hugo lundberg
@hhugo.bsky.social
doctoral candidate in international law @ gothenburg university. writing about sanctions and pashukanis
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I've written a short piece on international law, fetishism, and ideology - now out on Legal Form. I suggest that international law is an ideological fetishism of international relations.
In our latest post @mariethogersen.bsky.social meticulously unpacks what *exactly* is ideological about international law. Against those who locate this merely in international law's content, she directs us to international law's fetishistic character.
legalform.blog/2025/11/17/i...
legalform.blog/2025/11/17/i...
International Law as Ideology: A Commodity Form Approach — Marie Thøgersen
‘Doctrinal international legal scholars contribute to the reproduction of [a] fantasy: They reproduce and give legitimacy to particular ideas as autonomous forces, reifying the dynamics of so…
legalform.blog
November 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I've written a short piece on international law, fetishism, and ideology - now out on Legal Form. I suggest that international law is an ideological fetishism of international relations.
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Podcast (from @palfest.bsky.social) featuring @lalehkhalili.bsky.social interviewing Adam Hanieh, @rafeefz.bsky.social and me ou our @versobooks.bsky.social pamphlet Resisting Erasure.
Some fantastic interviewing from Laleh, and I think(/hope?) a good conversation.
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Some fantastic interviewing from Laleh, and I think(/hope?) a good conversation.
www.podbean.com/media/share/...
Laleh Khalili talks to Adam Hanieh, Robert Knox and Rafeef Ziadeh about Resisting Erasure: Capital, Imperialism and Race in Palestine
In the third instalment of The PalFest Podcast we are excited to bring you Laleh Khalili, the esteemed professor and writer in conversation with the authors of Resisting Erasure: Capital, Imperialism ...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Podcast (from @palfest.bsky.social) featuring @lalehkhalili.bsky.social interviewing Adam Hanieh, @rafeefz.bsky.social and me ou our @versobooks.bsky.social pamphlet Resisting Erasure.
Some fantastic interviewing from Laleh, and I think(/hope?) a good conversation.
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Some fantastic interviewing from Laleh, and I think(/hope?) a good conversation.
www.podbean.com/media/share/...
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Ny bok ute! I ”samtida Marxistisk teori” introduceras 37 (!) samtida marxister av 42 (!) skribenter. Själv har jag skrivit om David Harvey.
September 25, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Ny bok ute! I ”samtida Marxistisk teori” introduceras 37 (!) samtida marxister av 42 (!) skribenter. Själv har jag skrivit om David Harvey.
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Today is the offical @versobooks.bsky.social release date of Resisting Erasure: Capital, Imperialism and Race in Palestine, by Adam Hanieh, myself and @rafeefz.bsky.social.
www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
Resisting Erasure
Why has Palestine become a defining fault line of contemporary politics?Challenging mainstream narratives that reduce Palestine to ancient hatreds, humanitarian tragedy, or legal abstractions, Resisti...
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August 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Today is the offical @versobooks.bsky.social release date of Resisting Erasure: Capital, Imperialism and Race in Palestine, by Adam Hanieh, myself and @rafeefz.bsky.social.
www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
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This was a great chat I think. Alex on his usual excellent form and @rafeefz.bsky.social and Adam both brilliant as ever.
This is our first pod about the @versobooks.bsky.social pamphlet and it's good to start out with some of the best.
This is our first pod about the @versobooks.bsky.social pamphlet and it's good to start out with some of the best.
📢🇵🇸NEW EPISODE 📢🇵🇸 - @rafeefz.bsky.social, @pashukanist.bsky.social and Adam Hanieh on their new book, 'Resisting Erasure: Capital, Imperialism and Race in Palestine':
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Resisting Erasure w/ Adam Hanieh, Rafeef Ziadah and Robert Knox
Podcast Episode · Politics Theory Other · 08/20/2025 · 1h 19m
podcasts.apple.com
August 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This was a great chat I think. Alex on his usual excellent form and @rafeefz.bsky.social and Adam both brilliant as ever.
This is our first pod about the @versobooks.bsky.social pamphlet and it's good to start out with some of the best.
