Janet H Anderson

Rare good news 4 #ICC on 1st day annual meeting: Libyan Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri transferred from Germany. He’s alleged to have committed directly, ordered or overseen crimes against humanity + war crimes; murder, torture, rape + sexual violence at Mitiga prison. (Pic of prison from earlier).

ICC, the “headless” court As the Annual Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court (ICC) opens today, Justice Info reviews the main challenges facing a court in mortal danger, attacked on many sides, abando...

ICC, the “headless” court, opens its assembly of states parties today, by @janethanderson.bsky.social
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Lots of talk of keeping the ICC going at #ASP24 despite sanctions. But court’s issues extend well beyond the Washington pressures. www.justiceinfo.net/en/152952-ic...

Opinie | Gaza laat zien: het internationaal recht heeft betere verhalen nodig Het internationaal recht zoals we het nu kennen, komt voort uit koloniale West-Europese machtsstrijden, expansie en verovering, stelt Lucy Gaynor. Dus wat zijn de ‘fundamenten’ die afgebroken worden?

International law needs better stories.

"If we lose sight of history when asking about the future of international law after #Gaza, we risk thinking that before Gaza there existed a pure, moral core."

I wrote about law, history, and power in @nrc.nl
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We reviewed 'They Would Never Hurt a Fly' by Slavenka Drakulić with friend of the pod @vukusiciva.bsky.social

We asked Iva what she thought when she first read the book when it came out in 2003, and what atmosphere there was in terms of accountability for war crimes

I’ll see you both there.

One of the oddest UN resolutions in history seeks to solidify shaky Gaza ceasefire into an enduring peace The hazy UN resolution dictates that Trump’s ‘board of peace’ will supervise an International Stabilisation Force, whose membership is as yet undetermined

The Guardian: "One of the oddest UN resolutions in history seeks to solidify shaky Gaza ceasefire into an enduring peace" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Justice Update – Accountability for Ukraine’s Children What do we know now about the illegal transfer of children from Ukraine to Russia and what kind of crime might it be? We chat to Thordis Gylfadottir of the Council of Europe. If you found this inte…

Out Now: What is the state of accountability for the children of Ukraine?

We asked @thordiskolbrun.bsky.social, the Council of Europe's Special Representative on this issue, what we know today about the children + which avenues for justice are there

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Wat gaat er gebeuren met het archief van het Joegoslavië Tribunaal? En is dat de verantwoordelijkheid van Nederland? De klok tikt Het is het grootste oorlogsmisdrijvenarchief ter wereld, maar vooralsnog is onduidelijk wat er gaat gebeuren met het archief van het Joegoslavië Tribunaal. ‘Ze lijken niet te beseffen dat dit archief ...

My old friend Predrag talks to the Groene about the #ICTY #archives which are now in danger of disappearing from the internet, and into some dusty boxes no one can find. We need to protect it and keep it available for research #History #Accountability #Research #Justice www.groene.nl/artikel/het-...

Milan prosecutors investigate alleged ‘sniper tourism’ during Bosnian war Groups from Italy and elsewhere alleged to have paid Serb soldiers to shoot Sarajevo residents during siege

Prosecutors in Milan have opened an investigation into Italians who allegedly paid the Bosnian Serb army for trips to Sarajevo so that they could kill citizens during the 4-year siege of the city in the 90s. Add SNIPER TOURISM to the list of obscenities. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Episode 147 – Afghanistan Accountability Avenues with Shaharzad Akbar What are the realistic avenues to accountability especially for the women of Afghanistan. Shaharzad Akbar dicusses all the current possibilities. If it’s interesting, do like, subscribe and leave u…

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Catch up with all the latest developments on accountability for the women of #Afghanistan including prospects for the new investigative mechanism and the recent Women’s Tribunal. Along with developments at #ICJ and #ICC.

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Loved speaking to @janethanderson.bsky.social and @svdberg.bsky.social about accountability pathways for Afghanistan, opportunities and limitations. Thank you for having me on. Very excited to have been on @asymmetricalh.bsky.social. Was nervous tbh

Today is the 3rd day of the trial. You can follow the live stream (with English simultaneous interpretation) here: streams.nfgd.nl/onderzoek-pe... the Court is focusing on charges of human trafficking and extortion (it's alleged that family members had to pay ransom to get their relatives released).

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We take you behind the scenes at a recent People’s Tribunal for the Women of Afghanistan where Afghan women testified about discrimination, humiliation and torture, living under the Taliban regime.

