Aoife Nolan

A great, important read by @profjmcadam.bsky.social on #lclimatechange #displacement and #internationalprotection

All docs available here: www.icj-cij.org/case/187

definitely. para 393 makes this clear www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...

6/ Note V-P Subetinde’s criticism: "The AO should have confirmed ... the fact that States owe the identified obligations to protect the climate system from the adverse effects of GHG emissions & from significant environmental harm not only to present generations but also to FG." (para 7)

5 ...under question (a) depends not on the general rules on #Stateresponsibility, but on the specific treaties & other legal instruments that create procedural and substantive rights and obligations governing the relationship between the States and individuals concerned.” (para 111)

4/ Do FG have the #entitlement to #invoke the #legalresponsibility of States, or to make a #claim in a particular circumstance involving injury or harm arising from CC? It depends:"whether individuals are entitled to invoke a State’s responsibility for failure to comply with obligations identified

3/ “#Dueregard for the #interests of #FG & the long-term implications of conduct are equitable considerations that need to be taken into account where States contemplate, decide on & implement policies and measures in fulfilment of their obligations under the relevant treaties & customary intl law”

2/ The good news – #IGE is part of the #applicablelaw for the purposes of the AO (para 157)
The bad news(for FG rights fans anyway) - #FG HAVE #interests but #futuregenerationsrights are nowhere to be seen (bar a quote from the #HRC Torres Strait Islanders decision). Rather...

1/ Some quick takes on the #ICJ #AdvisoryOpinion on #ClimateChange from a #futuregenerations and #intergenerationalequity perspective...

2/ "States must take their obligations under IHRL into account when implementing their obligations under intl environmental law treaties, climate change treaties and customary international law (and vice versa)".

1/ “The right to a clean, healthy and sustainable is inherent in the enjoyment of other human rights. Under international law the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable is essential for the enjoyment of other rights.”
#ICJ #ICJAdvisoryOpinion #RTHE #CLimateChange

@uon-hrlc.bsky.social @doughtystreet.bsky.social @granthamlse.bsky.social

Placing future generations at the heart of Inter-American human rights law? A key aspect of the rich and long-awaited Inter-American Court of Advisory Human Rights Advisory Opinion 32/25 on Climate Emergency and Human Rights (AO-32) is the treatment of future generations (FG)...

As we await thr #ICJ #ClimateChange #AdvisoryOpinion today, an analysis of the #InterAmerican Court's Adv Op says about #futuregenerations #humanrights #intergenerationalequirt and the #climateemergency on @ejiltalk.bsky.social www.ejiltalk.org/placing-futu...

At a time when the world is unmoved in the face of the mass #starvation of #children in real time, @michaelfakhri.bsky.social's report on 'Starvation and the right to food, with an emphasis on the Palestinian people’s food sovereignty' has never been more relevant docs.un.org/en/A/79/171

Enormously looking forward to this gathering of #ESCrights experts in @unileiden.bsky.social on 4-5 September. Many thanks and congratulations to Luisa Netto Lucas Dikkers & Nathalie Schnabl for putting the exciting programme with @nnhrr.bsky.social
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A brilliant event on #transhumanrights #advocacy with Levan Berianidze @gateorg.bsky.social Mauro Cabral Grinspan
Donnchadh Greene @doughtystreet.bsky.social & Best Nithiwana. Do watch!

🔗 Missed the event? You can watch all of the sessions here: www.nottingham.ac.uk/hrlc/events/...

Closing the event, Baroness Shami Chakrabarti delivered a powerful keynote address, based on her timely book 'Human Rights: The Case for the Defence'.

Baroness Chakrabarti outlined the urgent need to defend human rights amid increasing attempts to dismantle their associated enforcement mechanisms.

Our next panel, chaired by Dr Scarlett McArdle, explored urgent threats to human rights, from AI systems to climate injustice, with insights from:

▶️ Tessa Khan @tessakhan.bsky.social
▶️ Prof Aoife Nolan @aoifenolan.bsky.social
▶️ Dr Mando Rachovitsa
▶️ Dr Wanda Wyporska @safepassageintl.bsky.social

The event began with a keynote address on 'Subverting Human Rights: The Role of Anti-terrorism Law'.

Delivered by Prof Conor Gearty @conorgearty.bsky.social, this keynote unpacked how these laws, shaped by Empire, Cold War fears & 21st-century security discourse, have steadily eroded human rights.

This #HumanRightsunderPressure conference was a fantastic event, featuring the marvellous Conor Gearty, Shami Chakrabarti, @tessakhan.bsky.social and Wanda Wyporska. All sessions are now online!

Image of attendees at the 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference.

Image of the conference organisers with the wider conference team.

As the 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference comes to a close, we want to extend our thanks to all of our speakers, chairs & attendees!

A huge thank you also to organisers @hemimistry.bsky.social, @natkhod.bsky.social & Olympia Bekou. Until next time! #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice

Image of session eight of the 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference, featuring four speakers (L:R Mark Chadwick, Alison Bisset, Luke Eda, and Selman Aksünger).

Chair: Mark Chadwick, Nottingham Trent University The Ljubljana-The Hague Convention: Transforming Prosecution of International Crimes? - Alison Bisset, University of Reading Hybrid Justice for Syria: New Opportunities for Accountability in the Post-Assad Era - Selman Aksünger, Maastricht University & Istanbul University The Emerging Regionalisation of International Criminal Law as a Consequence of the Crisis of Confidence in the International Criminal Justice System: The Case of the Resurgent African Union-ICC Jurisdictional Dispute Over Heads of States Immunity - Luke Eda, University of the West of England, Bristol

The final session of the 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference explored the challenges of intl criminal justice in domestic spheres. Chaired by Mark Chadwick (@letter-of-mark.bsky.social) w/ presentations from Alison Bisset, Selman Aksünger & Luke Eda. #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice

Image of session seven of the 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference, featuring four speakers (L:R Christy Shucksmith-Wesley, Benjamin Thorne, Marco Longobardo, and Natalie Hodgson).

