Dr Alex P Dela Cruz
@alexpdelacruz.bsky.social
Postdoc, Tilburg. PhD, Melbourne. Interested in oceans, archipelagos, plastic pollution, state-making projects, and the lawyers who manage them.
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This a great piece. If you are interested in the South China Sea/West Philippines Sea, read it.
Proudly sharing my latest for Blue Security: A Maritime Affairs Series.
At its simplest, my argument is that in the law of the sea, history is here to stay, and international lawyers better watch out how it's being deployed in particularly harmful and violent ways.
At its simplest, my argument is that in the law of the sea, history is here to stay, and international lawyers better watch out how it's being deployed in particularly harmful and violent ways.
OUT NOW Maritime Affairs Issue 12 | Making History, Making Archipelagos: A Parallel South China Sea Dispute by @alexpdelacruz.bsky.social looks at the relationship between the LOS Convention and the construction of historical narratives to support maritime claims.
May 8, 2025 at 9:23 AM
This a great piece. If you are interested in the South China Sea/West Philippines Sea, read it.
Proudly sharing my latest for Blue Security: A Maritime Affairs Series.
At its simplest, my argument is that in the law of the sea, history is here to stay, and international lawyers better watch out how it's being deployed in particularly harmful and violent ways.
At its simplest, my argument is that in the law of the sea, history is here to stay, and international lawyers better watch out how it's being deployed in particularly harmful and violent ways.
OUT NOW Maritime Affairs Issue 12 | Making History, Making Archipelagos: A Parallel South China Sea Dispute by @alexpdelacruz.bsky.social looks at the relationship between the LOS Convention and the construction of historical narratives to support maritime claims.
May 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Proudly sharing my latest for Blue Security: A Maritime Affairs Series.
At its simplest, my argument is that in the law of the sea, history is here to stay, and international lawyers better watch out how it's being deployed in particularly harmful and violent ways.
At its simplest, my argument is that in the law of the sea, history is here to stay, and international lawyers better watch out how it's being deployed in particularly harmful and violent ways.
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A wonderful and, as always, engaging guest lecture on the law of the sea by @alexpdelacruz.bsky.social for our PIL course at Amsterdam University College 👏🏼 @uva.nl @acil-uva.bsky.social @kanadbagchi.bsky.social
April 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
A wonderful and, as always, engaging guest lecture on the law of the sea by @alexpdelacruz.bsky.social for our PIL course at Amsterdam University College 👏🏼 @uva.nl @acil-uva.bsky.social @kanadbagchi.bsky.social
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Marine Environmental Security: Perspectives from International Law and the Blue Economy | Sarah Lothian, Jacqueline Espenilla, Asmiati A Malik and @alexpdelacruz.bsky.social on their Blue Security research & developments in marine environment protection & Blue Economy www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4FF...
Marine Environmental Security: Perspectives from International Law and the Blue Economy
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March 27, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Marine Environmental Security: Perspectives from International Law and the Blue Economy | Sarah Lothian, Jacqueline Espenilla, Asmiati A Malik and @alexpdelacruz.bsky.social on their Blue Security research & developments in marine environment protection & Blue Economy www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4FF...
I wish you a long and healthy life to stand trial for your crimes here 🇳🇱
May you be so healthy that no judge worth their election to the International Criminal Court, taking one look at you, would hear from you a phony plea of physical unfitness or frailty to face trial.
May you be so healthy that no judge worth their election to the International Criminal Court, taking one look at you, would hear from you a phony plea of physical unfitness or frailty to face trial.
March 11, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I wish you a long and healthy life to stand trial for your crimes here 🇳🇱
May you be so healthy that no judge worth their election to the International Criminal Court, taking one look at you, would hear from you a phony plea of physical unfitness or frailty to face trial.
May you be so healthy that no judge worth their election to the International Criminal Court, taking one look at you, would hear from you a phony plea of physical unfitness or frailty to face trial.
Speaking here on marine plastics. Registration link below:
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March 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Speaking here on marine plastics. Registration link below:
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Great piece from @alexpdelacruz.bsky.social on the South China Sea and what law applies within archipelagic waters.
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
Why the Philippines made a dramatic turnaround on the question of archipelagos in the law of the sea
And strangely enough, it means China and the Philippines have traded positions.
www.lowyinstitute.org
December 17, 2024 at 12:04 AM
Great piece from @alexpdelacruz.bsky.social on the South China Sea and what law applies within archipelagic waters.
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
Yesterday, I became well and truly Dr Dela Cruz at the University of Melbourne.
A most memorable ending to #ThisPhDLife
A most memorable ending to #ThisPhDLife
December 11, 2024 at 6:43 AM
Yesterday, I became well and truly Dr Dela Cruz at the University of Melbourne.
