C. Lamont
@intlaw.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in International Law. Focusing on the regulation of force jus ad bellum, the regulation of force under LoAC and IHRL, and on UN + peace(keeping) operations. Also- cats. And skiing. Lots of skiing.
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This is a must-read by the absolutely legendary @philippesands.bsky.social:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump and his ilk imagine a world without international law – but they will not achieve it | Philippe Sands
History shows us that the creation of international rules and institutions is followed by their partial destruction, and a reconstruction that builds on what came before, says professor of law Philipp...
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:32 AM
This is a must-read by the absolutely legendary @philippesands.bsky.social:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Jag skriver om den svenska regleringen av polisiär ”tillfällig” kombattantstatus i Polistidningen i ett försök att bidra med sakargument i en annars väldigt känslostyrd debatt. Läs här: polistidningen.se/2025/11/till...
"Tillfällig" kombattantstatus försvagar försvaret av Sverige - Polistidningen
Det är varken ”naivt”, ”verklighetsfrånvänt” eller ”absurt” att föreslå att poliser bör ha civil status, skriver debattören Carina Lamont.
polistidningen.se
November 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Jag skriver om den svenska regleringen av polisiär ”tillfällig” kombattantstatus i Polistidningen i ett försök att bidra med sakargument i en annars väldigt känslostyrd debatt. Läs här: polistidningen.se/2025/11/till...
Privatization is taking us back to medieval times. Read more in the Atlantic:
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Feudalism Is Our Future
What the next Dark Ages could look like
www.theatlantic.com
July 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Privatization is taking us back to medieval times. Read more in the Atlantic:
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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The targeting of police by itself raises serious law of war issues because they often appear not to be lawful targets.
But in the current situation in Gaza such attacks only compound the humanitarian crisis by interfering with aid delivery.
But in the current situation in Gaza such attacks only compound the humanitarian crisis by interfering with aid delivery.
Israeli strike targeting Palestinian police distributing aid in Gaza kills 18, say medical officials
Israeli strike targeting Palestinian police distributing aid in Gaza kills 18, say medical officials
Strike is latest in series of air attacks by Israeli forces that have killed hundreds of civilians seeking food
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Middle East crisis – live updates
Eighteen people have been killed in an Israeli strike targeting Palestinian police distributing flour in a market in the central Gaza City of Deir al-Balah, medical officials have said.
The reported strike, on Thursday afternoon, is the latest in a series of air attacks, shootings and bombardment by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) that have killed hundreds of desperate civilians seeking aid in the devastated Palestinian territory. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 27, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The targeting of police by itself raises serious law of war issues because they often appear not to be lawful targets.
But in the current situation in Gaza such attacks only compound the humanitarian crisis by interfering with aid delivery.
But in the current situation in Gaza such attacks only compound the humanitarian crisis by interfering with aid delivery.
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Please take a moment and read this. Pauline doesn’t just teach ethical principles, she lives by them - even when it cost her a named Chair at the Naval War College. She’s a woman of character, through and through!
Seven years ago, Pauline Shanks Kaurin left a good job as a tenured professor, uprooted her family, and moved to teach military ethics at the Naval War College. Now she's leaving in protest of policies she can't support and that make her job impossible.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A Military Ethics Professor Resigns in Protest
Over the course of several months, Pauline Shanks Kaurin concluded she no longer had the academic freedom necessary for doing her job.
www.theatlantic.com
June 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Please take a moment and read this. Pauline doesn’t just teach ethical principles, she lives by them - even when it cost her a named Chair at the Naval War College. She’s a woman of character, through and through!
State leaders and leaders of regional organizations alike must be vigorous in defending the international order and the prohibition on the use of force. Appeasing to Trump will lead us back to a world where might is right. This is not good enough #NATO #EU
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Might Unmakes Right
The catastrophic collapse of norms against the use of force.
www.foreignaffairs.com
June 25, 2025 at 4:27 AM
State leaders and leaders of regional organizations alike must be vigorous in defending the international order and the prohibition on the use of force. Appeasing to Trump will lead us back to a world where might is right. This is not good enough #NATO #EU
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Just to add to this interesting piece: The rules ”made and enforced by Washington” is not to be equated to international law. International law was not made by Washington or the US. International law has specific sources and enforcement mechanisms that is determined by international legal norms.
