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Adil Haque

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Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · May 29

Israel's military offensive in Gaza is illegal.

Not only because it uses illegal means that violate international humanitarian law.

But also because it seeks illegal ends that violate the international law governing the use of force.

It must stop.

My latest @justsecurity.org

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Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 1d

Snubbed again smh

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Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 1d

"The Presidency of the Assembly notes that Mr. Putin is subject to a warrant of arrest by the International Criminal Court issued on 17 March 2023, for war crimes committed against children in Ukrainian occupied territory from at least 24 February 2022."

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Lawrence Solum @lsolum.bsky.social · 1d

Please help me get the word out about the new websites for Legal Theory Blog and the Legal Theory Lexicon. Reposting here and on other social media sites is great. It would be especially helpful if law school faculty members could send an email to their colleagues with the new addresses.

Legal Theory Blog

Discover our latest articles and updates. Stay informed with recent posts that cover a variety of topics you care about!

legaltheoryblog.com

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Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 1d

A poem by the legendary Theodor Meron, a Holocaust survivor who (among many other things) served on the ICC Panel of Experts that approved the ICC Prosecutor's charges against Netanyahu, Gallant, Haniyeh, Sinwar, and Deif.

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Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 1d

The ICJ will finally deliver its Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of Israel in relation to the Presence and Activities of the United Nations, Other International Organizations.

Now that it's too late to make any difference.

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Sharon Machlis @smachlis.bsky.social · 3d

This is a professor at Rutgers who teaches a class on the history of anti-fascism. He also teaches about human rights. He has received multiple death threats and been doxed. He is relocating to Europe for his safety. This is where we are in the US now. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 2d

There’s a lot going on at the ICJ including the return of ‘ghost’ cases. Juliette McIntyre explains what’s going on & looks ahead to the big genocide case coming up on #Myanmar - how will it affect the #Israel case that follows?
Episode out now👇
www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

Episode 145 – Lawfare at the Busiest Court in The Hague with Juliette McIntyre

Juliette McIntyre explains what’s happening at the International Court of Justice and what she’ll be looking out for in upcoming genocide cases. If it’s interesting, do like, subscribe …

www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com

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JM Rieger @riegerreport.bsky.social · 2d

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for jailing Chicago's mayor and the governor of Illinois, both Democrats, as his administration prepared to deploy military troops to the streets of the third-largest U.S. city. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

www.reuters.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 3d

Includes a "Supplement" on Legitimate Political Authority in International Institutions.

Lawrence Solum @lsolum.bsky.social · 3d

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Authority (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) buff.ly/w9ytliU

Authority (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

Large social groups face many grave problems, such as violence, injustice, disorder, public bads, and war, that require a coordinated collective response. Because disagreement about the nature of and…

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Wolfram Lacher @wlacher.bsky.social · 7d

"The global consensus against the starvation weapon took decades to achieve. Now, international apathy risks letting it collapse at the moment it is most needed." - Alex de Waal in @foreignaffairs.com

The Return of the Starvation Weapon

The collapse of global norms fueling the catastrophes in Gaza and Sudan.

www.foreignaffairs.com

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Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 6d

"Many American Jews sharply disapprove of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza, with 61 percent saying Israel has committed war crimes and about 4 in 10 saying the country is guilty of genocide against the Palestinians, according to a Washington Post poll."

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 7d

Yes, yes it is.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Is Israel breaking the law by stopping the Gaza-bound flotilla?

According to a UN legal framework, a nation's territory does not extend beyond 19km from its shores but enforcing international maritime law is a challenge across the globe.

www.abc.net.au

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Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 7d

"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly approved military operations on two vessels early last month that were part of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying aid and pro-Palestinian supporters, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg"

CBS News going down swinging

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Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 7d

Excellent choice.

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Eduardo Suárez @eduardosuarez.bsky.social · 7d

What a dark day for press freedom in the United States

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 7d

Mario Guevara, an Emmy-award winning reporter, was deported to El Salvador — a nation he fled more than two decades ago. He was arrested while covering a protest of the Trump administration in a case that has alarmed free speech groups.

U.S. deports journalist Mario Guevara to El Salvador, family says

Mario Guevara, an independent journalist, was arrested while covering a protest of the Trump administration in a case that has alarmed free speech groups.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 8d

Missed this: President Sheinbaum said Mexico stands “with the international community to stop this genocide in Gaza”

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 8d

Spoke with @charliesavage.bsky.social about how the administration is trying to backfill a legal rationale for US strikes in the Caribbean.

Seems by "determining" there is an armed conflict—without any basis in fact or law—POTUS is giving himself a license to kill.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

Trump ‘Determined’ the U.S. Is Now in a War With Drug Cartels, Congress Is Told

www.nytimes.com

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 8d

Pleased to speak with @cbsnews.com about the administration's absurd legal rationale for killing people in the Caribbean.

"This justification put out here that the U.S. is somehow in an armed conflict does not do the trick because it's not supported by the facts."

www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-t...

Trump administration tells Congress the U.S. is in "armed conflict" with drug cartels after Venezuela boat strikes

A notification sent to Congress and viewed by CBS News says President Trump has determined drug cartels are engaged in an "armed attack" against the U.S.

www.cbsnews.com

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 9d

The United States is "actively trying to dismantle" today's system of international justice.

@fborello.bsky.social and @agnescallamard.bsky.social discuss how US sanctions against Palestinian rights orgs and ICC and UN officials puts rights at risk globally:

Opinion | What Happened to Human Rights for Palestinians?

www.nytimes.com

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 8d

66 000 people have been killed & almost 170 000 have been injured in #Gaza.

@who.int estimates that at least 1/4 of those have life-changing injuries that require immediate & ongoing rehabilitation.

I call on all parties to this conflict to choose peace, now.

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Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 8d

Great question. Interested to see the replies.

Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 10d

Agree on presentation.

Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 10d

AAUP decision?

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 10d

Judge Young: "This case ... squarely presents the issue whether non-citizens lawfully present here in United States actually have the same free speech rights as the rest of us. The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally 'yes, they do.' 'No law' means 'no law.'"

This case -– perhaps the most important ever to fall within the jurisdiction of this district court –- squarely presents the issue whether non-citizens lawfully present here in United States actually have the same free speech rights as the rest of us. The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally “yes, they do.” “No law” means “no law.” The First Amendment does not draw President Trump’s invidious distinction and it is not to be found in our history or jurisprudence. See Section III.A infra. No one’s freedom of speech is unlimited, of course, but these limits are the same for both citizens and non-citizens alike.

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