Patryk I. Labuda
@pilabuda.bsky.social
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Prof int'l law & int'l relations, Central European University
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www.patryklabuda.com
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International law, peace and security, global history
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Global South-East(ern Europe) relations
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Formerly DRC, Sudans, Tunisia/Libya, Senegal
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Prof int'l law & int'l relations, Central European University
.
www.patryklabuda.com
.
International law, peace and security, global history
.
Global South-East(ern Europe) relations
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Formerly DRC, Sudans, Tunisia/Libya, Senegal
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Patryk I. Labuda
@pilabuda.bsky.social
· Feb 25
Special thanks also to the many co-conspirators who have shaped the SWAIL framework through countless discussions over the past 3 years (you know who you are!), and my co-organizer, Marek Wasiński, who pushed this workshop across the finish line when energy levels were running low
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My article 'From Genocide to Colonialism: Memory Wars at the United Nations after the 2022 Invasion of Ukraine' is out in Global Studies Quarterly. Excited to finally see this in print, 2 years after I started researching the topic and many revisions later. academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
From Genocide to Colonialism: Memory Wars at the United Nations after the 2022 Invasion of Ukraine
Abstract. Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine has revealed contested memories of oppression in different parts of the world. Drawing on debates before severa
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January 16, 2026 at 7:40 AM
My article 'From Genocide to Colonialism: Memory Wars at the United Nations after the 2022 Invasion of Ukraine' is out in Global Studies Quarterly. Excited to finally see this in print, 2 years after I started researching the topic and many revisions later. academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
The World Order Is Dead. What Comes Next? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | The World Order Is Dead. What Comes Next?
With the president’s actions in Venezuela, we’re entering a new era. Here’s what it could look like.
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January 16, 2026 at 9:43 AM
The World Order Is Dead. What Comes Next? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
My article 'From Genocide to Colonialism: Memory Wars at the United Nations after the 2022 Invasion of Ukraine' is out in Global Studies Quarterly. Excited to finally see this in print, 2 years after I started researching the topic and many revisions later. academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
From Genocide to Colonialism: Memory Wars at the United Nations after the 2022 Invasion of Ukraine
Abstract. Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine has revealed contested memories of oppression in different parts of the world. Drawing on debates before severa
academic.oup.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:40 AM
My article 'From Genocide to Colonialism: Memory Wars at the United Nations after the 2022 Invasion of Ukraine' is out in Global Studies Quarterly. Excited to finally see this in print, 2 years after I started researching the topic and many revisions later. academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
Comparative and Socio-Legal Studies: Joining Forces? frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk/comparative-...
Comparative and Socio-Legal Studies: Joining Forces? - Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies
In this post for A Good Read, Dr. Florian Grisel reviews Pierre Legrand’s book, Negative Comparative Law: A Strong Programme for Weak Thought (CUP, 2022).
frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk
January 15, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Comparative and Socio-Legal Studies: Joining Forces? frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk/comparative-...
The Demise of Conflict Studies dissentmagazine.org/article/the-...
The Demise of Conflict Studies - Dissent Magazine
An entire industry specializing in mediation, peacekeeping, disarmament, and transitional justice has become largely obsolete.
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January 15, 2026 at 6:19 AM
The Demise of Conflict Studies dissentmagazine.org/article/the-...
Daniele Perissi: 30 ans de prison pour Roger Lumbala: « c’est maintenant aux institutions congolaises d’en tirer les leçons « afrikarabia.com/wordpress/30...
Afrikarabia » 30 ans de prison pour Roger Lumbala : « c’est maintenant aux institutions congolaises d’en tirer les leçons »
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January 8, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Daniele Perissi: 30 ans de prison pour Roger Lumbala: « c’est maintenant aux institutions congolaises d’en tirer les leçons « afrikarabia.com/wordpress/30...
Lumbala trial: absence fails to pay off www.justiceinfo.net/en/153708-lu...
Lumbala trial: absence fails to pay off
On December 15, a French court sentenced 67-year-old former Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala to 30 years in prison. This comes as armed violence is intensifying in the eastern Democratic Republic ...
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January 8, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Lumbala trial: absence fails to pay off www.justiceinfo.net/en/153708-lu...
When and how did the Global South versus North frame emerge? 👇
New Histories of the “North-South Conflict”, Vienna 7-9 July 2026 www.hsozkult.de/event/id/eve...
