Diplomat / Writer / International lawyer. Board member @UNANL. Posts on war and peace, law, history (opinions are mine)
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Arms control treaties reduced the number of nuclear weapons by 80%. But now a new arms race is beginning. Long read: theguardian.com/world/2024/n…
Job opportunity with my former colleagues at @IHLCentre: Legal Adviser for West Africa, incl. Sahel. Great team and a fascinating region, where the promotion of #IHL is highly relevant. diakonia.se/ihl/news/regiona…
Deze dertig non-fictieboeken uit 2024 wil je gelezen hebben. @vproboekengids raadt 'De droom van Den Haag' aan. vprogids.nl/boeken/lees/tips…
First time: Bosnian Serb general Krstić, convicted by the UN Yugoslavia tribunal for his involvement in #Srebrenica, acknowledges it was genocide. His letter of apology: irmct.org/sites/default/file… theguardian.com/world/2024/n…
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Our Working Paper on “Transformations in Genocide Discourse: Paths and Politics of Recognizing Colonial Genocides” is now available online. trace-center.de/publikatione…
As political solutions for human protection in #Gaza and #Ukraine fail, a turn towards courts and real-time accountability: insightful article by @CeciliaJacob_IR in @IAJournal_CH. academic.oup.com/ia/article/…
Today 30 years ago, the UN Security Council established the tribunal for #Rwanda. @justiceinfonet on how the court shaped the genocide narrative since justiceinfo.net/en/137917-ho…
Today 30 years ago, the UN Security Council established the tribunal for #Rwanda. How the UN tribunal shaped the genocide narrative since. justiceinfo.net/en/137917-ho… @justiceinfonet
Podcast: Could #ecocide become a new international crime? With @KateMacIntosh2, @bechamilton, and Naima Te Maile Fifita. justsecurity.org/104568/podc… @just_security
How do historical and political narratives influence the work of the #ICC (and its effectiveness)? New article by @lucyjgaynor: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
Bespreking van "De droom van #DenHaag" in @historiek: 'Een internationale orde gebaseerd op het recht, die de wereld vreedzamer en rechtvaardiger, welvarender en veiliger heeft gemaakt, aldus Duerr in de epiloog van zijn mooie en inspirerend boek.' historiek.net/haagse-vredesc…
EU statement on the Annual report of the #ICC: “the more the Court strives to carry out its mandate independently and impartially, the greater the threats, intimidation and pressure against it.” eeas.europa.eu/delegations/u…
'Completing Humanity: The International Law of Decolonization'. Upcoming book talk on 11 November with @Umut_Ozsu. bu.edu/pardee/2024/10/30/upc…
Call for papers Netherlands Yearbook on International Law: ‘The manifold forms of contemporary international legal scholarship’ asser.nl/media/797553/call-f… (pdf) @NYIL_nl
Achter de schermen van de UN Summit of the Future: vanavond @UNANL webinar met Henk-Jan Brinkman van @IDLO en @SimoneFilippini. Registratie: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Terugblik lezing Benjamin Duerr en bezoek Vredespaleis: een middag van vrede met een droom in Den Haag ssew.nl/terugblik-lezing-en-…
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The #ICC welcomes the ratification by #Ukraine of the #RomeStatute of the ICC. 125 States Parties – incl. 20 States from the Eastern Europe region – have joined the ICC family of nations in the fight against impunity. The Statute will enter into force in Ukraine on 1 January 2025
Erinnerungen an eine Ausnahmegestalt unter den Juristen der Weimarer Republik. Völkerrechtler und Politikwissenschaftler Albrecht Mendelssohn Bartholdy, vor 150 Jahren geboren. faz.net/aktuell/politik/inla…
Very good overview of the worrying attacks on the #ICC - from cyber and sanctions threats to sexual harassment allegations against the prosecutor. By @janethanderson, with @DanyaChaikel @VirginieAmato @justiceinfonet justiceinfo.net/en/137454-pr…
