Sergey Vasiliev
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International courts, accountability, transitional justice; 🚮 fascist dictatorships
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International courts, accountability, transitional justice; 🚮 fascist dictatorships
I profess international law | Open University https://research.ou.nl/en/persons/sergey-vasiliev
TG по-русски https://t.me/nuremberhague
🐘 https://mastodon.social/@sevslv
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Sergey Vasiliev
@sevslv.bsky.social
· Nov 24
International law should apply to everyone, be it one's 'enemies', 'friends', or those making that very distinction.
Otherwise, international law would not be law in the proper sense, but its simulacra instead, called variously 'the rules-based international order' 🇺🇲 or 'the multipolar world' 🇷🇺🇨🇳.
Otherwise, international law would not be law in the proper sense, but its simulacra instead, called variously 'the rules-based international order' 🇺🇲 or 'the multipolar world' 🇷🇺🇨🇳.
Today marks the 1419th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine—longer than the period it took to defeat Hitler after he launched Operation Barbarossa.
3 years, 10 months, and 19 days.
This is not merely a "tragedy"; it is a crime. Putin and his cronies must end up in the dock.
3 years, 10 months, and 19 days.
This is not merely a "tragedy"; it is a crime. Putin and his cronies must end up in the dock.
Every EU Member State except Hungary agrees to trigger enhanced cooperation (ie some Member States using EU law without the others) re loan for Ukraine - proposal goes to European Parliament for consent
No Amazon, No Gmail: Trump Sanctions Upend the Lives of I.C.C. Judges
President Trump’s retaliation against top officials at the International Criminal Court has shut them out of American services and made even routine daily tasks a challenge.
www.nytimes.com
"But I can speak for my colleagues: We are not going to be intimidated."
ICC Registrar Zavala Giler: "...the risk of an operational disruption continues to be real."
No Amazon, No Gmail: Trump Sanctions Upend the Lives of I.C.C. Judges
ICC Registrar Zavala Giler: "...the risk of an operational disruption continues to be real."
No Amazon, No Gmail: Trump Sanctions Upend the Lives of I.C.C. Judges
"You’re completely crippled when it comes to booking hotels, trains, flights. You can’t buy dollars because your name is flagged. These coercive measures are intended to intimidate. They may have had a psychological impact on all of us judges."
ICC judges speak out against US sanctions again
Judge Prost: “You lose immediate access to all the main credit cards that go through the Swift system, which is controlled by the US. My Amazon & Google accounts were closed. You cannot pay for your utilities, your subscriptions."
Judge Prost: “You lose immediate access to all the main credit cards that go through the Swift system, which is controlled by the US. My Amazon & Google accounts were closed. You cannot pay for your utilities, your subscriptions."
De Rijksoverheid zoekt: (Sr.) Adviseur Internationale Hoven en Tribunalen en Internationale Misdrijven
(Sr.) Adviseur Internationale Hoven en Tribunalen en Internationale Misdrijven in Den Haag voor 36 uur bij Ministerie van Justitie en Veiligheid
www.werkenvoornederland.nl
Vacature (Senior) Adviseur Internationale Hoven en Tribunalen en Internationale Misdrijven bij NL MinJenV, met accent op het opzetten van de voorbereidende fase van een #Agressietribunaal voor de vervolging van het misdrijf agressie tegen #Oekraïne.
www.werkenvoornederland.nl/vacatures/sr...
www.werkenvoornederland.nl/vacatures/sr...
A good and clear statement—by the low standards of this era of appeasement—by Switzerland on Venezuela and violations of international law by the United States (though the US is not mentioned explicitly).
www.dfae.admin.ch/ed...
www.dfae.admin.ch/ed...
Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
www.whitehouse.gov
Trump has withdrawn the US from over 60 non-UN & UN organisations, including the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, ECOSOC commissions, Residual Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT), and the International Law Commission.
