Lucas Roorda
@lroorda.bsky.social
Assistant professor Int'l law at Utrecht University. BHR specialist, also interested in IHL and IHRL. Aspiring outdoor nerd, drummer and ADHD gremlin. Destroy fascism. Free Palestine.
Very worthwhile addition to the BHR canon 👇
I have a new publication out (sadly, not open access). Karen Morrow of Swansea Uni and I have written a chapter, 'Addressing Human Rights Violations by Extractive Business in Nigeria: The Limitations of Transnational Mechanisms and International Recourses as Alternatives':
Handbook on Business, Human Rights, and the Environment in Africa
This Handbook on Business and Human Rights in Africa covers intersectional regulatory issues regarding business and human rights.
link.springer.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Very worthwhile addition to the BHR canon 👇
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The weak response from Can, EU and UN to Trump's flagrant crimes in Venezuela is striking.
It exposes that much of the world has been cowed.
Most notable exception: the Latin American left.
That is why the Trump Admin has gone to enormous lengths to defeat the left across the continent. 1/3
It exposes that much of the world has been cowed.
Most notable exception: the Latin American left.
That is why the Trump Admin has gone to enormous lengths to defeat the left across the continent. 1/3
January 4, 2026 at 6:35 PM
The weak response from Can, EU and UN to Trump's flagrant crimes in Venezuela is striking.
It exposes that much of the world has been cowed.
Most notable exception: the Latin American left.
That is why the Trump Admin has gone to enormous lengths to defeat the left across the continent. 1/3
It exposes that much of the world has been cowed.
Most notable exception: the Latin American left.
That is why the Trump Admin has gone to enormous lengths to defeat the left across the continent. 1/3
Teaching international law next semester will be fun. Well. "Fun".
January 3, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Teaching international law next semester will be fun. Well. "Fun".
Strongmen may have killed international law, but they were aides and abetted by cowards.
January 3, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Strongmen may have killed international law, but they were aides and abetted by cowards.
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All opposition to war has been dismissed for decades as being appeasement and Munich.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, I present to you…appeasement and Munich
Well, ladies and gentlemen, I present to you…appeasement and Munich
January 3, 2026 at 2:14 PM
All opposition to war has been dismissed for decades as being appeasement and Munich.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, I present to you…appeasement and Munich
Well, ladies and gentlemen, I present to you…appeasement and Munich
Vietnam. Afghanistan. Iraq. And a whole lot of examples in between. This. Never. Works.
I fear we are going to have to say this a lot again:
Int law prohibits bombing countries for the sake of democracy. FOR VERY GOOD REASON. It tends not to work.
Attacking a country because its leader lacks legitimacy - whether as pretext or sincerely held rationale - is still just an aggression.
Int law prohibits bombing countries for the sake of democracy. FOR VERY GOOD REASON. It tends not to work.
Attacking a country because its leader lacks legitimacy - whether as pretext or sincerely held rationale - is still just an aggression.
Remember that there is a legitimately elected president of Venezuela: Edmundo Gonzalez. He won the election in 2024.
January 3, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Vietnam. Afghanistan. Iraq. And a whole lot of examples in between. This. Never. Works.
We can, and will be, the world's mobster
January 3, 2026 at 11:30 AM
We can, and will be, the world's mobster
Great let's try Netanyahu
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Great let's try Netanyahu
So we're basically replacing the Iraq war scenario in Venezuela, but this time without even pretending to convince the international community. The cheap sequel. Jaws 2, international crimes edition.
January 3, 2026 at 9:08 AM
So we're basically replacing the Iraq war scenario in Venezuela, but this time without even pretending to convince the international community. The cheap sequel. Jaws 2, international crimes edition.
Few things radicalized me more against the Dutch fireworks-free-for-all than getting a cat
January 1, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Few things radicalized me more against the Dutch fireworks-free-for-all than getting a cat
If you know anything about this particular problem, you know it likely to get really bad. And you also know it should have been avoidable.
December 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
If you know anything about this particular problem, you know it likely to get really bad. And you also know it should have been avoidable.
Those who are about to freeze salute you.
December 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Those who are about to freeze salute you.
What makes me really sad here is that we've completely lost our conception of what a public service is. Privatization made everything a business model, but a public service is by definition something that is not efficient or profitable. It's there because it is necessary.
“Danes will still be able to send letters, using the delivery company Dao, which already delivers letters in Denmark …But customers will instead have to go to a Dao shop to post their letters – or pay extra to have it collected from home – and pay for postage either online or via an app”
Danish postal service to stop delivering letters after 400 years
December 21, 2025 at 10:34 AM
What makes me really sad here is that we've completely lost our conception of what a public service is. Privatization made everything a business model, but a public service is by definition something that is not efficient or profitable. It's there because it is necessary.
As someone who likes to cook it's actually sort of fun to have people over with dietary restrictions - it makes you look for creative solutions, and new methods or recipes. Found a lot of my favourite foods that way.
December 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
As someone who likes to cook it's actually sort of fun to have people over with dietary restrictions - it makes you look for creative solutions, and new methods or recipes. Found a lot of my favourite foods that way.
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Bellingcat's work is mentioned in the second case, where the Court of Justice overrides an earlier General Court decision to not allow our research into the border pushbacks to be used.
CJEU, border controls
🚨 MASSIVE defeat for Frontex in two judgments - the agency is liable if it assists Member States to do pushbacks etc in breach of human rights; rules of evidence are simplified for migrants curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...
