Machiko Kanetake

De rechter zegt: kabinet, beslis zelf - maar hou je aan de regels.

En die zijn duidelijk: geen wapenexport bij mensenrechtenschendingen.

Wat ons betreft kan het kabinet dus maar 1 conclusie trekken: geen export F-35-onderdelen naar Israël terwijl genocide in Gaza plaatsvindt.
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The core point of the judgment is that the Dutch Supreme Court left this legally clear issue to the counterbalancing policy decisions. The reasoning was disappointing, yet I still hope that the government finds "clear risk" (and no further balancing exercise).

Supreme Court: Minister must perform reassessment of licence to export F-35 parts to Israel again The Minister must perform the reassessment of the licence to export F-35 parts to Israel (hereinafter the "licence") again. In that reassessment, the Minister must apply the criterion of whether grant...

This is disappointing, to say the least. Legally speaking, if there is a clear risk, EU member states cannot export relevant arms, and full stop. I do not think that other international agreements are meant to be counterbalabcing the decisions arising from this risk.
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since early 2025 I have set up a monthly donation to Wikipedia (one of humanity’s greatest achievements) and you should too. AI is (partly) a reaction against the extraordinary democratic promise that is Wikipedia.

Wonderful roundtable ‘ReArming Europe and the future of international and European law’ @tmcasser.bsky.social welcoming @machikokanetake.bsky.social as our new Academic Director! www.asser.nl/education-ev... @lijnzaad.bsky.social @clingendael.bsky.social @leoncastjan.bsky.social @paxvoorvrede.nl

My old research group at UvA is hiring an assistant professor to replace me. Do get in touch if you want to know what a fabulous place it is to work. And female colleagues, I especially encourage you to apply!

If you're in Copenhagen October 10, come see Andrew Cayley KC, who ran the Palestine investigation at the #ICC, give a
Centre for Military Studies talk entitled "The Future of International Criminal Justice: An Insider’s View." 15:00 at the Law Faculty. Register: cms.polsci.ku.dk/events/the-f...

As Europe increases its defence production, how should law respond? Join us for a roundtable on 30 September that examines the role and direction of international & EU law in regulating governmental and corporate decisions in the development, export & use of weapons.
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Ursula von der Leyen calls for suspension of EU trade with Israel Commission president cites illegal West Bank settlement plans, Gaza and attempts to ‘undermine two-state solution’ The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has called for a suspension of trade with Israel, as she spoke of Europe’s “painful” inability to respond to the war on Gaza and ensuring humanitarian disaster. In her most extended condemnation yet of the Israeli government, von der Leyen criticised plans for illegal settlements that would split the occupied West Bank in half, as well as incitement of violence by extremist Israeli ministers, as a “clear attempt to undermine the two-state solution”. Continue reading...

Ursula von der Leyen calls for suspension of EU trade with Israel

Heading to Berlin for the ESIL @esil-sedi.bsky.social Annual Conference via an early morning 🚉. Looking forward to meeting new people & catching up with friends!

Back to work with the news that the book "Justice for Atrocities: Dialogues and Encounters between Latin America and Europe" that I edited with J.P. Perez-Leon-Acevedo is available for preorder, out 30 September! www.routledge.com/Justice-for-...

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Palestinians warned of a genocide in 2023. Why weren’t we believed? | Ahmed Ibsais Western academics now speak of ‘genocide’ with newfound authority. Why weren’t our voices enough?

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Nice introduction!

"This echoes the darkest chapter of the 1990s when the council was rebuked for its failures during the genocides in Rwanda and Srebrenica."

"Today, the same question will be asked of us in our failure to act."

Remarkable speech.

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🎉 Speakers @machikokanetake.bsky.social and Anh Nguyen are confirmed for the colloquium on the emerging law and practice of knowledge security in quantum innovation.

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"Trump officials asked for an end to Harvard’s partnership with Birzeit University, a top Palestinian college in the West Bank. Harvard said it had suspended the relationship and had struck up new ones with institutions in Israel."

Crowd out for Palestine in Meanjin.

In its justification for the rejection, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs fails to mention of the use of the profiling algorithm and doesn’t provide an assessment of its impact on human rights. The court hereby mandates a Fundamental Rights Impacts Assessment. 3/

💥 Important interim judgement by a Dutch national court concerning the right to an effective remedy and the right to non-discrimination when using a profiling algorithm for the allocation of short stay visa (Ministry of FA)

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This is excellent, high-level stuff, bringing expert analysis (and a bit of academic infighting) to a general audience.

Check out MEE's Expert Witness series on YouTube if you haven't already.

International Law Experts: Genocide in Gaza? Does Israel’s conduct in Gaza constitute genocide? LTO asked eleven international law experts. After 22 months of war, a clear tendency is emerging.

Legal Tribune Online (@lto-de.bsky.social) asked eleven scholars whether Israel's actions in #Gaza now meet the legal definition of genocide. I am quoted alongside @adhaque.bsky.social, @janinadill.bsky.social, @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social, @itamann.bsky.social and others. www.lto.de/recht/hinter...

My years reporting on Gaza broke me down. Why did it take so long for the world to become outraged? | Phoebe Greenwood Between 2010 and 2013, I was on the ground capturing Israel’s attacks on Palestine. Few wanted to see it

My years reporting on Gaza broke me down. Why did it take so long for the world to become outraged? | Phoebe Greenwood

Is Genocide Happening in Gaza? [Melanie O’Brien is Associate Professor of International Law at the University of Western Australia, President of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, and Visiting Scholar with the H…

Is Genocide Happening in Gaza?

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Join the Adv. Summer Programme 'Terrorism, counter-terrorism and the rule of law' on 25-29 August. Lectures by leading experts, in-person study visits to Europol and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, and a keynote by Ben Saul from the UN. bit.ly/4lpIp1m @tmcasser.bsky.social

UN experts call for immediate dismantling of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed grave concern over the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s (GHF) operations, saying Palestinians are paying the ultimate price of the international community’s legal, p...

One of the necessary steps to be taken immediately, as the UN experts urged: "to impose a full arms embargo on Israel" due to violations, "suspend trade and investment agreements that may result in harming the Palestinians" and "hold corporate entities accountable."

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Israel has killed ‘record number’ of UN staff since October 7 – UN special rapporteur We spoke to Michael Fakhri, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food.

"For approximately 78 days, nothing entered Gaza. No food, no water, no medicine, nothing."

UN Food Rapporteur Michael Fakhri speaks to @krishgm.bsky.social about Israel's "starvation campaign" and occupation of Gaza.

Read and watch:
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Opinion | Netanyahu Is Choosing to Starve Gaza

"We cannot wait until it’s time to count the graves of the children who have perished, declare it a famine — or indeed, a genocide — and say, simply, “Never again.”

— Alex de Waal

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I am sure you looked great!

‘Lumumba everlasting’: Belgium marks Congo’s slain leader’s 100th birthday with exhibition – and possible trial Surprise move towards trial of veteran diplomat over Patrice Lumumba’s 1961 assassination coincides with show seeking to widen focus on his life and fight

"Belgium’s federal prosecutor referred a 92-year-old former diplomat, Étienne Davignon, to the Brussels criminal court over alleged war crimes related to the killings."

Belgium marks Congo’s slain leader Lumumba's 100th birthday w exhibition – & possible trial: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...