Chris🌻
@chris4short.bsky.social
International lawyer • PhDing @CambridgeUni.bsky.social re digital surveillance & repro justice • dog enthusiast • iced coffee drinker • Oxford comma fanatic
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Chris🌻
@chris4short.bsky.social
· Feb 9
Whose [Crime] is it Anyway? Adapting the Crime of Aggression to Grapple with AI and the Future of International Crimes
Abstract. The concurrent increase in states’ cyber-capabilities and in the potential (mis)uses of artificial intelligence (AI) to further harmful state obj
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Thrilled to share my latest article on AI and the crime of aggression is out with the JICJ! And thanks to @cambridgeuni.bsky.social it is also open access!
Guys I think my nervous system forgot what it felt like to consume good news what a week
November 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Guys I think my nervous system forgot what it felt like to consume good news what a week
LINA KHAN IS BACK BABEY
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
LINA KHAN IS BACK BABEY
And then sometimes federalism is *chef’s kiss*
The Illinois legislature had passed the “Illinois Bivens Act,” allowing people to sue ICE agents in state court. Just waiting for Pritzker’s signature.
dailynorthwestern.com/2025/11/03/c...
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November 5, 2025 at 10:32 AM
And then sometimes federalism is *chef’s kiss*
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😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
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Our Palestine working group has been mobilizing to get Dr. Wail Badah and his family out of Gaza. We need to raise €30,000 to get them accepted to France's PAUSE programme. We are super close to the goal! Lille University will hire him as a visiting researcher
chuffed.org/project/supp...
chuffed.org/project/supp...
Help Dr. Badah and His Family Reach Safety Through France's PAUSE Programme
العربية Français Türkçe Română Український
chuffed.org
November 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Our Palestine working group has been mobilizing to get Dr. Wail Badah and his family out of Gaza. We need to raise €30,000 to get them accepted to France's PAUSE programme. We are super close to the goal! Lille University will hire him as a visiting researcher
chuffed.org/project/supp...
chuffed.org/project/supp...
Poly sci brain: Do it
Lawyer brain: ew no
Poly sci brain: DO IT
Lawyer brain: pls no
Poly sci brain: 👀
Me: …epistemic
Lawyer brain: ew no
Poly sci brain: DO IT
Lawyer brain: pls no
Poly sci brain: 👀
Me: …epistemic
October 19, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Poly sci brain: Do it
Lawyer brain: ew no
Poly sci brain: DO IT
Lawyer brain: pls no
Poly sci brain: 👀
Me: …epistemic
Lawyer brain: ew no
Poly sci brain: DO IT
Lawyer brain: pls no
Poly sci brain: 👀
Me: …epistemic
Live footage of a lawyer trying to write a methods section
a man in a suit and tie is holding his head in his hands
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is holding his head in his hands
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October 14, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Live footage of a lawyer trying to write a methods section
“No worries at all!” I write back when there are in fact many worries
October 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
“No worries at all!” I write back when there are in fact many worries
If you are interested in becoming a mentor, please fill out the volunteer form at the end of the piece! Feel free to reach out with any questions.
A group, led by Gates Cambridge Scholars, is helping Palestinian students navigate the admissions processes of universities across the world.
Find out more here - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/s...
#gaza #education
@uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social
Find out more here - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/s...
#gaza #education
@uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social
Scholars launch mentorship scheme to help Palestinian students - Gates Cambridge
A group, led by Gates Cambridge Scholars, is helping Palestinian students navigate the admissions processes of universities across the world.
www.gatescambridge.org
October 1, 2025 at 1:42 PM
If you are interested in becoming a mentor, please fill out the volunteer form at the end of the piece! Feel free to reach out with any questions.
Getting ready to explain to my MAGA relatives that Tylenol doesn’t cause autism this holiday season after explaining that no, public school nurses’ offices were not performing sex changes last year…
Im Feeling This Like Deep Aching Sense Of Dread Dan Levy GIF
ALT: Im Feeling This Like Deep Aching Sense Of Dread Dan Levy GIF
media.tenor.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Getting ready to explain to my MAGA relatives that Tylenol doesn’t cause autism this holiday season after explaining that no, public school nurses’ offices were not performing sex changes last year…
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To my 10th grade English teacher, who said, “Make the conclusion count.”
August 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
To my 10th grade English teacher, who said, “Make the conclusion count.”
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PARIS (AP) — French President Macron announces that France will recognize Palestine as a state.
July 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
PARIS (AP) — French President Macron announces that France will recognize Palestine as a state.
Live footage of me trying to stay up to date on US news
bart simpson is sitting at a desk in a room while a man in a hat stands in the doorway
ALT: bart simpson is sitting at a desk in a room while a man in a hat stands in the doorway
media.tenor.com
July 15, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Live footage of me trying to stay up to date on US news
Spending hours cleaning up Zotero, knowing I’m just gonna add more messy downloads later this afternoon…
…for a moment, it was really beautiful
…for a moment, it was really beautiful
July 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Spending hours cleaning up Zotero, knowing I’m just gonna add more messy downloads later this afternoon…
…for a moment, it was really beautiful
…for a moment, it was really beautiful
Still a few more days to submit an abstract!
Call for Abstracts! Disrupting your daily doom-scroll to share the call for ILW 2025's Emerging Voices Panel. ABILA provides *full funding* specifically for junior scholars to come present their research at ILW 😱 Consider submitting an abstract and pls reach out with any questions!