This is our first pod about the @versobooks.bsky.social pamphlet and it's good to start out with some of the best.
Law, or as I like to call it, the commodity-form extended universe
July 23, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Law, or as I like to call it, the commodity-form extended universe
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Den svenska regeringen är emot att denna nödhjälp når svältande barn i Gaza via UNRWA - och anser alltså att nuvarande upplägg där civila palestinier mördas när de försöker få mat är mer effektivt.
July 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Den svenska regeringen är emot att denna nödhjälp når svältande barn i Gaza via UNRWA - och anser alltså att nuvarande upplägg där civila palestinier mördas när de försöker få mat är mer effektivt.
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En riktig pangtext om den amerikanska sk wokedebatten som ställer den viktiga frågan om hur kraften hos en social rörelse kan behållas över tid:
www.rodarummet.org/web/2025/06/25/den-amerikanska-vansterns-stora-wokekrig
www.rodarummet.org/web/2025/06/25/den-amerikanska-vansterns-stora-wokekrig
Den amerikanska vänsterns stora wokekrig
Det pågår i skrivande stund en uppslitande debatt inom amerikansk vänster om rasism, klass och politisk strategi. I debattens epicentrum finner vi ett kontroversiellt ord, begreppet “woke”, och en …
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July 1, 2025 at 7:09 AM
En riktig pangtext om den amerikanska sk wokedebatten som ställer den viktiga frågan om hur kraften hos en social rörelse kan behållas över tid:
www.rodarummet.org/web/2025/06/25/den-amerikanska-vansterns-stora-wokekrig
www.rodarummet.org/web/2025/06/25/den-amerikanska-vansterns-stora-wokekrig
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Nothing new under the sun - Rutte also supported the illegal 2003 Iraq invasion jacobin.com/2024/06/nato...
June 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Nothing new under the sun - Rutte also supported the illegal 2003 Iraq invasion jacobin.com/2024/06/nato...
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still looking for a house for rent in the Gothenburg area!
I'm moving to Sweden with Marie! We're looking to rent a traditional Swedish farmhouse in the Gothenburg area starting in September — if anyone has any leads, let me know!
Moving moving to Gothenburg, Sweden! 🧵
1/4 Due to the increasingly unapologetic fascism in the US, @sorenmau.bsky.social and I have decided to cancel our American adventure for now.
1/4 Due to the increasingly unapologetic fascism in the US, @sorenmau.bsky.social and I have decided to cancel our American adventure for now.
June 22, 2025 at 11:17 AM
still looking for a house for rent in the Gothenburg area!
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New publication in Industrial Law Journal 🎉
The early EU once imagined a different kind of environmental policy. It was rooted in social democracy, not neoliberal logic.
It's open access so you can give it a read at the link below 👇
doi.org/10.1093/indl...
The early EU once imagined a different kind of environmental policy. It was rooted in social democracy, not neoliberal logic.
It's open access so you can give it a read at the link below 👇
doi.org/10.1093/indl...
June 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
New publication in Industrial Law Journal 🎉
The early EU once imagined a different kind of environmental policy. It was rooted in social democracy, not neoliberal logic.
It's open access so you can give it a read at the link below 👇
doi.org/10.1093/indl...
The early EU once imagined a different kind of environmental policy. It was rooted in social democracy, not neoliberal logic.
It's open access so you can give it a read at the link below 👇
doi.org/10.1093/indl...
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Not "preemptive."
Illegal.
There is no evidence of an actual or imminent armed attack by Iran.
This is a blatant violation of the UN Charter.
It has no legal basis in the right of self-defense.
Now we wait to see how many civilians will die because of this insanity.
Illegal.
There is no evidence of an actual or imminent armed attack by Iran.
This is a blatant violation of the UN Charter.
It has no legal basis in the right of self-defense.
Now we wait to see how many civilians will die because of this insanity.
Israeli defense minister confirms "preemptive strikes" on Iran, Iranian state media says explosions heard in Tehran.
Israel launches ‘preemptive strikes’ against Iran, Defense Minister says | CNN
Israel has launched what it called were “preemptive strikes” against Iran and a state of emergency has been declared in Israel, according to Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz.
www.cnn.com
June 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Not "preemptive."
