Jani Leino

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Norway Seeks ICJ Advisory Opinion on Israel’s Humanitarian Obligations in Gaza - Lieber Institute West Point Norway is currently seeking support from UNGA to task the ICJ with issuing an advisory opinion on Israel’s humanitarian obligations.

Norway seeks #UNGA support for an #ICJ #advisoryopinion on #Israel's obligation to enable #humanitarianaid to #Gaza. Camilla Cooper argues this is urgent to clarify the legality of actions hindering #aid access amid Gaza's crisis. lieber.westpoint.edu/norway-seeks...

Lets goooooo

Note to the press: with regard to immunity of a head of state/government the situation of Netanyahu and Putin is identical. Neither Russia, nor Israel are parties to the ICC, in both cases the UNSC did not act with regard to the ICC /1

Jokes on them, I’m going to use AI to come up with 8000 businesses for dipshits

Christopher Clark · The Murmur of Engines: A Historian's Historians Perry Anderson brings a peculiar gift to the work of criticism: he can step into a book and inspect it closely, even...

“The youngest, at 64, and the only one still alive, is me.” Beautiful essay. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

really gonna miss discourse like this

Background document to the IHL resolution: rcrcconference.org/app/uploads/...

Adopted resolution: Building a universal culture of compliance with international humanitarian law rcrcconference.org/app/uploads/...

The road to compliance with the law is long & winding. The Raoul Wallenberg institute has launched an initiative to enhance this journey.

Also, the 34th Int. Conf. of the Red Cross & Red Crescent just approved a resolution "Building a universal culture of compliance with IHL". Will add links below

An interesting read on a very topical issue in many respects.

Recommended reading. Kubo makes many astute observations. Was privileged to have participated in the preparation & drafting of this resolution. It was not easy & much more would have been welcome. However, an important first step & also many observations made by National Societies were integrated.

12 yrs ago Finland was unaligned & alone responsible for its defence. Even defence estab. said giving up APMs not problematic. Now, after joining NATO & making significant investments in the military, seems odd to contemplate that APMs are what we need to make our deterrence-by-denial model credible

The Montreux Document on Private Military and Security Companies About the DocumentThe Montreux Document reaffirms the existing obligations of States under international law, in particular international humanitarian law (IHL) and human rights law, relating to the a...

However, the Montreaux Document on existing international obligations relating to the activities of private military and security companies (PMSCs) is in fact available in Finnish (as well). 4/4 www.montreuxdocument.org/about/montre...

Business and human rights - Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment

For those interested in the Finnish context, here is a link to the Finnish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment "Business & Human Rights" -webpage. Nothing specific on IHL. 3/4
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Business, violence and conflict Businesses can have both positive and negative effects on communities in conflict-affected or high-risk areas. They may contribute to the violence, but they may also be the victims of it, or even assi...

Back in 2012 The International Review of the Red Cross came out with a theme number "Business, violence and conflict" international-review.icrc.org/reviews/irrc... 2/4

As the role of private business becomes more prominent in & during armed conflict in providing services & even acting on behalf / behest of public authorities & armed forces, this is a welcome & topical publication. States can do to a lot to regulate businesses within their jurisdictions. 1/4

It's done! Resolution adopted by the #UN for a new crimes against humanity treaty, and a timeline in place. Time to get down to (more) work! #CaHTreatyNow

The problem that we have with law is that it should apply equally to all and not only when it is on our side.

My effort to break down the legal nuts and bolts of what happened yesterday at the ICC and what happens next:

Be careful, or the Finns might jump on board as well.

This 👇

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Fantastic event

Yet, based on what I've read, he seems to have been quite undecided on a lot of issues. He relentlessly kept asking people questions and to articulate their thoughts further. Although, it is true that usually an ordinary man (sic) is not so undecided.

Thanks. Just what I have been hoping for...

Starting over with a starter pack of people who work at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), particularly but not exclusively on international humanitarian law ( #IHL ).

(My earlier 'IHL & humanitarians' pack was becoming a challenge to manage, sorry!)

New Report on Food Insecurity in Armed Conflict, Highlighting the Impact of Siege-like Tactics - The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights The Geneva Academy has published the first spot report from the 'IHL in Focus' research project, ‘Food Insecurity in Armed Conflict and the Use of Siege-like Tactics.’

Also, just noticed that at the end October, the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights published a spot report related to this issue that is surely worth reading: ‘Food Insecurity in Armed Conflict and the Use of Siege-like Tactics’ www.geneva-academy.ch/news/detail/...

Could not have said it any better myself.

Starvation, Hunger and Famine in Armed Conflict This briefing note outlines the rules of international humanitarian law (IHL) most relevant to food security, starvation, and the prevention of hunger and famine in situations of armed conflict. Thes...

For those interested, in 2022 the ICRC published a short briefing note that outlines the rules of international humanitarian law most relevant to food security, starvation, and the prevention of hunger and famine in situations of armed conflict.
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