Genocide in Myanmar: the ICJ faces the evidence What evidence does the small west African state provide to prove genocidal intent? Seven years ago, Gambia has brought Myanmar to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over genocide against the Roh...

Chit-chatting w/ @janethanderson.bsky.social about the #Gambia v #Myanmar #GenCon #ICJ hearings, which are taking up most of my time lately! Such an important case. #genocide #intlaw www.justiceinfo.net/en/154334-ge...

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'Global politics of cultural heritage: Status, authority, and geopolitics'

Elif Kalaycioglu & Jelena Subotic discuss their key points from new Review of International Studies article & introduce upcoming special issue in RIS 📚

Summary: https://ow.ly/fgnJ50XxVei

Article: https://ow.ly/arqi50XxVeh

🚨Special issue on Global Politics of Cultural Heritage edited by @elifkalay.bsky.social and yours truly for @risjnl.bsky.social is now fully out! The project is about placing cultural heritage at the core of IR. Here is the intro, individual articles in thread👇

@franziskabn.bsky.social's article is about how Belgium and the UK are dealing with demands to restitute their colonial-looted art

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My new article on Ukraine‘s litigation and argumentation at the ICJ: I show how its legal arguments escalate to shame Russia as a serial IL violator. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

A *huge* problem. It also includes search committee positions, review requests, letters of recommendation, P&T reviews (so, so many of these post tenure)—it goes on and on. And the social penalties for women saying no are so dramatically higher than when men say no.

🚨My new article, part of a @risjnl.bsky.social special issue on heritage I co-edited with the wonderful @elifkalay.bsky.social. I explore how the frenzy for acquiring antiquities in early 19th century (most famously, the Parthenon Marbles) was really international competition for cultural status.

My application for tenure and promotion to associate professor has been approved! I’m very excited and relieved and thank all mentors and colleagues that have helped all my the way!!!

Looking ahead to ISA 2026: anyone working on cultural heritage and international law who would be interested in putting together a panel?

Germany, ICC member state, openly announcing to not comply with arrest warrant for Netanyahu.

German Chancellor Rebukes Vance for Supporting Party That Downplays Nazis At the Munich Security Conference, Olaf Scholz accused the U.S. vice president of unacceptable interference in Germany’s coming elections.

Things you don’t expect a German chancellor would have to say to a US official. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...

Sad but true

Trump’s Gaza Takeover Would Be Illegal Under International Law, Experts Say Forcing Palestinians to leave the enclave would be “a straightforward crime against humanity,” an Oxford professor said. It would be a further violation to take over the territory.

Some thoughts on #Trump's plan to "take over #Gaza" & the legal implications in the NYT, also feat Marko Milanovic
i.a.
- violation of the prohibition on aggression
- crime against humanity of forcible transfer
- violation of the prohib. on conquest

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/w...

They have a right to self determination

Germany jails Syrian for 10 years for Assad-era war crimes A German court handed a 10-year jail term to a Syrian former militia leader on Wednesday for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed under former president Bashar al-Assad. The man, named onl...

🚨 ⚖️ #Syria #Germany #UniversalJurisdiction

A German court has sentenced a Syrian man to 10 years in prison for #warcrimes committed during the #Assad regime. The charges related to acts of torture and arbitrary detention at an intelligence branch...
www.justiceinfo.net/en/139608-ge...

Congrats to @SUPoliSci professor @audieklotz.bsky.social on her election as the next @isanet.bsky.social President!

I don’t think they made this argument when it came to Putins arrest warrant…

That’s what I was wondering too re:USMCA.

This means the US is done with USMCA then…

The law doesn’t care who did it.

Can I be added to please? Thank you