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Evelyne Schmid
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Prof internat’l law Uni Lausanne, #ilspUNIL. Books: http://bit.ly/ESCRinICL, human rights / int'l treaties at the subnational level; I work on omissions, state resp, corporate capture & climate, and I #staygrounded

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Evelyne Schmid @evelyneschmid.bsky.social · Nov 18
In this short book, we explain how international treaties play out at the subnational level in three case studies. We conducted almost 100 interviews. When implementation is difficult in one place, maybe it is not in another one. Here is what matters. Open access: doi.org/10.55430/12181SNMMK
Les cantons face au droit international - - Evelyne Schmid, Matthieu Niederhauser, Jonathan Miaz, Martino Maggetti, Constance Kaempfer (EAN13 : 9782889156412) | Savoir suisse I L'encyclopédie de la ...
Les cantons face au droit international - - Evelyne Schmid, Matthieu Niederhauser, Jonathan Miaz, Martino Maggetti, Constance Kaempfer (EAN13 : 9782889156412)
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Laurie @laurie-merrell.bsky.social · 2d
I'm struck by how many Chicagoans have seemingly felt compelled to write and share reflections on "this is what it feels like in Chicago right now". We know we're going through something awful together and we want the world to understand it.

Threading several of these pieces below.

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jon ben-menachem @jbenmenachem.com · 20d
Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs

- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for th...
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Oct 10
A producer and editor for WGN-TV was violently forced to the ground this morning by two Border Patrol agents, before having her hands cuffed behind her back, during an ICE action in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood.

Debbie Brockman has worked for the local television station since 2011.
WGN-TV producer violently detained during Chicago ICE enforcement action
A DHS spokesperson said that Debbie Brockman was placed under arrest for ‘assault on a federal law enforcement officer,’ claiming the WGN employee threw objects at the agent.
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Mission of Portugal to the UN @portugalun.bsky.social · Oct 8
Team Portugal mourns the passing of Catarina de Albuquerque, a renowned & tireless Portuguese Human Rights Defender who contributed to promote significant advances of #Economic, #Social & #Cultural Rights, being also the first Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to safe drinking water & sanitation

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UNRISD @unrisd.org · Oct 8
With deep sadness, we remember Catarina de Albuquerque, a pioneering human rights advocate who advanced water and sanitation as fundamental rights. Her legacy shapes global policy and lives worldwide. May her memory guide us in the pursuit of justice, dignity, and equality for all

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Oct 5
SOUTH CAROLINA… “Judge Goodstein was walking on the beach when the fire started. Her husband, Arnie, was in the house with children and perhaps grandchildren. The family had to escape by jumping from a window or balcony...” www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · Sep 25
I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

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Critical Discourse Studies @critdiscstuds.bsky.social · Sep 24
This is really starting to get out of hand.
A reminder: if you use GenAI to write, or rewrite, your article, it will be rejected from this journal.
A screenshot showing the last 9 editorial decisions; 8 were rejected for use of GenAI

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · Sep 18
All political tribes can be hypocritical but the right's current level of hypocrisy on free speech is deliberate. It's an assertion of power not a blindspot.

Reposted by Evelyne Schmid, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Charles W. Smith

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The Economist @economist.com · Sep 16
The killing of Charlie Kirk is part of a grim pattern of political violence in America. This is what the data show econ.st/4nqZysO

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Peter Jelinek @peterjelinek.bsky.social · Sep 15
Nach ZDF-Moderator und Washintong-Büroleiter Elmar Theveßen trifft es nun auch @dunjahayali.de.

Sie selbst zieht sich jetzt für einige Tage aus dem öffentlichen Leben zurück, nachdem sie Morddrohungen und viele weitere Hassnachrichten erhielt.

Wofür? Seht selbst.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Sep 15
In a Hitleresque speech, JD Vance says there can be no unity with the left and vows to use the government to dismantle non-profit NGOs and liberal civil society who he says promote violence and terrorism.

