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.
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!
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
😍 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!
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!
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 👇
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...
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/
Back to work with the news that the book "Justice for Atrocities: Dialogues and Encounters between Latin America and Europe" that I edited with J.P. Perez-Leon-Acevedo is available for preorder, out 30 September! www.routledge.com/Justice-for-...
September 9, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Back to work with the news that the book "Justice for Atrocities: Dialogues and Encounters between Latin America and Europe" that I edited with J.P. Perez-Leon-Acevedo is available for preorder, out 30 September! www.routledge.com/Justice-for-...
Happy to be in Nottingham today and tomorrow to present part of my research on sufficient gravity before the ICC at the 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference. Many thanks to the organisers for putting together such an amazing programme!
July 14, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Happy to be in Nottingham today and tomorrow to present part of my research on sufficient gravity before the ICC at the 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference. Many thanks to the organisers for putting together such an amazing programme!
In very sad days for people under occupations, today and tomorrow the Occupation Studies Research Network hosts its first annual conference at King's College. I'll chair a panel on law of occupation and present in one on occupation and self-determination. Programme fasos-research.nl/occupationst...
July 10, 2025 at 6:15 AM
In very sad days for people under occupations, today and tomorrow the Occupation Studies Research Network hosts its first annual conference at King's College. I'll chair a panel on law of occupation and present in one on occupation and self-determination. Programme fasos-research.nl/occupationst...
Solidarity to Francesca Albanese. She only does her job in extremely difficult circumstances!
July 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Solidarity to Francesca Albanese. She only does her job in extremely difficult circumstances!
Separatists treated as de facto organs of Russia undert Art. 4 ARSIWA (rather than 8):
July 9, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Separatists treated as de facto organs of Russia undert Art. 4 ARSIWA (rather than 8):
Admissibility decision in Ukraine v Russia is out! ECHR applies to hostilities between Ukraine and Russia and, in fact, goodbye to Georgia v Russia. A lot to unpack!
July 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Admissibility decision in Ukraine v Russia is out! ECHR applies to hostilities between Ukraine and Russia and, in fact, goodbye to Georgia v Russia. A lot to unpack!
Eyal Benvenisti and Chaim Gans: www.justsecurity.org/116459/israe...
July 9, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Eyal Benvenisti and Chaim Gans: www.justsecurity.org/116459/israe...
On Friday I'll be in Milan to take part in this great roundtable on Quest for Truth on the Battlefield. I'll talk about fact-finding missions. Great line-up!
July 2, 2025 at 6:35 AM
On Friday I'll be in Milan to take part in this great roundtable on Quest for Truth on the Battlefield. I'll talk about fact-finding missions. Great line-up!
Grateful for the invitation to deliver the first seminar on international law and the conflict in G.aza for a great online series organised by the Blog of Italian Society of International and EU Law. I'll talk on 'Self-determination, occupation, and use of force in G.aza' this Tue.
June 27, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Grateful for the invitation to deliver the first seminar on international law and the conflict in G.aza for a great online series organised by the Blog of Italian Society of International and EU Law. I'll talk on 'Self-determination, occupation, and use of force in G.aza' this Tue.