Hemi Mistry
@hemimistry.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Law, University of Nottingham
Writes about and teaches international law, international criminal law, courts and tribunals, judges, tort. Posts about the above, HE and assorted other bits. She/her.
Writes about and teaches international law, international criminal law, courts and tribunals, judges, tort. Posts about the above, HE and assorted other bits. She/her.
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Join us on 27 November in The Hague for the 2025 Leiden Journal of International Law Lecture with Professor Ardi Imseis on the topic 'Still Seeking Permission to Narrate: On International Law and the Question of Palestine’.
More details and registration:
www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...
More details and registration:
www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Join us on 27 November in The Hague for the 2025 Leiden Journal of International Law Lecture with Professor Ardi Imseis on the topic 'Still Seeking Permission to Narrate: On International Law and the Question of Palestine’.
More details and registration:
www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...
More details and registration:
www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...
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This Friday, the HRLC is delighted to be joined @profgsgordon.bsky.social for the launch of his new book, Nuremberg's Citizen Prosecutor: Benjamin Ferencz and the Birth of International Justice.
🕐 12:00-13:00 GMT
📌 C14, Monica Partridge Building
🔗 For more info: www.nottingham.ac.uk/hrlc/eventsh...
🕐 12:00-13:00 GMT
📌 C14, Monica Partridge Building
🔗 For more info: www.nottingham.ac.uk/hrlc/eventsh...
November 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
This Friday, the HRLC is delighted to be joined @profgsgordon.bsky.social for the launch of his new book, Nuremberg's Citizen Prosecutor: Benjamin Ferencz and the Birth of International Justice.
🕐 12:00-13:00 GMT
📌 C14, Monica Partridge Building
🔗 For more info: www.nottingham.ac.uk/hrlc/eventsh...
🕐 12:00-13:00 GMT
📌 C14, Monica Partridge Building
🔗 For more info: www.nottingham.ac.uk/hrlc/eventsh...
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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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📢New publication!!
In this article I play around with the fictions (or frauds?) of transparency within international courts and tribunals and examine how transparency and secrecy constitute power and authority
academic.oup.com/jids/article...
In this article I play around with the fictions (or frauds?) of transparency within international courts and tribunals and examine how transparency and secrecy constitute power and authority
academic.oup.com/jids/article...
Transparency as performance: the ‘As Is’ and ‘As If’ worlds of international adjudication
Abstract. This article applies transparency to itself. It asks ‘What is transparency?’, ‘What do we think it means?’, and ‘What are the effects of transpar
academic.oup.com
September 6, 2025 at 8:31 AM
📢New publication!!
In this article I play around with the fictions (or frauds?) of transparency within international courts and tribunals and examine how transparency and secrecy constitute power and authority
academic.oup.com/jids/article...
In this article I play around with the fictions (or frauds?) of transparency within international courts and tribunals and examine how transparency and secrecy constitute power and authority
academic.oup.com/jids/article...
📢New publication!!
In this article I play around with the fictions (or frauds?) of transparency within international courts and tribunals and examine how transparency and secrecy constitute power and authority
academic.oup.com/jids/article...
In this article I play around with the fictions (or frauds?) of transparency within international courts and tribunals and examine how transparency and secrecy constitute power and authority
academic.oup.com/jids/article...
Transparency as performance: the ‘As Is’ and ‘As If’ worlds of international adjudication
Abstract. This article applies transparency to itself. It asks ‘What is transparency?’, ‘What do we think it means?’, and ‘What are the effects of transpar
academic.oup.com
September 6, 2025 at 8:31 AM
📢New publication!!
In this article I play around with the fictions (or frauds?) of transparency within international courts and tribunals and examine how transparency and secrecy constitute power and authority
academic.oup.com/jids/article...
In this article I play around with the fictions (or frauds?) of transparency within international courts and tribunals and examine how transparency and secrecy constitute power and authority
academic.oup.com/jids/article...
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LJIL joins this platform today, with announcement of our new issue, 38(1): “Special Issue Addressing Issues and Concerns Raised by the Publication of the ‘Gaza Marine Article’”.
