Russian forces are allegedly using Starlink devices in Ukraine. Surely someone will end up suing Elon Musk and Starlink for complicity in or assisting war crimes, etc. #BreakingIL #ArmedConflict #CriminalLaw @ft www.ft.com/content/e69c...
February 11, 2024 at 9:08 PM
Russian forces are allegedly using Starlink devices in Ukraine. Surely someone will end up suing Elon Musk and Starlink for complicity in or assisting war crimes, etc. #BreakingIL #ArmedConflict #CriminalLaw @ft www.ft.com/content/e69c...
The Netherlands has promised to return Benin Bronze sculptures and carvings to Nigeria. These artifacts were looted by UK troops during the colonial era and then moved to a Dutch museum. #CompetingPerspectives #BreakingIL www.bbc.com/news/article...
Benin Bronzes: Netherlands to return stolen Benin statues to Nigeria
The Dutch Minister of Culture says he hopes this move will address the "historical injustice".
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February 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The Netherlands has promised to return Benin Bronze sculptures and carvings to Nigeria. These artifacts were looted by UK troops during the colonial era and then moved to a Dutch museum. #CompetingPerspectives #BreakingIL www.bbc.com/news/article...
The UN wants states to make reparations for the trans-Atlantic slave trade. No mention of slavery in other regions, though. #BreakingIL #HumanRights www.justiceinfo.net/en/158997-sl...
Slavery of Africans: the Global South’s call for “historical responsibility”
The UN resolution of 25 March 2026 recognizes the transatlantic trade in Africans as “the gravest crime against humanity”, and asks for reparative justice. Europe should pay attention, says jurist Mau...
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May 12, 2026 at 4:08 PM
The UN wants states to make reparations for the trans-Atlantic slave trade. No mention of slavery in other regions, though. #BreakingIL #HumanRights www.justiceinfo.net/en/158997-sl...
EVENT Wednesday 12:30 PM (PT) on Zoom: interview with Philippe Sands on "The Last Colony." US release of book on the forced displacement the Chagos Islanders by the colonial UK and the struggle for reparations. All welcome! Register at: bit.ly/sandswebinar #HumanRights #BreakingIL
October 9, 2023 at 9:53 PM
EVENT Wednesday 12:30 PM (PT) on Zoom: interview with Philippe Sands on "The Last Colony." US release of book on the forced displacement the Chagos Islanders by the colonial UK and the struggle for reparations. All welcome! Register at: bit.ly/sandswebinar #HumanRights #BreakingIL
Everyone knows that Iran provides support for Hamas. But is Iran legally responsible for the Hamas attack on Israel? Jennifer Maddocks analyzes the law of attribution and state responsibility. #BreakingIL #ArmedConflict @Articles_of_War @Lieber_Inst lieber.westpoint.edu/irans-respon...
October 26, 2023 at 11:51 PM
Everyone knows that Iran provides support for Hamas. But is Iran legally responsible for the Hamas attack on Israel? Jennifer Maddocks analyzes the law of attribution and state responsibility. #BreakingIL #ArmedConflict @Articles_of_War @Lieber_Inst lieber.westpoint.edu/irans-respon...
Israel has severely weakened Hezbollah. Siddhant Kishore argues that now is the time for the Lebanese government to destroy Hezbollah. But does the government really want to do this? Not holding my breath. #BreakingIL #ArmedConflict www.lawfaremedia.org/article/hezb...
Hezbollah’s Collapse Is Lebanon’s Opportunity
Plans to disarm the paramilitary group will reshape the country—if the Lebanese Armed Forces can follow through.
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September 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Israel has severely weakened Hezbollah. Siddhant Kishore argues that now is the time for the Lebanese government to destroy Hezbollah. But does the government really want to do this? Not holding my breath. #BreakingIL #ArmedConflict www.lawfaremedia.org/article/hezb...
What’s going on with Ukraine and the Ottawa Convention, which prohibits anti-personnel landmines? Ukraine says it will stop performing “irrelevant obligations.” Huh? Duncan Hollis reasons through the possibilities. #MakingIL #BreakingIL #ArmedConflict lieber.westpoint.edu/ukraine-futu...
