Monica Hakimi
@monicahakimi.bsky.social
Professor of International and U.S. Foreign Affairs Law, Columbia Law School. Co-Editor-in-Chief (with Ingrid Brunk) of the American Journal of International Law.
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September 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Democratic backsliding is now a global phenomenon, with Donald Trump's America only the most visible and dramatic example. But @drodrik.bsky.social still sees some bright spots elsewhere. bit.ly/4m0PTI9
Who Will Model Democracy Now?
Dani Rodrik looks for bright spots in a world where authoritarianism is on the rise, even in the United States.
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September 9, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Democratic backsliding is now a global phenomenon, with Donald Trump's America only the most visible and dramatic example. But @drodrik.bsky.social still sees some bright spots elsewhere. bit.ly/4m0PTI9
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Completing @ajil.bsky.social's Reparations study, Part II in Unbound probes 6 cases of reparation demands met or unmet: Haiti's cholera epidemic, African resource exploitation, atrocities against Mau Mau veterans, Native American cultural objects, Canada's Indian Residential Schools, & slavery.1/
The final part of our AJIL Unbound series on reparations is now available online. Read "What Can International Law Repair?" now! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
September 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Completing @ajil.bsky.social's Reparations study, Part II in Unbound probes 6 cases of reparation demands met or unmet: Haiti's cholera epidemic, African resource exploitation, atrocities against Mau Mau veterans, Native American cultural objects, Canada's Indian Residential Schools, & slavery.1/
I am excited that this special issue of the @ajil.bsky.social —on reparations in international law—is now out! 1/
AJIL's Special Issue on Reparations in International Law is now available online featuring a stunning line up of authors and topics related to reparations. These articles will be freely available for all to read for a limited time. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
September 8, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I am excited that this special issue of the @ajil.bsky.social —on reparations in international law—is now out! 1/
Ingrid and I issued the following statement in the just-released issue of @ajil.bsky.social. A travesty that it has to be said.
September 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Ingrid and I issued the following statement in the just-released issue of @ajil.bsky.social. A travesty that it has to be said.
This paper is a product of years of frustration with—and yet, an unrelenting commitment to—the field of international law. I hope it helps to launch a (more) productive conversation about what intl law has historically done and where the field might go from here.
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September 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
This paper is a product of years of frustration with—and yet, an unrelenting commitment to—the field of international law. I hope it helps to launch a (more) productive conversation about what intl law has historically done and where the field might go from here.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
I finally managed to escape the news feed, and it was glorious.
July 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I finally managed to escape the news feed, and it was glorious.
My review of Daryl Levinson’s provocative book; “Law for Leviathan” is now out in the Michigan Law Review.
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"Exorcising Hobbes’s Ghost: A Future for Constitutional and Internation" by Monica Hakimi
A review of Law for Leviathan: Constitutional Law, International Law, and the State. By Daryl Levinson.
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June 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
My review of Daryl Levinson’s provocative book; “Law for Leviathan” is now out in the Michigan Law Review.
repository.law.umich.edu/mlr/vol123/i...
repository.law.umich.edu/mlr/vol123/i...
This was a great event, largely because Kinstler, Hassan, and Roth are all so inspiring. Thanks to @mcnallyjackson.bsky.social for hosting.
May 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM
This was a great event, largely because Kinstler, Hassan, and Roth are all so inspiring. Thanks to @mcnallyjackson.bsky.social for hosting.
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This ⬇️ is becoming more and more relevant, and not just for a few of us. I mean everyone.
As Ingrid and I explain, the prohibition of annexations—the intl legal norm that prohibits states from forcibly acquiring territory—lies at the very foundation of modern intl law.
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The Prohibition of Annexations and the Foundations of Modern International Law | American Journal of International Law | Cambridge Core
The Prohibition of Annexations and the Foundations of Modern International Law - Volume 118 Issue 3
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May 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This ⬇️ is becoming more and more relevant, and not just for a few of us. I mean everyone.
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I put much work into this.
DOJ is trying to block courts' access to info in #AbregoGarcia and Alien Enemies Act cases by asserting it is a "state secret."
I walk through the clear case law on this topic.
I provide a Table of senior officials' statements that preclude the state secret privilege.
DOJ is trying to block courts' access to info in #AbregoGarcia and Alien Enemies Act cases by asserting it is a "state secret."