September 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
LJIL joins this platform today, with announcement of our new issue, 38(1): “Special Issue Addressing Issues and Concerns Raised by the Publication of the ‘Gaza Marine Article’”.
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The final session of the first day of the 2025 Nottingham Intl Criminal Justice Conference addressed accountability issues at the ICC. Chaired by Jennifer Giblin w/ presentations from Ezequiel Jimenez (@ezejim.bsky.social) & Kritika Sharma (@kritikasharma.bsky.social) #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice
July 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The final session of the first day of the 2025 Nottingham Intl Criminal Justice Conference addressed accountability issues at the ICC. Chaired by Jennifer Giblin w/ presentations from Ezequiel Jimenez (@ezejim.bsky.social) & Kritika Sharma (@kritikasharma.bsky.social) #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice
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Our third session of the day examined the legal complexities in issues of perpetration, chaired by Dr Javier S. Eskauriatza (@jseskau.bsky.social) with presentations from Dr Michelle Coleman (@michellecoleman.bsky.social), Mary Waterman & Rory Sugrue #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice
July 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Our third session of the day examined the legal complexities in issues of perpetration, chaired by Dr Javier S. Eskauriatza (@jseskau.bsky.social) with presentations from Dr Michelle Coleman (@michellecoleman.bsky.social), Mary Waterman & Rory Sugrue #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice
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Listening to great presentations at this conference just now. This is the second year @uniofnottingham.bsky.social organizes what promises to become a flagship yearly conference on international criminal justice
Today's first session explored the purposes, rationales &
subjects of International Criminal Justice and was chaired by Olympia Bekou (@olympiabekou.bsky.social), featuring insights from Anna Lena Hörzer, Geraldina Ester Di Natali & Iva Vukušić (@vukusiciva.bsky.social) #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice
subjects of International Criminal Justice and was chaired by Olympia Bekou (@olympiabekou.bsky.social), featuring insights from Anna Lena Hörzer, Geraldina Ester Di Natali & Iva Vukušić (@vukusiciva.bsky.social) #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice
July 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Listening to great presentations at this conference just now. This is the second year @uniofnottingham.bsky.social organizes what promises to become a flagship yearly conference on international criminal justice
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Session two, which focussed on contemporary developments in substantive crimes, was chaired by Caleb Wheeler with presentations from Victor Kattan (@victorkattan.bsky.social), Jolana Makraiová, Hemi Mistry (@hemimistry.bsky.social), Daryna Abbakumova & Francesco Cunsolo #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice
July 14, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Session two, which focussed on contemporary developments in substantive crimes, was chaired by Caleb Wheeler with presentations from Victor Kattan (@victorkattan.bsky.social), Jolana Makraiová, Hemi Mistry (@hemimistry.bsky.social), Daryna Abbakumova & Francesco Cunsolo #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice
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Very happy to be here presenting on #AutoHistories of #InternationalCriminalLawyers with @ilariazavoli.bsky.social (and later my own paper on #EmotionalLabour in #ICL)
We are hugely excited to kick off the 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Law Conference this morning, bringing together leading academics, practitioners & policymakers to discuss current issues & recent developments in the field! #UoN_ICJ25 #IntlCrimJustice
July 14, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Very happy to be here presenting on #AutoHistories of #InternationalCriminalLawyers with @ilariazavoli.bsky.social (and later my own paper on #EmotionalLabour in #ICL)
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Today's first session explored the purposes, rationales &
subjects of International Criminal Justice and was chaired by Olympia Bekou (@olympiabekou.bsky.social), featuring insights from Anna Lena Hörzer, Geraldina Ester Di Natali & Iva Vukušić (@vukusiciva.bsky.social) #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice
subjects of International Criminal Justice and was chaired by Olympia Bekou (@olympiabekou.bsky.social), featuring insights from Anna Lena Hörzer, Geraldina Ester Di Natali & Iva Vukušić (@vukusiciva.bsky.social) #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice
July 14, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Today's first session explored the purposes, rationales &
subjects of International Criminal Justice and was chaired by Olympia Bekou (@olympiabekou.bsky.social), featuring insights from Anna Lena Hörzer, Geraldina Ester Di Natali & Iva Vukušić (@vukusiciva.bsky.social) #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice
subjects of International Criminal Justice and was chaired by Olympia Bekou (@olympiabekou.bsky.social), featuring insights from Anna Lena Hörzer, Geraldina Ester Di Natali & Iva Vukušić (@vukusiciva.bsky.social) #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice
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Lovely to be in Nottingham ahead of tomorrow’s @uon-hrlc.bsky.social International Criminal Justice Conference where I will present my research (part of a forthcoming book) about the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute
July 13, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Lovely to be in Nottingham ahead of tomorrow’s @uon-hrlc.bsky.social International Criminal Justice Conference where I will present my research (part of a forthcoming book) about the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute
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Our letter was quoted by the Wall Street Journal.
