sarah field
@fromsaltintears.com
on public international law’s iteration of the republic of conscience, its Yes to humanity, through stories that echo its meaning https://fromsaltintears.com; plus radical or root international justice for kids cahtreaty4kids.org #hope-walking
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sarah field
@fromsaltintears.com
· Nov 24
Something we hadn’t seen revealed. / Only the meaning [its radical intent & inherent limits] wasn’t revealed.
—Louise Glück’s Averno 4
Why I blend international #humanrights law’s reasoning mode & effective power with storytelling’s narrative mode & affective power fromsaltintears.com/about
—Louise Glück’s Averno 4
Why I blend international #humanrights law’s reasoning mode & effective power with storytelling’s narrative mode & affective power fromsaltintears.com/about
‘Set him [Marwan Barghouti] free. And let both sides finally begin again. Again.’
By Bono 📌
What Peaceniks Like Me Get Wrong About Peace
It requires the assent of the war-makers.
archive.md/2026.01.08-1...
What Peaceniks Like Me Get Wrong About Peace
It requires the assent of the war-makers.
archive.md/2026.01.08-1...
January 9, 2026 at 12:31 PM
‘Set him [Marwan Barghouti] free. And let both sides finally begin again. Again.’
‘I don't like to talk about him [Donald Trump] because he spoils my sleep, or they do. I don't sleep very well because I'm afraid. They have no respect for us, for my country, for our country.’ www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
January 9, 2026 at 10:53 AM
‘I don't like to talk about him [Donald Trump] because he spoils my sleep, or they do. I don't sleep very well because I'm afraid. They have no respect for us, for my country, for our country.’ www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
Article 2 (4) of the UN Charter 1/2
![Article 2(4) of the UN Charter [4. All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cvp3gpnddge7ddmrnxtauzxc/bafkreidbumcxnddiqqrywdtov6sjpkbcyk6hspeuiu47nn6cxlbsb2657a@jpeg)
January 9, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Article 2 (4) of the UN Charter 1/2
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Where may new-married women sit
And suckle children now? Armed men
May murder them in passing by
Nor law nor parliament take heed.
Then close your ears with dust and lie
Among the other cheated dead.
W. B. Yeats, ‘Reprisals’
And suckle children now? Armed men
May murder them in passing by
Nor law nor parliament take heed.
Then close your ears with dust and lie
Among the other cheated dead.
W. B. Yeats, ‘Reprisals’
January 7, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Where may new-married women sit
And suckle children now? Armed men
May murder them in passing by
Nor law nor parliament take heed.
Then close your ears with dust and lie
Among the other cheated dead.
W. B. Yeats, ‘Reprisals’
And suckle children now? Armed men
May murder them in passing by
Nor law nor parliament take heed.
Then close your ears with dust and lie
Among the other cheated dead.
W. B. Yeats, ‘Reprisals’
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"Every state in the world that, in a direct confrontation, could not militarily stand up to the US has a material interest in defending legal rules and customs that prohibit aggression. Every such state should, as a matter of national security, defend ...
I wrote an Expert Comment for the University of Oxford on the implications of the US aggression against Venezuela for International Law and Global Security.
My argument in brief below:
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-01...
My argument in brief below:
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-01...
January 8, 2026 at 7:22 PM
"Every state in the world that, in a direct confrontation, could not militarily stand up to the US has a material interest in defending legal rules and customs that prohibit aggression. Every such state should, as a matter of national security, defend ...
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Nature boys and girls – here’s your chance to get published in the Guardian
- Our wildlife series Young Country Diary is looking for articles written by children (8-14, in the UK), about their winter encounters with nature
👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Our wildlife series Young Country Diary is looking for articles written by children (8-14, in the UK), about their winter encounters with nature
👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Nature boys and girls – here’s your chance to get published in the Guardian
Our wildlife series Young Country Diary is looking for articles written by children, about their winter encounters with nature
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Nature boys and girls – here’s your chance to get published in the Guardian
- Our wildlife series Young Country Diary is looking for articles written by children (8-14, in the UK), about their winter encounters with nature
👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Our wildlife series Young Country Diary is looking for articles written by children (8-14, in the UK), about their winter encounters with nature
👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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A slave shackle intended for a child who worked on a cotton plantation in US. They are real, they held tiny black legs.
January 8, 2026 at 7:05 AM
A slave shackle intended for a child who worked on a cotton plantation in US. They are real, they held tiny black legs.
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The US government is now freely killing people at sea, in other lands, and on its own streets.