A most memorable ending to #ThisPhDLife
A most memorable ending to #ThisPhDLife
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Blue Security Fellow @alexpdelacruz.bsky.social writes in @lowyinstitute.bsky.social on stalled int plastic treaty negotiations in South Korea. The ambitions of Philippine & Aust plastic law & policy shouldn't be held back by deadlocked treaty negotiations.
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
The opportunity wasted to advance a global plastic treaty
Negotiations have stalled and that’s a rubbish result for countries of the Indo-Pacific.
www.lowyinstitute.org
December 9, 2024 at 12:16 AM
Blue Security Fellow @alexpdelacruz.bsky.social writes in @lowyinstitute.bsky.social on stalled int plastic treaty negotiations in South Korea. The ambitions of Philippine & Aust plastic law & policy shouldn't be held back by deadlocked treaty negotiations.
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
Sharing my latest piece as a Fellow at the La Trobe Asia @bluesecprogram.bsky.social, on marine plastic pollution and what the recent failure to agree a global plastic treaty means for Australia, the Philippines, and the Indo-Pacific 👇
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
The opportunity wasted to advance a global plastic treaty
Negotiations have stalled and that’s a rubbish result for countries of the Indo-Pacific.
www.lowyinstitute.org
December 9, 2024 at 12:13 AM
Sharing my latest piece as a Fellow at the La Trobe Asia @bluesecprogram.bsky.social, on marine plastic pollution and what the recent failure to agree a global plastic treaty means for Australia, the Philippines, and the Indo-Pacific 👇
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
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China's condemnation of the enactment of the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act and the Philippine Maritime Zones Act signals a shift in positions on the concept of archipelagos for both China and the Philippines - see @alexpdelacruz.bsky.social in @lowyinstitute.bsky.social The Interpreter
New from @alexpdelacruz.bsky.social in the Lowy Institute Interpreter for Blue Security | Why the Philippines made a dramatic turnaround on the question of archipelagos in the law of the sea www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
Why the Philippines made a dramatic turnaround on the question of archipelagos in the law of the sea
And strangely enough, it means China and the Philippines have traded positions.
www.lowyinstitute.org
November 22, 2024 at 6:55 PM
China's condemnation of the enactment of the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act and the Philippine Maritime Zones Act signals a shift in positions on the concept of archipelagos for both China and the Philippines - see @alexpdelacruz.bsky.social in @lowyinstitute.bsky.social The Interpreter
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Putin and Netanyahu sitting in a tree, hiding from the ICC
November 21, 2024 at 12:18 PM
Putin and Netanyahu sitting in a tree, hiding from the ICC
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New @lowyinstitute.bsky.social piece by @bluesecprogram.bsky.social 2024 Fellow @alexpdelacruz.bsky.social:
Strangely, its now China which uses concept of archipelagos albeit contrary to int law to assert territorial & maritime claims - not unlike how PH had done in the past before advent of UNCLOS.
Strangely, its now China which uses concept of archipelagos albeit contrary to int law to assert territorial & maritime claims - not unlike how PH had done in the past before advent of UNCLOS.
New from @alexpdelacruz.bsky.social in the Lowy Institute Interpreter for Blue Security | Why the Philippines made a dramatic turnaround on the question of archipelagos in the law of the sea www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
Why the Philippines made a dramatic turnaround on the question of archipelagos in the law of the sea
And strangely enough, it means China and the Philippines have traded positions.
www.lowyinstitute.org
November 19, 2024 at 4:12 AM
New @lowyinstitute.bsky.social piece by @bluesecprogram.bsky.social 2024 Fellow @alexpdelacruz.bsky.social:
Strangely, its now China which uses concept of archipelagos albeit contrary to int law to assert territorial & maritime claims - not unlike how PH had done in the past before advent of UNCLOS.
Strangely, its now China which uses concept of archipelagos albeit contrary to int law to assert territorial & maritime claims - not unlike how PH had done in the past before advent of UNCLOS.
In my first op-ed for @bluesecprogram.bsky.social, I comment on the newly enacted archipelagic sea lanes and maritime zones legislation of the Philippines.
Now up on The Interpreter @lowyinstitute.bsky.social 👇🏽
Now up on The Interpreter @lowyinstitute.bsky.social 👇🏽
New from @alexpdelacruz.bsky.social in the Lowy Institute Interpreter for Blue Security | Why the Philippines made a dramatic turnaround on the question of archipelagos in the law of the sea www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
Why the Philippines made a dramatic turnaround on the question of archipelagos in the law of the sea
And strangely enough, it means China and the Philippines have traded positions.
www.lowyinstitute.org
November 19, 2024 at 12:33 AM
In my first op-ed for @bluesecprogram.bsky.social, I comment on the newly enacted archipelagic sea lanes and maritime zones legislation of the Philippines.