Full texe here:
www.justsecurity.org/116904/israe...
Full texe here:
www.justsecurity.org/116904/israe...
July 12, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Our letter was quoted by the Wall Street Journal.
Full texe here:
www.justsecurity.org/116904/israe...
Full texe here:
www.justsecurity.org/116904/israe...
Final preparations are well underway and we are looking forward to two days of dissecting and digesting the state of international criminal justice...
The Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference is taking place next week from 14-15 July at the University of Nottingham, co-organised by the HRLC & the UoN School of Law.
Details of our exciting speakers, alongside the full conference programme can be found here: bit.ly/4kvwM8v
Details of our exciting speakers, alongside the full conference programme can be found here: bit.ly/4kvwM8v
July 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Final preparations are well underway and we are looking forward to two days of dissecting and digesting the state of international criminal justice...
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England and Wales might be making greater use of judge-alone ("jury free") trials to address the Crown Court backlog. Matt Thomason and I discuss this in the Conversation, drawing on our research into judge-alone trials across common law jurisdictions: theconversation.com/could-englan...
Could England and Wales introduce jury-free trials? Here’s how they work in other countries
Brian Leveson has recommended more judge-alone trials to address the backlog of nearly 80,000 cases.
theconversation.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
England and Wales might be making greater use of judge-alone ("jury free") trials to address the Crown Court backlog. Matt Thomason and I discuss this in the Conversation, drawing on our research into judge-alone trials across common law jurisdictions: theconversation.com/could-englan...
We are pleased to share the Programme for the University of Nottingham School of Law and @uon-hrlc.bsky.social Int'l Criminal Justice Conference. We can't wait to welcome speakers and attendees to Nottingham!
shorturl.at/N4apN
If you would like to attend, please register here: shorturl.at/FKhrX
shorturl.at/N4apN
If you would like to attend, please register here: shorturl.at/FKhrX
June 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM
We are pleased to share the Programme for the University of Nottingham School of Law and @uon-hrlc.bsky.social Int'l Criminal Justice Conference. We can't wait to welcome speakers and attendees to Nottingham!
shorturl.at/N4apN
If you would like to attend, please register here: shorturl.at/FKhrX
shorturl.at/N4apN
If you would like to attend, please register here: shorturl.at/FKhrX
2025 is a lot, so we have extended the deadline for abstracts for the 2025 UoN Int'l Criminal Justice Conference. We welcome abstracts approaching International Criminal Justice from all perspectives.
📆Revised Abstract Deadline: 15th April 2025
More info: www.nottingham.ac.uk/conference/f...
📆Revised Abstract Deadline: 15th April 2025
More info: www.nottingham.ac.uk/conference/f...
March 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
2025 is a lot, so we have extended the deadline for abstracts for the 2025 UoN Int'l Criminal Justice Conference. We welcome abstracts approaching International Criminal Justice from all perspectives.
📆Revised Abstract Deadline: 15th April 2025
More info: www.nottingham.ac.uk/conference/f...