It is difficult to see what more is needed for Congress and the Supreme Court to exercise their constitutional duty to check and balance what is now a rogue state abroad and a gangster state at home.
It is difficult to see what more is needed for Congress and the Supreme Court to exercise their constitutional duty to check and balance what is now a rogue state abroad and a gangster state at home.
January 7, 2026 at 9:39 PM
The US government is now freely killing people at sea, in other lands, and on its own streets.
It is difficult to see what more is needed for Congress and the Supreme Court to exercise their constitutional duty to check and balance what is now a rogue state abroad and a gangster state at home.
It is difficult to see what more is needed for Congress and the Supreme Court to exercise their constitutional duty to check and balance what is now a rogue state abroad and a gangster state at home.
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January 8, 2026 at 4:57 AM
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A very common goal of illegal threats to use force is avoiding actual use of force, by coercing the threatened state into making the desired concessions -- like selling something they don't want to sell. That's why the UN Charter prohibits them, in the same article prohibiting uses of force.
Exclusive | Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Aims to Buy Greenland, Downplays Military Action
The secretary of state said the White House is using rhetoric to pressure Denmark into negotiations.
www.wsj.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:16 AM
A very common goal of illegal threats to use force is avoiding actual use of force, by coercing the threatened state into making the desired concessions -- like selling something they don't want to sell. That's why the UN Charter prohibits them, in the same article prohibiting uses of force.
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When the sun was white and wintry and drained of energy
Macbeth met the witches under the rim of the sky.
Why did you confirm my evil, he said…
—Iain Crichton Smith, “Macbeth and the Witches”
in DEER ON THE HIGH HILLS, @carcanet.bsky.social 2021
#poem #Shakespeare
www.carcanet.co.uk/978180017094...
Macbeth met the witches under the rim of the sky.
Why did you confirm my evil, he said…
—Iain Crichton Smith, “Macbeth and the Witches”
in DEER ON THE HIGH HILLS, @carcanet.bsky.social 2021
#poem #Shakespeare
www.carcanet.co.uk/978180017094...
December 29, 2025 at 11:59 AM
When the sun was white and wintry and drained of energy
Macbeth met the witches under the rim of the sky.
Why did you confirm my evil, he said…
—Iain Crichton Smith, “Macbeth and the Witches”
in DEER ON THE HIGH HILLS, @carcanet.bsky.social 2021
#poem #Shakespeare
www.carcanet.co.uk/978180017094...
Macbeth met the witches under the rim of the sky.
Why did you confirm my evil, he said…
—Iain Crichton Smith, “Macbeth and the Witches”
in DEER ON THE HIGH HILLS, @carcanet.bsky.social 2021
#poem #Shakespeare
www.carcanet.co.uk/978180017094...
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Oil, conflict, and climate change – there is a direct connection.
The real kicker here is that if US companies do succeed in ramping up Venezuela’s oil, it’s some of the dirtiest and most carbon intensive in the world. And it’s cheap to produce (PdVSA says $5/barrel, probably closer to $25).
ociplus.rmi.org/supply-chain
ociplus.rmi.org/supply-chain
January 3, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Oil, conflict, and climate change – there is a direct connection.
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Why is the world so violent and painful?
And yet how can the world be this beautiful?
— from Han Kang’s Nobel Prize Lecture
And yet how can the world be this beautiful?
— from Han Kang’s Nobel Prize Lecture
August 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Why is the world so violent and painful?
And yet how can the world be this beautiful?
— from Han Kang’s Nobel Prize Lecture
And yet how can the world be this beautiful?
— from Han Kang’s Nobel Prize Lecture
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Israel to halt ops of numerous humanitarian orgs in Gaza in 2026, including because they have supported legal cases against Israeli officials:
apnews.com/article/gaza...
List:
apnews.com/article/gaza...
NB: these orgs have key evidence of the war crimes about w/ Israel is demanding their silence👇
apnews.com/article/gaza...
List:
apnews.com/article/gaza...
NB: these orgs have key evidence of the war crimes about w/ Israel is demanding their silence👇
December 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Israel to halt ops of numerous humanitarian orgs in Gaza in 2026, including because they have supported legal cases against Israeli officials:
apnews.com/article/gaza...
List:
apnews.com/article/gaza...
NB: these orgs have key evidence of the war crimes about w/ Israel is demanding their silence👇
apnews.com/article/gaza...
List:
apnews.com/article/gaza...