I walk through the clear case law on this topic.
I provide a Table of senior officials' statements that preclude the state secret privilege.
No "State Secrets” in Removals of Non-US Citizens to El Salvador
A series of statements by senior officials preclude the Trump administration's state secrets privilege in the the El Salvador removal cases.
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May 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I put much work into this.
DOJ is trying to block courts' access to info in #AbregoGarcia and Alien Enemies Act cases by asserting it is a "state secret."
I walk through the clear case law on this topic.
I provide a Table of senior officials' statements that preclude the state secret privilege.
DOJ is trying to block courts' access to info in #AbregoGarcia and Alien Enemies Act cases by asserting it is a "state secret."
I walk through the clear case law on this topic.
I provide a Table of senior officials' statements that preclude the state secret privilege.
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Meeting friends and heroes at the EUI workshop “Shifting Powers, Shifting Roles:
The Present and Future of International Institutions”.
Brilliant keynote discussions by @monicahakimi.bsky.social, Tony Anghie, @sarahnou.bsky.social.
Also a great setting to discuss de-dollarisation and int’l law!
The Present and Future of International Institutions”.
Brilliant keynote discussions by @monicahakimi.bsky.social, Tony Anghie, @sarahnou.bsky.social.
Also a great setting to discuss de-dollarisation and int’l law!
May 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Meeting friends and heroes at the EUI workshop “Shifting Powers, Shifting Roles:
The Present and Future of International Institutions”.
Brilliant keynote discussions by @monicahakimi.bsky.social, Tony Anghie, @sarahnou.bsky.social.
Also a great setting to discuss de-dollarisation and int’l law!
The Present and Future of International Institutions”.
Brilliant keynote discussions by @monicahakimi.bsky.social, Tony Anghie, @sarahnou.bsky.social.
Also a great setting to discuss de-dollarisation and int’l law!
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When a constitutional and a corporate lawyer put their heads together to suggest how NOT to do governance reforms @columbiauniversity.bsky.socia
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Balkinization: Review It All
A group blog on constitutional law, theory, and politics
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May 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
When a constitutional and a corporate lawyer put their heads together to suggest how NOT to do governance reforms @columbiauniversity.bsky.socia
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If you are teaching international law in the fall, the sixth edition just went to the printers—with extensive updates throughout and entirely new problems on the South China Sea, the Chagos Archipelago, Indigenous persons, Western Sahara, and the IMF.
May 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
If you are teaching international law in the fall, the sixth edition just went to the printers—with extensive updates throughout and entirely new problems on the South China Sea, the Chagos Archipelago, Indigenous persons, Western Sahara, and the IMF.
I first read this to mean LLM _students_ and was all “?!?” But I guess it makes sense for the other kind of LLM.
In this article I argue treating LLMs like experts or authors or friends instead of as a conduit to access the insights of nameable others is a mistake, both in terms of dangers and lost opportunities www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
AI Is Not Your Friend
How the “opinionated” chatbots destroyed AI’s potential, and how we can fix it
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May 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I first read this to mean LLM _students_ and was all “?!?” But I guess it makes sense for the other kind of LLM.
My piece with @jkatzcogan.bsky.social is out in @ajil.bsky.social. We argue that the international legal system—which the US played an outsized role in establishing & maintaining—is under enormous strain. This was true pre-Trump and is all the more so now. 1/ 🧶
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The End of the U.S.-Backed International Order and the Future of International Law | American Journal of International Law | Cambridge Core
The End of the U.S.-Backed International Order and the Future of International Law - Volume 119 Issue 2
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May 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
My piece with @jkatzcogan.bsky.social is out in @ajil.bsky.social. We argue that the international legal system—which the US played an outsized role in establishing & maintaining—is under enormous strain. This was true pre-Trump and is all the more so now. 1/ 🧶
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Join us in person @eui-eu.bsky.social or online on May 19 for an event, focusing on the changing global order and the role of international institutions in these turbulent times. 3 panels, a keynote and a roundtable will address the pressing ?s of what we do now, when the world we knew crumbles
May 6, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Join us in person @eui-eu.bsky.social or online on May 19 for an event, focusing on the changing global order and the role of international institutions in these turbulent times. 3 panels, a keynote and a roundtable will address the pressing ?s of what we do now, when the world we knew crumbles
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we are very lucky to have so many great people (@monicahakimi.bsky.social, @justinauriburu.bsky.social @tim-lindgren.bsky.social @kanadbagchi.bsky.social @lawprofpuig.bsky.social & more) taking part in this event, so don's miss the chance, check the program & register here www.eui.eu/events?id=57...
