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Dr Michelle Coleman
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Lecturer at Swansea University HRC School of Law. US qualified lawyer, former public defender. Mostly posting ICL, IHRL, human rights, fair trials, presumption of innocence. she/her
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Here’s a new blog post I wrote about the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression in Ukraine and whether religious leaders (including ROC Patriarch Kirill) could be prosecuted.

talkabout.iclrs.org/2025/08/21/t...
The Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine: Implications for the Prosecution of Religious Leaders - Talk About: Law and Religion
Normally, religious leaders do not have such powers and so could not be prosecuted at the Special Tribunal. If, however, Kirill or another religious leader were proven to have such powers and have par...
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August 22, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Our third session of the day examined the legal complexities in issues of perpetration, chaired by Dr Javier S. Eskauriatza (@jseskau.bsky.social) with presentations from Dr Michelle Coleman (@michellecoleman.bsky.social), Mary Waterman & Rory Sugrue #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice
Image of session three of the 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference, featuring four speakers (L:R Mary Waterman, Michelle Coleman, Rory Sugrue & Javier S. Eskauriatza). Session Three: Legal Complexities in Issues of Perpetration Chair: Javier S. Eskauriatza, University of Nottingham (Im)Proving Defences at the International Criminal Court - Michelle Coleman, Swansea University Ongwen, The Adult Child Soldier: A Victim or A Villain? - Mary Waterman, Swansea University Rethinking the Exclusion-Prosecution Nexus: How to Bridge the Accountability Gap for Vulnerable and Periphery Actors in Armed Conflicts Who Seek Refuge Abroad - Rory Sugrue, Tilburg University
July 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Bombing Iran: has the UN charter failed?
The UN Security Council veto makes it virtually impossible to uphold its own charter when it comes to acts of aggression such as the bombing of Iran.
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June 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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On my way to Liverpool todays for the @slsauk.bsky.social Annual Conference. Looking forward to connecting with colleagues and friends!
April 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Very much looking forward to participating in the Trent University Community Movements conference this weekend!

www.trentu.ca/about/news-e...
2025 Community Movements Conference: Forgotten Conflicts: Sudan and Yemen - About - Trent UniversityThe Campaign ForMomentousActionResearchLeadershipDebatePerformanceConnectionDiscoveryIdeasPlacesStew...
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March 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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🚨BOOK LAUNCH - The Criminal Justice Centre at QMUL is delighted to host the launch of @chloekennedy.bsky.social 's Inducing Intimacy: Deception, Consent and the Law with an amazing panel incl @markedsouza1.bsky.social

📍QMUL (hybrid)
🗓️ Wed 9 April at 6 pm

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Book Launch - Inducing Intimacy: Deception, Consent and the Law
Inducing Intimacy: Deception, Consent and the Law (CUP) by Chloë Kennedy
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March 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
michellecoleman.bsky.social
Only 6 days left to apply!
February 18, 2025 at 5:06 AM
michellecoleman.bsky.social
Looking for a PhD in #democracy #criminallaw #sentencing #ruleoflaw? Tom Hannant and I are advertising a fully funded PhD student to study incarceration's collateral consequences for democratic rights and participation.

Deadline: 24 February 2025

www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Law: Fully Funded PhD Studentship in Democratic Participation and Prisoners (RS780) - Swansea UniversityMenu
We offer a wide range of funded and fully funded research scholarships in all subject areas. Explore your options and apply now.
www.swansea.ac.uk
February 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
michellecoleman.bsky.social
This was a great project to participate in. So happy to see the fully open access book published!
February 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Nuremberg tribunal files to be digitised: 2.5 million documents from 1946 to 1949 to be made available by project DigiNMT.
February 1, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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atlaswomen.bsky.social
We've joined Bluesky! Looking forward to contributing to this space!
January 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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mpollard.bsky.social
Opening for a Research Fellow in the customary international humanitarian law research team at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge!
It's in the British Red Cross International Law & Policy team. The project is jointly managed by British Red Cross & @icrc.org.
#IHL
Research Fellow (International Law) in Cambridgeshire | British Red Cross
View details and apply for this Research Fellow (International Law) vacancy in Cambridgeshire. Job Title: Research Fellow (International Law) Job Location: Cambridge (Flexible) Salary: £3...
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December 19, 2024 at 9:00 AM
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Today my train from Cardiff to Swansea broke down five minutes outside of Cardiff. We sat on the train for about an hour and the conductor came through saying 'This train is a bit knackered!'
a cartoon train is on the tracks with a yellow car
ALT: a cartoon train is on the tracks with a yellow car
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November 27, 2024 at 2:38 PM
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slsauk.bsky.social
☺️The deadline for abstracts for the #SLSA2025 annual conference @liverpooluni.bsky.social is 18 December - don't miss out. Lots of lovely streams and current topics and people to discuss your socio-legal research with. Early bird registration, also open. See:
www.liverpool.ac.uk/law/slsa-202...
Call for papers - Liverpool Law School - University of Liverpool
www.liverpool.ac.uk
November 19, 2024 at 3:16 PM
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🎓 The call is out for my favorite academic conference: the Conflict Research Society Annual Conference 2025. If you like your conferences inviting, informal, theoretically and empirically diverse, and full of relevant practitioners, CRS is for you!

