A. Doğuhan Erkin
@doguhann.bsky.social
LL.B. MEF University '24
LL.M. Student Geneva Graduate Institute ‘26
LL.M. Student Geneva Graduate Institute ‘26
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Paraguay 🇵🇾 has banned the word “gender” in educational materials. This doesn’t just limit language. It blocks understanding of human rights, diversity, and real equality among girls, boys, and adolescents. www.theparaguaypost.com/p/paraguay-s...
November 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Paraguay 🇵🇾 has banned the word “gender” in educational materials. This doesn’t just limit language. It blocks understanding of human rights, diversity, and real equality among girls, boys, and adolescents. www.theparaguaypost.com/p/paraguay-s...
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Data colonialism in the most literal sense
Google plans to build a large artificial intelligence data centre on Australia’s remote Indian Ocean outpost of Christmas Island after signing a cloud deal with the Department of Defence this year, according to documents reviewed by Reuters and interviews with officials www.afr.com/technology/g...
Google to build data centre on Christmas Island
The search engine giant signed a cloud deal with the Department of Defence this year to build the facility, whose details remain secret, on Christmas Island.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Data colonialism in the most literal sense
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"Over the course of the war in Gaza, the press often portrayed international lawyers as “divided”
"In response to this misleading depiction, ... an eight-point statement that attracted more than 270 signatures, reflecting how unified international law scholars are on this topic."
"In response to this misleading depiction, ... an eight-point statement that attracted more than 270 signatures, reflecting how unified international law scholars are on this topic."
November 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"Over the course of the war in Gaza, the press often portrayed international lawyers as “divided”
"In response to this misleading depiction, ... an eight-point statement that attracted more than 270 signatures, reflecting how unified international law scholars are on this topic."
"In response to this misleading depiction, ... an eight-point statement that attracted more than 270 signatures, reflecting how unified international law scholars are on this topic."
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🔖 A new Key Theme related to Articles 2 and 8 of the Convention - the Right to Life and the Right to Respect for Private and Family Life - is now available in English on the Court’s Knowledge Sharing platform, ECHR-KS.
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End-of-life situations
🔗 tinyurl.com/4me5za5p
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End-of-life situations
🔗 tinyurl.com/4me5za5p
November 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
🔖 A new Key Theme related to Articles 2 and 8 of the Convention - the Right to Life and the Right to Respect for Private and Family Life - is now available in English on the Court’s Knowledge Sharing platform, ECHR-KS.
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End-of-life situations
🔗 tinyurl.com/4me5za5p
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End-of-life situations
🔗 tinyurl.com/4me5za5p
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The Security Council and the Western Sahara: Between Self-Determination and Implicit Recognition of Moroccan Sovereignty | by Kushtrim Istrefi
The Security Council and the Western Sahara: Between Self-Determination and Implicit Recognition of Moroccan Sovereignty
On 31 October 2025, the Security Council voted in favour of Resolution 2797 extending the mandate of the long-standing UN mission to Western Sahara, but this time referenced Morocco’s 2007 Autonomy Pr...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The Security Council and the Western Sahara: Between Self-Determination and Implicit Recognition of Moroccan Sovereignty | by Kushtrim Istrefi
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Turkey’s new judicial package would criminalize LGBTI+ journalism, press freedom groups warn
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Turkey’s new judicial package would criminalize LGBTI+ journalism, press freedom groups warn
“If enacted, this legislation would eliminate the right of LGBTI+s to receive and share news,” the statement read.
bianet.org
October 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Turkey’s new judicial package would criminalize LGBTI+ journalism, press freedom groups warn
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bianet.org/haber/turkey...
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COVID mink culls: 23M animals eliminated. No debate. No legal voice.
@annepetersmpil.bsky.social asks: What if animals had rights—not just welfare rules? Courts in Ecuador, Colombia, India are testing this.
Watch her Hamburg lecture: www.mpipriv.de/1988974/03-0...
#GlobalAnimalLaw #AnnePeters
@annepetersmpil.bsky.social asks: What if animals had rights—not just welfare rules? Courts in Ecuador, Colombia, India are testing this.