American power relies on cooperative international support Trump takes for granted but is destroying. My @foreignaffairs.com piece:
Dispensable Nation
America in a post-American world.
www.foreignaffairs.com
June 24, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Just to add to this interesting piece: The rules ”made and enforced by Washington” is not to be equated to international law. International law was not made by Washington or the US. International law has specific sources and enforcement mechanisms that is determined by international legal norms.
Read @oonahathaway.bsky.social excellent piece on the unlawfulness of the strikes on #Iran:
”Trump’s Strikes on Iran Were Unlawful. Here’s Why That Matters. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/o...
”Trump’s Strikes on Iran Were Unlawful. Here’s Why That Matters. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Strikes on Iran Were Unlawful. Here’s Why That Matters.
www.nytimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Read @oonahathaway.bsky.social excellent piece on the unlawfulness of the strikes on #Iran:
”Trump’s Strikes on Iran Were Unlawful. Here’s Why That Matters. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/o...
”Trump’s Strikes on Iran Were Unlawful. Here’s Why That Matters. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/o...
The most serious threat to the rules based international order is the selective application of the rules for political purposes. Without equal application to all and the rule of law— rather than rule by law— the order will not survive.
June 24, 2025 at 2:42 AM
The most serious threat to the rules based international order is the selective application of the rules for political purposes. Without equal application to all and the rule of law— rather than rule by law— the order will not survive.
Self defence requires an armed attack that is ongoing or so imminent it cannot be stopped. Collective self defence can only be provided to a victim state— not an aggressor state— and requires that an armed attack has occurred. The #US attack on #Iran fulfills none of the required criteria.
June 23, 2025 at 9:03 AM
I recently published a chapter in an edited book on the legal and operational consequences of the Swedish domestic law classifying the Swedish (civilian) police as combatants in times of armed conflict. You can find the chapter (in Swedish) here: www.studentlitteratur.se/kurslitterat...
Folkrätten i svensk rätt - 9789144159508
Författare: Lind, Anna-Sara m.fl. (red.), Kategori: Bok, Sidantal: 498, Pris: 489 kr exkl. moms
www.studentlitteratur.se
June 12, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I recently published a chapter in an edited book on the legal and operational consequences of the Swedish domestic law classifying the Swedish (civilian) police as combatants in times of armed conflict. You can find the chapter (in Swedish) here: www.studentlitteratur.se/kurslitterat...
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"The two-page memo, which was obtained by The Associated Press, does not allege any criminal conduct by Khalil"
"Rather, Rubio wrote Khalil could be expelled for his beliefs."
Free this man immediately.
apnews.com/article/mahm...
"Rather, Rubio wrote Khalil could be expelled for his beliefs."
Free this man immediately.
apnews.com/article/mahm...
Pressed for evidence against Mahmoud Khalil, government cites its power to deport people for beliefs
The U.S. government has submitted a two-page memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio as its main evidence in its deportation case against Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil.
apnews.com
April 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
"The two-page memo, which was obtained by The Associated Press, does not allege any criminal conduct by Khalil"
"Rather, Rubio wrote Khalil could be expelled for his beliefs."
Free this man immediately.
apnews.com/article/mahm...
"Rather, Rubio wrote Khalil could be expelled for his beliefs."
Free this man immediately.
apnews.com/article/mahm...
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The West will never be forgiven for its complicity in the genocide of Palestinians. No one will ever again listen to its empty rhetoric about accountability, human rights and rule of law. They have proven right those who long believed they did not see racialised people as human
April 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The West will never be forgiven for its complicity in the genocide of Palestinians. No one will ever again listen to its empty rhetoric about accountability, human rights and rule of law. They have proven right those who long believed they did not see racialised people as human
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Why would a leader tank his own country's economy?
It's a key part of the aspiring autocrat's playbook.
Tariffs & chaos mean more power & control for Trump.
But America has no king. The Republican-led Congress can stop this at any time.
Let your reps hear from you.
5calls.org/issue/trump-...
It's a key part of the aspiring autocrat's playbook.
Tariffs & chaos mean more power & control for Trump.
But America has no king. The Republican-led Congress can stop this at any time.
Let your reps hear from you.
5calls.org/issue/trump-...
April 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Why would a leader tank his own country's economy?
It's a key part of the aspiring autocrat's playbook.
Tariffs & chaos mean more power & control for Trump.
But America has no king. The Republican-led Congress can stop this at any time.
Let your reps hear from you.
5calls.org/issue/trump-...
It's a key part of the aspiring autocrat's playbook.