Now up on The Interpreter @lowyinstitute.bsky.social 👇🏽
Now up on The Interpreter @lowyinstitute.bsky.social 👇🏽
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25 weeks ago I founded #CalledToTheBar: international law over drinks with @drnajimagi.bsky.social, @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social, @imogenmarjorie.bsky.social, and @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social. And we now have 937 followers and 32,592 plays across our 4 major platforms. Wow.
soundcloud.com/calledtothebar
soundcloud.com/calledtothebar
November 18, 2024 at 2:49 AM
25 weeks ago I founded #CalledToTheBar: international law over drinks with @drnajimagi.bsky.social, @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social, @imogenmarjorie.bsky.social, and @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social. And we now have 937 followers and 32,592 plays across our 4 major platforms. Wow.
soundcloud.com/calledtothebar
soundcloud.com/calledtothebar
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“‘Starter Pack Mania’ was a period during the Bluesky Golden Age when the use of the fashionable starter pack reached extraordinarily high levels. The bubble burst when creators couldn’t add everyone from their disciplines fast enough, some got offended, and others went into existential crises.”
November 17, 2024 at 12:11 PM
“‘Starter Pack Mania’ was a period during the Bluesky Golden Age when the use of the fashionable starter pack reached extraordinarily high levels. The bubble burst when creators couldn’t add everyone from their disciplines fast enough, some got offended, and others went into existential crises.”
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November 17, 2024 at 12:16 PM
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It would be nice to think that this war of annihilation could end with a multilateral treaty for the prohibition of hunger as a method of warfare but
November 17, 2024 at 9:04 AM
It would be nice to think that this war of annihilation could end with a multilateral treaty for the prohibition of hunger as a method of warfare but
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Inspired/encouraged to do a law of the sea starter pack (probably not comprehensive so feel free to suggest additions!) go.bsky.app/9tsqVmb
November 16, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Inspired/encouraged to do a law of the sea starter pack (probably not comprehensive so feel free to suggest additions!) go.bsky.app/9tsqVmb
Yesterday, I took the four-hour bus journey to Bonn to give one of this year's Rhineland Lectures in International Law - my first-ever public lecture after the PhD.
Many thanks to the kind invitation from the Institute for Public International Law at the University of Bonn to share my work on
Many thanks to the kind invitation from the Institute for Public International Law at the University of Bonn to share my work on
November 16, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Yesterday, I took the four-hour bus journey to Bonn to give one of this year's Rhineland Lectures in International Law - my first-ever public lecture after the PhD.
Many thanks to the kind invitation from the Institute for Public International Law at the University of Bonn to share my work on
Many thanks to the kind invitation from the Institute for Public International Law at the University of Bonn to share my work on
man, a series of editorial rejections have really put me down several notches after the high of getting a phd without amendments. win some, lose some.
on the bright side, i am getting better at bouncing back from mean reviews. spite fuels my will to redraft.
ready for my next little win, please.
on the bright side, i am getting better at bouncing back from mean reviews. spite fuels my will to redraft.
ready for my next little win, please.
November 14, 2024 at 4:58 PM
man, a series of editorial rejections have really put me down several notches after the high of getting a phd without amendments. win some, lose some.
on the bright side, i am getting better at bouncing back from mean reviews. spite fuels my will to redraft.
ready for my next little win, please.
on the bright side, i am getting better at bouncing back from mean reviews. spite fuels my will to redraft.
ready for my next little win, please.
Happening on Friday at the University of Bonn, where I'll give my first public lecture as a full-time academic.
I'll talk about my recent work on archipelagos and imperial boundaries.
I'll talk about my recent work on archipelagos and imperial boundaries.
November 13, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Happening on Friday at the University of Bonn, where I'll give my first public lecture as a full-time academic.
I'll talk about my recent work on archipelagos and imperial boundaries.
I'll talk about my recent work on archipelagos and imperial boundaries.
November 13, 2024 at 9:47 AM
It's great to actually have a copy of The Oxford Handbook of International Law and Development in my hands.
Many thanks to the editors, Ruth Buchanan, Luis Eslava, Sundhya Pahuja, and Caitlin Murphy for the opportunity to contribute alongside people that I read and cite in my work.
Many thanks to the editors, Ruth Buchanan, Luis Eslava, Sundhya Pahuja, and Caitlin Murphy for the opportunity to contribute alongside people that I read and cite in my work.
January 19, 2024 at 12:30 AM
It's great to actually have a copy of The Oxford Handbook of International Law and Development in my hands.
Many thanks to the editors, Ruth Buchanan, Luis Eslava, Sundhya Pahuja, and Caitlin Murphy for the opportunity to contribute alongside people that I read and cite in my work.
Many thanks to the editors, Ruth Buchanan, Luis Eslava, Sundhya Pahuja, and Caitlin Murphy for the opportunity to contribute alongside people that I read and cite in my work.