Watch her Hamburg lecture: www.mpipriv.de/1988974/03-0...
#GlobalAnimalLaw #AnnePeters
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Anne Peters (Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law): Towards Global Animal Law
Gastvortrag im Rahmen der Reihe „Hamburg Forum on Comparative Animal Law“ am 03.09.2025.
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October 24, 2025 at 9:45 AM
COVID mink culls: 23M animals eliminated. No debate. No legal voice.
@annepetersmpil.bsky.social asks: What if animals had rights—not just welfare rules? Courts in Ecuador, Colombia, India are testing this.
Watch her Hamburg lecture: www.mpipriv.de/1988974/03-0...
#GlobalAnimalLaw #AnnePeters
@annepetersmpil.bsky.social asks: What if animals had rights—not just welfare rules? Courts in Ecuador, Colombia, India are testing this.
Watch her Hamburg lecture: www.mpipriv.de/1988974/03-0...
#GlobalAnimalLaw #AnnePeters
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Massive congrats to the ICRC on the publication of the 2025 Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention - a huge achievement. I look forward to reading it - and am grateful for the various references to my work.
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October 21, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Massive congrats to the ICRC on the publication of the 2025 Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention - a huge achievement. I look forward to reading it - and am grateful for the various references to my work.
ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treat...
ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treat...
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🍺🍷 What does climate change mean for your pint of beer or glass of wine?
Professor Paul Behrens from our Future of Food Programme shares five insights on how it’s transforming what we eat and why it matters this #WorldFoodDay.
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Professor Paul Behrens from our Future of Food Programme shares five insights on how it’s transforming what we eat and why it matters this #WorldFoodDay.
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Oxford professor: Five facts you need to know about climate change’s impact on food #worldfoodday
🍺 Beer prices could double🪳 Pests could wreak havoc on crops🌱 Switching to a plant-rich diet could save land almost the size of Scotland@OxMartinSchool's ...
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October 16, 2025 at 11:31 AM
🍺🍷 What does climate change mean for your pint of beer or glass of wine?
Professor Paul Behrens from our Future of Food Programme shares five insights on how it’s transforming what we eat and why it matters this #WorldFoodDay.
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Professor Paul Behrens from our Future of Food Programme shares five insights on how it’s transforming what we eat and why it matters this #WorldFoodDay.
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Conor Gearty died a month ago yesterday. He was deeply committed to human rights law without idealising it. He recognised its power & value while acknowledging its limitations (& those of the people engaging with it). He was also an exceptional lawyer. This is a fitting final piece in the @lrb.co.uk
October 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Conor Gearty died a month ago yesterday. He was deeply committed to human rights law without idealising it. He recognised its power & value while acknowledging its limitations (& those of the people engaging with it). He was also an exceptional lawyer. This is a fitting final piece in the @lrb.co.uk
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Turkey ranks first in Europe for income inequality
Turkey ranks first in Europe for income inequality
According to the report by the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey and General Services Workers’ Union (DİSK/Genel-İş), Turkey has become the country with the highest income inequality...
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October 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Turkey ranks first in Europe for income inequality
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Labour: Reform migrant policy is "racist" and "immoral."
Also Labour: No more "golden ticket" for these "asylum shoppers."
Also Labour: No more "golden ticket" for these "asylum shoppers."
People recognised as refugees fleeing persecution & granted the right to live in the UK to be denied the right to be joined safely by their spouse & children.
This Labour govt is a moral void, a stinking darkness, an empty hollow of cowardice & contempt. #r4today www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
This Labour govt is a moral void, a stinking darkness, an empty hollow of cowardice & contempt. #r4today www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Starmer to end asylum ‘golden ticket’ of resettlement and family reunion rights
People granted asylum will have to earn right to invite family in plan charities call ‘straight from populist playbook’
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Labour: Reform migrant policy is "racist" and "immoral."
Also Labour: No more "golden ticket" for these "asylum shoppers."
Also Labour: No more "golden ticket" for these "asylum shoppers."
