Last month, Germany filed preliminary objections in the case brought by Nicaragua alleging that Germany failed to prevent genocide or ensure respect for IHL in Gaza. The ICJ should reject Germany's objections and decide the case on its merits. My latest @just_security

"The bottom line: there is no legal basis for targeting the drugs, the boats carrying them, or the people on board. That is true under the law that applies (international human rights law) and under the law that does not apply (the law of armed conflict)."

"Attackers fractured Hikmat Shteiwi's skull, caused dozens of other fractures and torched his car in his olive grove. The army is supposed to prevent such attacks, but is protecting the settlers, friends and family members of the victim tell Haaretz"

A military coup is taking place in Benin. Soldiers appeared on national television saying they seized power. Gunfire has been reported near the official residence of President Patrice Talon. Mr Talon is due to step down next year when his mandate expires. https://t.co/Uv0Ylz95m4

“The Sudanese city of El Fasher resembles a ‘massive crime scene’”…. “While the final death toll of the massacre remains unclear, British MPs have been briefed that at least 60,000 have been murdered in El Fasher.” https://t.co/CwPWK9vJVU

Statement by @UNCoISyria on the eve of the anniversary of the fall of the previous government of #Syria:

Yuval Abraham speaks to The +972 Podcast about his reporting on the systems driving Israel’s mass killing in Gaza over the past two years. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. https://t.co/XgeUJWqyrf

I hope the U.K. authorities promptly address any attacks on the inviolability of the Palestine embassy in London and offer its staff and the building protection - this is a clear breach of the VCDR- and there can be consequences for failing to act.

"The fearless and tenacious Palestinian journalists in Gaza, who do not have the luxury ... to simply leave when the story becomes too dangerous."

#Syria: A year since the fall of Assad regime, we continue to see distressing accounts of summary executions, arbitrary killings and abductions, mainly targeting communities including Alawites, Druze, Christians, Bedouins, & individuals accused of affiliation with former

The #US must withdraw its #ICC sanctions. They are a direct attack on judicial independence. It is shocking to see a tool designed for terrorism and narco-trafficking used against international judges and prosecutors.

A case for the RSF having committed genocide: ‘From the very first weeks of the war, his team was tracking a pattern the negotiators were missing: the RSF was conducting large-scale, targeted killings across West Darfur while the world’s attention stayed fixed on Khartoum.’

There is no legal basis for these strikes. The right of individual self-defense is not engaged as there is no armed attack against the United States. No other State requested that we use force in collective self-defense. LOAC doesn't apply, but even if it did 👇🏽

"Former loyalists to Bashar al-Assad ... are funneling millions of dollars to tens of thousands of potential fighters, hoping to stir uprisings against the new government and reclaim some of their lost influence, a Reuters investigation has found."

I am very proud to have led the development of this policy. Please watch the video -- and then read the policy itself.

"We’re in the Colosseum, one brought to us digitally so that we need not leave our homes to hear the cheers of the crowd, to watch the killing done for our entertainment"

The subheading of this essay is a powerful note to strike: "The real danger is not the fog of war itself, but leaders who hide behind it when the picture is already clear." The author is Brigadier General (Ret.) Donald C. Bolduc, former U.S. Army Special Forces Commander

"The evidence suggested that commanders had ample time and information to assess the situation beforehand, allowing for a more profound and accurate understanding of the operational environment."

You know it's bad when the NYT editors allow journalists to report "plain reality." https://t.co/qTeYHMH6Nu

"It is difficult to find people knowledgeable about the relevant body of law ... who think the United States is really in an armed conflict. The essential problem is that trafficking illegal drugs, while a serious crime, is different from an armed attack." Indeed.

"We are a team of Israelis and Palestinians who are working together" "Yes, we have our values of human rights, the sanctity of life, opposing apartheid, opposing mass slaughter on one hand, on the other hand very rigorous journalistic values"