NB: these orgs have key evidence of the war crimes about w/ Israel is demanding their silence👇
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The 🇺🇸 started an int armed conflict with Venezuela, without plausible legal justification. “Leaders lacking legitimacy” or failing to “fight organized crime” are not apt justifications that could turn bombing a country into anything but an aggression violating Art2(4) of the UN Charter.
January 3, 2026 at 11:47 AM
The 🇺🇸 started an int armed conflict with Venezuela, without plausible legal justification. “Leaders lacking legitimacy” or failing to “fight organized crime” are not apt justifications that could turn bombing a country into anything but an aggression violating Art2(4) of the UN Charter.
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Relaunching this reflection on US-Russia-China agreement on geopolitical spheres of interest division (again). Gaza & Western Sahara opened the door for Monroe doctrine and gave a free-pass for aggression and annexation for everyone (read www.e-ir.info/2025/12/16/t... with @victorkattan.bsky.social)
January 3, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Relaunching this reflection on US-Russia-China agreement on geopolitical spheres of interest division (again). Gaza & Western Sahara opened the door for Monroe doctrine and gave a free-pass for aggression and annexation for everyone (read www.e-ir.info/2025/12/16/t... with @victorkattan.bsky.social)
‘It’s actually a talent to write thousands of words and tell you less than you already know.’
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
‘Some nights I do not sleep’: Families remember 16 sectarian killings in 24 hours in North
Relatives reflect on 50th anniversary of Kingsmill, O’Dowd and Reavey murders
www.irishtimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:51 AM
‘It’s actually a talent to write thousands of words and tell you less than you already know.’
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
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"This is not the kind of international force that Ireland should participate in. It is neo-colonial in nature and effectively gives the US a leading role in the occupation of Gaza."
Professor Ray Murphy assesses the proposed next phase of the Trump peace plan for Gaza.
jrnl.ie/6914899
Professor Ray Murphy assesses the proposed next phase of the Trump peace plan for Gaza.
jrnl.ie/6914899
The future of Gaza: Should Ireland contribute troops to the proposed Gaza Stabilisation Force?
Professor Ray Murphy writes that Palestinians have been excluded from the planning of a peacebuilding structure for Gaza.
jrnl.ie
January 3, 2026 at 7:00 AM
"This is not the kind of international force that Ireland should participate in. It is neo-colonial in nature and effectively gives the US a leading role in the occupation of Gaza."
Professor Ray Murphy assesses the proposed next phase of the Trump peace plan for Gaza.
jrnl.ie/6914899
Professor Ray Murphy assesses the proposed next phase of the Trump peace plan for Gaza.
jrnl.ie/6914899
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rome statute of the international criminal court, article 8bis: crime of aggression
January 3, 2026 at 7:07 AM
rome statute of the international criminal court, article 8bis: crime of aggression
It’s so exhausting and relentless but we have to keep bearing witness. This is a further attenuation of every Palestinian’s right to humanitarian assistance by a different means.
Dismayed to hear that #Israel will suspend the operations of several humanitarian and INGOs. This harms the organizations but also it put in risk communities that will lose access to essential services. On top of the ongoing genocide, this deepens the vulnerability of thousands of Palestinians. 1/
December 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
It’s so exhausting and relentless but we have to keep bearing witness. This is a further attenuation of every Palestinian’s right to humanitarian assistance by a different means.
![From Karol Balfe’s Article in The Journal [The ICJ mandated Israel to end its occupation, dismantle its settlements, provide full reparations to Palestinian victims and facilitate the return of displaced people.
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It is unconscionable, in this context, that the Occupied Territories Bill has been subject to repeated delays and a bizarre and illogical idea that goods and services can be separated.
It is against the essence of Irish solidarity, that has led to marches and protests sometimes on a weekly basis, that has changed how people themselves shop, with people mindful of not buying products from stolen land. A solidarity grounded in shared history but also driven by the sense of injustice at apartheid, occupation and stolen lives.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cvp3gpnddge7ddmrnxtauzxc/bafkreickz4pg3u4zgzidjupw7b7oqkwzkz5vjmzxgtc4p6ovhzphcejhla@jpeg)
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![From Cathryn Costello’s Article in The Irish Times [The number of people seeking protection is mainly a factor of conditions in the countries of origin, and domestic asylum policy has been shown, time and time again, to have some, but very limited, impact. When politicians peddle illusions of control via harsh policies, they mislead their own electorates. And when those policies fail to have the promised impact, they risk greater disaffection and cynicism.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cvp3gpnddge7ddmrnxtauzxc/bafkreigu2if2hsu7fehqabx74jgmdnlnh4dqvfebs6t76zigpyakf3okvq@jpeg)