Emerging Voices 2025 Panel
The ILW Organizing Committee invites the submission of abstracts relating to the theme of “Crisis as Catalyst in International Law.” Accepted applicants will be invited to present their papers at the Emerging Voices Panel. www.ila-americanbranch.org/emerging-voi...
The ILW Organizing Committee invites the submission of abstracts relating to the theme of “Crisis as Catalyst in International Law.” Accepted applicants will be invited to present their papers at the Emerging Voices Panel. www.ila-americanbranch.org/emerging-voi...
June 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Still a few more days to submit an abstract!
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"In Sudan, where children clung to life, doctors say USAID cuts have been fatal: The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID had an immediate and deadly impact in war-ravaged Sudan, according to civilians, doctors and aid officials." -- www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
In Sudan, where children clung to life, doctors say USAID cuts have been fatal
The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID had an immediate and deadly impact in war-ravaged Sudan, according to civilians, doctors and aid officials.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
"In Sudan, where children clung to life, doctors say USAID cuts have been fatal: The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID had an immediate and deadly impact in war-ravaged Sudan, according to civilians, doctors and aid officials." -- www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
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Abortion bans worsen intimate partner violence, according to a new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research.
There was ~9,000 additional incidents of IPV in states that limit abortion rights in 2023 vs 2017. That adds up to $1.24 billion in additional social costs.
There was ~9,000 additional incidents of IPV in states that limit abortion rights in 2023 vs 2017. That adds up to $1.24 billion in additional social costs.
Abortion Bans Worsen Violence in Relationships, Study Finds
A new study shows that intimate partner violence increased in places requiring far travel to abortion clinics.
time.com
June 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Abortion bans worsen intimate partner violence, according to a new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research.
There was ~9,000 additional incidents of IPV in states that limit abortion rights in 2023 vs 2017. That adds up to $1.24 billion in additional social costs.
There was ~9,000 additional incidents of IPV in states that limit abortion rights in 2023 vs 2017. That adds up to $1.24 billion in additional social costs.
Call for Abstracts! Disrupting your daily doom-scroll to share the call for ILW 2025's Emerging Voices Panel. ABILA provides *full funding* specifically for junior scholars to come present their research at ILW 😱 Consider submitting an abstract and pls reach out with any questions!
Emerging Voices 2025 Panel
The ILW Organizing Committee invites the submission of abstracts relating to the theme of “Crisis as Catalyst in International Law.” Accepted applicants will be invited to present their papers at the Emerging Voices Panel. www.ila-americanbranch.org/emerging-voi...
The ILW Organizing Committee invites the submission of abstracts relating to the theme of “Crisis as Catalyst in International Law.” Accepted applicants will be invited to present their papers at the Emerging Voices Panel. www.ila-americanbranch.org/emerging-voi...
June 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Call for Abstracts! Disrupting your daily doom-scroll to share the call for ILW 2025's Emerging Voices Panel. ABILA provides *full funding* specifically for junior scholars to come present their research at ILW 😱 Consider submitting an abstract and pls reach out with any questions!
Tell me you study IR without telling me you study IR. I’ll go first:
I just explained Greggs as “sausage roll hegemony”
I just explained Greggs as “sausage roll hegemony”
June 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Tell me you study IR without telling me you study IR. I’ll go first:
I just explained Greggs as “sausage roll hegemony”
I just explained Greggs as “sausage roll hegemony”
Can someone PLEASE tell me the point of endnotes I just don’t get it
June 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Can someone PLEASE tell me the point of endnotes I just don’t get it
Got a text from my dad: “best Father’s Day present ever!” with a picture.
It was worms. My brother got him worms for his compost bin and he’s delighted about it.
It was worms. My brother got him worms for his compost bin and he’s delighted about it.
June 3, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Got a text from my dad: “best Father’s Day present ever!” with a picture.
It was worms. My brother got him worms for his compost bin and he’s delighted about it.
It was worms. My brother got him worms for his compost bin and he’s delighted about it.
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Harold Koh: “What I’ve learned from my dad, from my wife, from my family is that courage is contagious. So is cowardice. What you decide is a choice. And when your moment come—and believe me, it will—please make sure that the decision you make is one you can live with."
GW Law Celebrates Commencement 2025 | GW Law | The George Washington University
The 158th Commencement of the George Washington University Law School was held on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
www.law.gwu.edu
May 31, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Harold Koh: “What I’ve learned from my dad, from my wife, from my family is that courage is contagious. So is cowardice. What you decide is a choice. And when your moment come—and believe me, it will—please make sure that the decision you make is one you can live with."
Show us your writing process in a gif.
May 19, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Show us your writing process in a gif.
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May 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Announcing: the International Law Weekend 2025 Organizing Committee! Including @jesspeake.bsky.social, @chris4short.bsky.social, @corrarino.bsky.social, @ewickeri.bsky.social, @freyadw.bsky.social and @leilasadat1.bsky.social
www.ila-americanbranch.org/announcing-i...
www.ila-americanbranch.org/announcing-i...
April 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Announcing: the International Law Weekend 2025 Organizing Committee! Including @jesspeake.bsky.social, @chris4short.bsky.social, @corrarino.bsky.social, @ewickeri.bsky.social, @freyadw.bsky.social and @leilasadat1.bsky.social
www.ila-americanbranch.org/announcing-i...
www.ila-americanbranch.org/announcing-i...