New Histories of the “North-South Conflict”, Vienna 7-9 July 2026 www.hsozkult.de/event/id/eve...
New Histories of the “North-South Conflict”
Call for Papers for a conference on New Histories of the “North-South Conflict”, to be held from July 7-9, 2026 at the University of Vienna
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January 2, 2026 at 3:22 PM
When and how did the Global South versus North frame emerge? 👇
New Histories of the “North-South Conflict”, Vienna 7-9 July 2026 www.hsozkult.de/event/id/eve...
New Histories of the “North-South Conflict”, Vienna 7-9 July 2026 www.hsozkult.de/event/id/eve...
Predictions for the Secretary-General selection process
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Predictions for the Secretary-General selection process
The perils of wishful thinking
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December 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Predictions for the Secretary-General selection process
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Six U.N. Peacekeepers Killed in Drone Strike in Sudanese Battle Zone www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/w...
Six U.N. Peacekeepers Killed in Drone Strike in Sudanese Battle Zone
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December 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Six U.N. Peacekeepers Killed in Drone Strike in Sudanese Battle Zone www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/w...
Distressing update from this year's ICC ASP, courtesy of @markkersten.bsky.social
Signs of resilience amidst troubling times in The Hague: Some thoughts on the good and the bad from this year's Assembly of States Parties justiceinconflict.org/2025/12/04/t...
Signs of resilience amidst troubling times in The Hague: Some thoughts on the good and the bad from this year's Assembly of States Parties justiceinconflict.org/2025/12/04/t...
Signs of resilience amidst troubling times in The Hague: Some thoughts on the good and the bad from this year’s Assembly of States Parties
ICC President Tomoko Akane speaks at the ASP (Photo: Mark Kersten) “We will continue our work undeterred.” That was the message from senior staff and prosecutors at the yearly Assembly …
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December 5, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Distressing update from this year's ICC ASP, courtesy of @markkersten.bsky.social
Signs of resilience amidst troubling times in The Hague: Some thoughts on the good and the bad from this year's Assembly of States Parties justiceinconflict.org/2025/12/04/t...
Signs of resilience amidst troubling times in The Hague: Some thoughts on the good and the bad from this year's Assembly of States Parties justiceinconflict.org/2025/12/04/t...
UN General Assembly Demands That Russia Return Ukrainian Children Amid the War passblue.com/2025/12/03/u...
UN General Assembly Demands That Russia Return Ukrainian Children Amid the War - PassBlue
UN General Assembly Demands That Russia Return Ukrainian Children Amid the War - PassBlue
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December 4, 2025 at 10:08 AM
UN General Assembly Demands That Russia Return Ukrainian Children Amid the War passblue.com/2025/12/03/u...
ICC takes custody of Libya war crimes suspect www.jurist.org/news/?p=299504
ICC takes custody of Libya war crimes suspect
The International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed on Monday that a Libyan war crimes suspect has been transferred from Germany to its custody in The Hague, Netherlands. The move represents a significan...
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December 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
ICC takes custody of Libya war crimes suspect www.jurist.org/news/?p=299504
The New Art of the Peace Deal www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trump-peace-...
The New Art of the Peace Deal
The Trump administration’s business-first approach is rewriting the rules of peacemaking, for better or for worse.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The New Art of the Peace Deal www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trump-peace-...
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**New Pub Unboxed!**
@oxfordup.bsky.social Handbook of #TransitionalJustice
48 Chapters by Leading Scholars
6 Parts / 1154 Pages long
A decade in the making
Oxford Academic link in next thread
@oxfordup.bsky.social Handbook of #TransitionalJustice
48 Chapters by Leading Scholars
6 Parts / 1154 Pages long
A decade in the making
Oxford Academic link in next thread
December 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
**New Pub Unboxed!**
@oxfordup.bsky.social Handbook of #TransitionalJustice
48 Chapters by Leading Scholars
6 Parts / 1154 Pages long
A decade in the making
Oxford Academic link in next thread
@oxfordup.bsky.social Handbook of #TransitionalJustice
48 Chapters by Leading Scholars
6 Parts / 1154 Pages long
A decade in the making
Oxford Academic link in next thread
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Germany has agreed to return to Poland a collection of 73 medieval documents that were looted during WWII.