Illegal.
There is no evidence of an actual or imminent armed attack by Iran.
This is a blatant violation of the UN Charter.
It has no legal basis in the right of self-defense.
Now we wait to see how many civilians will die because of this insanity.
Illegal.
There is no evidence of an actual or imminent armed attack by Iran.
This is a blatant violation of the UN Charter.
It has no legal basis in the right of self-defense.
Now we wait to see how many civilians will die because of this insanity.
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Executive committee member @mariethogersen.bsky.social brilliantly defending her PhD, “Ruling the Cloud - A Critique of International Cyber Law” - and beginning with a denouncement of the University of Copenhagen for their collaboration with Israeli universities complicit in the Gaza genocide ✨🙌✊🇵🇸
June 2, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Executive committee member @mariethogersen.bsky.social brilliantly defending her PhD, “Ruling the Cloud - A Critique of International Cyber Law” - and beginning with a denouncement of the University of Copenhagen for their collaboration with Israeli universities complicit in the Gaza genocide ✨🙌✊🇵🇸
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Genom att hänvisa till internationell domstol, frånhänder sig Sverige ansvaret för det som pågår i Gaza. Folkrätten är ett decentraliserat system där staterna måste agera när folkrättsbrott begås.
Lyssna [2 min]:
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/krit...
Lyssna [2 min]:
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/krit...
Kritik mot svensk Gaza-hantering: ”Djupt problematiskt” - Nyheter (Ekot)
I över tio veckor har Israel blockerat allt humanitärt bistånd från att komma in i Gaza och nu larmar FN-stödda IPC att hela Gazaremsans befolkning står ...
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May 15, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Genom att hänvisa till internationell domstol, frånhänder sig Sverige ansvaret för det som pågår i Gaza. Folkrätten är ett decentraliserat system där staterna måste agera när folkrättsbrott begås.
Lyssna [2 min]:
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/krit...
Lyssna [2 min]:
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/krit...
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4/4 This also means that @sorenmau.bsky.social and I are looking for a place to live near Gothenburg from September 1, 2025. We’re dreaming about renting an old wooden farmhouse in the forest with space to read, think, write and live. Any heads up are highly appreciated ❤️
May 2, 2025 at 11:26 AM
4/4 This also means that @sorenmau.bsky.social and I are looking for a place to live near Gothenburg from September 1, 2025. We’re dreaming about renting an old wooden farmhouse in the forest with space to read, think, write and live. Any heads up are highly appreciated ❤️
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Här har Sverige dock en hel del gemensamt med Turkiet. Om Joakim Medin i stället var en kurdisk exiljournalist som publicerat exakt samma saker hade han med hemligt underlag blivit klassad som ett säkerhetshot av Säpo, tagen i förvar och utvisad ur landet
Medins bok Kobane från 2016, som handlar kurder i Syrien, är bevis för samröre med PKK.
Det här är ett land vi är i krigsallians med.
www.etc.se/utrikes/det-...
Det här är ett land vi är i krigsallians med.
www.etc.se/utrikes/det-...
Det är bevisen mot Joakim Medin
Journalistik och inlägg i sociala medier ligger bakom att han sitter fängslad • Andreas Gustavsson: ”Turkiet kallar sig för en rättsstat. Nu har man chansen att visa det.”
