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One day later and half of the seats have already been taken. If you would like to join us for this launch, please do not hesitate much longer.

After 17 years of serving as EJIL Editor in Chief, he is now stepping down. In his words: ‘for real’. [M]any people know ‘Weiler’ by name or by initials ‘JHHW’; fewer people know him in person. Who is Joseph Halevi Horowitz Weiler? academic.oup.com/ejil/article-a…

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All ICRC staff can access the book online through our online catalogue. Or everyone can borrow the book at the library! 🪐library.icrc.org/library/search…

Great article by Chris O'Meara on self-defence in outer space: exeter.ac.uk/v8media/univer…

📍Gaza | The ceasefire has proven vital to saving lives. The suspension of assistance now, including the cessation of power to the only water desalination facility, risks plunging Gaza further into an acute humanitarian emergency. Read more: icrc.org/en/news-releas…

Celebrating 45 years of building pathways to peace and security! 🌍✨ #UNIDIR45 Since 1980, UNIDIR has been at the forefront of global security research, driving impactful solutions for a more secure, more peaceful future. 🌐 Find out more! unidir.org/UNIDIR45

TODAY: UK Launch of the Woomera Manual! 🚀 Due to great interest, we have increased the capacity of the room and thus have a few additional seats available on a first-come-first-served basis. Please book at this link: eventbrite.com/e/uk-launch-of…

Grateful to all who joined the UK launch of the #WoomeraManual yesterday! Special thanks to speakers Frances Tammer, Dale Stephens Heather Harrison Dinniss KTinkler & Wen Zhou; our co-sponsor Uni of Adelaide; host RUSI; and of course the great audience. 🔗news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-hum…

Looking forward to joining Francesca Bosco, Tilman Rodenhäuser & Victor Stoica on 7 April in Geneva for a workshop on “Cyber Operations in International Armed Conflicts: Challenges for #IHL”, organized by Daryna Abbakumova (Geneva Graduate Institute). Interested? Register here: graduateinstitute.ch/communications…

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How does the law limit self-defence in outer space? In my latest article for the Leiden Journal of International Law, I examine how international law on the use of force regulates the use of anti-satellite (#ASAT) weapons. Link: doi.org/10.1017/S09221…

Looking forward to receiving your abstracts 👇

.Volker Türk: "Medical personnel and humanitarian and emergency workers must be protected by all parties to the conflict, as required by international humanitarian law." #NotATarget

Excellent article by Chris O'Meara on the limits that the international law on the use of force - and especially the principles of necessity and proportionality - places on the use of anti-satellite weapons (#ASAT):

It was a pleasure to speak at the annual conference of European Commission Legal Service on a general framework for assessing the legality of unilateral sanctions & applying this to discussions relating to the seizure of sovereign assets webcast.ec.europa.eu/annual-confere… (start min: 10.54.00)

Thank you to The Times and The Sunday Times for publishing my letter on the lawfulness of possible UK military action against #Iran under #InternationalLaw. The issue isn’t just political or strategic: the legal dimension matters, too.

The US strikes amount to a manifest violation of art. 2(4) of the UN Charter. They also entail complicity in Israel’s preexisting & ongoing violation of the same. Lacking congressional approval, they are unconstitutional. And they are likely counterproductive on their own terms.

"The intensification and spread of major military operations in the Middle East risk engulfing the region—and the world—in a war with irreversible consequences", ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric. Read more: ms.spr.ly/6017Samib

🇺🇳 This week, our team is in New York to present the Handbook on Developing a National Position on Int'l Law and Cyber Activities at the UN #OEWG. Looking fwd to tomorrow’s side event, co-sponsored by 🇨🇱🇪🇪🇪🇬🇯🇵 and hosted by Japanese Mission UN. 📘 Read more: exeter.ac.uk/research/centr…