It’s about life or death now I did what I could We are surrounded by the Israeli tanks

My message from Gaza today:

Yesterday, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution reaffirming the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination. The vote was 172 in favor, 4 against, with 10 abstentions. The United States voted against.

Israel is bombing areas of Gaza it had designated as "safe". It is wiping out entire families, making countless children orphans & forcing countless men & women to survive their offspring. Each story is excruciating. "The monstruosity of our century".

Honoured to see that my book ‘Intervention i Civil Wars’ (Hart 2021) is cited in the bibliography of the CIJ_ICJ

What happens if criminal organisations become party to a NIAC? Are drug dealers legitimate targets? Check out my and Carlos Arevalo’s thoughts on these challenging issues! 👇🏻 Thank you Articles of War for having offered a venue where to share our ideas.

Ukraine War: “IHL is very clear/strict. Attacking hospitals, apartments is barbaric. This could be genocide” Gaza: “IHL is convoluted, vague. Attacking hospitals, flattening entire apartment buildings is justified. How dare you say it could be genocide” We notice, you know?

Thank you Sofya and Osgoode Hall Law Journal for reviewing my book ‘Intervention in Civil Wars: Effectiveness, Legitimacy, and Human Intervention in Civil Wars: Effectiveness, Legitimacy, and Human Rights’!

How do criminal organizations—like drug smuggling gangs---fit into the law of armed conflict? Chiara Redaelli and Carlos Arévalo examine when a “war on drugs” qualifies as an armed conflict. #ArmedConflict Articles of War Lieber Institute for Law and Warfare Chiara Redaelli lieber.westpoint.edu/criminal-organ…

While I process my disappointment over the lack of a ceasefire order, I want to once again commend the South African team. In their words: "South Africa is here before this Court, in the Peace Palace. It has done what it could." The legal wing of humanity, one might say.

It is our responsibility as scholars to write the narrative of the CIJ_ICJ order of 26 January 2024, despite its shortcomings, as a hopeful event where the Global South resoundingly confronted the Global North with the latter's despicable colonial policies and cynicism.

Appalled and saddened

What genocide looks like

Covid has taught us that online and hybrid conferences are possible. Only in-person conferences are a barrier not only for speakers, but also for participants, and end up excluding voices that deserve to be heard, such as Saeed Bagheri

Oxfam: Israel is blocking aid to Gaza International Rescue Committee: Israel is blocking aid UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Israel is restricting aid UN Special Rapporteur on right to food: Israel is starving Gaza NYT: Why isn’t aid getting to Gaza?

Today I attended an event organised by the Italian Consulate to celebrate the day of Italian researchers abroad. It’s been a pleasure to connect with colleagues doing amazing research in different fields, but it saddens me that Italy has an official day dedicated to brain drain

Israel's first evacuation order instructed 1 million Palestinians to pack up their entire lives and leave Northern Gaza within 24 hours. Israel is now at The Hague claiming that asking it to respond to a 10-page PM request within one week is too short a deadline.

Was the killing of Ismail Haniyeh lawful? Tonight I shared a few ideas with RSI Info news, you can find it here: rsi.ch/rete-uno/progr…

ICRC statement on Israeli airstrike that killed two journalists. Notable because the ICRC generally refrains from specific condemnations. Ten months of watching friends and colleagues killed before their eyes has tested that policy.

Must read to remember what we talk about when we talk about war 👇🏻 Paul Salopek Out of Eden Walk