www.etc.se
April 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Här har Sverige dock en hel del gemensamt med Turkiet. Om Joakim Medin i stället var en kurdisk exiljournalist som publicerat exakt samma saker hade han med hemligt underlag blivit klassad som ett säkerhetshot av Säpo, tagen i förvar och utvisad ur landet
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BDS & International Law -
Complicity, Solidarity and Ethical responsibility
3 March, 17:00
Ostrom, Josephson building, Biskopsgatan 5, Lund or lu-se.zoom.us/s/63466827261
Co-founder of the Palestinian civil society initiative BDS, Omar Barghouti, in dialogue w/ 3 LU scholars. More on luap.se
Complicity, Solidarity and Ethical responsibility
3 March, 17:00
Ostrom, Josephson building, Biskopsgatan 5, Lund or lu-se.zoom.us/s/63466827261
Co-founder of the Palestinian civil society initiative BDS, Omar Barghouti, in dialogue w/ 3 LU scholars. More on luap.se
February 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
BDS & International Law -
Complicity, Solidarity and Ethical responsibility
3 March, 17:00
Ostrom, Josephson building, Biskopsgatan 5, Lund or lu-se.zoom.us/s/63466827261
Co-founder of the Palestinian civil society initiative BDS, Omar Barghouti, in dialogue w/ 3 LU scholars. More on luap.se
Complicity, Solidarity and Ethical responsibility
3 March, 17:00
Ostrom, Josephson building, Biskopsgatan 5, Lund or lu-se.zoom.us/s/63466827261
Co-founder of the Palestinian civil society initiative BDS, Omar Barghouti, in dialogue w/ 3 LU scholars. More on luap.se
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As US law-makers threaten to invade the Hague and promise to crush Canada's economy to penalise it for saying it would abide by ICC arrest warrants, this is a good time to recall that the US's 'rules-based international order' is not 'international law'. 1/5
November 23, 2024 at 6:57 AM
As US law-makers threaten to invade the Hague and promise to crush Canada's economy to penalise it for saying it would abide by ICC arrest warrants, this is a good time to recall that the US's 'rules-based international order' is not 'international law'. 1/5
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I wrote some thoughts towards applying Pashukanis' commodity-form theory of law to EU climate law in Transnational Legal Theory
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Commodity-form theory of law, the climate crisis, and the European Union
This essay reflects on how the Marxist commodity-form theory of law can inform approaches to EU climate law. The commodity-form theory understands law as a central social relation in the capitalist...
www.tandfonline.com
November 16, 2024 at 12:53 PM
I wrote some thoughts towards applying Pashukanis' commodity-form theory of law to EU climate law in Transnational Legal Theory
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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I was invited to deliver this year's Kogon Lecture at TU Darmstadt but I was canceled and called antisemitic due to my statements on the genocide in Gaza.
Please consider signing this letter of support. Thank you for your solidarity.
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Please consider signing this letter of support. Thank you for your solidarity.
👇
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November 18, 2024 at 10:46 AM
I was invited to deliver this year's Kogon Lecture at TU Darmstadt but I was canceled and called antisemitic due to my statements on the genocide in Gaza.
Please consider signing this letter of support. Thank you for your solidarity.
👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Please consider signing this letter of support. Thank you for your solidarity.
👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Now I made it! The starter pack you've been looking for: Critical legal scholars, broadly understood - Marxist, LPE, postcolonial, TWAIL, feminist, queer approaches, etc., to law. I'll keep adding names, so feel free to tell me if you (or others) should be there (or shouldn't).
go.bsky.app/Jm6c1nb
go.bsky.app/Jm6c1nb
November 13, 2024 at 7:32 PM
Now I made it! The starter pack you've been looking for: Critical legal scholars, broadly understood - Marxist, LPE, postcolonial, TWAIL, feminist, queer approaches, etc., to law. I'll keep adding names, so feel free to tell me if you (or others) should be there (or shouldn't).
go.bsky.app/Jm6c1nb
go.bsky.app/Jm6c1nb
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Now announced: Historical Materialism Athens 2025, 'Organizing in the Capitalocene: Labor and the Struggle Against Disaster and Genocide'.
The full CfP and details can be found here: hmathens.org
The full CfP and details can be found here: hmathens.org
November 18, 2024 at 10:32 AM
Now announced: Historical Materialism Athens 2025, 'Organizing in the Capitalocene: Labor and the Struggle Against Disaster and Genocide'.
The full CfP and details can be found here: hmathens.org
The full CfP and details can be found here: hmathens.org
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A selection of danish marxism:
November 18, 2024 at 9:18 AM
A selection of danish marxism:
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Yes, the danish marxists had early (and I’m guessing complete) translations of grundrisse and even Pashukanis… but here in Sweden we had a book series called kontrakurs with covers like this:
November 17, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Yes, the danish marxists had early (and I’m guessing complete) translations of grundrisse and even Pashukanis… but here in Sweden we had a book series called kontrakurs with covers like this: