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If Biden's DOJ had settled a lawsuit for loan forgiveness and that settlement had given the exact same remedy that was deemed a major questions doctrine violation ... wouldn't it be a major questions doctrine violation? If so, why is Trump's slush fund not a major questions doctrine violation?
May 22, 2026 at 10:18 AM
If Biden's DOJ had settled a lawsuit for loan forgiveness and that settlement had given the exact same remedy that was deemed a major questions doctrine violation ... wouldn't it be a major questions doctrine violation? If so, why is Trump's slush fund not a major questions doctrine violation?
If a law possibly allows a settlement with the President that provides an enormous slush fund … doesn’t that raise a Major Question? Can someone see if this raises John Roberts’ eyebrow? Maybe a persecuted Senator could bring a case and this could be raised?
May 20, 2026 at 7:16 PM
If a law possibly allows a settlement with the President that provides an enormous slush fund … doesn’t that raise a Major Question? Can someone see if this raises John Roberts’ eyebrow? Maybe a persecuted Senator could bring a case and this could be raised?
I wrote this last July but it still seems relevant…
Feedback welcome on my latest post on @opiniojuris.bsky.social
'The “Camp Zeist” Solution to the Iranian Nuclear Problem: How the Scottish Court in The Netherlands Could Be a Model for a New Deal with Iran.' opiniojuris.org/2025/07/22/t...
'The “Camp Zeist” Solution to the Iranian Nuclear Problem: How the Scottish Court in The Netherlands Could Be a Model for a New Deal with Iran.' opiniojuris.org/2025/07/22/t...
The “Camp Zeist” Solution to the Iranian Nuclear Problem: How the Scottish Court in The Netherlands Could Be a Model for a New Deal with Iran
[Jens Iverson is an assistant professor of international law at Leiden University] The Iranian Non-proliferation Problem: Where to Enrich? The main sticking point for a nuclear non-proliferation de…
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April 12, 2026 at 1:29 PM
I wrote this last July but it still seems relevant…
Perhaps in 2029 everything named after Trump can be renamed after his father, F Trump.
March 26, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Perhaps in 2029 everything named after Trump can be renamed after his father, F Trump.
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1/ I've taught/referenced three democracy indexes/reports over the years- from Freedom House, the V-Dem Institute, and The Economist Intelligence Unit. V-Dem just came out with its 2026 report. Like most measures of the health of democracy, it's not good news.
www.v-dem.net/documents/75...
www.v-dem.net/documents/75...
March 17, 2026 at 7:45 PM
1/ I've taught/referenced three democracy indexes/reports over the years- from Freedom House, the V-Dem Institute, and The Economist Intelligence Unit. V-Dem just came out with its 2026 report. Like most measures of the health of democracy, it's not good news.
www.v-dem.net/documents/75...
www.v-dem.net/documents/75...
Love this justice. Love this result (for now). slate.com/news-and-pol...
The Supreme Court Just Heeded One of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Sharpest Dissents
These may sound like small wins, but they are wins nonetheless.
slate.com
March 18, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Love this justice. Love this result (for now). slate.com/news-and-pol...
Interesting research on the limited but still existent duty to rescue after a submarine attack on a vessel under international and US law. digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cgi/viewcont...
digital-commons.usnwc.edu
March 5, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Interesting research on the limited but still existent duty to rescue after a submarine attack on a vessel under international and US law. digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cgi/viewcont...
What rule follows from this? And how do Heads of Government feel about it?
March 1, 2026 at 7:00 AM
What rule follows from this? And how do Heads of Government feel about it?
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Russia’s full-scale invasion began 4 years ago. It began in winter, and so this winter is the 5th. And, for civilians, the worst. Russia launches missiles and drones at energy infrastructure to force Ukrainians to endure the freezing cold. Here's how you can help
snyder.substack.com/p/the-long-u...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-long-u...
The Long Ukrainian Winter
How You Can Help
snyder.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Russia’s full-scale invasion began 4 years ago. It began in winter, and so this winter is the 5th. And, for civilians, the worst. Russia launches missiles and drones at energy infrastructure to force Ukrainians to endure the freezing cold. Here's how you can help
snyder.substack.com/p/the-long-u...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-long-u...
Hey Europe, it won't end with Greenland. Unless you push back. Stand up for yourself. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exclusi... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exclusi...
January 20, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Hey Europe, it won't end with Greenland. Unless you push back. Stand up for yourself. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exclusi... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exclusi...
Nice reporting!
My investigation of the Turkish storage terminals that are helping move Russian refined products into the EU. After sanctions, Russian fuel shipments to Turkey soared, as did Turkish shipments to the EU. www.wsj.com/world/europe...
January 2, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Nice reporting!
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"The US sanctions policy thus proves to be not only an attack on the ICC, but an attack on the law itself."
KAI AMBOS on the far-reaching impact of the US sanctions against the ICC — and why the European Union must respond now.
verfassungsblog.de/sanctions-us...
KAI AMBOS on the far-reaching impact of the US sanctions against the ICC — and why the European Union must respond now.
verfassungsblog.de/sanctions-us...
December 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"The US sanctions policy thus proves to be not only an attack on the ICC, but an attack on the law itself."
KAI AMBOS on the far-reaching impact of the US sanctions against the ICC — and why the European Union must respond now.
verfassungsblog.de/sanctions-us...
KAI AMBOS on the far-reaching impact of the US sanctions against the ICC — and why the European Union must respond now.
verfassungsblog.de/sanctions-us...
If fentanyl (which is approved as an analgesic by the FDA) is a WMD (because overdoses kill people) then USAID cuts are _definitely_ a WMD. I would love it if politicians took the opioid crisis seriously instead of resorting to nonsense for cheap political gain. www.cgdev.org/blog/update-...
Update on Lives Lost from USAID Cuts
In this blog, we report on an update to our earlier estimates of the potential mortality impacts of the administration’s aid cuts. A similar approach to our original estimates using financial data to ...
www.cgdev.org
December 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
If fentanyl (which is approved as an analgesic by the FDA) is a WMD (because overdoses kill people) then USAID cuts are _definitely_ a WMD. I would love it if politicians took the opioid crisis seriously instead of resorting to nonsense for cheap political gain. www.cgdev.org/blog/update-...
opiniojuris.org/2025/12/15/w... TLDR: Russia should be pressed to commit to not expanding its territory.This should be made enforceable through Treaty Law, UNSC Res., Russian Con law, and preemptive waiver of immunity over foreign assets. Too much to ask? That illustrates the point. Feedback welcome
Why Ukraine and the International Community Should Demand that Russia Renounce Territorial Expansion
[Jens Iverson is an assistant professor of international law at Leiden University] The war in Ukraine was always about Russian aggression and the collective response to that illegal, ongoing crime…
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December 16, 2025 at 1:19 PM
opiniojuris.org/2025/12/15/w... TLDR: Russia should be pressed to commit to not expanding its territory.This should be made enforceable through Treaty Law, UNSC Res., Russian Con law, and preemptive waiver of immunity over foreign assets. Too much to ask? That illustrates the point. Feedback welcome
The Trump Administration's betrayal of people from Afghanistan is disgusting. This is what I said about what we owe back in 2024.
Jus post bellum obligations of intervening states: A legal and ethical analysis of what we owe to the people of Afghanistan e-publica.pt/article/122066
Jus post bellum obligations of intervening states: A legal and ethical analysis of what we owe to the people of Afghanistan e-publica.pt/article/122066
Jus post bellum obligations of intervening states: A legal and ethical analysis of what we owe to the people of Afghanistan | Published in e-Publica
By Jens Iverson. Obrigações de jus post bellum dos estados intervenientes: uma análise legal e ética do que devemos ao povo do Afeganistão
e-publica.pt
December 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The Trump Administration's betrayal of people from Afghanistan is disgusting. This is what I said about what we owe back in 2024.
Jus post bellum obligations of intervening states: A legal and ethical analysis of what we owe to the people of Afghanistan e-publica.pt/article/122066
Jus post bellum obligations of intervening states: A legal and ethical analysis of what we owe to the people of Afghanistan e-publica.pt/article/122066
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u... “Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered American diplomats in Europe and in Canada, Australia and New Zealand”… why those countries I wonder? “to press their host governments to restrict most immigration”
U.S. to Press Europe and Other Allies on ‘Mass Migration,’ Document Says
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:11 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u... “Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered American diplomats in Europe and in Canada, Australia and New Zealand”… why those countries I wonder? “to press their host governments to restrict most immigration”
I love these comparisons. Naomi is a genius. www.justsecurity.org/124560/us-ca...
Is the U.S. Becoming a Captured State? A Comparative Perspective
Patterns of state capture in South Africa, El Salvador, Sri Lanka and Guatemala offer a cautionary guide for the United States.
www.justsecurity.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I love these comparisons. Naomi is a genius. www.justsecurity.org/124560/us-ca...
Can someone explain to me when a "case" is a "case" at the ICC, at least according to its website? If the definition of a "case" is confirmation of charges, why is Al-Bashir a case? www.icc-cpi.int/cases?field_...
cases | International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court (ICC) investigates and, where warranted, tries individuals charged with the gravest crimes of concern to the international community: genocide, war crimes, crimes agai...
www.icc-cpi.int
November 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Can someone explain to me when a "case" is a "case" at the ICC, at least according to its website? If the definition of a "case" is confirmation of charges, why is Al-Bashir a case? www.icc-cpi.int/cases?field_...
I was interviewed, along with Mark Drumbl and Sara Ochs, by The Globe and Mail about the recent sanctions. Gift link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/54dc6cf... If the gift link stops working: www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl... tldr:
“The question is what friends of the court are going to do"
“The question is what friends of the court are going to do"
Canadian judge among four ICC officials sanctioned by U.S.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio calls the court a ‘national security threat’ to U.S. and Israel
www.theglobeandmail.com
August 29, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I was interviewed, along with Mark Drumbl and Sara Ochs, by The Globe and Mail about the recent sanctions. Gift link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/54dc6cf... If the gift link stops working: www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl... tldr:
“The question is what friends of the court are going to do"
“The question is what friends of the court are going to do"
Feedback welcome on my latest post on @opiniojuris.bsky.social
'The “Camp Zeist” Solution to the Iranian Nuclear Problem: How the Scottish Court in The Netherlands Could Be a Model for a New Deal with Iran.' opiniojuris.org/2025/07/22/t...
'The “Camp Zeist” Solution to the Iranian Nuclear Problem: How the Scottish Court in The Netherlands Could Be a Model for a New Deal with Iran.' opiniojuris.org/2025/07/22/t...
The “Camp Zeist” Solution to the Iranian Nuclear Problem: How the Scottish Court in The Netherlands Could Be a Model for a New Deal with Iran
[Jens Iverson is an assistant professor of international law at Leiden University] The Iranian Non-proliferation Problem: Where to Enrich? The main sticking point for a nuclear non-proliferation de…
opiniojuris.org
July 22, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Feedback welcome on my latest post on @opiniojuris.bsky.social
'The “Camp Zeist” Solution to the Iranian Nuclear Problem: How the Scottish Court in The Netherlands Could Be a Model for a New Deal with Iran.' opiniojuris.org/2025/07/22/t...
'The “Camp Zeist” Solution to the Iranian Nuclear Problem: How the Scottish Court in The Netherlands Could Be a Model for a New Deal with Iran.' opiniojuris.org/2025/07/22/t...
Statute of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine highpoints:
Art. 23. Personal immunity for sitting HoS, HoG, MFA!
Art 1: No temporal limit to jurisdiction.
Art 2: RS 8 bis equivalent.
Art. 4: RS 27 equivalent.
Art. 11.3.c independent Defence Unit under the Registry.
Art. 23. Personal immunity for sitting HoS, HoG, MFA!
