My original piece available (in two parts) here: voelkerrechtsblog.org/whos-afraid-... and here: voelkerrechtsblog.org/whos-afraid-...

The ADC-ICT and ICCBA (@iccba.bsky.social) have also requested to file amicus briefs in Robinson's appeal of the contempt decision, underscoring the importance of this case to the future of the intl crim defence profession as a whole

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In my opinion, the case certainly doesn't seem suitable for referral. The IRMCT's preference for referring contempt cases to national jurisdictions should certainly yield in this case, as it did in Turinabo et al.

The Appeals Chamber's decision on this question will have a significant effect on all future compensation proceedings

Rather than finding that the appeal falls within the scope of Art 82(1)(d), the Chamber chose to defer the question to the Appeals Chamber in light of what it characterized as conflicting jurisprudence on the matter

While this is the specific issue the Chamber certified, the appeal proceedings also raise a broader preliminary question—the appealability of decisions denying compensation claims in the first place

The failure of PMs in Bosnia v Serbia should, rather than a precedent, be cautionary as to the consequences of law failing to meet the moment, of an already genocidal military campaign receiving overly reserved and conservative treatment out of a deference to sovereignty (3/3)

The most egregious oversight here is that the ICJ’s PM order in Bosnia v Serbia came in late 1993, less than two years before genocide took place at Screbenica in July 1995. This is an argument *in favor* of a PM ordering Israel ceasing military action … (2/3)

I think Stefan Talmon’s “genocidefare” tweet was a de facto audition for the team