Ukraine Symposium – Ukraine and the Future of the Ottawa Convention - Lieber Institute West Point
Ukraine's “political” decision to cease performance of “irrelevant” Ottawa Convention commitments implies a more immediate effect.
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July 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
What’s going on with Ukraine and the Ottawa Convention, which prohibits anti-personnel landmines? Ukraine says it will stop performing “irrelevant obligations.” Huh? Duncan Hollis reasons through the possibilities. #MakingIL #BreakingIL #ArmedConflict lieber.westpoint.edu/ukraine-futu...
Dumping: The hot trend in Zimbabwe is illegally-imported used clothes. Domestic clothing manufacturers can’t afford to compete, and they are going out of business. Zimbabwe lacks capacity to enforce its own customs & licensing laws. #TradeLaw #BreakingIL aje.io/f5yhgw
How secondhand clothes took Zimbabwe by storm – and hammered retail
The country’s clothes manufacturers are taking a beating from imported ‘preloved’ clothes and a struggling economy.
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October 2, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Dumping: The hot trend in Zimbabwe is illegally-imported used clothes. Domestic clothing manufacturers can’t afford to compete, and they are going out of business. Zimbabwe lacks capacity to enforce its own customs & licensing laws. #TradeLaw #BreakingIL aje.io/f5yhgw
How can South Sudan move forward? David Deng argues that truth and reparations are vital to prevent future violence. #BreakingIL #ArmedConflict www.justiceinfo.net/en/144989-fo...
No way but forward for transitional justice in South Sudan
South Sudan is feared to be on the brink of civil war. And yet it has recently adopted two ambitious laws for a truth commission and a reparations program. David Deng explains why transitional justice...
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May 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
How can South Sudan move forward? David Deng argues that truth and reparations are vital to prevent future violence. #BreakingIL #ArmedConflict www.justiceinfo.net/en/144989-fo...
Iran called the Non-Proliferation Treaty a “political weapon” at the UNSC because its noncompliance was used as justification for attacks. Israel emphasized a preemptive justification: “The cost of inaction would have been catastrophic." #BreakingIL #UseOfForce www.reuters.com/world/middle...
UN Security Council to meet Sunday over US strikes on Iran
The United Nations Security Council is due to meet later on Sunday, diplomats said, after the United States joined Israel's assault on Iran and hit the country's main nuclear sites overnight in strikes with massive bunker-busting bombs.
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June 23, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Iran called the Non-Proliferation Treaty a “political weapon” at the UNSC because its noncompliance was used as justification for attacks. Israel emphasized a preemptive justification: “The cost of inaction would have been catastrophic." #BreakingIL #UseOfForce www.reuters.com/world/middle...
History matters: During WWII, the French Vichy government stole the possessions of Jews. A new book (in French) traces the history of a program to return stolen pianos to their rightful owners as an attempt at restitution and reconciliation. #CompetingPerspectives #BreakingIL f24.my/BGWP
Tracking down the pianos looted by the Nazis from Jewish families in France
During the Second World War, nearly 8,000 pianos in France were stolen by the Nazis. In her book "Harmonies volées" (Stolen Harmonies), historian Caroline Piketty tells the story of these looted instr...
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June 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
History matters: During WWII, the French Vichy government stole the possessions of Jews. A new book (in French) traces the history of a program to return stolen pianos to their rightful owners as an attempt at restitution and reconciliation. #CompetingPerspectives #BreakingIL f24.my/BGWP
Angola is teaching world how NOT to run a reconciliation commission. #CompetingPerspectives #BreakingIL #ArmedConflict www.justiceinfo.net/en/122895-po...
October 19, 2023 at 3:37 PM
Angola is teaching world how NOT to run a reconciliation commission. #CompetingPerspectives #BreakingIL #ArmedConflict www.justiceinfo.net/en/122895-po...
Open source intelligence is now big in international criminal prosecutions. Yet it is rarely used for civil trials, where victims seek compensation. Deniz M Dirisu and Anastasiia Liulina want to change that.
#BreakingIL #CriminalLaw opiniojuris.org/2025/10/14/o...