📆Revised Abstract Deadline: 15th April 2025
More info: www.nottingham.ac.uk/conference/f...
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How Duterte was arrested and brought to the #ICC: lots of waiting in the airport lounge with rice, barbecued meat, and Coca-Cola.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/w...
How the High-Stakes Arrest of Rodrigo Duterte Unfolded (Gift Article)
The man who ordered the Philippines’ bloody war on drugs is now in a cell at The Hague. Getting him there was far from a sure thing.
www.nytimes.com
March 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
How Duterte was arrested and brought to the #ICC: lots of waiting in the airport lounge with rice, barbecued meat, and Coca-Cola.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/w...
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After the success of our inaugural conference last year, we're delighted to launch the CfP for round 2 of the Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference, this July.
📢 Call for papers now open!
Join the Human Rights Law Centre and the University of Nottingham School of Law for our 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference, taking place from 14-15 July.
🗓️ Deadline: 31 March 2025
📌 Submit your paper here: bit.ly/3CEVenU
More information below ⬇️
Join the Human Rights Law Centre and the University of Nottingham School of Law for our 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference, taking place from 14-15 July.
🗓️ Deadline: 31 March 2025
📌 Submit your paper here: bit.ly/3CEVenU
More information below ⬇️
February 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
After the success of our inaugural conference last year, we're delighted to launch the CfP for round 2 of the Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference, this July.
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79 countries line up behind the #ICC in the face of Trump's sanctions including U.K, France, Mexico, Canada, Panama and ...[checks notes]....Afghanistan (?)
buildingtrust.si/79-states-pa...
buildingtrust.si/79-states-pa...
79 States Parties in support of the ICC - Building Trust
Today, 79 States Parties have joined the following statement in support of the International Criminal Court...
buildingtrust.si
February 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
79 countries line up behind the #ICC in the face of Trump's sanctions including U.K, France, Mexico, Canada, Panama and ...[checks notes]....Afghanistan (?)
buildingtrust.si/79-states-pa...
buildingtrust.si/79-states-pa...
After the success of our inaugural conference last year, we're delighted to launch the CfP for round 2 of the Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference, this July.
📢 Call for papers now open!
Join the Human Rights Law Centre and the University of Nottingham School of Law for our 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference, taking place from 14-15 July.
🗓️ Deadline: 31 March 2025
📌 Submit your paper here: bit.ly/3CEVenU
More information below ⬇️
Join the Human Rights Law Centre and the University of Nottingham School of Law for our 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference, taking place from 14-15 July.
🗓️ Deadline: 31 March 2025
📌 Submit your paper here: bit.ly/3CEVenU
More information below ⬇️
February 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
After the success of our inaugural conference last year, we're delighted to launch the CfP for round 2 of the Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference, this July.
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We are delighted to announce that for our 2025 Annual Lecture we will be joined by Prof Elisa Morgera, UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change.
Join us for her talk on 'Intersectionality & the Human Rights Implications of Climate Change'.
🗓️ 30 Jan 17:30 (GMT)
📌 LASS B63 & Online
🔗 bit.ly/3WqNhtt
Join us for her talk on 'Intersectionality & the Human Rights Implications of Climate Change'.
🗓️ 30 Jan 17:30 (GMT)
📌 LASS B63 & Online
🔗 bit.ly/3WqNhtt
January 2, 2025 at 12:58 PM
We are delighted to announce that for our 2025 Annual Lecture we will be joined by Prof Elisa Morgera, UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change.
Join us for her talk on 'Intersectionality & the Human Rights Implications of Climate Change'.
🗓️ 30 Jan 17:30 (GMT)
📌 LASS B63 & Online
🔗 bit.ly/3WqNhtt
Join us for her talk on 'Intersectionality & the Human Rights Implications of Climate Change'.
🗓️ 30 Jan 17:30 (GMT)
📌 LASS B63 & Online
🔗 bit.ly/3WqNhtt
A statement from the Editors of Leiden Journal of International Law.
December 13, 2024 at 3:37 PM
A statement from the Editors of Leiden Journal of International Law.