The Research Handbook on Global Governance is now out in the world!
Edited with @aoifemod.bsky.social and Cher Weixia Chen this Handbook is 10yrs in the making!
@machikokanetake.bsky.social
International Law Prof. Asser Institute & Univ. of Amsterdam; Board Member, European Society of International Law; security, human rights, tech
The Research Handbook on Global Governance is now out in the world!
Edited with @aoifemod.bsky.social and Cher Weixia Chen this Handbook is 10yrs in the making!
Not acceptable.
16.11.2025 13:51 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0When does exercising EU rights become an abuse of law? βοΈ
A new book from Asser Press / Springer by Luca Pantaleo is a must-read on the principle of abuse of law in the EU and its role in ensuring consistency, justice, and fairness.
π Order now: lnkd.in/ehjr6vPS
#EULaw @fbakkerfrank.bsky.social
The F-35 case: Who holds the final say in arms exports?
Join us for a roundtable to discuss the implications arising from the Dutch Supreme Courtβs judgment.
21 November
@machikokanetake.bsky.social, @tmcasser.bsky.social, @uvalawschool.bsky.social
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π’Weβre looking for a researcher in private international law to join our team!
If you are a motivated legal scholar with expertise in private international law, we would like to hear from you!
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Application deadline: 24 November 2025, 12:00 CET
β‘οΈ Further details and application: lnkd.in/eD7SssN7
3. The report embraces the 'direct and foreseeable impact' standard for establishing extraterritorial jurisdictionβwell ahead of the approach taken by, for example, the ECtHR. This standard could open new avenues for litigating extraterritorial human rights violations against migrants.
16.10.2025 08:16 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants has published a report on the externalisation of migration and its implications under international law. The report is highly critical of many current practices by states of the Global North and the EU as such. Points of note:
16.10.2025 08:16 β π 4 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0De 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 IsraΓ«l terwijl genocide in Gaza plaatsvindt.
#RodeLijn
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).
03.10.2025 17:31 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0This 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 humanityβs greatest achievements) and you should too. AI is (partly) a reaction against the extraordinary democratic promise that is Wikipedia.
03.10.2025 02:23 β π 12 π 1 π¬ 1 π 1Wonderful roundtable βReArming Europe and the future of international and European lawβ @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
30.09.2025 21:17 β π 5 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0My 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!
25.09.2025 14:26 β π 23 π 16 π¬ 1 π 0If 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 Insiderβs 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.
β‘οΈ www.asser.nl/education-ev...
Ursula von der Leyen calls for suspension of EU trade with Israel
10.09.2025 12:33 β π 278 π 72 π¬ 27 π 26Heading to Berlin for the ESIL @esil-sedi.bsky.social Annual Conference via an early morning π. Looking forward to meeting new people & catching up with friends!
10.09.2025 04:03 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0Back 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-...
09.09.2025 06:31 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Nice introduction!
28.08.2025 23:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0"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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π Speakers @machikokanetake.bsky.social and Anh Nguyen are confirmed for the colloquium on the emerging law and practice of knowledge security in quantum innovation.
β‘οΈ Learn more and enrol: lnkd.in/eNjmDQnN
#QuantumInnovation #KnowledgeSecurity #InternationalLaw
"Trump officials asked for an end to Harvardβs 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."
24.08.2025 02:46 β π 20 π 17 π¬ 2 π 1Crowd out for Palestine in Meanjin.
24.08.2025 02:59 β π 60 π 14 π¬ 0 π 0In its justification for the rejection, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs fails to mention of the use of the profiling algorithm and doesnβt provide an assessment of its impact on human rights. The court hereby mandates a Fundamental Rights Impacts Assessment. 3/
18.08.2025 08:49 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0π₯ 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.
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...
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