Reposted by Evelyne Schmid, Laurent Pech, Mauro Gatti

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Völkerrechtsblog @voelkerrechtsblog.org · Sep 8
📣 Our new symposium, #KnowledgeUnderOccupation: Academic Freedom and #Palestine on the Global Stage, is finally online! Throughout this week and the next, #Ö brings together diverse voices reflecting on how #AcademicFreedom is increasingly restricted:
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Introducing the Symposium ‘Knowledge Under Occupation: Academic Freedom and Palestine on the Global Stage’
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Republik Magazin @republik.ch · Sep 8
Die EU und die Schweiz sind von billigem russischem Dünger abhängig, der dann zum Beispiel auf Weizen­feldern landet. Und so auf unserem Frühstücks­tisch. Eine Recherche von @eis.bsky.social.
Russisches Gas in unserem Gipfeli
Die Schweiz und die EU importieren immer mehr Dünger aus Russland.
www.republik.ch

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · Sep 1
A Chinese-owned mining company has been accused of covering up the extent of a disastrous toxic spill in Zambia that polluted a major river that millions rely on with cyanide and arsenic.
A Chinese mining company is accused of covering up the extent of a major toxic spill in Zambia
A Chinese-owned mining company has been accused of covering up the extent of a disastrous toxic spill in Zambia that polluted a major river that millions rely on with cyanide and arsenic.
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Le Temps @letemps.ch · Aug 29
Climat: des habitants d’une île indonésienne attaquent Holcim en justice en Suisse, une première
Climat: des habitants d’une île indonésienne attaquent Holcim en justice en Suisse, une première
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Ralph Janik @ralphjanik.com · Aug 23
“It is a famine. The Gaza Famine.
It is a famine that we could have prevented, if we had been allowed. Yet food stacks up at borders because of systematic obstruction by Israel.”
tomfletcherun.bsky.social Tom Fletcher @tomfletcherun.bsky.social · Aug 23
My full statement on the Gaza Famine :

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Evelyne Schmid @evelyneschmid.bsky.social · Aug 19
Avec quelques remarques de ma part.

Tous les juges de tous les tribunaux ont la responsabilité d'appliquer le droit applicable.
letemps.ch Le Temps @letemps.ch · Aug 19
Julia Sebutinde, juge «dissidente» de la CIJ: la défense d’Israël au nom du Seigneur
Julia Sebutinde, juge «dissidente» de la CIJ: la défense d’Israël au nom du Seigneur
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Le Temps @letemps.ch · Aug 19
Julia Sebutinde, juge «dissidente» de la CIJ: la défense d’Israël au nom du Seigneur
Julia Sebutinde, juge «dissidente» de la CIJ: la défense d’Israël au nom du Seigneur
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Harro van Asselt @harrovanasselt.bsky.social · Aug 15
In a new blog post at @voelkerrechtsblog.org, I discuss the implications of the ICJ's Advisory Opinion for corporate climate accountability.

Though the Court doesn't say much explicitly, the key is to read between the lines.

voelkerrechtsblog.org/the-private-...
The Private Life of the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change
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humanrights.ch @humanrights-ch.bsky.social · Aug 12
Am Dienstag, 9. September mittags findet unser Online-Workshop zur Umsetzung des EGMR-Urteils im Fall Klimaseniorinnen statt. Zu was verpflichtet das Urteil und was hat es bewirkt - für Betroffene, für die Gesellschaft, in der Politik?

⏰ Melden Sie sich an! ⬇️
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Evelyne Schmid @evelyneschmid.bsky.social · Aug 11
Last October, Anas al-Sharif saw his colleague Fadi Al-Wahidi being shot in the neck. There, footage from the Gaza Project and forensic analysis is available here: forbiddenstories.org/en-fadi-al-w...
No Safe Zones: How Fadi Al-Wahidi Got Shot in the Neck While Wearing a Press Vest
On October 9, 2024, Fadi Al-Wahidi was reporting alongside a crew of journalists from Al Jazeera, Al Araby TV, and others, in the Al Saftawi area near Jabalia, when what they claim was an “Israeli qua...
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Evelyne Schmid @evelyneschmid.bsky.social · Aug 11
Tomorrow is the anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. Journalists are protected unless they take a direct part in the hostilities. If a party to an armed conflict does not like the reporting, this does not make the reporting direct participation in hostilities.