🚨 MASSIVE defeat for Frontex in two judgments - the agency is liable if it assists Member States to do pushbacks etc in breach of human rights; rules of evidence are simplified for migrants curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...
December 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Bellingcat's work is mentioned in the second case, where the Court of Justice overrides an earlier General Court decision to not allow our research into the border pushbacks to be used.
Woo hoo!
For those planning courses for next semester, the stories & associated video conversations--trade, migration, LOAC, climate change, IOs, outer space law, etc--are extraordinary accountings of current US policies. Kudos to Ingrid Brunk, @monicahakimi.bsky.social @jkatzcogan.bsky.social + all authors!
All of our AJIL Explainer webinars are now available to watch on YouTube. Below we’ve linked each video and its corresponding CPUS story featured in our October special issue. 🧵1/11
December 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Woo hoo!
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Multinationals and international crimes - As the #Lafarge trial draws to a close in Paris, awareness of criminal liability remains limited in the business world. Few companies seem ready to fully integrate it into their strategic decisions.
www.justiceinfo.net/en/153748-la...
www.justiceinfo.net/en/153748-la...
Lafarge: a judicial warning still largely ignored by business
As the Lafarge trial draws to a close in Paris, awareness of criminal liability remains limited in the business world. Few companies seem ready to fully integrate it into their strategic decisions.
www.justiceinfo.net
December 18, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Multinationals and international crimes - As the #Lafarge trial draws to a close in Paris, awareness of criminal liability remains limited in the business world. Few companies seem ready to fully integrate it into their strategic decisions.
www.justiceinfo.net/en/153748-la...
www.justiceinfo.net/en/153748-la...
Do that in NL and we'd be bankrupt in seconds
Commuting by bicycle in Belgium pays off as employees earn compensation for every km they ride. 1 in 6 employees commute by bike and get a bicycle allowance of €0.28/km. People cycling to work in 2024 earned an average of around €460 net per year (some as high as €810), up 20% over the past year.
Belgian commutes pay off: Employees earn up to €810 for cycling to work
One in five people in Flanders commuted by bike and received compensation last year, but this figure is significantly lower in Brussels and Wallonia.
www.brusselstimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Do that in NL and we'd be bankrupt in seconds
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@jessicadorsey.bsky.social : "If the architects of the post-9/11 lethal-force framework want to argue that today’s abuses represent a sharp break from the past, then they must first grapple honestly with the ways in which the past enabled the present." opiniojuris.org/2025/12/14/d...
Drug Boats, Drone Strikes and the Dangers of Avoiding Mirrors
[Jessica Dorsey is an Assistant Professor of International Law at Utrecht University School of Law, an Executive Board Member of Airwars, and the Managing Editor of Opinio Juris.] In a New York Tim…
opiniojuris.org
December 15, 2025 at 10:49 AM
@jessicadorsey.bsky.social : "If the architects of the post-9/11 lethal-force framework want to argue that today’s abuses represent a sharp break from the past, then they must first grapple honestly with the ways in which the past enabled the present." opiniojuris.org/2025/12/14/d...
Always and everywhere, the political centre (liberals, Christian Democrats, third way socdems) will bend to the radical right before cooperating with the left. Because they fear one thing above everything, and that's upsetting the status quo.
December 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Always and everywhere, the political centre (liberals, Christian Democrats, third way socdems) will bend to the radical right before cooperating with the left. Because they fear one thing above everything, and that's upsetting the status quo.
Het CDA doet precies wat de zusterpartijen in Europa, Von der Leyen voorop, altijd al doen. Op papier een middenpartij, in de praktijk gaan ze altijd liever mee met radicaal rechts dan met midden-links. Zo wordt nu ook Europese bescherming van milieu, mensenrechten en arbeidsvoorwaarden uitgehold.
December 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Het CDA doet precies wat de zusterpartijen in Europa, Von der Leyen voorop, altijd al doen. Op papier een middenpartij, in de praktijk gaan ze altijd liever mee met radicaal rechts dan met midden-links. Zo wordt nu ook Europese bescherming van milieu, mensenrechten en arbeidsvoorwaarden uitgehold.
Lekker gewerkt @robjetten.bsky.social
Fijn weekend allemaal!!
www.telegraaf.nl/politiek/bon...
www.telegraaf.nl/politiek/bon...
Bontenbal: ’Eerst naar JA21 kijken in formatie’
Wat CDA-voorman Bontenbal betreft gaat de blik in de formatie voor steun van andere partijen eerst naar JA21. Dat zegt hij vanwege de blokkade die de VVD op GL/PvdA heeft, maar ook omdat hij vindt dat JA21 er constructiever in zit dan de linkse fusieclub.
www.telegraaf.nl
December 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Lekker gewerkt @robjetten.bsky.social
Aaaah I missed Clutch.
December 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Aaaah I missed Clutch.
I'm not quite done with my AOTY list yet, but this is going to be up there. Norwegian hardcore punk in Kristiansand dialect, that goes harder than the trvest kvltest black metal. open.spotify.com/track/04Tx7N...
Rød bic
open.spotify.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:05 AM
I'm not quite done with my AOTY list yet, but this is going to be up there. Norwegian hardcore punk in Kristiansand dialect, that goes harder than the trvest kvltest black metal. open.spotify.com/track/04Tx7N...