#BreakingIL #CriminalLaw opiniojuris.org/2025/10/14/o...
OSINT in Civil Law: Shifting from Prosecution to Compensation
[Deniz Mykola Dirisu is an international OSINT consultant and co-founder of OSINT For Ukraine, with experience in building and leading diverse teams across borders within the context of digital inv…
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October 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Open source intelligence is now big in international criminal prosecutions. Yet it is rarely used for civil trials, where victims seek compensation. Deniz M Dirisu and Anastasiia Liulina want to change that.
#BreakingIL #CriminalLaw opiniojuris.org/2025/10/14/o...
#BreakingIL #CriminalLaw opiniojuris.org/2025/10/14/o...
Can you break a water treaty because of terrorism? All about the Indus Water Treaty, Kashmir, and transboundary harm!! #BreakingIL #EnvironmentalLaw www.ejiltalk.org/the-indus-wa...
The Indus Waters Treaty ‘in abeyance’: Legal implications of India’s unilateral water releases into Pakistan-Administered Kashmir
On April 27, 2025, an unexpected rise in water levels of the Jhelum river in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir [‘PAK’] caused flooding in the region, with residents struggling to ‘protect lives and proper...
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May 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Can you break a water treaty because of terrorism? All about the Indus Water Treaty, Kashmir, and transboundary harm!! #BreakingIL #EnvironmentalLaw www.ejiltalk.org/the-indus-wa...
History matters: France has created a new historical commission to examine Haiti’s independence, in which Haitians paid to free themselves from slavery. France is promising “the truth.” Haitians want reparations. #CompetingPerspectives #BreakingIL f24.my/B6M8
Haiti’s independence ransom: Macron offers ‘truth’, Haitians want reparations
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said a joint commission of French and Haitian historians would investigate the legacy of the “heavy price” Haiti was made to pay for its independence, two…
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April 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
History matters: France has created a new historical commission to examine Haiti’s independence, in which Haitians paid to free themselves from slavery. France is promising “the truth.” Haitians want reparations. #CompetingPerspectives #BreakingIL f24.my/B6M8
Israel destroys Syrian chemical weapons and long-range missiles/rockets. Who cares if it is legal? No one wants ISIS, al-Qaeda, or whoever comes next to have these weapons. Perfect example of a “tolerated violation”. #BreakingIL #ArmedConflict www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Israeli Airstrikes Target Syrian Chemical-Weapons Systems
Israel has used the chaos in Syria as an opportunity to seize a buffer zone with Syria and destroy strategic assets, afraid they could end up in rebel hands.
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December 9, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Israel destroys Syrian chemical weapons and long-range missiles/rockets. Who cares if it is legal? No one wants ISIS, al-Qaeda, or whoever comes next to have these weapons. Perfect example of a “tolerated violation”. #BreakingIL #ArmedConflict www.wsj.com/world/middle...
The DR Congo was promised reparations by Uganda. But some areas haven’t received a penny. Claude Sengenya tells the stories of forgotten survivors who are still waiting for compensation. #BreakingIL #ArmedConflict #HumanRights www.justiceinfo.net/en/139287-dr...
DRC: with the forgotten people of North Kivu
In North Kivu, the inhabitants of the villages of Maboya-Loya and Kikere have not seen a penny of the millions of dollars in reparations paid to Congo by Uganda for the violence perpetrated by Ugandan...
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December 12, 2024 at 5:05 PM
The DR Congo was promised reparations by Uganda. But some areas haven’t received a penny. Claude Sengenya tells the stories of forgotten survivors who are still waiting for compensation. #BreakingIL #ArmedConflict #HumanRights www.justiceinfo.net/en/139287-dr...
Catching up on the DRC conflict? Here’s the evidence on why Rwanda is involved in aiding M23 rebels. #BreakingIL #UseOfForce www.bbc.com/news/article...
DR Congo fighting: The evidence that shows Rwanda is backing M23 rebels
Where are rebels causing havoc in eastern DR Congo getting their funding?
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January 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Catching up on the DRC conflict? Here’s the evidence on why Rwanda is involved in aiding M23 rebels. #BreakingIL #UseOfForce www.bbc.com/news/article...