Inside the mind of Madam War Criminal | The Observer Biljana Plavšić was the first woman to be convicted of war crimes, for her role in the bloody conflict in Bosnia. Olivera Simić tracked her down in Belgr...

A few words on an important new book by Olivera Simic observer.co.uk/culture/book...

British Army ends controversial use of white phosphorus in Kenya. Questions of accountability and compensation linger - AOAV The British Army has halted the use of white phosphorus munitions in Kenya following a 2022 Declassified UK exposé revealing their deployment on communal lands, but with the underlying licence still a...

British Army ends controversial use of white phosphorus in Kenya. Questions of accountability and compensation linger

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Episode 146 – When Is It A War? with Tamsin Phillipa Paige and Alonso Gurmendi Dunkelberg With the last weeks of U.S. strikes on alleged drug dealer boats and saying they are in “a non-international armed conflict” with drug cartels, we ask ‘when is war’ and whet…

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In recent weeks the US has struck boats of suspected drug traffickers in intl waters: Venezuela, Colombia & Mexico.
@pagingdrpaige.bsky.social & @alonso-gd.bsky.social run us through the basics of what constitutes an international armed conflict
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What’s really going on with the ‘war on drugs’ that has led to the US killing dozens of alleged drug dealers off the coast of Venezuela Colombia & most recently Mexico?
How is "a non-international armed conflict" legally defined?
@pagingdrpaige.bsky.social @alonso-gd.bsky.social explain

Mass killings reported in Sudanese city seized by paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces accused of killing more than 2,000 unarmed civilians in El Fasher in recent days

#Sudan

Since seizing the city of El Fasher just last week, after an extensive siege and bombardment, the #paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are accused of the ethnically motivated mass killing of more than 2,000 unarmed civilians

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U.S. Military Kills 14 More People Accused of Smuggling Drugs on Boats

4 more strikes today, killing 14 more people, with one survivor left to the Mexicans to deal with - this ongoing campaign of extra-judicial killing flagrantly violates international law and reflects a notorious disregard for the rule of law.
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We watched The New Yorker documentary 'In Flow of Words: Translating the Trauma of War' together at the
Hague Humanity Hub & reacted to it in REAL TIME!

We discuss how interpreters at intl trials can be impacted by what they hear from victims + perpetrators

Justice Update – Checking in with Ukraine’s New Aggression Tribunal This week’s Justice Update is all about the new Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression – created specifically to hold the Russian Federation to account for its war of aggression i…

Want to know details of the statute for the new Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine? How will it work? Our main interlocutor is Andriy Kostin, Ukraine’s ambassador to The Hague and former prosecutor general.
Episode out now👇
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My thread on the #ICJ's AO ruling. #Israel has been hammered, its obligations under treaty law & CIL made clear. Honestly, nothing surprising, just the ICJ confirming #intlaw obligations. But plenty of noting of Israel's violations of intLaw. Sebutinde out in the cold as was expected.

#Israel prohibited from taking actions contrary to obligations under UN Charter & CPIUN in and regards to OPT. Must allow free movement of UN personnel so they can carry out their mandated activities.

ICERD, ICCPR, ICESCR, CEDAW, CAT, CROC, CRPD all relevant!! #ICJ says #humanRights obligations outside its own territory, esp in OT applies with respect to all these treaties. CIL also applies. Wide range of human rights apply & are relevant to OPT pop'n. All alongside #IHL occupation obligations.

#Israel has positive obligation to respect & fulfil #humanRights of OT pop'n even in times of armed conflict. Doing so has been assisted by UN incl #UNRWA, so diminishment of UN ability means Israel's obligations increase.

All occupied persons must be respected & humanely treated. Rights incl right to life, right to freedom from torture (etc), right to liberty & security, right to freedom of movement, protection of family life, adequate std of living, enjoyment of health, education, freedom from discrimination

#Israel obligated not to use starvation as method of warfare. As OP, Israel has #IHL obligations to respect & fulfil #HumanRights of pop'n.

Starvation is prohibited as method of warfare. #Israel blocked humanitarian aid, preventing relief from entering. Israel's consent to ops of GHF since May 2025 & to other ltd humanitarian aid has not signfiicantly alleviated the situation. Local pop'n inadquately supplied.

#Israel must provide supplies essential for survival of pop'n of OT. Art 55-56 API obligations extend beyond #Gaza to other parts of OPT, Not only a positive obligation to provide supplies to pop'n to the fullest extent, & negative obligation not to impede provision of supplies or health services.