Douglas Guilfoyle

French PM Lecornu resigning after 13 hours now makes the Lecornu the shortest length to measure political time. For those of you using old measures this is 1/18 of a Scaramucci or about 1.2% of a Truss

Good point, well made. Thanks, I’ll take that on board.

54. Recognition, the United Nations and the Question of Palestine In this episode, host Dr Ntina Tzouvala is joined by Professor Ardi Imseis (Queen’s Law School, Canada) for a timely conversation about international law, the United Nations, and the long struggle for

In our latest episode, @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social speaks with Ardi Imseis about the recent recognition of Palestine by western states and the history of the UN’s “rule by law” in relation to Palestine and the construction of its legal subalternity. #CalledToTheBar

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54. Recognition, the United Nations and the Question of Palestine In this episode, host Dr Ntina Tzouvala is joined by Professor Ardi Imseis (Queen’s Law School, Canada) for a timely conversation about international law, the United Nations, and the long struggle for

In our latest episode, @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social speaks with Ardi Imseis about the recent recognition of Palestine by western states and the history of the UN’s “rule by law” in relation to Palestine and the construction of its legal subalternity. #CalledToTheBar

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I agree. Illegal situations can stand for a very long time. What I find interesting though is that the long duration of the established facts on the ground in Northern Cyprus has *not* led to recognition and legalization, and eg naive Brits who try to invest there still get caught up in litigation.

… investment and anyone who has bought real estate in Northern Cyprus has found themselves sued by the legal, dispossessed owners. Mere physical occupation without recognised legal sovereignty may give you quite limited control in practice and may well open your citizens to foreign litigation. 2/2

A quick thought on one small but important way western states recognising Palestine is not merely a symbolic gesture. The relevant comparison is the illegal Turkish occupation of Northern Cyprus. This is entirely unrecognised by any state but Türkiye. As a consequence there’s no inbound 1/2

Is Israel breaking the law by stopping the Gaza-bound flotilla? According to a UN legal framework, a nation's territory does not extend beyond 19km from its shores but enforcing international maritime law is a challenge across the globe.

Yes, yes it is.

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"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly approved military operations on two vessels early last month that were part of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying aid and pro-Palestinian supporters, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg"

CBS News going down swinging

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Academic selfie: very pleased with my new trouser and waistcoat set. Made from fabric I found at Weft and Warp and run up by Hoa Lu tailoring, two fine Canberra businesses.

British brogues. Accept no substitute.

Thank you, most kind.

In fairness, the average quality of housing throughout Australia is pretty terrible from a heat efficiency point of view. But Sydney is where I’ve noticed it most.

Sydney has to be one of the few places I’ve lived where the climate was so benevolent that you seldom needed an overcoat outdoors, but the housing stock was so terrible that you frequently wanted one indoors.

Academic selfie: very pleased with my new trouser and waistcoat set. Made from fabric I found at Weft and Warp and run up by Hoa Lu tailoring, two fine Canberra businesses.

Israel's interception of aid boats unlawful: maritime law expert Israel’s blockade of Gaza and its interception of an aid flotilla are both illegal, maritime law expert Douglas Guilfoyle suggested on Thursday (October 2).

Me, talking to Reuters, about Israel's blockade of Gaza:

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Academic selfie

I AM NOTORIOUSLY BAD WITH EXCEL SPREADSHEETS AND EVEN I HAVE HIGHER ACCURACY THAN 57%

Job alert! We have a 5 year fixed term teaching-focussed position in our new Indo-Pacific Studies program. Can highly recommend UNSW Canberra as a place to work.

IPS is an emerging field, so applications welcome from cognate disciplines.

Details: external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...

Big Hat, lying to us again about their products.

For very important reasons what the IDF did was not piracy (as that would absolve Israel of responsibility by saying the people involved were mutineers). It was unlawful for so many reasons (see Called to the Bar ep on the last flotilla interdiction) but not piracy

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“Professor Guilfoyle what did you mean when you wrote: cabbage feta dill jasmine rice?”

“I meant a tasty and delicious salad.”

As my first mentor in litigation put it – never commit anything to writing you are not prepared to read out under oath in court.

Academic selfie: dressed for the launch of the new UNSW Canberra initiative “world in transition“. The lovely tie was a gift from former @bluesecprogram.bsky.social scholar Su Wai Mon in Singapore.

I can see that my journey into university middle management is going to replace being a slave to email with being a slave to messaging in Teams …

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Notably blameshifting excuses given the level of professional guidance and media coverage about the hazards of Gen AI in legal work.

More interesting: clear indicators that both Westlaw and Lexis AI legal research products, as already known, similarly “hallucinate”.

Family of kangaroos spotted on a weekend walk in the Aranda bushland.

Academic selfie: first day in the office wearing my self-made Oxford bags, and some favourite shoes.

Wonderful! I love having both clothes in the style I want and the pride of having made them myself.

Oh thank you! It’s been quite the journey since March.