Marco Longobardo
@marcolongobardo.bsky.social
Reader in International Law in the UK. Author of The Use of Armed Force in Occupied Territory (CUP 2018). Posts on PIL, IHL, ICL, IHRL. Share≠endors. Posts in personal capacity.
On my way to Valencia to attend a conference on Justice for Paləstine. I'll present on third states responsibility and the duty to prevent genocıde:
December 9, 2025 at 7:21 AM
On my way to Valencia to attend a conference on Justice for Paləstine. I'll present on third states responsibility and the duty to prevent genocıde:
Happy to discuss tonight the crime of aggression with David Donat Cattin at QMUL! Thanks to ELSA Queen Mary and ELSA Westminster for the invitation!
November 28, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Happy to discuss tonight the crime of aggression with David Donat Cattin at QMUL! Thanks to ELSA Queen Mary and ELSA Westminster for the invitation!
Reminder: new International Law at Westminster (ILaW) event with Malgosia Fitzmaurice (QMUL), Andrea Spagnolo (Universiy of Turin), Agnes Rydberg (University of Sheffield), and yours truly, on 26 Nov, 6pm. More info and free registration in the first comment below:
November 20, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Reminder: new International Law at Westminster (ILaW) event with Malgosia Fitzmaurice (QMUL), Andrea Spagnolo (Universiy of Turin), Agnes Rydberg (University of Sheffield), and yours truly, on 26 Nov, 6pm. More info and free registration in the first comment below:
Excited to be this week in Tromso, Norway. for a fantastic seminar on immunities in international law! The programme looks amazing!
November 17, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Excited to be this week in Tromso, Norway. for a fantastic seminar on immunities in international law! The programme looks amazing!
Good case for my students!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Swedish woman Lina Ishaq convicted of genocide for IS crimes against Yazidis
Ishaq joined so-called Islamic State in Syria and held nine Yazidi women and children captive as slaves.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Good case for my students!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Delighted to be today at 6pm at City St George’s, Uni of London for a roundtable on International Tribunals in a Time of Global Crisis with Alonso Gurmendi Dunkelberg and Jasmin Johurun Nessa. Thanks to the International Law & Affairs Group for the invitation! www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
November 12, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Delighted to be today at 6pm at City St George’s, Uni of London for a roundtable on International Tribunals in a Time of Global Crisis with Alonso Gurmendi Dunkelberg and Jasmin Johurun Nessa. Thanks to the International Law & Affairs Group for the invitation! www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
New International Law at Westminster (ILaW) event with Malgosia Fitzmaurice (QMUL), Andrea Spagnolo (University of Turin), Agnes Rydberg (University of Sheffield) and yours truly, on 26 Nov, 6pm. More info and free registration at www.eventbrite.com/e/treaties-a...
November 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM
New International Law at Westminster (ILaW) event with Malgosia Fitzmaurice (QMUL), Andrea Spagnolo (University of Turin), Agnes Rydberg (University of Sheffield) and yours truly, on 26 Nov, 6pm. More info and free registration at www.eventbrite.com/e/treaties-a...
Happy to present at the SLS/BUL conference on "US & International Law in a Changing World" on Wed and Thu. I'll present on Trump administration's approach to unilateral sanctions. Great programme below:
November 3, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Happy to present at the SLS/BUL conference on "US & International Law in a Changing World" on Wed and Thu. I'll present on Trump administration's approach to unilateral sanctions. Great programme below:
Few places for our new International Law at Westminster event tomorrow! Book launch of Responsibility Sharing in International Refugee Law by Elisabeth Mavropoulou with Violeta Moreno Lax, David Cantor and yours truly. Info below
October 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Few places for our new International Law at Westminster event tomorrow! Book launch of Responsibility Sharing in International Refugee Law by Elisabeth Mavropoulou with Violeta Moreno Lax, David Cantor and yours truly. Info below
Dad news: just heard that Professor Paolo Picone passed away. A genious if I ever met one in our field, with wonderful articles on obligations erga omnes (unfortunately, mostly in Italian). Many will remember him for his harsh personality, but with me he has always been generous.
October 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Dad news: just heard that Professor Paolo Picone passed away. A genious if I ever met one in our field, with wonderful articles on obligations erga omnes (unfortunately, mostly in Italian). Many will remember him for his harsh personality, but with me he has always been generous.
😍 Excited and relieved for having completed the manuscript for my forthcoming book on "Sufficient Gravity before the International Criminal Court" after seven (!) years of intense work. Now the baby is in the hands of Edward Elgar. It will be published in the first half of 2026!
October 27, 2025 at 7:24 AM
😍 Excited and relieved for having completed the manuscript for my forthcoming book on "Sufficient Gravity before the International Criminal Court" after seven (!) years of intense work. Now the baby is in the hands of Edward Elgar. It will be published in the first half of 2026!
Yesterday, the Norwegian newspaper Klassekampen has published an interview to me and Will Schabas on the ICJ advisory opinion on humanitarian aid to Gaza: klassekampen.no/artikkel/202...