Shifting power, shifting roles: The present and future of international institutions
MWP multidisciplinary research workshop on the roles of international institutions.
www.eui.eu
May 6, 2025 at 8:26 AM
we are very lucky to have so many great people (@monicahakimi.bsky.social, @justinauriburu.bsky.social @tim-lindgren.bsky.social @kanadbagchi.bsky.social @lawprofpuig.bsky.social & more) taking part in this event, so don's miss the chance, check the program & register here www.eui.eu/events?id=57...
I am looking forward to participating in this workshop -- which @jemtseva.bsky.social has organized at @eui-eu.bsky.social -- on May 19. Online registration is below.
www.eui.eu/events?id=57...
www.eui.eu/events?id=57...
Shifting power, shifting roles: The present and future of international institutions
MWP multidisciplinary research workshop on the roles of international institutions.
www.eui.eu
May 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I am looking forward to participating in this workshop -- which @jemtseva.bsky.social has organized at @eui-eu.bsky.social -- on May 19. Online registration is below.
www.eui.eu/events?id=57...
www.eui.eu/events?id=57...
I will be speaking with Kenneth Roth, Linda Kinstler, and Lila Hassan at the @mcnallyjackson.bsky.social festival on May 28 about the future of human rights and international law. Join us if you will be in NYC.
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www.mcnallyjackson.com/event/where-...
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May 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I will be speaking with Kenneth Roth, Linda Kinstler, and Lila Hassan at the @mcnallyjackson.bsky.social festival on May 28 about the future of human rights and international law. Join us if you will be in NYC.
www.mcnallyjackson.com/event/where-...
www.mcnallyjackson.com/event/where-...
DC cabbie not buying what the government is selling. “It’s just logic,” he says.
April 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
DC cabbie not buying what the government is selling. “It’s just logic,” he says.
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Sen. Murkowski:
“We are all afraid. It’s quite a statement. But we are in a time and a place where I certainly have not been here before. And I’ll tell ya, I’m oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice, because retaliation is real.”
“We are all afraid. It’s quite a statement. But we are in a time and a place where I certainly have not been here before. And I’ll tell ya, I’m oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice, because retaliation is real.”
‘We are all afraid’: Speaking to Alaska nonprofit leaders, Murkowski gets candid on upheaval in federal government
During a 45-minute discussion, the senator discussed a number of topics, ranging from protests to illegal withholding of funds to widespread anxiety.
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April 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Sen. Murkowski:
“We are all afraid. It’s quite a statement. But we are in a time and a place where I certainly have not been here before. And I’ll tell ya, I’m oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice, because retaliation is real.”
“We are all afraid. It’s quite a statement. But we are in a time and a place where I certainly have not been here before. And I’ll tell ya, I’m oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice, because retaliation is real.”
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Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”
April 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”
Strongly endorse this by @paulmusgrave.bsky.social.
I would just add that the status quo ante (of US dominance) had real problems and lost support even within the US for reasons that we should take seriously and learn from.
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I would just add that the status quo ante (of US dominance) had real problems and lost support even within the US for reasons that we should take seriously and learn from.
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An Obituary, not a Prescription
Against "conventional wisdom" in unconventional times
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April 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Strongly endorse this by @paulmusgrave.bsky.social.
I would just add that the status quo ante (of US dominance) had real problems and lost support even within the US for reasons that we should take seriously and learn from.
musgrave.substack.com/p/an-obituar...
I would just add that the status quo ante (of US dominance) had real problems and lost support even within the US for reasons that we should take seriously and learn from.
musgrave.substack.com/p/an-obituar...
People sometimes ask how it feels to be at Columbia and what I think of the whole fiasco. This pretty much captures it (though of course I might quibble at the margins and there is so much more to say).
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/o...
Opinion | I’m a Columbia Professor. Here’s the Really Disheartening Part of This Mess.
Where were these voices when the university was under assault from the Trump administration?
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April 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
People sometimes ask how it feels to be at Columbia and what I think of the whole fiasco. This pretty much captures it (though of course I might quibble at the margins and there is so much more to say).
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/o...