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · Aug 10
An entire team of journalists, outside a hospital in a tent for journalists, killed by Israel. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Anas al-Sharif: Four Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike near Al-Shifa hospital
Al Jazeera had condemned a "campaign of incitement" by the IDF against its reporters, but the military claims one of the journalists was part of Hamas.
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Evelyne Schmid @evelyneschmid.bsky.social · Aug 6
Maybe universities should rethink their dependency on Microsoft, as well as enthusiasm for AI for educational purposes.
katjathieme.bsky.social Dr. Katja Thieme (she/they) @katjathieme.bsky.social · Aug 5
"Microsoft eventually released 'energy principles' for work with oil companies, but only required a public commitment to reach net zero by 2050. They didn't require oil companies to meet net zero goals. Notably, 4 years later, MS’s Responsible AI principles still don’t include environmental impact."
He helped Microsoft build AI to help the climate. Then Microsoft sold it to Big Oil.
A former Microsoft product manager reveals how the tech giant is using AI to help Big Oil drill—and how he and his partner are now pushing for change.
heated.world

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Dr. Katja Thieme (she/they) @katjathieme.bsky.social · Aug 5
"Microsoft eventually released 'energy principles' for work with oil companies, but only required a public commitment to reach net zero by 2050. They didn't require oil companies to meet net zero goals. Notably, 4 years later, MS’s Responsible AI principles still don’t include environmental impact."
He helped Microsoft build AI to help the climate. Then Microsoft sold it to Big Oil.
A former Microsoft product manager reveals how the tech giant is using AI to help Big Oil drill—and how he and his partner are now pushing for change.
heated.world

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Monika Dommann @modomodo.bsky.social · Aug 4
Nun also die Version Neuhaus/Tanner.

Ziemlich plausibel.
Mit einem kleinen Gastauftritt des Nebelspalters.

www.nzz.ch/schweiz/lang...
39 Prozent Strafzölle für die Schweiz: Wie konnte es so weit kommen?
Das 39-Prozent-Drama: wie es so weit kommen konnte und wie es jetzt weitergehen könnte.
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Margaret Satterthwaite (she/her) @unsr-judges.bsky.social · Feb 25
With SR Iran and SR EJEs, I call on Iran to halt the execution of Behrouz Ehsani & Mehdi Hassani, whose death sentences were upheld by the Supreme Court, following trials reportedly marred by torture and forced confessions.

@UN_SPExperts are in contact with Iranian authorities on this matter.

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Evelyne Schmid @evelyneschmid.bsky.social · Jul 27
Two political prisoners in Iran 🇮🇷, Behrouz Ehsani & Mehdi Hassani, were executed today. According to @amnesty.org, they were tried in a 5-minute trial. Stop executions, arbitrary detention, unfair trials and torture. Urgent action is needed. @un-spexperts.bsky.social
unsr-judges.bsky.social Margaret Satterthwaite (she/her) @unsr-judges.bsky.social · Feb 25
With SR Iran and SR EJEs, I call on Iran to halt the execution of Behrouz Ehsani & Mehdi Hassani, whose death sentences were upheld by the Supreme Court, following trials reportedly marred by torture and forced confessions.

@UN_SPExperts are in contact with Iranian authorities on this matter.

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Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · Mar 30
Reminder
ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social UCD School of Law @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social · Mar 10
📢 DEMOCRACY IN DANGER:
The Global Challenge of Autocratic Legalism

Professor Kim Lane Scheppele (@kimlanelaw.bsky.social), Princeton University

JOHN M KELLY LECTURE 2025
📆 3 April, 6.30pm 📆

In-person event; no livestream, but will be recorded

Register here:

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UCD John M Kelly Lecture with Professor Kim Lane Scheppele of Princeton
We are very honoured that Professor Kim Lane Scheppele of Princeton has accepted our invitation to deliver the John M Kelly Lecture 2025.
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