A tourist destination in South Africa is about to run out of drinking water. The problem: leaky pipes and years of ignoring infrastructure maintenance. #BreakingIL #HumanRights bbc.com/news/article...
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A new ruling from the African human rights court involving people with albinism says states must provide effective protection, rather than mere procedural compliance. It’s a big win for advocates, but could fuel a backlash against the Court. #BreakingIL #HumanRights opiniojuris.org/2026/01/22/t...
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Can states be responsible for floods and landslides? Debora Gunawan argues that states create conditions that turn rain into disaster. #BreakingIL #EnvironmentalLaw opiniojuris.org/2026/01/19/e...
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NATO launched a maritime operation in the Baltic. Then Baltic states started having problems with undersea cables. Is Russia to blame? #BreakingIL #SeaLaw #UseOfForce www.ft.com/content/36bc...
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Victims of war crimes face obstacles in finding justice. Sorcha MacLeod and Iryna Marchuk argue that a universal jurisdiction case in Finland offers victims hope of a remedy. #BreakingIL #ArmedConflict #CriminalLaw www.ejiltalk.org/prosecuting-...
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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...
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A railway from Poland to Ukraine has exploded. The Polish govt is blaming individuals acting under instructions of a foreign govt. #BreakingIL #UseOfForce f24.my/BZ7W.X
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Many indigenous women in Canada suffered coerced or forced sterilization. New legislation aims to criminalize sterilization without consent. Nonprofit groups are helping them to find ways to have children. #BreakingIL #HumanRights www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
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The Catholic Church is returning artifacts taken from indigenous communities in Canada. Negotiations are ongoing about how to transfer objects taken from individuals in the 1920s and during the residential schools era. #CompetingPerspectives #BreakingIL #HumanRights www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Cyber-attacks are common, but states rarely litigate them. Moynihan, Clooney, and Webb lay out common challenges for such litigation, including attribution and jurisdiction. #BreakingIL #UpholdingIL www.justsecurity.org/121741/optio...
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France & Senegal are awaiting a report on the Thiaroye massacre. During WWII, African troops protested late pay & a massacre ensued. France acknowledges the massacre, & Senegal wants an account of events. #CompetingPerspectives #BreakingIL #HumanRights f24.my/BVBM.X
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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...
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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...
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Australia has accused Iran of responsibility for two antisemitic attacks. It has declared the Iranian ambassador persona non grata, withdrawn its own ambassador, & it’s preparing to declare the IRGC a terrorist org. #BreakingIL #UpholdingIL #Terrorism f24.my/BO9M.X
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Are natural disasters an act of God? Or an act of man? Fia Hamid-Walker discusses the legal implications of this difference and the new ICJ Advisory Opinion on climate change. #BreakingIL #EnvironmentalLaw www.ejiltalk.org/from-act-of-...
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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...
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Mass graves in Ireland reveal the bodies of hundreds of young children. Born to unmarried women, the children were denied “dignity in death.” The Irish govt has acknowledged its mistake & pledged to rebury the bodies. #BreakingIL #HumanRights aje.io/gfaf91
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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...
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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
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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...
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Sea Shepherd, an environmental NGO, is helping Italy to crack down on illegal fishing off the coast of Sicily. #CompetingPerspectives #BreakingIL #SeaLaw #EnvironmentalLaw
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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...
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Mexican drug cartels have “disappeared” 120,000 people in recent years. Now authorities have found mass graves in a “death camp” in Colima. “That’s where all our children are.” Why does Mexico lack capacity to enforce its laws? #BreakingIL #HumanRights www.ft.com/content/afee...
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India often brings criminal charges against journalists. A team of human rights scholars have analyzed the factors that puts journalists at risk and argue that lack of regulatory oversight matters. #BreakingIL #HumanRights pressing-charges.com
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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...
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A British man dug up Buddha’s ashes and found precious gems in 1898. Now his descendants are auctioning them. India says the gems don’t belong to the descendants and they belong to India. #CompetingPerspectives #BreakingIL www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
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Chinese money launderers are part of a global criminal network that assist Russia and North Korea in evading sanctions. Sujit Raman and Nick Carlsen lay out a plan for confronting these criminal organizations. #BreakingIL #UpholdingIL www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
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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
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The EU wants to reduce its dependence on Russian gas. It must find a way to end lots of gas contracts without paying heavy fines. Does the war in Ukraine count as force majeure? #MakingIL #BreakingIL www.ft.com/content/1c12...
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In 2015, the Netherlands killed 70 civilians in an airstrike in Hawija, Iraq. After an investigation, the Dutch govt determined remedies: it apologized. Yep. That’s international law for you. #ArmedConflict #BreakingIL www.justsecurity.org/109817/nethe...
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