It's hard to have cogent commentary on something so BLATANT. And I just came out of teaching IHL...
Hegseth: "We will keep pushing, keep advancing. No quarter, no mercy for our enemies."
No quarter is the refusal to take prisoners and instead just execute everyone. It's been considered a war crime for over a century.
The judges appointed to assess the investigation into International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Kham have handed in their report.
"so-called international institutions"
"no stupid rules of engagement"
"we fight to win and don't waste time... or lives"
So telling that 'lives' sound like an afterthought.
And what exactly does "winning" look like?
It's like watching World War III starting via reddit thread.
Hegseth: "Israel has clear missions as well for which we are grateful. Capable partners are good partners, unlike so many of our traditional allies who wring their hands and clutch their pearls, hemming and hawing about the use of force ... no stupid rules of engagement."
📢 for @isanet.bsky.social members! Feb 9 is the deadline for nominations for the Women's Caucus exec comm. I know many of us are ambivalent about ISA at the moment, but I think WCIS' mission of amplifying women in the profession is even more so important. Happy to answer qs about exec comm work!
Benjamin Netanyahu, wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity, will join Trump's Board of Peace.
This was the worst case scenario when the UN Security Council authorized this travesty. Sickening.
With everything that has happened in the past 16 days of 2026, what is so disappointing is how quickly many media outlets seem to simply accept the framing of the Trump administration.
Worry not — the guardians of the rules-based international order are “waiting for the facts” and “monitoring the situation”
My latest together with @justinauriburu.bsky.social
No love lost for Maduro, and no apologies made for his regime. But the attack on Venezuela was plainly illegal. States can either say so clearly, or parse their way into a law of boundless exceptions and self-judgment.
"The EU recalls that, under all circumstances, the principles of international law and the UN Charter must be upheld. Members of the United Nations Security Council have a particular responsibility to uphold those principles, as a pillar of the international security architecture."
Not to make this about Kelsen but Kelsen warned us that "national law monism" (the view that one's own legal system is the only valid legal system) is the legal theory of imperialism and militarism.
"We express our deep concern and rejection of the military actions carried out unilaterally on Venezuelan territory, which contravene fundamental principles of international law ... enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations."
— Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay and Spain
This, we argue, created the conditions for certain policy choices to become imaginable in the first place. @lseir.bsky.social @drkmillar.bsky.social @dryunahan.bsky.social @isq-jrnl.bsky.social
In light of yesterday's news on the COVID inquiry in relation to political decision-making, I'm re-posting our recent ISQ article. We show how political elites in the UK, Italy, and Germany varied in the ways they communicated the inevitability of mass death during the onset of the pandemic. 🧵...
⚖️ 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 Investigation of Allegations of Misconduct by the ICC Prosecutor: Bridging the Gaps in the Court’s Regulatory Framework.
With the UN OIOS report expected to soon be released, we updated our explainer with @fidh-official.bsky.social.
Read it here🔗 4genderjustice.org/our-latest-p...
Leaders around the world welcomed the agreement between Israel and Hamas to exchange Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, with many describing it as a rare moment of hope after two years of a war that has exacted a devastating toll.
The morning "drama at the #ICC" read. BTW, the article omits that the Prosecutor also went after Hamas, it's not only the two Israeli officials. It's just that all the Hamas suspects got assassinated (by Israel). Maybe there's more warrants, who knows...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Nearly missed this amidst the present day omnicrisis - also worth noting that the critique not only echoes the 'ICC bias' argument but that "The ICC has proven itself incapable of handling and prosecuting proven war crimes, crimes against humanity, crimes of genocide, and crimes of aggression"
A little more surprised than I should be by Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announcement to withdraw from #ICC, labelling it an "instrument of neo-colonialist repression" and saying they will pursue "indigenous mechanisms for the consolidation of peace and justice." www.bbc.com/news/article...
🏆 WCIS Graduate Student Best Paper Award - due 1st October. Any paper presented by a graduate student in the most recent ISA Annual Meeting is eligible for consideration. SELF NOMINATION ENCOURAGED! www.isanet.org/Programs/Awa...
I'm on the WCIS exec board, let me know if you have q's about awards!
Funding opportunity for early career researchers 👉 ISA WCIS Deborah Gerner Grant for Professional Development is due 1st October. No subject restrictions (but preference given to conflict resolution, peace in the ME, and/or women in IR). www.isanet.org/programs/awa...
US could hit entire International Criminal Court with sanctions soon
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Watch this interview with Dr. Mohammed Saqr. As Israeli tanks push tonight into Gaza City, the South Part of the Strip, where he is located, is projected to become even more crowded with displaced people who have lost everything.
www.democracynow.org/2025/9/15/mo...