Tariffs & chaos mean more power & control for Trump.
But America has no king. The Republican-led Congress can stop this at any time.
Let your reps hear from you.
5calls.org/issue/trump-...
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What a Friday morning.
- Trump administration appeals Alien Enemies Act TRO to U.S. Supreme Court
- WilmerHale sues on Exec Order against the firm
- Jenner & Block sues on Exec Order against the firm
- ACLU files amended habeas petition for Rümeysa Öztürk
All documents in Litigation Tracker⬇️
- Trump administration appeals Alien Enemies Act TRO to U.S. Supreme Court
- WilmerHale sues on Exec Order against the firm
- Jenner & Block sues on Exec Order against the firm
- ACLU files amended habeas petition for Rümeysa Öztürk
All documents in Litigation Tracker⬇️
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
A public resource tracking the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions.
www.justsecurity.org
March 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
What a Friday morning.
- Trump administration appeals Alien Enemies Act TRO to U.S. Supreme Court
- WilmerHale sues on Exec Order against the firm
- Jenner & Block sues on Exec Order against the firm
- ACLU files amended habeas petition for Rümeysa Öztürk
All documents in Litigation Tracker⬇️
- Trump administration appeals Alien Enemies Act TRO to U.S. Supreme Court
- WilmerHale sues on Exec Order against the firm
- Jenner & Block sues on Exec Order against the firm
- ACLU files amended habeas petition for Rümeysa Öztürk
All documents in Litigation Tracker⬇️
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I have co-written a statement about the fascist coup happening in the US. In light of the unlawful arrest by ICE of a Tufts PhD student, I understand my 1st Amendment rights and Academic Freedom may not protect me, but this seems the least I can do
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Statement to the BFA about Our Constitutional Crisis
Our Constitutional Crisis & the Perilous State of US Democracy [Statement to be shared with the Boulder Faculty Assembly for the May 1 meeting] We are watching a coup unfold in real time. The federal...
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March 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I have co-written a statement about the fascist coup happening in the US. In light of the unlawful arrest by ICE of a Tufts PhD student, I understand my 1st Amendment rights and Academic Freedom may not protect me, but this seems the least I can do
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Legality even less likely in light of the leaked justifications for recent strikes…
There are “serious doubts … whether the justification… by the US and the UK… renders their strikes lawful under the ius ad bellum. (…) [strikes] being pursued for political reasons… leaving aside the legal limits provided for military actions in the UN Charter.”
www.ejiltalk.org/the-lawfulne...
www.ejiltalk.org/the-lawfulne...
The Lawfulness of military strikes against the Houthis in Yemen and the Red Sea
For almost two months, since January 11, 2024, the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK), with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands, have been conducting airstrikes ag...
www.ejiltalk.org
March 27, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Legality even less likely in light of the leaked justifications for recent strikes…
There are “serious doubts … whether the justification… by the US and the UK… renders their strikes lawful under the ius ad bellum. (…) [strikes] being pursued for political reasons… leaving aside the legal limits provided for military actions in the UN Charter.”
www.ejiltalk.org/the-lawfulne...
www.ejiltalk.org/the-lawfulne...
The Lawfulness of military strikes against the Houthis in Yemen and the Red Sea
For almost two months, since January 11, 2024, the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK), with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands, have been conducting airstrikes ag...
www.ejiltalk.org
March 25, 2025 at 6:21 AM
There are “serious doubts … whether the justification… by the US and the UK… renders their strikes lawful under the ius ad bellum. (…) [strikes] being pursued for political reasons… leaving aside the legal limits provided for military actions in the UN Charter.”
www.ejiltalk.org/the-lawfulne...
www.ejiltalk.org/the-lawfulne...
It is absolutely vital for all law firms, lawyers, legal institutions and the entire justice sector to stay true to the law, legal proceedings and the rule of law in these brutal times.
It also seems crucial to explain the place, value and role of law in society— whether national or international
It also seems crucial to explain the place, value and role of law in society— whether national or international
Hey, Politico --
I consider myself to have "long-term standing in the private legal community" and I have been willing to speak out almost every single day. And, I'm not alone.
Yes, there is widespread cowardice among law firms, but don't ignore those refusing to bow down.
Defiantly,
Marc Elias
I consider myself to have "long-term standing in the private legal community" and I have been willing to speak out almost every single day. And, I'm not alone.