conflictresearchsociety.org/call-for-pap...
Call for papers 2025 - CRS
Call for papers 2025 CRS
conflictresearchsociety.org
November 25, 2024 at 3:44 PM
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Me all summer: "Yeah December is fine for that deadline." "I can definitely get that done by the end of the year."

Me today, looking at my calendar: 😬

If you need me I'll be at my desk.
November 25, 2024 at 2:34 PM
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Don't forget the SLSA 2025 call for papers is now open! Abstracts due by 18 December. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone in Liverpool!

www.liverpool.ac.uk/law/slsa-2025/
SLSA 2025 - Liverpool Law School - University of Liverpool
www.liverpool.ac.uk
November 20, 2024 at 11:30 AM
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esilearlycareer.bsky.social
The Call for Papers for the 2025 ESIL Annual Conference on "Reconstructing International Law", hosted by Freie Universität Berlin, is out! 🏗️ ⚖
📅 Deadline: 31 January

The ECR Committee wishes to expand the offer of ECR-tailored events.

Share your feedback via this survey forms.gle/gmtv8idwhcWT...
November 18, 2024 at 1:55 PM
michellecoleman.bsky.social
I got out of the habit of posting anything, anywhere. Looking forward to getting back in!
November 15, 2024 at 9:02 AM
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This is an interesting account of reconciliation efforts in Rwanda.

www.theguardian.com/world/2024/a...
‘He killed my sister. Now I see his remorse’: the extraordinary stories of survivors of the Rwandan genocide who forgave their attackers
Half a million died in 100 days: neighbours attacked neighbours, children saw their families slaughtered. But 30 years on, many of the victims and perpetrators have forged reconciliations – even becom...
www.theguardian.com
April 6, 2024 at 12:51 PM
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Nottingham's Human Rights Law Centre & NTU's Climate Justice Hub are excited to share the Call for Abstracts for our upcoming workshop on Climate Change and Migration, sponsored by SLSA, which will take place on June 19!
🗓️Deadline for submissions: 12 April 2024
📌Full details: bit.ly/3VnXJlC
Climate Change and Migration: New Challenges, Legal Responses, and Policy Solutions - The University of Nottingham
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March 23, 2024 at 10:12 AM
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On 8th April, the Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights is organising a workshop on peer review for early career scholars and anyone else wanting insights into the publishing process. You can sign up here: forms.uu.nl/universiteit...
March 20, 2024 at 1:46 PM
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jkatzcogan.bsky.social
Call for Papers: From Protection to Coercion: the Limits of Positive Obligations in Human Rights Law
A call for papers has been issued for a workshop on "From Protection to Coercion: the Limits of Positive Obligations in Human Rights Law," to take place October 3-4, 2024, at Lund University. The call is here.      
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March 7, 2024 at 12:34 AM
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One week left to apply for this **Fully funded PhD** at
@Swansea_Law . Topic is vulnerability in international criminal law.

Please share widely and get in touch if you have any questions!

bit.ly/SURES24

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DGA888/s...
Law: Swansea University Research Excellence Scholarships (SURES): Fully Funded PhD Scholarship: Vulnerability in International Criminal Law (RS560) - Swansea UniversityMenu
We offer a wide range of funded and fully funded research scholarships in all subject areas. Explore your options and apply now.
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March 5, 2024 at 4:26 PM
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What a great opportunity!
ec.europa.eu European Commission @ec.europa.eu · Feb 29
📢 What do you want?
To be a Blue Book Trainee!

📢 When do you want it?
October 2024!

📢 Are you ready to join the European Commission?
Of course!

📢 Do you want to know more?
OU YEAH!

Keep scrolling! ↓
February 29, 2024 at 5:14 PM