Marc Schack
@marcschack.bsky.social
Associate Professor of International Law and National Security, University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Law
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Very useful guide on Iranian ballistic missiles - and a key point: “Iran’s missile response included weapons from its most advanced arsenals … each capable of long-range precision strikes, though fundamentally indiscriminate when deployed in urban areas.”:
aoav.org.uk/2025/a-brief...
aoav.org.uk/2025/a-brief...
A brief guide to Iranian ballistic missiles - AOAV
This AOAV guide outlines the key ballistic missile systems used by Iran, namely the Haj Qasem, Khaibar Shekan, Ghadr, and the Emad. It briefly sets out their technical specifications. We contend that ...
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June 19, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Very useful guide on Iranian ballistic missiles - and a key point: “Iran’s missile response included weapons from its most advanced arsenals … each capable of long-range precision strikes, though fundamentally indiscriminate when deployed in urban areas.”:
aoav.org.uk/2025/a-brief...
aoav.org.uk/2025/a-brief...
Ny InterMil-opdatering om krigen mellem Israel og Iran: Astrid Kjeldgaard-Pedersen, Ulrik Graff (FAK) og jeg ser bl.a. på, om Israels angreb kan forstås som lovligt selvforsvar, og om krigens love ser ud til at blive overholdt i forbindelse med Israels og Irans konkrete angreb. (link nedenfor)
June 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Ny InterMil-opdatering om krigen mellem Israel og Iran: Astrid Kjeldgaard-Pedersen, Ulrik Graff (FAK) og jeg ser bl.a. på, om Israels angreb kan forstås som lovligt selvforsvar, og om krigens love ser ud til at blive overholdt i forbindelse med Israels og Irans konkrete angreb. (link nedenfor)
Ny kronik med @astridk_p: Helt kort er pointen, at Mads Bryde Andersen ikke gengiver folkeretten loyalt, når han diagnosticerer og foreslår løsninger på det erklærede problem, at EMRK/EMD på urimelig vis står i vejen for udvisning af kriminelle udlændinge:
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www.berlingske.dk/kronikker/da...
June 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Ny kronik med @astridk_p: Helt kort er pointen, at Mads Bryde Andersen ikke gengiver folkeretten loyalt, når han diagnosticerer og foreslår løsninger på det erklærede problem, at EMRK/EMD på urimelig vis står i vejen for udvisning af kriminelle udlændinge:
www.berlingske.dk/kronikker/da...
www.berlingske.dk/kronikker/da...
I guess this calls for a repeat of the debate on the 1999 NATO bombing of the Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) facilities and when such facilities can be considered dual use. I.e. whether Iranian state TV can plausibly be considered part of Iranian military C3.
BREAKING: Israel bombs Iranian state TV during live broadcast
Watch: Israel bombs Iranian state TV during live broadcast
Watch the moment Iran's state TV was struck.
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June 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I guess this calls for a repeat of the debate on the 1999 NATO bombing of the Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) facilities and when such facilities can be considered dual use. I.e. whether Iranian state TV can plausibly be considered part of Iranian military C3.
For those following the humanitarian situation in Gaza, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recently produced a briefing note on the availability of food in Gaza (before the GHF began operating - i.e. the baseline for that operation). They presented the following estimate:
June 6, 2025 at 9:18 AM
For those following the humanitarian situation in Gaza, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recently produced a briefing note on the availability of food in Gaza (before the GHF began operating - i.e. the baseline for that operation). They presented the following estimate:
The head of the ICRC with an extremely clear and alarming message on the situation in Gaza:
“Humanity is failing in Gaza … We cannot continue to watch what is happening. It’s surpassing any acceptable legal, moral and humane standard.”
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“Humanity is failing in Gaza … We cannot continue to watch what is happening. It’s surpassing any acceptable legal, moral and humane standard.”
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Act now to save lives in Gaza, ICRC head urges world leaders
Mirjana Spoljaric has appealed to world leaders to intervene in the conflict in Gaza.
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June 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The head of the ICRC with an extremely clear and alarming message on the situation in Gaza:
“Humanity is failing in Gaza … We cannot continue to watch what is happening. It’s surpassing any acceptable legal, moral and humane standard.”
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
“Humanity is failing in Gaza … We cannot continue to watch what is happening. It’s surpassing any acceptable legal, moral and humane standard.”
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
Fint overblik over de reelle forhold omkring Den Europæiske Menneskerettighedsdomstols praksis på udvisningsområdet - og forsøget på at påvirke domstolen:
www.berlingske.dk/politik/foer...
www.berlingske.dk/politik/foer...
Førende eksperter: Mette Frederiksen kan ikke »tvinge« en uafhængig domstol til at makke ret – men hun har flere muligheder
Læs mere her.