– Domstolen på sitt beste
ICJs siste rådgivende uttalelse er en lærepenge til landene som kjøpte Israels anklager mot Unrwa, sier jussnestor William Schabas.
klassekampen.no
October 24, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Yesterday, the Norwegian newspaper Klassekampen has published an interview to me and Will Schabas on the ICJ advisory opinion on humanitarian aid to Gaza: klassekampen.no/artikkel/202...
Incredibly interesting ICJ advisory opinion on humanitarian aid to Gaza! A new blow to Israeli gov positions, and new material for people working on the law of occupation.
October 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Incredibly interesting ICJ advisory opinion on humanitarian aid to Gaza! A new blow to Israeli gov positions, and new material for people working on the law of occupation.
The ICRC has published its fundamental Commentary to Geneva Convention IV, indispensable guidance on the protection of civilians. Grateful beyond words to Jean-Marie Henckaerts for the opportunity to contribute with a chapter on Art 54 (Judges an Public Officials). Links below
October 22, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The ICRC has published its fundamental Commentary to Geneva Convention IV, indispensable guidance on the protection of civilians. Grateful beyond words to Jean-Marie Henckaerts for the opportunity to contribute with a chapter on Art 54 (Judges an Public Officials). Links below
Finally put my hands on my first edited collection! The project Justice for Atrocities: Dialogue and Encounters between Latin America and Europe is now over!
October 16, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Finally put my hands on my first edited collection! The project Justice for Atrocities: Dialogue and Encounters between Latin America and Europe is now over!
The release of the Israeli hostages is reason for immense happiness. I hope Palestinian hostages will be released too, and that the ceasefire will hold and turn into a peace with self-determination.
October 13, 2025 at 6:29 AM
The release of the Israeli hostages is reason for immense happiness. I hope Palestinian hostages will be released too, and that the ceasefire will hold and turn into a peace with self-determination.
Happy to be quoted with esteemed colleagues in this article for Anadolu Agency, where I discuss international justice for Pal_estinians: www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/2-...
October 8, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Happy to be quoted with esteemed colleagues in this article for Anadolu Agency, where I discuss international justice for Pal_estinians: www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/2-...
Great talk between Claus Kress and Gerry Simpson on the crime of aggression at LSE:
October 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Great talk between Claus Kress and Gerry Simpson on the crime of aggression at LSE:
New International Law at Westminster event on 29 Oct at Westminster Law School - University of Westminster! Book launch of Responsibility Sharing in International Refugee Law by Dr. Elizabeth Mavropoulou with Violeta Moreno-Lax, David James Cantor and yours truly. Info below 👇
October 6, 2025 at 6:50 AM
New International Law at Westminster event on 29 Oct at Westminster Law School - University of Westminster! Book launch of Responsibility Sharing in International Refugee Law by Dr. Elizabeth Mavropoulou with Violeta Moreno-Lax, David James Cantor and yours truly. Info below 👇
Reposted by Marco Longobardo
📕 London Book Launch. Wednesday 29 October at 5.30 at University of Westminster, Central London. Free attendance but registration required. Honoured to have David and Violeta on the panel. If you are London based or if serendipitously you find yourself in London, looking forward to seeing you.
October 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
📕 London Book Launch. Wednesday 29 October at 5.30 at University of Westminster, Central London. Free attendance but registration required. Honoured to have David and Violeta on the panel. If you are London based or if serendipitously you find yourself in London, looking forward to seeing you.
I published an open-ed in the Italian newspaper Domani to discuss why the Israe_li blockade of G_aza is illegal and why the Flotilla must be allowed to deliver its humanitarian aid: www.editorialedomani.it/fatti/flotil...
October 1, 2025 at 6:42 AM
I published an open-ed in the Italian newspaper Domani to discuss why the Israe_li blockade of G_aza is illegal and why the Flotilla must be allowed to deliver its humanitarian aid: www.editorialedomani.it/fatti/flotil...
Reposted by Marco Longobardo
Dunno, but a former UK prime minister declaring what will happen to Palestine is not something which went terribly well before.
September 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Dunno, but a former UK prime minister declaring what will happen to Palestine is not something which went terribly well before.
Long list of dictators who are his personal friends, apperently...
September 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Long list of dictators who are his personal friends, apperently...
Grateful to BBC News for the opportunity of commenting the UN Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry's report:
September 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Grateful to BBC News for the opportunity of commenting the UN Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry's report:
The Revue Belge de Droit International has published a special issue on the armed conflict in Ga,za with insightful papers by amazing scholars. I've contributed with an article on the status of the Ga,za Strip as occupied territory, written with Federica Favuzza 1/
September 11, 2025 at 6:59 AM
The Revue Belge de Droit International has published a special issue on the armed conflict in Ga,za with insightful papers by amazing scholars. I've contributed with an article on the status of the Ga,za Strip as occupied territory, written with Federica Favuzza 1/