Session Seven: Evidence, Investigations, and Prosecutorial Policy Chair: Christy Shucksmith-Wesley, University of Nottingham Pseudolaw, Misinformation, and Article 15 Communications to the ICC - Natalie Hodgson, University of Nottingham / UNSW Sydney Artificial Sanctions and the Non-Human: Implications of US Sanctions on the ICC’s use of Generative AI, Digital Evidence and Investigation Processes - Benjamin Thorne, University of Reading Sufficient Gravity in Two Recent OTP's Draft Policy Papers - Marco Longobardo, Westminster Law School

Session seven on the UoN International Criminal Justice Conference focussed on evidence, investigations & prosecutorial policy. Chaired by Christy Shucksmith-Wesley w/ insights from Natalie Hodgson (@natkhod.bsky.social), Benjamin Thorne (@benjaminthorne.bsky.social) & Marco Longobardo #UoN_ICL25

Image of session six of the 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference, featuring four speakers (L:R Maria Crippa, Sara Ciucci, Elena Katselli, and Giovanna Frisso).

Session Six: Protecting Victims and the Vulnerable Chair: Sara Ciucci, University of Nottingham The environment as victim in the International Criminal Court - Giovanna Frisso, University of Lincoln International Criminal Law’s Blind Spots in relation to Violence against Women and Girls and the Way Froward - Elena Katselli, Newcastle University Italy’s Failure to Cooperate: Is There a Judge Beyond The Hague? - Maria Crippa, University of Milan

The sixth session of the 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference examined the experience & methods of protecting victims & the vulnerable. The panel was chaired by Sara Ciucci with presentations from Giovanna Frisso, Elena Katselli & Maria Crippa #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice

Image of session five of the 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference, featuring three speakers (L:R Alex Batesmith, Mando Rachovitsa, and Ilaria Zavoli).

Session Five: Emotions and International Criminal Justice Chair: Mando Rachovitsa, University of Nottingham Narratives of the Self: Professional Identity in the Autobiographies of International Criminal Lawyers - Ilaria Zavoli, University of Leeds (UK) and Alex Batesmith, University of Leeds (UK) Invisible Labour, Visible Strain: The Unacknowledged Emotional Labour of International Criminal Lawyers - Alex Batesmith, University of Leeds (UK)

We begin the 2nd day of the UoN International Criminal Justice Conference by exploring the autobiographically constructed identities & emotional labour of intl criminal lawyers. Chaired by Mando Rachovitsa w/ presenters @ilariazavoli.bsky.social & @batesmith.bsky.social #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice

Image of session four of the 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference, featuring three speakers (L:R Ezequiel Jimenez, Jennifer Giblin, and Kritika Sharma).

Session Four: Governance and Accountability at the ICC Chair: Jennifer Giblin, Edge Hill University Governing the International Criminal Court: Tracing the Practice of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute - Ezequiel Jimenez Martinez, Amnesty International & CILRAP Forgotten Spaces of International Criminal Justice: Dealing with Misconduct and Whistleblower Protection at International Criminal Courts and Tribunals - Kritika Sharma, Luxembourg Agency for Research Integrity

The final session of the first day of the 2025 Nottingham Intl Criminal Justice Conference addressed accountability issues at the ICC. Chaired by Jennifer Giblin w/ presentations from Ezequiel Jimenez (@ezejim.bsky.social) & Kritika Sharma (@kritikasharma.bsky.social‬) #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice

Image of session two of the 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference, featuring six speakers (L:R Hemi Mistry, Francesco Cunsolo, Caleb Wheeler, Victor Kattan, Daryna Abbakumova & Jolana Makraiová).

Session Two: Contemporary Developments in Substantive Crimes Chair: Caleb Wheeler, Cardiff University Apartheid as a crime against humanity: Recent developments - Victor Kattan, University of Nottingham Complexities behind ‘incitement’ to violence and ‘hate’ speech from a criminal justice perspective - Rachel Horan, The Averment Group*, and Jolana Makraiová, International Nuremberg Principles Academy* Atrocious Images: Combatant-Produced Illicit Imagery as Hate Speech in International Criminal Law - Hemi Mistry, University of Nottingham Challenges of Prosecuting Cyberattacks as Cyber-Enabled Crimes under the Rome Statute - Daryna Abbakumova, Geneva Graduate Institute New challenges in prosecuting intentional destruction of cultural heritage - Francesco Cunsolo, Università di Bologna

Session two, which focussed on contemporary developments in substantive crimes, was chaired by Caleb Wheeler with presentations from Victor Kattan (@victorkattan.bsky.social), Jolana Makraiová, Hemi Mistry (@hemimistry.bsky.social), Daryna Abbakumova & Francesco Cunsolo #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice

A picture of the University Park Campus at the University of Nottingham.

We are hugely excited to kick off the 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Law Conference this morning, bringing together leading academics, practitioners & policymakers to discuss current issues & recent developments in the field! #UoN_ICJ25 #IntlCrimJustice

Image of Prof Olympia Bekou at the 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference.

Welcoming our speakers & attendees to the conference, Professor Olympia Bekou (@olympiabekou.bsky.social), head of UoN School of Law & the HRLC's International Criminal Justice unit, delivers the opening remarks. #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice