Franka Pues
@franka.bsky.social
PhD @ KCL. Teaching @ UCL & KCL. Co-convener @esiligicj.bsky.social. International criminal law + public international law, tech + evidence
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/climate-law/assets/dpsl-accelerating-climate-solutions.pdf
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/climate-law/assets/dpsl-accelerating-climate-solutions.pdf
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Franka Pues
@franka.bsky.social
· Jan 29
Climate litigation | Centre for Climate Law & Governance | King’s College London
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www.kcl.ac.uk
Our report, which builds on the thought-provoking discussions from our two roundtables on climate change and youth-led litigation at King’s, is out now: www.kcl.ac.uk/climate-law/...
Also includes a child-friendly version to make these discussions accessible to younger audiences.
Also includes a child-friendly version to make these discussions accessible to younger audiences.
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ICC Appeals Chamber judgment delivered yesterday on appeal of Rodrigo #Duterte against the decision of Pre-Trial Chamber I on Request for Interim Release.
Unanimous decision by five judge bench, dismissing the three grounds of appeal. #InternationalCriminalCourt #Philippines
Unanimous decision by five judge bench, dismissing the three grounds of appeal. #InternationalCriminalCourt #Philippines
November 29, 2025 at 6:18 AM
ICC Appeals Chamber judgment delivered yesterday on appeal of Rodrigo #Duterte against the decision of Pre-Trial Chamber I on Request for Interim Release.
Unanimous decision by five judge bench, dismissing the three grounds of appeal. #InternationalCriminalCourt #Philippines
Unanimous decision by five judge bench, dismissing the three grounds of appeal. #InternationalCriminalCourt #Philippines
Very much looking forward to this
One month to go! Our workshop is taking place at 9am, 11 September, come join us at Freie Universität.
We have a fantastic line-up of speakers:
We have a fantastic line-up of speakers:
August 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Very much looking forward to this
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🔥⚖️🌐final countdown to a historic moment for #ClimateJustice: in a few minutes, InterAmerican Court of Human Rights will deliver landmark authoritative judicial opinion on States' climate obligations
#AOLetsGo #OpiniónConsultiva
🧵key elements of context & analysis in thread👇
#AOLetsGo #OpiniónConsultiva
🧵key elements of context & analysis in thread👇
July 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
🔥⚖️🌐final countdown to a historic moment for #ClimateJustice: in a few minutes, InterAmerican Court of Human Rights will deliver landmark authoritative judicial opinion on States' climate obligations
#AOLetsGo #OpiniónConsultiva
🧵key elements of context & analysis in thread👇
#AOLetsGo #OpiniónConsultiva
🧵key elements of context & analysis in thread👇
In our new blog post for @biicl.bsky.social, Megan Bowman, Jenny Driscoll, and I examine how youth-led climate litigation is evolving and what legal actors can learn from it.
www.biicl.org/blog/111/acc...
www.biicl.org/blog/111/acc...
Accelerating Climate Justice: Key Lessons from Roundtables with Experts in Youth-Focused Litigation
Insights from recent expert roundtables at King's College London reveal why youth-led climate litigation may hold the key to unlocking lasting environmental justice.
www.biicl.org
May 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
In our new blog post for @biicl.bsky.social, Megan Bowman, Jenny Driscoll, and I examine how youth-led climate litigation is evolving and what legal actors can learn from it.
www.biicl.org/blog/111/acc...
www.biicl.org/blog/111/acc...
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24/🔥The judges have clearly established that the civil responsibility of fossil fuel majors can be engaged in the context of climate related harms.
🎉Here is the legal precedent that the #ClimateJustice had been awaiting - with significance well beyond Germany!
🎉Here is the legal precedent that the #ClimateJustice had been awaiting - with significance well beyond Germany!
May 28, 2025 at 9:14 AM
24/🔥The judges have clearly established that the civil responsibility of fossil fuel majors can be engaged in the context of climate related harms.
🎉Here is the legal precedent that the #ClimateJustice had been awaiting - with significance well beyond Germany!
🎉Here is the legal precedent that the #ClimateJustice had been awaiting - with significance well beyond Germany!
