Bec Hamilton
@bechamilton.bsky.social
Law Prof at AUWCL |Exec. Editor at Just Security |Mama of 4 fab young ppl |Fmr Washington Post, Reuters, International Criminal Court| Atrocity prevention, tech, climate |Proud #firstgen | Open water swimmer|
Settling in for an extended airport stay. I am thanking each TSA worker I meet for showing up. The last guy I spoke to said he’d saved 2 months worth of wages in anticipation of this - but he’s out of luck if they go to a 3rd month.
November 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Settling in for an extended airport stay. I am thanking each TSA worker I meet for showing up. The last guy I spoke to said he’d saved 2 months worth of wages in anticipation of this - but he’s out of luck if they go to a 3rd month.
I'm thrilled to announce that we'll be bringing Emily Bazelon to American University on Nov. 12! Register to join us for what promises to be a fascinating & wide-ranging conversation about the state of criminal law, lawyers & judges in this moment. @rlswrites.bsky.social @jessicalwaters.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I'm thrilled to announce that we'll be bringing Emily Bazelon to American University on Nov. 12! Register to join us for what promises to be a fascinating & wide-ranging conversation about the state of criminal law, lawyers & judges in this moment. @rlswrites.bsky.social @jessicalwaters.bsky.social
And we’re underway @adaptationfutures.bsky.social !
October 15, 2025 at 12:45 AM
And we’re underway @adaptationfutures.bsky.social !
Stage is set for my panel @adaptation futures.bsky.social to discuss Pacific-led ITLOS & ICJ advisory opinions on climate #YearofClimate in International Courts
October 15, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Stage is set for my panel @adaptation futures.bsky.social to discuss Pacific-led ITLOS & ICJ advisory opinions on climate #YearofClimate in International Courts
One of the wonderful things about @adaptationfutures.bsky.social 2025 is the number of breakout sessions & peer learning opportunities that have been built into the programming.
October 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
One of the wonderful things about @adaptationfutures.bsky.social 2025 is the number of breakout sessions & peer learning opportunities that have been built into the programming.
So grateful to be in Aotearoa with former #Fulbright colleagues to present at Adaptation Futures 2025. Loss & damage from a Pacific perspective panel underway now.
October 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
So grateful to be in Aotearoa with former #Fulbright colleagues to present at Adaptation Futures 2025. Loss & damage from a Pacific perspective panel underway now.
Full house here @auwcl.bsky.social to hear @leilasadat1.bsky.social discuss Crimes Against Humanity from the slave trade onwards.
October 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Full house here @auwcl.bsky.social to hear @leilasadat1.bsky.social discuss Crimes Against Humanity from the slave trade onwards.
Looking forward to speaking at this International Law symposium with experts including @leilasadat1.bsky.social @alkapradhan.bsky.social organized by our wonderful @auwcl.bsky.social students
October 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Looking forward to speaking at this International Law symposium with experts including @leilasadat1.bsky.social @alkapradhan.bsky.social organized by our wonderful @auwcl.bsky.social students
This is no run-of-the-mill opinion. Penned by a Reagan appointee, it has been written for everyone. I strongly encourage ppl to carve it the time to sit down with it: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This is no run-of-the-mill opinion. Penned by a Reagan appointee, it has been written for everyone. I strongly encourage ppl to carve it the time to sit down with it: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Trump applauding ABC for cancelling Kimmel
September 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Trump applauding ABC for cancelling Kimmel
It was a dawn start & a stunning morning. Wind made things rough with very chippy w water for an hour or so, but finished strong!
September 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
It was a dawn start & a stunning morning. Wind made things rough with very chippy w water for an hour or so, but finished strong!
Kit for the day is ready to go. Weather looking cooperative. Hoping to make it in 6 hours. In swimming a marathon is 10km so for those who run, think about two marathons in a row :)
September 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Kit for the day is ready to go. Weather looking cooperative. Hoping to make it in 6 hours. In swimming a marathon is 10km so for those who run, think about two marathons in a row :)
Not the scholarship you’re used to from me, but this is important. With thanks to colleagues in Aotearoa, we now have the first empirical data on the impact of a law change I helped secure 20 (!) years ago to prohibit NZ clinics using anonymous donors: www.fertstert.org/article/S001...
August 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Not the scholarship you’re used to from me, but this is important. With thanks to colleagues in Aotearoa, we now have the first empirical data on the impact of a law change I helped secure 20 (!) years ago to prohibit NZ clinics using anonymous donors: www.fertstert.org/article/S001...
Elon needs to work on his bomb drop chops. Least surprising reveal of all time. Truly. Who out there imagined DJT was *not* in the Epstein files?
June 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Elon needs to work on his bomb drop chops. Least surprising reveal of all time. Truly. Who out there imagined DJT was *not* in the Epstein files?
Over on X, the cruel idiocy continues unabated…
May 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Over on X, the cruel idiocy continues unabated…
Several years ago Molly Land & I used foreign examples to discuss “conditioning speech” that lays the foundations for incitement & atrocities: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... Here, a domestic example, from POTUS on Memorial Day
May 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Several years ago Molly Land & I used foreign examples to discuss “conditioning speech” that lays the foundations for incitement & atrocities: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... Here, a domestic example, from POTUS on Memorial Day
Finally have my hands on a live copy of @leahlitman.bsky.social Lawless!
May 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Finally have my hands on a live copy of @leahlitman.bsky.social Lawless!
Bittersweet day here @auwcl.bsky.social celebrating the retirement of 3 of my beloved colleagues.
May 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Bittersweet day here @auwcl.bsky.social celebrating the retirement of 3 of my beloved colleagues.
Pirro. These are deeply unserious people.
May 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Pirro. These are deeply unserious people.
Now @ivey.house.gov calling to bring back Abrego Garcia
May 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Now @ivey.house.gov calling to bring back Abrego Garcia
May 1, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Huge applause for @raskin.house.gov as he takes the stage here on the steps of SCOTUS - as your former colleagues @auwcl.bsky.social we’re thrilled to join you here!
May 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Huge applause for @raskin.house.gov as he takes the stage here on the steps of SCOTUS - as your former colleagues @auwcl.bsky.social we’re thrilled to join you here!
I lost count but maybe 10 congressional representatives who are also lawyers are here in attendance
May 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I lost count but maybe 10 congressional representatives who are also lawyers are here in attendance
Lifetime honor to receive American University’s highest award, Scholar/Teacher of the Year, at the National Press Club this evening. So very grateful @auwcl.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Lifetime honor to receive American University’s highest award, Scholar/Teacher of the Year, at the National Press Club this evening. So very grateful @auwcl.bsky.social