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Amedspor fined over Kurdish-language chest sponsor tagline bianet.org/haber/amedsp...
Amedspor fined over Kurdish-language chest sponsor tagline
Pro-Kurdish politicians have condemned the ban, arguing that such moves cause harm to the ongoing peace initiative.
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September 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Amedspor fined over Kurdish-language chest sponsor tagline bianet.org/haber/amedsp...
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The Trump administration appears to be trying to make a global war on renewables. I spoke to @mkblyth.bsky.social for @drilledmedia.bsky.social about the strategy of carbon dominance, how this is shaping politics not just in the US but everywhere, and what that means for the future.
Trump Is Trying to Kill Renewables Everywhere
The US government is trying to strangle renewables to save fossil fuels. Trump wants other countries to do the same.
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September 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The Trump administration appears to be trying to make a global war on renewables. I spoke to @mkblyth.bsky.social for @drilledmedia.bsky.social about the strategy of carbon dominance, how this is shaping politics not just in the US but everywhere, and what that means for the future.
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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 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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...
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The evasion of historical responsibility?
JULIA DEHM (@juliadehm.bsky.social) on colonialism, temporality, and reparative justice in the ICJ’s climate advisory opinion.
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JULIA DEHM (@juliadehm.bsky.social) on colonialism, temporality, and reparative justice in the ICJ’s climate advisory opinion.
verfassungsblog.de/the-evasion-...
September 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The evasion of historical responsibility?
JULIA DEHM (@juliadehm.bsky.social) on colonialism, temporality, and reparative justice in the ICJ’s climate advisory opinion.
verfassungsblog.de/the-evasion-...
JULIA DEHM (@juliadehm.bsky.social) on colonialism, temporality, and reparative justice in the ICJ’s climate advisory opinion.
verfassungsblog.de/the-evasion-...
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The morning #Genocide read. I agree that they "could be", but I don't think they will. The courts struggle even with much more straightforward cases than complicity of third states...Not to mention the politics of it. #ICC #ICJ #Accountability www.populismstudies.org/professor-sc...
Professor Schabas: US, Germany, and Others Could Be Held Liable as Accomplices to Genocide in Gaza - ECPS
In an extensive interview with the European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS), Professor William Schabas—one of the world’s foremost authorities on
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September 3, 2025 at 5:10 AM
The morning #Genocide read. I agree that they "could be", but I don't think they will. The courts struggle even with much more straightforward cases than complicity of third states...Not to mention the politics of it. #ICC #ICJ #Accountability www.populismstudies.org/professor-sc...
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TODAY in Switzerland, a landmark climate hearing could set a precedent for holding corporate polluters accountable.
📍Zug Civil Court 🕣 LIVE NOW
Case: Asmania v. Holcim, brought by residents of #Pari Island, Indonesia, against one of the world’s biggest cement producers.
📍Zug Civil Court 🕣 LIVE NOW
Case: Asmania v. Holcim, brought by residents of #Pari Island, Indonesia, against one of the world’s biggest cement producers.
September 3, 2025 at 7:41 AM
TODAY in Switzerland, a landmark climate hearing could set a precedent for holding corporate polluters accountable.
📍Zug Civil Court 🕣 LIVE NOW
Case: Asmania v. Holcim, brought by residents of #Pari Island, Indonesia, against one of the world’s biggest cement producers.
📍Zug Civil Court 🕣 LIVE NOW
Case: Asmania v. Holcim, brought by residents of #Pari Island, Indonesia, against one of the world’s biggest cement producers.
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Günümüz sosyal ve beşeri bilimlerin en popüler isimlerinden Byung-Chul Han’ı sistematik ve bütüncül bir şekilde eleştiren makalem açık erişim olarak yayımlandı. Üç yıllık bir düşünsel emeğin sonucu. İstifade edeni bol olsun.
Tamamı için PDF Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Tamamı için PDF Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
August 30, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Günümüz sosyal ve beşeri bilimlerin en popüler isimlerinden Byung-Chul Han’ı sistematik ve bütüncül bir şekilde eleştiren makalem açık erişim olarak yayımlandı. Üç yıllık bir düşünsel emeğin sonucu. İstifade edeni bol olsun.