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Lithuania files case against Belarus at the International Court of Justice reut.rs/4mnzyi8
Lithuania files case against Belarus at the International Court of Justice
Lithuania's foreign ministry said on Monday it has filed a case against Belarus at the International Court of Justice, accusing its neighbour of orchestrating a migrant crisis.
reut.rs
May 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Lithuania files case against Belarus at the International Court of Justice reut.rs/4mnzyi8
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Friday afternoon special from the ICC: prosecutor Khan steps down temporarily while the probe into his alleged sexual misconduct is ongoing www.reuters.com/world/icc-pr...
ICC prosecutor Khan on leave amid sexual misconduct probe
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, has stepped down temporarily as an investigation by United Nations investigators into alleged sexual misconduct by him nears its end, court sources told Reuters on Friday.
www.reuters.com
May 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Friday afternoon special from the ICC: prosecutor Khan steps down temporarily while the probe into his alleged sexual misconduct is ongoing www.reuters.com/world/icc-pr...
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We underline that once established, in accordance with its Statute, the #SpecialTribunal will conduct its proceedings in full respect of international law and human rights, with the aim of securing accountability for the crime of #aggression and strengthening the international legal order. #STCoA
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine - Lviv Statement of the Core Group on the Establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine
Joint Statement of the Foreign Ministers Meeting on the conclusion of the work ofthe Core Group on the Establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine
(“Lviv Statement...
mfa.gov.ua
May 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
We underline that once established, in accordance with its Statute, the #SpecialTribunal will conduct its proceedings in full respect of international law and human rights, with the aim of securing accountability for the crime of #aggression and strengthening the international legal order. #STCoA
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There are some extremely brave FOIA officers in the federal government - and this is a reminder that they often want to get the information out as badly as the public wants to read it.
In response to @freedom.press FOIA request, ODNI declassified & released an intel memo contradicting a key claim Trump made to invoke the Alien Enemies Act
Confirms reporting the Trump admin characterized as false & used to justify weakening limits on leak inquiries
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/u...
Confirms reporting the Trump admin characterized as false & used to justify weakening limits on leak inquiries
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/u...
Spy Agencies Do Not Think Venezuela Directs Gang, Declassified Memo Shows
The release of the memo further undercuts the Trump administration’s rationale for using the Alien Enemies Act to deport scores of Venezuelans to a prison in El Salvador.
www.nytimes.com
May 6, 2025 at 1:01 AM
There are some extremely brave FOIA officers in the federal government - and this is a reminder that they often want to get the information out as badly as the public wants to read it.
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This is really bad news for the new government: Merz doesn’t get the support from all MPs in his coalition and doesn’t get elected in the first round.
Surprising and bad for his standing.
www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...
Surprising and bad for his standing.
www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...
Live-Analyse: Friedrich Merz scheitert im ersten Wahlgang
Politisches Erdbeben im Bundestag: Friedrich Merz hat bei der Wahl zum Kanzler im ersten Wahlgang die notwendige Mehrheit verfehlt. Nun kann er einen neuen Anlauf nehmen. Die Entwicklungen in der Live...
www.spiegel.de
May 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
This is really bad news for the new government: Merz doesn’t get the support from all MPs in his coalition and doesn’t get elected in the first round.
Surprising and bad for his standing.
www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...
Surprising and bad for his standing.
www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...
SCOTUS denied the Juliana v. US certiorari petition, bringing an end to the youth plaintiffs decade-long fight for climate justice. Deep admiration for their perseverance over all these years. And as @youthvgov.bsky.social say: this fight is far from over. static1.squarespace.com/static/655a2...
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March 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
SCOTUS denied the Juliana v. US certiorari petition, bringing an end to the youth plaintiffs decade-long fight for climate justice. Deep admiration for their perseverance over all these years. And as @youthvgov.bsky.social say: this fight is far from over. static1.squarespace.com/static/655a2...
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Great to collaborate with ECCHR on our #universaljurisdiction filing on behalf of #Tigrayan survivors in #Germany. Survivors living in Germany deserve justice for #warcrimes and #crimesagainsthumanity.
Überlebende des Tigray-Konflikts stellen Strafanzeige beim Generalbundesanwalt gegen hochrangige äthiopische und eritreische Regierungs- und Militärbeamte. ECCHR hat Legal Action Worldwide bei der Einreichung dieser wichtigen Anzeige unterstützt. www.ecchr.eu/pressemittei... @schueller.bsky.social
March 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Great to collaborate with ECCHR on our #universaljurisdiction filing on behalf of #Tigrayan survivors in #Germany. Survivors living in Germany deserve justice for #warcrimes and #crimesagainsthumanity.
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🔥 ⚖️ today: day 2 of #ClimateJustice hearing in #SaulvsRWE
🏛️ The Higher Regional Court in Hamm (🇩🇪) reviews if a #fossilfuels company can be held accountable for climate harms, potentially setting a historic precedent.
🐦 📝 I am reporting live from the Court's room.
🧵 🔽 thread below
🏛️ The Higher Regional Court in Hamm (🇩🇪) reviews if a #fossilfuels company can be held accountable for climate harms, potentially setting a historic precedent.
🐦 📝 I am reporting live from the Court's room.
🧵 🔽 thread below
March 19, 2025 at 8:04 AM
🔥 ⚖️ today: day 2 of #ClimateJustice hearing in #SaulvsRWE
🏛️ The Higher Regional Court in Hamm (🇩🇪) reviews if a #fossilfuels company can be held accountable for climate harms, potentially setting a historic precedent.
🐦 📝 I am reporting live from the Court's room.
🧵 🔽 thread below
🏛️ The Higher Regional Court in Hamm (🇩🇪) reviews if a #fossilfuels company can be held accountable for climate harms, potentially setting a historic precedent.
🐦 📝 I am reporting live from the Court's room.
🧵 🔽 thread below
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15/ 🟢 We are back in the courtroom. Two main highlights so far in #SaulvsRWE hearing:
⚖️ ✊ Saúl passionate plea for #ClimateJustice before entering the Court (Saúl hasn't spoken to the Court yet)
🧑⚖️ 🛑 Judge Meyer's clear rejection of manipulative fearmongering by defendant, German utility company RWE
⚖️ ✊ Saúl passionate plea for #ClimateJustice before entering the Court (Saúl hasn't spoken to the Court yet)
🧑⚖️ 🛑 Judge Meyer's clear rejection of manipulative fearmongering by defendant, German utility company RWE
March 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
15/ 🟢 We are back in the courtroom. Two main highlights so far in #SaulvsRWE hearing:
⚖️ ✊ Saúl passionate plea for #ClimateJustice before entering the Court (Saúl hasn't spoken to the Court yet)
🧑⚖️ 🛑 Judge Meyer's clear rejection of manipulative fearmongering by defendant, German utility company RWE
⚖️ ✊ Saúl passionate plea for #ClimateJustice before entering the Court (Saúl hasn't spoken to the Court yet)
🧑⚖️ 🛑 Judge Meyer's clear rejection of manipulative fearmongering by defendant, German utility company RWE
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1/ 🧑⚖️🔥 Key moment for climate accountability: A German court will rule whether #FossilFuels companies can be held liable for climate harms they knowingly caused.
📍🐦 Live from Hamm🇩🇪—I’ll report in real-time from the courtroom here
#SaulvsRWE #ClimateLitigation #KlimaKlage
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📍🐦 Live from Hamm🇩🇪—I’ll report in real-time from the courtroom here
#SaulvsRWE #ClimateLitigation #KlimaKlage
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March 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
1/ 🧑⚖️🔥 Key moment for climate accountability: A German court will rule whether #FossilFuels companies can be held liable for climate harms they knowingly caused.
📍🐦 Live from Hamm🇩🇪—I’ll report in real-time from the courtroom here
#SaulvsRWE #ClimateLitigation #KlimaKlage
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📍🐦 Live from Hamm🇩🇪—I’ll report in real-time from the courtroom here
#SaulvsRWE #ClimateLitigation #KlimaKlage
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Three weeks left to submit your abstract!
Our call for papers for the pre-conference workshop in Berlin prior to the start of ESIL2025 is out now! The workshop will be held on 11 September 2025 and the deadline for abstracts is 1 April 2025. esil-sedi.eu/wp-content/u...
esil-sedi.eu
March 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Three weeks left to submit your abstract!