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May 29, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Fint overblik over de reelle forhold omkring Den Europæiske Menneskerettighedsdomstols praksis på udvisningsområdet - og forsøget på at påvirke domstolen:
www.berlingske.dk/politik/foer...
www.berlingske.dk/politik/foer...
Information har talt med Alex de Waal, en af verdens absolut førende forskere inden for sult under krig og konflikt, om situationen i Gaza. Han er altid værd at lytte til:
»Nogle (i den israelske top, red.) ønsker at ødelægge palæstinenserne som gruppe. De vil simpelthen dræbe nok mennesker eller bruge sult til at ødelægge det sociale væv i det palæstinensiske samfund,« siger Alex de Waal, der forsker i hungersnød og brugen af sult som krigsstrategi.
Førende hungersnødsekspert: Israel bruger en moderne version af et gammelt våben
Israels brug af nødhjælp som kontrolmiddel i Gaza kan være et led i en strategisk plan, lyder det fra den britiske professor Alex de Waal, der er førende ekspert i brugen af sult som krigsvåben
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May 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Information har talt med Alex de Waal, en af verdens absolut førende forskere inden for sult under krig og konflikt, om situationen i Gaza. Han er altid værd at lytte til:
Read Alex de Waal to understand the situation on aid in Gaza:
A key element:
“Encouraged by the United States, Israel has tried to keep the Gazans from descending into “famine” by turning the aid tap on whenever the data indicate it is about to cross that threshold….”
unherd.com/2025/05/the-...
A key element:
“Encouraged by the United States, Israel has tried to keep the Gazans from descending into “famine” by turning the aid tap on whenever the data indicate it is about to cross that threshold….”
unherd.com/2025/05/the-...
The brutal flaw in Israel’s starvation plan
unherd.com
May 22, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Read Alex de Waal to understand the situation on aid in Gaza:
A key element:
“Encouraged by the United States, Israel has tried to keep the Gazans from descending into “famine” by turning the aid tap on whenever the data indicate it is about to cross that threshold….”
unherd.com/2025/05/the-...
A key element:
“Encouraged by the United States, Israel has tried to keep the Gazans from descending into “famine” by turning the aid tap on whenever the data indicate it is about to cross that threshold….”
unherd.com/2025/05/the-...
Interesting. And hard to disagree with their skepticism.
In a question posed by @jessicadorsey.bsky.social to upwards of 50 military lawyers at the annual conference of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War in Galway, only one considered that the principle of proportionality is being applied meaningfully.
A grim state of affairs.
A grim state of affairs.
May 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Interesting. And hard to disagree with their skepticism.
Der pågår en ophedet debat om, hvordan Danmark kan udfordre EMRK's praksis om udvisning af kriminelle udlændinge. I den forbindelse diskuteres muligheden for, at Danmark udtræder af konventionen med det formål at genindtræde med forbehold. En lang 🧵om den debat:
May 21, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Der pågår en ophedet debat om, hvordan Danmark kan udfordre EMRK's praksis om udvisning af kriminelle udlændinge. I den forbindelse diskuteres muligheden for, at Danmark udtræder af konventionen med det formål at genindtræde med forbehold. En lang 🧵om den debat:
This new piece of information moves the needle on the legal classification of the October 7th-attack closer to crimes against humanity-territory and further away from genocide-territory. As such, it illustrates a simple point: (1/2)
Exclusive: The Israeli military says it recovered documents showing leaders of Hamas launched their deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel with the aim of disrupting Israel’s normalization talks with Saudi Arabia
Exclusive | Hamas Wanted to Torpedo Israel-Saudi Deal With Oct. 7 Attacks, Documents Reveal
The Israeli military says it recovered documents showing leaders of Hamas launched their deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel with the aim of disrupting Israel’s normalization talks with Saudi…
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May 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
This new piece of information moves the needle on the legal classification of the October 7th-attack closer to crimes against humanity-territory and further away from genocide-territory. As such, it illustrates a simple point: (1/2)
I en ny InterMil-opdatering ser Astrid Kjeldgaard-Pedersen og jeg nærmere på nogle af de folkeretlige spørgsmål, som relaterer sig til Israels aktuelle blokade af Gaza (link nedenfor)🧵
May 12, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I en ny InterMil-opdatering ser Astrid Kjeldgaard-Pedersen og jeg nærmere på nogle af de folkeretlige spørgsmål, som relaterer sig til Israels aktuelle blokade af Gaza (link nedenfor)🧵
Reposted by Marc Schack
🔴 #GazaStrip
The Gaza Strip—2.1M people—still face a critical risk of Famine following 19 months of conflict, mass displacement, and humanitarian aid blockade.
📉 Extreme Hunger is deepening every day!
⚠️ 1 in every 5 people starving.
More: www.ipcinfo.org/ipcinfo-webs...
The Gaza Strip—2.1M people—still face a critical risk of Famine following 19 months of conflict, mass displacement, and humanitarian aid blockade.
📉 Extreme Hunger is deepening every day!
⚠️ 1 in every 5 people starving.
More: www.ipcinfo.org/ipcinfo-webs...
May 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
🔴 #GazaStrip
The Gaza Strip—2.1M people—still face a critical risk of Famine following 19 months of conflict, mass displacement, and humanitarian aid blockade.
📉 Extreme Hunger is deepening every day!
⚠️ 1 in every 5 people starving.
More: www.ipcinfo.org/ipcinfo-webs...
The Gaza Strip—2.1M people—still face a critical risk of Famine following 19 months of conflict, mass displacement, and humanitarian aid blockade.
📉 Extreme Hunger is deepening every day!
⚠️ 1 in every 5 people starving.
More: www.ipcinfo.org/ipcinfo-webs...
The ICJ today rejected Sudan's case against UAE for complicity in genocide because of a UAE-reservation to the Court's jurisdiction under the Genocide Convention. Interestingly, the vote was 14-2 on rejecting provisional measures but much closer (9-7) on removing the case from the General List.🧵
A new genocide-case has been filed at the ICJ: Sudan has filed an application on alleged violations of the Genocide convention by the United Arab Emirates in relation to support provided to the Rapid Support Forces:
www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
www.icj-cij.org
May 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The ICJ today rejected Sudan's case against UAE for complicity in genocide because of a UAE-reservation to the Court's jurisdiction under the Genocide Convention. Interestingly, the vote was 14-2 on rejecting provisional measures but much closer (9-7) on removing the case from the General List.🧵
Reposted by Marc Schack
The top United Nations court on Friday wraps a week of hearings on what Israel must do to ensure desperately needed humanitarian aid reaches Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Experts say the case could have broader ramifications for the United Nations and its missions worldwide.
Top UN court wraps a week of hearings on humanitarian aid to Gaza
The top United Nations court is wrapping a week of hearings on what Israel must do to ensure desperately needed humanitarian aid reaches Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
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May 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The top United Nations court on Friday wraps a week of hearings on what Israel must do to ensure desperately needed humanitarian aid reaches Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Experts say the case could have broader ramifications for the United Nations and its missions worldwide.
Det her er altså en uheldig tendens: I et debatindlæg om Østre Landsrets afgørelse om våbeneksport til Israel nøjes @rajeshholmen.bsky.social ikke blot med (helt legitimt og forståeligt) at ærgre sig over afgørelsen og mene, at sagen burde afgøres anderledes. (1/2)
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www.altinget.dk/civilsamfund...
Frie Grønne-kandidat: Alle alarmklokker ringer, når retten afviser ngo'er, der angriber våbeneksport - Altinget
Retten lukker døren for civilsamfundet, når den afviser at behandle en sag om dansk våbeneksport til Israel. Tilbage står man med en usikkerhed om, hvem der reelt kan holde staten ansvarlig i sådanne ...
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May 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Det her er altså en uheldig tendens: I et debatindlæg om Østre Landsrets afgørelse om våbeneksport til Israel nøjes @rajeshholmen.bsky.social ikke blot med (helt legitimt og forståeligt) at ærgre sig over afgørelsen og mene, at sagen burde afgøres anderledes. (1/2)
www.altinget.dk/civilsamfund...
www.altinget.dk/civilsamfund...
Reposted by Marc Schack
The ICJ will deliver its provisional measures order in Sudan v. UAE on Monday (5 May 2025).
The Court will probably say that the UAE's reservation to article 9 of the Genocide Convention deprives the Court of jurisdiction.
But you never know.
The Court will probably say that the UAE's reservation to article 9 of the Genocide Convention deprives the Court of jurisdiction.
But you never know.
April 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The ICJ will deliver its provisional measures order in Sudan v. UAE on Monday (5 May 2025).
The Court will probably say that the UAE's reservation to article 9 of the Genocide Convention deprives the Court of jurisdiction.
But you never know.
The Court will probably say that the UAE's reservation to article 9 of the Genocide Convention deprives the Court of jurisdiction.
But you never know.
En af de hidtil klareste udtalelser fra Danmark om Israels (oplagte) brud på folkeretten i Gaza:
FM @lars-loekke.bsky.social: “DK supports 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇬🇧 statement calling on Israel to immediately end its more than 50-day blockade on Gaza. Blockade of all hum aid into Gaza goes against intl. law. Israel is obligated to facilitate safe & unhindered hum access into Gaza & protect civilians.” bit.ly/3YQp2FZ
Joint statement on behalf of the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and the UK (E3) on Gaza
Israel has now fully blocked the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza for over fifty days. Essential supplies are either no longer available or quickly running out. Palestinian civilians - including on...
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April 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
En af de hidtil klareste udtalelser fra Danmark om Israels (oplagte) brud på folkeretten i Gaza:
"A new peace proposal the Trump administration offered in London on Wednesday would include U.S. recognition that Crimea is part of Russia..." It's worth noting that such a recognition would constitute a clear violation of international law. (1/4)
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
Trump’s Crimea Proposal Would End a Decade of U.S. Resistance
A new U.S. peace plan offered to Russia and Ukraine proposes American recognition of the peninsula, which Moscow seized in 2014.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
"A new peace proposal the Trump administration offered in London on Wednesday would include U.S. recognition that Crimea is part of Russia..." It's worth noting that such a recognition would constitute a clear violation of international law. (1/4)
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
As Israel has now blocked the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza for over 50 days, France, Germany and the UK restates the obvious: “Israel is bound under international law to allow the unhindered passage of humanitarian aid.”
Israel has blocked the entry of humanitarian aid into #Gaza for over 50 days. We urge Israel to immediately re-start a rapid & unimpeded flow of humanitarian aid. Humanitarians must be able to help those who need it most.
E3 Foreign Ministers statement: diplo.de/2714878
E3 Foreign Ministers statement: diplo.de/2714878
April 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
As Israel has now blocked the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza for over 50 days, France, Germany and the UK restates the obvious: “Israel is bound under international law to allow the unhindered passage of humanitarian aid.”
This story provides a pretty good insight into the mood in Denmark regarding the US and Trump, as threats are made against Greenland, as statements about Denmark being a ‘bad ally’ are repeated, and as a global trade war is hitting US-allies like Denmark hard:
www.nationalreview.com/2025/04/amer...
www.nationalreview.com/2025/04/amer...
America Rattles Denmark | National Review
A report from an allied capital in a strange time.
www.nationalreview.com
April 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This story provides a pretty good insight into the mood in Denmark regarding the US and Trump, as threats are made against Greenland, as statements about Denmark being a ‘bad ally’ are repeated, and as a global trade war is hitting US-allies like Denmark hard:
www.nationalreview.com/2025/04/amer...
www.nationalreview.com/2025/04/amer...
Den offentliggjorte undersøgelse/forklaring fra IDF om drabene på nødhjælpsarbejdere fra bl.a. Røde Halvmåne d. 23. marts er en joke: (1/5)
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April 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Den offentliggjorte undersøgelse/forklaring fra IDF om drabene på nødhjælpsarbejdere fra bl.a. Røde Halvmåne d. 23. marts er en joke: (1/5)
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God dækning på DR af den fuldstændig forfærdelige krig i Sudan, som nu har varet to år. Det er desværre meget retvisende, når krigen ofte kaldes “den glemte konflikt”. Det er ikke meget, som “verdens største humanitære krise” i øvrigt fylder i de danske medier:
www.dr.dk/nyheder/udla...
www.dr.dk/nyheder/udla...
'Den glemte konflikt' går nu ind i sit tredje år
To års borgerkrig i Sudan har ført til uoverskuelige konsekvenser for befolkningen i landet. Næsten 13 millioner mennesker er tvunget på flugt fra deres hjem i der bliver set som den største humanitær...
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April 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
God dækning på DR af den fuldstændig forfærdelige krig i Sudan, som nu har varet to år. Det er desværre meget retvisende, når krigen ofte kaldes “den glemte konflikt”. Det er ikke meget, som “verdens største humanitære krise” i øvrigt fylder i de danske medier:
www.dr.dk/nyheder/udla...
www.dr.dk/nyheder/udla...
Fin gennemgang af Østre Landsrets afgørelse om retlig interesse i våbeneksportsagen. Kort: Domstolen har anlagt en traditionel (og dermed tilbageholdende) tilgang til, hvem der har tilstrækkelig retlig interesse til at køre en sag. Den sagde dog intet om materien.
www.information.dk/indland/2025...
www.information.dk/indland/2025...
»Et hul i dansk ret«: Østre Landsret afviser sager om våbeneksport til Israel
Landsretten afviser at tage stilling til søgsmål om Danmarks eksport af dele til F-35-kampflyene. Organisationer vil nu anke til Højesteret
www.information.dk
April 12, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Fin gennemgang af Østre Landsrets afgørelse om retlig interesse i våbeneksportsagen. Kort: Domstolen har anlagt en traditionel (og dermed tilbageholdende) tilgang til, hvem der har tilstrækkelig retlig interesse til at køre en sag. Den sagde dog intet om materien.
www.information.dk/indland/2025...
www.information.dk/indland/2025...