Prof of Intl Law & Security, U of Copenhagen, Centre for Military Studies. Special Advisor to ICC Prosecutor on War Crimes. Member, Doughty Street Chambers (UK)
Apr 25, 2023 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Some of us have argued that in order to create a genuinely international tribunal, a UNGA resolution would have to be supported by an overwhelming majority of the UNGA -- one that represented all of the world's regions.
Such a rule would be far less threatening to states worried about the precedent a UNGA-endorsed aggression tribunal would set, because it would ensure that future tribunals would be possible only in Ukraine-like situations, where the act of aggression is exceptionally clear.
Sep 17, 2020 • 21 tweets • 19 min read
1. Take some time to read about the shocking and disappointing events at @UTLaw. A hiring committee unanimously chose @ValentinaAzarov over nearly 10 others to run the school’s justly-celebrated international human rights program. thestar.com/news/gta/2020/…@UTLaw@ValentinaAzarov 2. Then a sitting judge and alumnus expressed “concern” about Azarova’s work — of course — on behalf of Palestinians. Soon enough, the Dean of the law school, over the objections of the hiring committee, Edward Iacobucci, rescinded Azarova’s offer.
Aug 6, 2020 • 13 tweets • 4 min read
This is a great thread — but it’s important to emphasise that there is no “correct” method of academic writing. Perhaps “write shit first and quickly” and then edit is a process that works for some people. It does not work for me. My first drafts are much closer to my final ones.
2. That does not mean I do not edit on the back-end. I do. But I do my “editing” at the front end — in terms of developing my outline. I outline obsessively and with increasing detail. At the beginning, I have nothing more than my section headings.
May 1, 2020 • 24 tweets • 27 min read
The OTP has filed its response to the various submission in the #Palestine situation. I still maintain asking the PTC to decide now was a mistake. I think the OTP is quite likely to lose. icc-cpi.int/CourtRecords/C…#ICC#Israel2. The OTP opens (para. 3) by expressing regret at the adversarial tone of some of the amicus briefs, citing the ridiculous ones filed by @ECLJ_Official, @ShuratHaDin, and the Israeli Bar Association.
Oct 1, 2019 • 26 tweets • 11 min read
The OTP has filed its appellate brief in the #Afghanistan situation. It cites a few scholars, including me, Dapo Akande, @tdesouzadias, and others. icc-cpi.int/CourtRecords/C…#ICC@tdesouzadias 2. Interestingly, the OTP is trying to get the Appeals Chamber to consider the scope of the investigation — the rejected third issue — by folding it into the second issue, whether the PTC correctly interpreted the “interests of justice.” See para. 8. Smart!
