back these antiquated and inhumane weapons, the five countries are undermining a global norm that has saved countless civilian lives.” #IRnorms #NormContestation #CivilianProtection

On 20 February, #Poland withdrawal from the Mine Ban Treaty took legal effect.
@minemonitor.bsky.social showed that for every 10 people killed/ maimed by landmines, 9 were civilians nearly half children.
If landmines are deployed again, this is the reality to expect.
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#Ecocide = mass destruction of nature. The movement to CRIMINALISE ecocide is gaining global momentum.

Read Damien Gayle's The Guardian explainer: www.theguardian.com/...

Are you hopeful about #EcocideLaw progress?

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Centering Survivors: The Imperative for Inclusive Justice in Crimes Against Humanity Treaty Negotiations [Metra Mehran, is an activist from Afghanistan, member of the End Gender Apartheid Campaign and Afghanistan Advocacy Specialist at Amnesty International.  Venesa Sulimani is a survivor-le…

Centering Survivors: The Imperative for Inclusive Justice in Crimes Against Humanity Treaty Negotiations

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Against the charge of charity: refugee-led organisations, localisation and decolonising humanitarianism Two of the main recent trends in humanitarianism have been the increasing focus on decolonialisation and localisation of humanitarian assistance. Donors have committed to raising funding for local ...

Does framing refugee-led groups as 'charities' undermine localisation and decolonising humanitarianism? This article looks into how humanitarian actors dismiss refugee-led organizations and what politics sustain this. #Localization #Refugees

Check it out in Third World Quarterly by Merve Erdilmen.

Protecting civilians in good faith: a joint symposium on the updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention When law is read in good faith, it becomes a shield. GC IV’s purpose is simple: protect human beings in war.

⚖️We're delighted to co-host a joint symposium with @justsecurity.org and @ejiltalk.bsky.social on the updated @icrc.org Commentary on the GC IV.

Following 5 years of research, it consolidates 70+ years of law and practice to guide civilian protection today.

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All means necessary? Local legitimacy of peacekeepers' use of force for civilian protection in Haiti and the DRC Has peacekeepers’ use of force for civilian protection given rise to a legitimacy crisis in the eyes of local communities? This article traces how the ends

How do local communities in Haiti and the DRC perceive peacekeepers' use of force for #CivilianProtection? What does this reveal about the limits of mandate-based legitimacy?

Check out @birtegippert.bsky.social article available in @iajournal.bsky.social.

The Consultative Meetings of Heads of State of Central Asia: local norms, institutions and the fundamentals of regional order After more than a decade of tensions, leaders of the five central Asian republics have met annually since 2018. This article argues that the Consultative M

How do the Consultative Meetings of Central Asian leaders generate local norms and institutional practices that sustain regional order beyond Western models? #Localization #IRNorms

Article available in @iajournal.bsky.social by Filippo Costa Buranelli.

Contextualizing norms: international organizations and the creation of resilient policy norms - Journal of International Relations and Development Understanding the role of international norms has been a prominent theme in International Relations, alongside studying International Organizations (IOs) as norm diffusers. Combining both…

Under which conditions do policy norms survive within international organizations and how do 'resilient policy norms' improve our understanding of norm dynamics? #GlobalGovernance #IRNorms

Check out this article in @jird-jour.bsky.social by @tschmidtke.bsky.social and Antje Vetterlein.

Call for Papers: “Addressing the Human Cost of Weapons: Past, Present and Future” Call for Papers: “Addressing the Human Cost of Weapons: Past, Present and Future” Deadline for submission of abstracts: 20 March 2026 Decision whether abstract has been selected: 01 May 2026 Deadline ...

📢 Call for Papers “Addressing the Human Cost of Weapons: Past, Present and Future”

The #IRRC welcomes the proposal by 20 March 2026, exploring how the human cost of weapons has been and can be prevented or addressed.

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Localization in World Politics Listen to episodes and learn more about Localization in World Politics. Hosts Jennifer Welsh (Canada 150 Research Chair in Global Governance and Security; Director of the Centre for International…

This account will be used to spotlight cutting-edge research on international norms, relevant news, research outputs from the project and newly published episodes of our podcast.

#IRTheory #IRNorms #TransitionalJustice #ProtectionofCivilians #CivilianProtection #Localization #GlobalGovernance

The Norms In Motion Project explores how communities in South Thailand and Cambodia develop their own practices of civilian self-protection and transitional justice, and how these ideas travel on to reshape regional and international understandings of protection and accountability.

The obligation to protect civilians from the devastating effects of war, and the duty to hold perpetrators accountable for human rights violations have solidified as international norms. Yet global responses have often proved inadequate due to their top-down and decontextualized approaches.

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We are thrilled to introduce @normsinmotion, a new platform exploring and sharing research on how local actors help shape and contest global norms. This project is funded by @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca and is hosted at @uofgpolisci.bsky.social.