Art 1: No temporal limit to jurisdiction.
Art 2: RS 8 bis equivalent.
Art. 4: RS 27 equivalent.
Art. 11.3.c independent Defence Unit under the Registry.
CoE Search - CM
https://search.coe.int/cm#{%22CoEIdentifier%22:[%220900001680b678ca%22],%22sort%22:[%22CoEValidationDate%20Descending%22]}
June 26, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Statute of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine highpoints:
Art. 23. Personal immunity for sitting HoS, HoG, MFA!
Art 1: No temporal limit to jurisdiction.
Art 2: RS 8 bis equivalent.
Art. 4: RS 27 equivalent.
Art. 11.3.c independent Defence Unit under the Registry.
Art. 23. Personal immunity for sitting HoS, HoG, MFA!
Art 1: No temporal limit to jurisdiction.
Art 2: RS 8 bis equivalent.
Art. 4: RS 27 equivalent.
Art. 11.3.c independent Defence Unit under the Registry.
Eager to see more from this research.
How I think we need to redefine civilian harm in Gaza.
Current measures of #CivilianHarm do not adequately account for the aggregate impacts of protracted armed conflict on civilian populations, exemplified by the war in #Gaza.
Fionnuala Ni Aolain offers the concept of cumulative civilian harm as an analytic tool:
www.justsecurity.org/115407/cumul...
Fionnuala Ni Aolain offers the concept of cumulative civilian harm as an analytic tool:
www.justsecurity.org/115407/cumul...
June 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Eager to see more from this research.
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Whoa. Spicy footnote from Justice Jackson, dissenting in the ADA case. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
![The majority’s contention that I reject “ ‘pure textualism’ [a]s insuf
ficiently pliable to secure the result [I] seek,” ante, at 10, stems from an
unfortunate misunderstanding of the judicial role. Our interpretative
task is not to seek our own desired results (whatever they may be). And,
indeed, it is precisely because of this solemn duty that, in my view, it is
imperative that we interpret statutes consistent with all relevant indicia
of what Congress wanted, as best we can ascertain its intent. A method
ology that includes consideration of Congress’s aims does exactly that—
and no more. By contrast, pure textualism’s refusal to try to understand
the text of a statute in the larger context of what Congress sought to
achieve turns the interpretive task into a potent weapon for advancing
judicial policy preferences. By “finding” answers in ambiguous text, and
not bothering to consider whether those answers align with other sources
of statutory meaning, pure textualists can easily disguise their own pref
erences as “textual” inevitabilities. So, really, far from being “insuffi
ciently pliable,” I think pure textualism is incessantly malleable—that’s
its primary problem—and, indeed, it is certainly somehow always flexi
ble enough to secure the majority’s desired outcome.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:f4d76fjna5nxqsy2fu6cgmp3/bafkreicg7mx5lddzyvnoguvadwnojtm7xcu2sf34hhizuapfesk46w7kli)
June 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Whoa. Spicy footnote from Justice Jackson, dissenting in the ADA case. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.fnv.nl/cao-sector/o... For my Dutch Higher Education colleagues...
Stop de sloop van ons hoger onderwijs - Mail de partijen
De bezuinigingen op het hoger onderwijs moeten van tafel. Zo help jij mee.
www.fnv.nl
June 18, 2025 at 8:01 AM
www.fnv.nl/cao-sector/o... For my Dutch Higher Education colleagues...
This is worth translating into English for those of us whose Dutch needs work. I hadn’t heard Schabas weighed in. All about growing consensus.
NRC sprak zeven gerenommeerde genocide-onderzoekers over Gaza. Zij zijn lang niet zo verdeeld als de publieke opinie: zonder uitzondering kwalificeren ze de Israëlische acties als ‘genocidaal’. En volgens hen zijn nagenoeg al hun collega’s het daarmee eens. buff.ly/mMUvNBS
May 15, 2025 at 7:08 AM
This is worth translating into English for those of us whose Dutch needs work. I hadn’t heard Schabas weighed in. All about growing consensus.