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Law Prof @AUWCL. Exec. Editor @just_security. Fellow @yaleisp. @Fulbright on climate #SIDS. Mama of 4 fab little ppl. Fmr @washpo, ICC. Proud #firstgen.
Nov 1, 2022 6 tweets 7 min read
Diversion from my norm to share something more personal: 20 years ago I worked on the Human Assisted Reproductive Technology (HART) Act to make sure those conceived in Aotearoa in the future were not left without any record of their biological parent/s & whakapapa as I was. A 🧵 In 2021, I co-founded @DCAotearoa with a small but mighty group of courageous, tireless, & inspiring donor-conceived people: donorconceivedaotearoa.co.nz/about cc @SoniaAllan @tiffgard @alixpiatek
Sep 1, 2022 8 tweets 3 min read
As of today, I’m a tenured Professor of Law (same day as @LeahLitman!). I can readily imagine myself in a different life – the one that I was on track for with a 10th grade education, unsafe living conditions, insecure minimum wage work. So, a few reflections. First, I grew up in a wealthy nation, I’m white, cis-gender, a quick study. I had control over none of these things. Yet they've meant I haven’t faced barriers that others face when trying to move from basic survival to a life I love.
Nov 1, 2021 8 tweets 7 min read
The Sudanese people this weekend delivered the world a masterclass in nonviolent resistance. My @justsecurity article & a thread on indicators to monitor in the coming days @BSonblast @nimaelbagir @YousraElbagir @Phiankhi @AlbertoMiguelF5 @itsjina
justsecurity.org/78822/sudanese… (1/8) 1/ Information Flow from Outside of Khartoum
"Civilians outside of Khartoum, including in Darfur, The Blue Nile, and South Kordofan, are hugely vulnerable both in terms of immediate humanitarian needs, and direct violence...." @mhas1 @CameronAbadi @AlbertoMiguelF5 @amandataub 2/8
Sep 16, 2021 25 tweets 10 min read
My legal scholarship rarely coincides with a news cycle. So working on my latest revision of Platform-Enabled Crimes as the #FacebookFiles dropped has been surreal: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf… @jeffhorowitz @amnestytech @keachhagey @lpolgreen Buckle up for a long thread (1/24) Platform-Enabled Crimes: “Each day, across the globe, the corporations that run these platforms execute policies and practices that serve their profit model, typically by sustaining user engagement.”(2/24)
Jun 23, 2020 9 tweets 2 min read
You've got 7 hours left to register for the @asil Virtual Annual Meeting, "The Promise of International Law." Students & recent graduates can attend for FREE. Register here: asil.org/annualmeeting Here comes a thread of reasons why you should join us for #ASILduringCOVID Reason #1: Stimulating discussions of the most pressing issues of our time with over 150 of the world's leading authorities on international law and related fields.
Jun 5, 2020 17 tweets 18 min read
I wrote this when I couldn't sleep: justsecurity.org/70576/if-we-co… But now I have your attn :) here comes a list via one of my awesome @auwcl colleagues, collated by the Movement Law Lab Collective @purvishahesq working with Movement for Black Lives to confirm bail funds across the country that are both legitimate and led by Black activists
May 30, 2020 11 tweets 2 min read
This is a really important piece "These videos are filmed in pursuit of justice, and with the knowledge that, as documentors of a racist crime, they face retribution as well."
May 22, 2020 8 tweets 2 min read
I'm really grateful to be able to enroll my kids in a public school. I'm also grateful that @dcpublicschools are providing virtual summer programming. None of what follows is a criticism of @dcpublicschools but a recognition of how many pieces of community-wide support need to come together for all of us to make the "new normal" sustainable.
Apr 30, 2020 10 tweets 9 min read
Fair warning: Here comes a long thread on scholarship front I should have done ages ago, but Covid-homeschooling-with-4-kids-not-so-much-with-the-free-time: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf… Thrilled to share - Harvard ILJ will publish Governing the Global Public Square. Drawing on interviews, civsoc docs, @twitter @facebook transparency data I bring stories from the Global South into the predominant U.S. legal understanding of social media platform governance.
Jan 23, 2020 4 tweets 2 min read
This is an important read: 1/ The well- worn lesson- that early warning is rarely the problem, the problem is translating that information into action - applies even when you have impressive tech tools supporting your early warning efforts, is worth remaining cognizant of... ... especially in the midst of what feels like a relentless march toward funding for digital documentation of atrocities. 2/ Refreshing to see the complex ethical challenges of this technology being proactively considered by those who are using it for good.....
Sep 30, 2019 4 tweets 2 min read
THREAD: To the thousands who rallied around #SaveDarfur then turned to other issues in subsequent years, now is the time to turn your attention back to Sudan. #SaveDarfur peaked at a time when the USG had the little leverage to really turn the tide on the ground. But today, USG policies can be a game-changer. The situation is incredibly precarious. Success is not assured. Spoilers abound.