The culture minister has hailed it as "the most important and valuable return of stolen cultural heritage in modern Polish history".
The culture minister has hailed it as "the most important and valuable return of stolen cultural heritage in modern Polish history".
Germany agrees to return medieval documents looted by the Nazis to Poland
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December 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Germany has agreed to return to Poland a collection of 73 medieval documents that were looted during WWII.
The culture minister has hailed it as "the most important and valuable return of stolen cultural heritage in modern Polish history".
The culture minister has hailed it as "the most important and valuable return of stolen cultural heritage in modern Polish history".
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Rare good news 4 #ICC on 1st day annual meeting: Libyan Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri transferred from Germany. He’s alleged to have committed directly, ordered or overseen crimes against humanity + war crimes; murder, torture, rape + sexual violence at Mitiga prison. (Pic of prison from earlier).
December 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Rare good news 4 #ICC on 1st day annual meeting: Libyan Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri transferred from Germany. He’s alleged to have committed directly, ordered or overseen crimes against humanity + war crimes; murder, torture, rape + sexual violence at Mitiga prison. (Pic of prison from earlier).
Book Review --> Socialism and international law: the cold war and its legacies www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Socialism and international law: the cold war and its legacies
Published in Comparative Legal History (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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December 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Book Review --> Socialism and international law: the cold war and its legacies www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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This is so problematic. Creating big-money grants (7m EUR!) is such a travesty. Instead of funding 1 researcher, why not fund 25 with smaller grants? It would create more ideas, secure more careers, and create so much more innovative knowledge. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...
ERC’s new €7m Plus Grants open to researchers at any career stage - Research Professional News
European Research Council president describes scheme as part attempt to lure US talent
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November 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This is so problematic. Creating big-money grants (7m EUR!) is such a travesty. Instead of funding 1 researcher, why not fund 25 with smaller grants? It would create more ideas, secure more careers, and create so much more innovative knowledge. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...
How Capitalism Took Over the World www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/b...
How Capitalism Took Over the World
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November 29, 2025 at 12:18 PM
How Capitalism Took Over the World www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/b...
Élection présidentielle en Centrafrique : un scrutin à haut risque
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Élection présidentielle en Centrafrique : un scrutin à haut risque
Le véritable test consistera à déterminer si l'État sera capable d'exercer son autorité après les élections de manière à renforcer la paix.
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November 29, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Élection présidentielle en Centrafrique : un scrutin à haut risque
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theconversation.com/election-pre...
How Europeans can go beyond “limiting unpredictability” and respond to the MAGA doctrine: ecfr.eu/article/how-...
How Europeans can go beyond “limiting unpredictability” and respond to the MAGA doctrine
European leaders must draw up their alternative to the MAGA doctrine and drive deeper integration in the EU…
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November 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
How Europeans can go beyond “limiting unpredictability” and respond to the MAGA doctrine: ecfr.eu/article/how-...
Philippe Bolopion to Lead Human Rights Watch
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Philippe Bolopion to Lead Human Rights Watch
Philippe Bolopion, a 13-year veteran of Human Rights Watch and a former journalist who has extensively advocated on atrocities in conflict zones, has been named the executive director of Human Rights ...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Philippe Bolopion to Lead Human Rights Watch
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www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Statement of the ICC Office of the Prosecutor on the situation in El-Fasher, North Darfur www.icc-cpi.int/news/stateme...
Statement of the ICC Office of the Prosecutor on the situation in El-Fasher, North Darfur
The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court expresses its profound alarm and deepest concern over recent reports emerging from El-Fasher about mass killings, rapes, and other crim...
www.icc-cpi.int
November 4, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Statement of the ICC Office of the Prosecutor on the situation in El-Fasher, North Darfur www.icc-cpi.int/news/stateme...
One Compact Too Far: UN80 and the Humanitarian Reform Malaise - IPI Global Observatory theglobalobservatory.org/2025/10/one-...
One Compact Too Far: UN80 and the Humanitarian Reform Malaise - IPI Global Observatory
Damian Lilly argues that the New Humanitarian Compact avoids structural reform and risks deeper malaise.
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October 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
One Compact Too Far: UN80 and the Humanitarian Reform Malaise - IPI Global Observatory theglobalobservatory.org/2025/10/one-...