UNSR Albanese's response focussed on the ICC, universal jurisdiction, and the need for an overarching political solution that brings healing and peace. However, following the CoE's recent example, willing states could very well set up a tribunal, for instance, to try Netanyahu in absentia.

À propos of ad hoc tribunals, I was intrigued by a question posed to UNSR Albanese during the press conference on the release of her latest report: what about setting one up to prosecute alleged Israeli perpetrators?

Nevertheless, as Ben Ferencz would've said, we need to keep pushing this boulder up the hill. The effective criminalisation of aggression isn't merely desirable, it's urgently needed. Hopefully, the ASP (many of whose members approved the CoE Ukraine Tribunal) will contribute to its realisation.

Reverse MAGA? That's a rare one 🫢

3/3 Over at @opiniojuris.bsky.social, @kevinjonheller.bsky.social argues the "last window of opportunity" test on the legality of anticipatory self-defence, which Milanović applied (w/o endorsing it) to Israel's actions, isn't customary law as 120 states rejected it: opiniojuris.org/2025/06/24/t...

2/3 @adhaque.bsky.social's excellent post on @justsecurity.org untangles questions of JIB/JAB and argues that Israel's attack was plainly unlawful due to the absence of a UNSC authorisation to use force and its failure to prove Iran's (imminent) armed attack: www.justsecurity.org/115010/israe...