Tamamı için PDF Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Tamamı için PDF Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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🚨 Three historic climate rulings in one year.
🌍 Now, Geneva must act.
Join us on 3 Sept 2025 for the #GenevaDialogues on #HumanRights & #ClimateChange.
We’ll unpack key Advisory Opinions from #ICJ, #ITLOS & #IACtHR, and how Geneva’s human rights institutions can act on them.
🌍 Now, Geneva must act.
Join us on 3 Sept 2025 for the #GenevaDialogues on #HumanRights & #ClimateChange.
We’ll unpack key Advisory Opinions from #ICJ, #ITLOS & #IACtHR, and how Geneva’s human rights institutions can act on them.
August 29, 2025 at 9:09 AM
🚨 Three historic climate rulings in one year.
🌍 Now, Geneva must act.
Join us on 3 Sept 2025 for the #GenevaDialogues on #HumanRights & #ClimateChange.
We’ll unpack key Advisory Opinions from #ICJ, #ITLOS & #IACtHR, and how Geneva’s human rights institutions can act on them.
🌍 Now, Geneva must act.
Join us on 3 Sept 2025 for the #GenevaDialogues on #HumanRights & #ClimateChange.
We’ll unpack key Advisory Opinions from #ICJ, #ITLOS & #IACtHR, and how Geneva’s human rights institutions can act on them.
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Russia plans to officially withdraw from the Council of Europe’s treaty for the prevention of torture.
The prohibition against torture is a bedrock principle of international law. We condemn this decision.
The prohibition against torture is a bedrock principle of international law. We condemn this decision.
Russia to officially quit Europe’s anti-torture treaty
Moscow is set to formally withdraw from a cornerstone human rights commitment.
www.politico.eu
August 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Russia plans to officially withdraw from the Council of Europe’s treaty for the prevention of torture.
The prohibition against torture is a bedrock principle of international law. We condemn this decision.
The prohibition against torture is a bedrock principle of international law. We condemn this decision.
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Some more reporting from on ICJ Judge Sebutinde's controversial remarks about 'standing on the side of Israel', with comments from me, @drnajimagi.bsky.social, and @sevslv.bsky.social. www.middleeasteye.net/news/after-r....
After recent comments, should Julia Sebutinde still serve on Israel cases at the ICJ?
Legal experts say that impartiality of world court's vice president may come under question after she said God was 'counting on' her to stand with Israel
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August 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Some more reporting from on ICJ Judge Sebutinde's controversial remarks about 'standing on the side of Israel', with comments from me, @drnajimagi.bsky.social, and @sevslv.bsky.social. www.middleeasteye.net/news/after-r....
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“Humanitarian” Killing Zones | by Eitan Diamond www.ejiltalk.org/humanitarian...
“Humanitarian” Killing Zones
Commentators have long observed that international humanitarian law (IHL) — which is intended to limit human suffering in armed conflict — is often invoked by belligerents to legitimize, rather than c...
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August 22, 2025 at 11:44 AM
“Humanitarian” Killing Zones | by Eitan Diamond www.ejiltalk.org/humanitarian...
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🌍 Will the ICJ’s Climate Advisory Opinion also shape domestic climate litigation cases?
JOE ODELL and FLORIS TAN say yes – and explain how the ICJ’s conclusions could shape the next generation of government framework litigation.
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JOE ODELL and FLORIS TAN say yes – and explain how the ICJ’s conclusions could shape the next generation of government framework litigation.
verfassungsblog.de/new-standard...
August 5, 2025 at 11:26 AM
🌍 Will the ICJ’s Climate Advisory Opinion also shape domestic climate litigation cases?
JOE ODELL and FLORIS TAN say yes – and explain how the ICJ’s conclusions could shape the next generation of government framework litigation.
verfassungsblog.de/new-standard...
JOE ODELL and FLORIS TAN say yes – and explain how the ICJ’s conclusions could shape the next generation of government framework litigation.
verfassungsblog.de/new-standard...