Yes, there is widespread cowardice among law firms, but don't ignore those refusing to bow down.
Defiantly,
Marc Elias
March 24, 2025 at 4:44 AM
It is absolutely vital for all law firms, lawyers, legal institutions and the entire justice sector to stay true to the law, legal proceedings and the rule of law in these brutal times.
It also seems crucial to explain the place, value and role of law in society— whether national or international
It also seems crucial to explain the place, value and role of law in society— whether national or international
This is one of many reports on ICE operations, indicating that neither the organisation as such nor individual ICE professionals are sufficiently capable of respecting and ensuring basic human rights and rule of law processes. This is very concerning.
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Earlier today the media released a list that names the people from Venezuela that were forcibly removed by the United States to an El Salvador mega-prison. Our client, Andry, was one of them. @L_Toczylowski joined @maddow
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March 21, 2025 at 5:43 AM
This is one of many reports on ICE operations, indicating that neither the organisation as such nor individual ICE professionals are sufficiently capable of respecting and ensuring basic human rights and rule of law processes. This is very concerning.
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⚡️'Putin will breach' peace deal without security guarantees, Starmer says.
"We know that because it's happened before, and I am absolutely clear in my mind that it will happen again," U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said at a meeting of military planners from 31 countries.
"We know that because it's happened before, and I am absolutely clear in my mind that it will happen again," U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said at a meeting of military planners from 31 countries.
'Putin will breach' peace deal without security guarantees, Starmer says
"We know that because it's happened before, and I am absolutely clear in my mind that it will happen again," U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said at a meeting of military planners from 31 countries.
kyivindependent.com
March 21, 2025 at 3:52 AM
⚡️'Putin will breach' peace deal without security guarantees, Starmer says.
"We know that because it's happened before, and I am absolutely clear in my mind that it will happen again," U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said at a meeting of military planners from 31 countries.
"We know that because it's happened before, and I am absolutely clear in my mind that it will happen again," U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said at a meeting of military planners from 31 countries.
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Silicon Valley guys casting government employees as lazy, parasitic, and malevolent seems like a giant case of projection imo
March 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Silicon Valley guys casting government employees as lazy, parasitic, and malevolent seems like a giant case of projection imo
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❗️🇨🇦Canada in talks to join 🇪🇺Europe's defense initiative aimed at boosting EU military production and reducing dependence on the 🇺🇸US, — NYT
March 20, 2025 at 7:48 AM
❗️🇨🇦Canada in talks to join 🇪🇺Europe's defense initiative aimed at boosting EU military production and reducing dependence on the 🇺🇸US, — NYT
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⚡️FIGHT THE OLIGARCHY RALLY ⚡️
STARTING TOMORROW.
Nevada. Arizona. Colorado.
You, me, and Bernie.
Dem and GOP districts. ❤️💙
See you there 💪🏽🌞
STARTING TOMORROW.
Nevada. Arizona. Colorado.
You, me, and Bernie.
Dem and GOP districts. ❤️💙
See you there 💪🏽🌞
March 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
⚡️FIGHT THE OLIGARCHY RALLY ⚡️
STARTING TOMORROW.
Nevada. Arizona. Colorado.
You, me, and Bernie.
Dem and GOP districts. ❤️💙
See you there 💪🏽🌞
STARTING TOMORROW.
Nevada. Arizona. Colorado.
You, me, and Bernie.
Dem and GOP districts. ❤️💙
See you there 💪🏽🌞
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ACADEMIC/ ICL LAWYERS WANTED FOR INTERVIEW:
One of my team is looking for interviewees for her LLM project at Leiden University on "Challenging the Hierarchy of Criminal Justice: Civil Society, People’s Tribunals, and Victim-Centered Accountability in International Law"..
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One of my team is looking for interviewees for her LLM project at Leiden University on "Challenging the Hierarchy of Criminal Justice: Civil Society, People’s Tribunals, and Victim-Centered Accountability in International Law"..
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March 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
ACADEMIC/ ICL LAWYERS WANTED FOR INTERVIEW:
One of my team is looking for interviewees for her LLM project at Leiden University on "Challenging the Hierarchy of Criminal Justice: Civil Society, People’s Tribunals, and Victim-Centered Accountability in International Law"..
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One of my team is looking for interviewees for her LLM project at Leiden University on "Challenging the Hierarchy of Criminal Justice: Civil Society, People’s Tribunals, and Victim-Centered Accountability in International Law"..
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