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Dean Rusk International Law Center @deanruskintlaw.bsky.social · 4d

@ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor Emerita @dianemarieamann.bsky.social recently presented “Impressions of Nuremberg 80 Years On – Impresiones de Núremberg 80 años después” at Museo Memoria y Tolerancia in Mexico City, Mexico.

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Immi Tallgren @itallgren.bsky.social · 5d

Thinking about the past few years… who remembers the Women, Peace and Security agenda? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Ukraine and Russia begin second round of US-led peace talks in Abu Dhabi

Major obstacles to viable deal remain after Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses Moscow of violating energy truce

www.theguardian.com

Diane Marie Amann @dianemarieamann.bsky.social · 10d

Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college

Contemporary American Foreign Policy
Technology & Values
Mass Communications in a Democratic Society
Track & Field
Modern French Literature

Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 10d

Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college

Values, Technology and Society
Art and the Transatlantic Exchange
Petroleum Engineering
Poetry Writing
Marxist Philosophy (I barely scraped out a C!)

Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 10d

Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college

Sage, the Way, and Zen
Shakespeare
Religion and Modern Secularism
Creative Fiction Writing
International Political Economy

Pleasantly surprised how many of these classes proved useful later in life.

Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 10d

Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college

Values, Technology and Society
Art and the Transatlantic Exchange
Petroleum Engineering
Poetry Writing
Marxist Philosophy (I barely scraped out a C!)

Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 10d

Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college

Sage, the Way, and Zen
Shakespeare
Religion and Modern Secularism
Creative Fiction Writing
International Political Economy

Pleasantly surprised how many of these classes proved useful later in life.

Emily Farris @emayfarris.bsky.social · 10d

Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college

Urban politics
Urban sociology
Mid 20th century U.S. History
Gender and Politics
World History (I'm sorry for sleeping through this at 8am, but the prof was so nice in office hours, I will always pay that forward)

Liam Carson @liamcarson.bsky.social · 10d

Remember them. Murdered by the forces of the British state in Derry on this date in 1972.

Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 10d

A bill passed on
Thursday

by the California Senate would require lawyers in the state to verify the accuracy of all materials produced using artificial intelligence, including case citations and other information in court filings.

California Senate passes bill regulating lawyers' use of AI

A bill passed on Thursday by the California Senate would require lawyers in the state to verify the accuracy of all materials produced using artificial intelligence, including case citations and other information in court filings.

reut.rs

Laura McAtackney @lauramca.bsky.social · 11d

On the anniversary of Bloody Sunday i can’t help but reflect on how we are beholden to a bicameral parliament based in London, with NI reps a tiny minority, and hoping they’ll take out some of the most egregious clauses as they continue to impose a legacy bill. www.rte.ie/news/ulster/...

MPs vote to delete Troubles legislation immunity clause

MPs in London have voted to delete a controversial immunity clause from the current Troubles legacy legislation in Northern Ireland.

www.rte.ie

Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 12d

9th Cir. holds that Sec. Noem had no statutory authority to vacate TPS designations for Venezuela and Haiti.

Judge Mendoza, concurring, would additionally hold Noem's action also violated the APA given Noem's explicitly racist comments in vacating TPS.

cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op...

Congress designed the TPS statute, carefully and deliberately, to restrain the Secretary’s authority to designate, or extend or terminate an existing designation of, a foreign nation for TPS. The statute contains numerous procedural safeguards that ensure individuals with TPS enjoy predictability and stability during periods of extraordinary and temporary conditions in their home country. But the statute contemplates that this stability would last only a short while: the protective guarantees of TPS are subject to termination at most every 18 months. At bottom, this case comes down to the Secretary’s failure to conform to the strictures of the 25-5724 47 TPS statute. The Secretary attempted to exercise powers Congress simply did not provide under the statute. Because that conclusion resolves this case in full, we need not, and do not, reach any other aspects of Plaintiffs’ claims.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13d

Marco Rubio: "The oil proceeds are being deposited into an account that ultimately will become a US Treasury blocked account here in the US. We will say 'this is what this money can be spent on.' They will submit to us a budget request -- 'we want to use the money on these things.'"

Omar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · 13d

“What we are seeing is the weakness of strong states. Regimes that rely on repression face a challenge: The more force they deploy, the more they risk exposing their own brutality to politically persuadable observers. Overreach doesn’t just project strength; it also undermines legitimacy.” Gift link

Opinion | We’re Seeing the Weakness of a Strong State

www.nytimes.com

Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 15d

Standing with 65 of my UMN Law colleagues (and counting) to condemn ICE’s lawless conduct towards Minnesotans: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Open Letter to Minnesota Law CommunityJanuary 25

January 25, 2026 To the Minnesota Law Community: We, the undersigned faculty of the University of Minnesota Law School, write in our individual capacities to address the federal government's ongoin...

docs.google.com

Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · 16d

“The powerful are not merely more likely to violate the law; they are more likely to define what counts as law in the first place.”

BALAKRISHNAN RAJAGOPAL on the breakdown of international legality – and reclaiming international law as a project of transformation.
verfassungsblog.de/internationa...

Quote: What is needed is an international law from below

Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 16d

Alex and tens of thousands of Minnesotans have boldly defended their neighbors against the murderous occupation of an American city by the federal government. I am enraged and heartbroken for Alex, his family, Minneapolis, and America.

Prof Gavin Yamey @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 17d

One of the most beautiful documents ever created: the leaflet that everyone received when Britain's NHS was launched (1948)

"Everyone—rich or poor, man, woman or child—can use it... There are no charges, except for a few special items...it will relieve your money worries in time of illness”

The New National Health Service
Your new National Health Service begins on 5th July. What is it? How do you get it?
“It will provide you with all medical, dental and nursing care. Everyone-rich or poor, man, woman or child – can use it or any part of it. There are no charges, except for a few special items. There are no insurance qualifications. But it is not a “charity”. You are all paying for it, mainly as taxpayers, and it will relieve your money worries in time of illness.”

Diane Marie Amann @dianemarieamann.bsky.social · 19d

💯
And can only learn to do good/better by owning up to, coming to terms with, and repairing bad behavior

Maggie Blackhawk @maggieblackhawk.bsky.social · 19d

With respect, I understand the need to foster a national identity that resists authoritarianism. But reminders of the Trail of Tears don't undermine this effort; they strengthen it. Excluding these histories makes U.S. authoritarianism harder to recognize because its patterns no longer feel familiar

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 19d

This is basically how I view the subject. Like, no duh, the United States has done some incredibly awful stuff over the centuries. But we also have a very powerful strand of humanitarianism, especially in the post World War II era, and I will damn well lean into that part of our national identity.

Maggie Blackhawk @maggieblackhawk.bsky.social · 19d

With respect, I understand the need to foster a national identity that resists authoritarianism. But reminders of the Trail of Tears don't undermine this effort; they strengthen it. Excluding these histories makes U.S. authoritarianism harder to recognize because its patterns no longer feel familiar

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 19d

This is basically how I view the subject. Like, no duh, the United States has done some incredibly awful stuff over the centuries. But we also have a very powerful strand of humanitarianism, especially in the post World War II era, and I will damn well lean into that part of our national identity.

Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 19d

People who say this are clearly speaking aspirationally about a shared American creed they hold dear. “Have you heard of the Trail of Tears?” is not a very helpful response, because they probably have and the priority right now is moral opposition to fascism and not fake-educating each other.

Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · 20d

4 years ago, I wrote a post on @justsecurity.org & @Verfassungsblog.de on recognizing soldiers who refuse to participate in aggressive war as refugees
www.justsecurity.org/80419/the-le...
verfassungsblog.de/the-legal-ob...

French practice:
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
amp.dw.com/en/fleeing-u...

The Legal Obligation to Recognize Russian Deserters as Refugees

States have an international legal obligation to assist soldiers who flee punishment for refusing to fight a war of aggression.

www.justsecurity.org

Harlan G. Cohen @harlangcohen.bsky.social · 23d

Couple random points I fear getting lost:

1. Denmark likely believes it cannot legally sell Greenland at all b/c of international law re self-determination that didn't exist 100 yrs ago.

2. What does long-term US military power look like when its forces are no longer welcome in European bases?:

Fionnuala NÍ Aoláin KC (Hons) @niaolainf.bsky.social · 23d

There is a reason that I love being Irish. We stand for principled, unwavering commitment to
the UN Charter, & , we don’t mince our words. We understand colonial occupation & unwanted use of force
in a way few other nations
in the western hemisphere do.We are for territorial integrity & sovereignty.

Diane Marie Amann @dianemarieamann.bsky.social · 23d

And as to that determination:
☘️ "Respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of States is nonnegotiable. It is a fundamental principle of the United Nations Charter and of international law." ☘️

Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 23d

"Ireland has been crystal clear that the future of Greenland is a matter to be determined by Denmark and by the Greenlandic people, in line with well-established democratic principles and international law."

"This is a position that will not change."

Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 23d

"Ireland has been crystal clear that the future of Greenland is a matter to be determined by Denmark and by the Greenlandic people, in line with well-established democratic principles and international law."

"This is a position that will not change."

Diane Marie Amann @dianemarieamann.bsky.social · 24d

Thank you! This @ajil.bsky.social article owes much to welcoming colleagues at @exeter.ox.ac.uk and @bonavero.bsky.social @oxfordlawfac.bsky.social, my Fall24 intellectual home

Exeter College, Oxford @exeter.ox.ac.uk · 25d

📢 Professor Diane Marie Amann, former Visiting Fellow at Exeter College, recently published a major article in the 'American Journal of International Law' on the U.S. Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative.

🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/Gc6a50XXmoU

#ExeterCollegeOxford

Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 25d

This was an intense hearing. Judge Young, an 85-year-old Reagan appointee who has served on the federal bench for 47 years, didn't mince words. He closed the hearing by reading from Lincoln's address at Gettysburg. Some of the people in the courtroom were in tears. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...

Exeter College, Oxford @exeter.ox.ac.uk · 25d

📢 Professor Diane Marie Amann, former Visiting Fellow at Exeter College, recently published a major article in the 'American Journal of International Law' on the U.S. Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative.

🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/Gc6a50XXmoU

#ExeterCollegeOxford

Fionnuala NÍ Aoláin KC (Hons) @niaolainf.bsky.social · 25d

But my neighbors are appalled and so many are stepping up. Fear does not work so well in the North Star state. We survive Arctic winters every year, we will survive ICE.

Diane Marie Amann @dianemarieamann.bsky.social · 26d

must-read for those following #ICJ #Gambia #Myanmar

Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 27d

Before the ICJ began its public hearings in Gambia v. Myanmar, I planned to write a technical piece about the role of party presentation in the Court's genocide cases.

To my surprise, it turns out that the whole case may turn on it.

My latest @justsecurity.org

Just Security @justsecurity.org · 27d

Myanmar appears to have changed its position in Gambia v. Myanmar, a historic genocide case before the International Court of Justice.

Its apparent change in position may prove decisive, writes @adhaque.bsky.social

www.justsecurity.org/128795/provi...

Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 27d

Before the ICJ began its public hearings in Gambia v. Myanmar, I planned to write a technical piece about the role of party presentation in the Court's genocide cases.

To my surprise, it turns out that the whole case may turn on it.

My latest @justsecurity.org

Just Security @justsecurity.org · 27d

Myanmar appears to have changed its position in Gambia v. Myanmar, a historic genocide case before the International Court of Justice.

Its apparent change in position may prove decisive, writes @adhaque.bsky.social

www.justsecurity.org/128795/provi...

Proving Genocide: Party Presentation

Myanmar's apparent change in its position in Gambia v. Myanmar, a historic genocide case before the ICJ, may prove decisive.

www.justsecurity.org

Diane Marie Amann @dianemarieamann.bsky.social · 29d

Facts so harrowing to listen to. Much said about harms to #children -- stressed, one expects, b/c interveners' (correct) listing of such harms as an indicator of #genocide #intent; see para. 67 et seq., Joint Decla Canada-Denmark-France-Germany-Netherlands-UK www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...

Mike Becker @mikebecker.bsky.social · 29d

#Rohingya case: Paul Reichler making clear that #TheGambia is not asking #ICJ to repudiate its past approach to establishing genocidal intent and will show that the facts here (in support of genocidal intent) are stronger than in the Bosnia and Croatia cases (where the ICJ did not find such intent).

Mike Becker @mikebecker.bsky.social · 29d

#Rohingya case: Paul Reichler making clear that #TheGambia is not asking #ICJ to repudiate its past approach to establishing genocidal intent and will show that the facts here (in support of genocidal intent) are stronger than in the Bosnia and Croatia cases (where the ICJ did not find such intent).

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