It was great to present (w/Cecily Rose) on dialogue between ICJ judges & counsel at the Sixth Scottish Conference on International Law at the University of Glasgow this week. Many thanks to @jamesgdevaney.bsky.social, @cjtams.bsky.social, @matinapapadaki.bsky.social for hosting a marvelous event.

And that is just the tip of the (melting?) iceberg. NGOs will celebrate. But will the ICJ’s big statements on attribution, responsibility, and reparation be politically acceptable to states? Or will states use the ICJ’s more sweeping statements to dismiss the advisory opinion out-of-hand? 2/6

Here's the #ICJ press release: www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...

The UN Group of Human Rights Experts on #Nicaragua released a damning report yesterday that gives a detailed account of grave human rights abuses by the Ortega regime. The report also calls for states to consider bringing an #ICJ case against #Nicaragua. t.co/UTKVFQnIJJ

The #ICJ will hold a public hearing on #Sudan’s request for provisional measures against #UAE on April 10. Sudan’s case alleges UAE’s complicity in genocide based on its support to the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan’s internal conflict. A few short thoughts:

New #ICJ case: #Sudan v #UAE based on claim that UAE is unlawfully providing direct support to the RSF, which Sudan accuses of perpetrating #genocide against the Masalit. Sudan seeks provisional measures.

The ICJ has resolved the uncertainty surrounding Judge Salam's resignation by electing Judge Iwasawa to serve as its President for the remainder of the current term (through 5 February 2027). This appears to mean that Julia Sebutinde will continue as Vice-President (and not Acting President).

Had a great time earlier this week moderating the international law panel at the Trinity College Dublin Law Student Colloquium. Well done to all speakers and the student organizers! @tcddublin.bsky.social

The ESIL Interest Group on International Courts and Tribunals is soliciting abstracts (due 28 March) for a workshop on "Reconstructing the Advisory Function of International Courts and Tribunals" at the ESIL Annual Meeting in Berlin (Sept. 2025). For more information: esil-sedi.eu/wp-content/u...

*DEADLINE EXTENDED*
Are you a PhD candidate or early career researcher working on international law & based in Ireland? There is still time to submit an abstract by 10 February to the New Voices in International Law Conference on 8 May 2025 at TCD School of Law. Info here: www.tcd.ie/law/news-eve...

Judge Julia Sebutinde is currently the Court’s Vice-President. The question is whether the Court would elect a new President/VP following an election to fill the vacancy caused by Salam’s resignation. My best guess is they would not & that Sebutinde would become the President (until Feb 2027). 2/5

Are you a PhD student or ECR in Ireland working on international law-related research? Consider submitting an abstract for the New Voices in International Law postgraduate conference hosted by the Trinity College Dublin School of Law on 8 May 2025. Deadline for abstracts is 31 January.

To discuss issues like these (among many others), please register to join me and @yusrasuedi.bsky.social and an expert panel for the ESIL Interest Group on Int'l Courts and Tribunal's Roundtable Discussion on Monday, 16 December at 11 am CET. Register at: shorturl.at/dROq8.

What have we learned from the ICJ advisory proceedings on climate change? Please join us for this ESIL Interest Group event:
Taking Stock: A Roundtable Discussion on the Public Hearing in the ICJ Climate Change Advisory Proceedings.
🔹 Monday, 16 Dec 2024, 11-12:00 CET
🔹 Register: shorturl.at/dROq8

I spoke with L'Orient-Le Jour (French language daily newspaper in Lebanon) last week to discuss the @amnesty.org report on Gaza and its conclusion that the situation now meets the legal definition of genocide. Here's a link (paywall): www.lorientlejour.com/article/1438...

In relation to last week's meeting between #IPCC scientists and the #ICJ in the lead-up to the climate change hearing (discussed in the thread below), Cecily Rose and I expanded on some of those thoughts and concerns over at
@verfassungsblog.de. Here's the link: verfassungsblog.de/the-icj-meet....

Starting next week, the @CIJ_ICJ will hold a two-week hearing in the climate change advisory proceedings. Today the #ICJ met with the scientists who have authored various Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( #IPCC ) reports. I find this unusual and very odd. 🧵

Here's a preprint (not yet copy-edited draft) of my forthcoming article in the Melbourne Journal of International Law: "Crisis in #Gaza: South Africa v Israel at the International Court of Justice (or the Unbearable Lightness of Provisional Measures)", available at papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.....

@dianemarieamann.bsky.social provided a fascinating Dublin International Law Seminar yesterday on 'Nuremberg Women', capping off an engaging week-long visit to Trinity College Dublin School of Law. It was great to have you with us.