Mystery solved? Dutch newspaper alleges that a Dutch engineer infiltrated the Iranian nuclear program in 2008 and released the Stuxnet malware at the direction of Israel and the US. #BreakingIL #UseOfForce www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
January 10, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Mystery solved? Dutch newspaper alleges that a Dutch engineer infiltrated the Iranian nuclear program in 2008 and released the Stuxnet malware at the direction of Israel and the US. #BreakingIL #UseOfForce www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
History matters: gold artefacts looted by UK troops from the Asante empire will be returning home to Ghana. These artifacts are currently at UCLA, the British Museum, and the Victoria & Albert Museum. #CompetingPerspectives #BreakingIL www.justiceinfo.net/en/128306-gh...
February 12, 2024 at 8:10 PM
History matters: gold artefacts looted by UK troops from the Asante empire will be returning home to Ghana. These artifacts are currently at UCLA, the British Museum, and the Victoria & Albert Museum. #CompetingPerspectives #BreakingIL www.justiceinfo.net/en/128306-gh...
Glass = half-full! Klein & McNally examine compliance with UNCLOS rulings and argue that most states partially comply most of the time. (If two political scientists had performed the same study the data would have yielded the opposite conclusion.) #BreakingIL #SeaLaw www.ejiltalk.org/measuring-co...
April 4, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Glass = half-full! Klein & McNally examine compliance with UNCLOS rulings and argue that most states partially comply most of the time. (If two political scientists had performed the same study the data would have yielded the opposite conclusion.) #BreakingIL #SeaLaw www.ejiltalk.org/measuring-co...
Colonial legacy: Kenya’s Mau Mau want an apology and compensation for the years of abuse and torture that they suffered in UK colonial prison camps #CompetingPerspectives #BreakingIL #HumanRights www.africanews.com/2023/10/26/k...
October 27, 2023 at 3:16 PM
Colonial legacy: Kenya’s Mau Mau want an apology and compensation for the years of abuse and torture that they suffered in UK colonial prison camps #CompetingPerspectives #BreakingIL #HumanRights www.africanews.com/2023/10/26/k...
TODAY 12:30 PM (PT) on Zoom: interview with @philippesands on "The Last Colony." US release of book on the forced displacement the Chagos Islanders by the colonial UK and the struggle for reparations. All welcome! Please share!! #HumanRights #BreakingIL bit.ly/sandswebinar
October 11, 2023 at 12:28 PM
TODAY 12:30 PM (PT) on Zoom: interview with @philippesands on "The Last Colony." US release of book on the forced displacement the Chagos Islanders by the colonial UK and the struggle for reparations. All welcome! Please share!! #HumanRights #BreakingIL bit.ly/sandswebinar
Nigeria is cracking down on its illegal wildlife trade. Its latest bust involve 1,600 birds en route to Kuwait. While a CITES member, Nigeria has difficulties with compliance because of widespread corruption in customs enforcement. #BreakingIL #EnvironmentalLaw bbc.com/news/article...
Nigeria seizes over 1,600 birds in 'largest' wildlife trafficking bust
Nigeria's customs agency says wildlife trafficking is "frequent" in the country.
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August 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Nigeria is cracking down on its illegal wildlife trade. Its latest bust involve 1,600 birds en route to Kuwait. While a CITES member, Nigeria has difficulties with compliance because of widespread corruption in customs enforcement. #BreakingIL #EnvironmentalLaw bbc.com/news/article...
The EU wants to give Ukraine a “reparations loan” from Russian assets frozen in the EU. But France refuses to cooperate: it is protecting Russian money, arguing that the money is immune from seizure. #BreakingIL #UpholdingIL www.ft.com/content/fe30...
France shielding €18bn Russian asset pot from EU ‘reparations loan’ push
Paris guarded names of private banks holding world’s second biggest accumulation of immobilised Russian state funds
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December 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The EU wants to give Ukraine a “reparations loan” from Russian assets frozen in the EU. But France refuses to cooperate: it is protecting Russian money, arguing that the money is immune from seizure. #BreakingIL #UpholdingIL www.ft.com/content/fe30...