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The #Duterte surrender to the ICC is indeed happening; the plane with him and his companions aboard will be heading towards Schiphol.
Today is a good day; here's to many more days like this — and they will surely come.
Today is a good day; here's to many more days like this — and they will surely come.
March 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The #Duterte surrender to the ICC is indeed happening; the plane with him and his companions aboard will be heading towards Schiphol.
Today is a good day; here's to many more days like this — and they will surely come.
Today is a good day; here's to many more days like this — and they will surely come.
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Conservationists hope the result of a lawsuit penalising two Italian cacti smugglers for damaging biodiversity will have international repurcussions. This was a fascinating international wildlife crime story to track from Chile to Italy and back again
A cacti-smuggling case with a prickly end: the novel way courts are making poachers pay
Two Italian cacti smugglers have been fined for illegally trading plants from Chile – and for the cost of restoring the environment. Conservationists hope more cases will follow
www.theguardian.com
March 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Conservationists hope the result of a lawsuit penalising two Italian cacti smugglers for damaging biodiversity will have international repurcussions. This was a fascinating international wildlife crime story to track from Chile to Italy and back again
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CJEU, new cases
Asylum law: German court asks CJEU questions about "safe country of origin" rules - some overlap with Italian cases (arising from Italy/Albania deal) being fast tracked in the meantime eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...
Asylum law: German court asks CJEU questions about "safe country of origin" rules - some overlap with Italian cases (arising from Italy/Albania deal) being fast tracked in the meantime eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...
March 3, 2025 at 8:03 AM
CJEU, new cases
Asylum law: German court asks CJEU questions about "safe country of origin" rules - some overlap with Italian cases (arising from Italy/Albania deal) being fast tracked in the meantime eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...
Asylum law: German court asks CJEU questions about "safe country of origin" rules - some overlap with Italian cases (arising from Italy/Albania deal) being fast tracked in the meantime eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...
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The International Criminal Court invites Italy to explain its failure to surrender Osama Elmasry / Almasri Njeem to the Court.
The Chamber may then make a formal finding of non-compliance and refer Italy to the Assembly of States Parties and/or to the UN Security Council.
The Chamber may then make a formal finding of non-compliance and refer Italy to the Assembly of States Parties and/or to the UN Security Council.
February 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The International Criminal Court invites Italy to explain its failure to surrender Osama Elmasry / Almasri Njeem to the Court.
The Chamber may then make a formal finding of non-compliance and refer Italy to the Assembly of States Parties and/or to the UN Security Council.
The Chamber may then make a formal finding of non-compliance and refer Italy to the Assembly of States Parties and/or to the UN Security Council.
Call out now! Feel free to message me if you have any questions. We look forward to receiving your abstracts.
Our call for papers for the pre-conference workshop in Berlin prior to the start of ESIL2025 is out now! The workshop will be held on 11 September 2025 and the deadline for abstracts is 1 April 2025. esil-sedi.eu/wp-content/u...
esil-sedi.eu
February 11, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Call out now! Feel free to message me if you have any questions. We look forward to receiving your abstracts.
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I happen to be in Italy this week, and the 8 o’clock news just reported about a communication filed with the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, seeking the opening of an Article 70 investigations against Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni + two Ministers for obstruction of justice
February 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I happen to be in Italy this week, and the 8 o’clock news just reported about a communication filed with the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, seeking the opening of an Article 70 investigations against Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni + two Ministers for obstruction of justice
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And here we go…
www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
Trump to impose sanctions on International Criminal Court
U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday to sanction the International Criminal Court for targeting the United States and its allies, such as Israel, a White House official said.
www.reuters.com
February 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
And here we go…
www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
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It’s 9am, the hearing before the Grand Chamber of the CJEU is about to start. Today will be about Frontex’ involvement in illegal pushbacks. To be precise, the obligations it has before, during and after removal operations - and most importantly, whether they can be held responsible for violations!
February 4, 2025 at 8:06 AM
It’s 9am, the hearing before the Grand Chamber of the CJEU is about to start. Today will be about Frontex’ involvement in illegal pushbacks. To be precise, the obligations it has before, during and after removal operations - and most importantly, whether they can be held responsible for violations!