This is insanity.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
This is insanity.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
UN Experts: "the unprovoked use of armed force on Venezuelan sovereign territory is a clear breach of Art 2(4) of the UN Charter... It may also constitute the international crime of aggression attributable to the individual political and military leaders involved."
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
As it turns out, the quasi-legal pretext for invading another state, killing 80 people there, and abducting its (then) head of state had no basis in facts. Who would have thought?
Under the Donroe Doctrine, the United States can finally take its proud place as a regional imperial superpower that is no longer embarrassed to say so.
Had there been a Nobel Prize for Regime Change, Donald J Trump would have been passed over for that one, too.
#Venezuela #aggression #useofforce
#Venezuela #aggression #useofforce
It isn't about combating "narcoterrorism", but about the US securing access to Venezuelan oil, lithium, and other natural resources.
It isn't about promoting democracy, but about the US imposing its hegemony in the Western Hemisphere.
Brute force and extractivism—nothing else. #Venezuela
It isn't about promoting democracy, but about the US imposing its hegemony in the Western Hemisphere.
Brute force and extractivism—nothing else. #Venezuela
You attack another state, depose and abduct its leader, bring him and his family member to your own court, and indict them with multiple conspiracy charges.
Where is international law on the use of force and immunities in all of this?
At least, the US are not convening an "international tribunal".
Where is international law on the use of force and immunities in all of this?
At least, the US are not convening an "international tribunal".
So, 2026 starts off with an illegal regime change carried out by the US.
If the Trump administration maintains that this act was lawful under int'l law and a good precedent, it would expose Trump himself, Herzog/Netanyahu—or any other state leader—to similar military cum law-enforcement operations.
If the Trump administration maintains that this act was lawful under int'l law and a good precedent, it would expose Trump himself, Herzog/Netanyahu—or any other state leader—to similar military cum law-enforcement operations.
Art 21(1) TEU provides that the Union’s action on the international scene shall be guided by respect for the UN Charter and international law principles. Why's there not a word of condemnation of US act of aggression—nor even an expression of "concern"? Call things by their name or lose credibility.
Trump's United States is a rogue regime which purveys and enforces this #LawoftheJungle.
The credible international legal basis for the US attack on 🇻🇪 is non-existent.
This is a brazen state act and individual crime of aggression. Alas, no international court can currently exercise jurisdiction.
The credible international legal basis for the US attack on 🇻🇪 is non-existent.
This is a brazen state act and individual crime of aggression. Alas, no international court can currently exercise jurisdiction.
Today US carried out strikes against Venezuela. Reportedly, Delta Force captured 🇻🇪 ruler Maduro and his wife and shipped them out of the country.
Zero sympathy for dictatorships. But this operation is a flagrant breach of international law.
A rogue state enforcing the law of the jungle, anno 2026.
Zero sympathy for dictatorships. But this operation is a flagrant breach of international law.
A rogue state enforcing the law of the jungle, anno 2026.
2025 was a disastrous year for human rights.
States failed to halt genocide and several major srmed conflicts. Prospects for a just peace remain illusory.
Let 2026 be the year of accountability and bring us the execution of all high-profile ICC arrest warrants.
A happier social construction!
States failed to halt genocide and several major srmed conflicts. Prospects for a just peace remain illusory.
Let 2026 be the year of accountability and bring us the execution of all high-profile ICC arrest warrants.
A happier social construction!
This US administration began by sanctioning international civil servants—the elected officials of the ICC—and has now moved on to sanctioning a former European Commissioner. Will the EU continue to act as if nothing extraordinary is happening and fail to use its Blocking Statute?
"Two Palestinian men have told the BBC they personally experienced the kind of beatings and sexual abuse highlighted in recent reports into the treatment of prisoners in Israeli detention."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Palestinians tell BBC they were sexually abused in Israeli prisons - BBC News
Two men say they experienced the kind of abuse highlighted in recent reports on Israel's treatment of prisoners, which Israel denies.
www.bbc.com
The Israel Prison Service: "We are not aware of the claims described, and to the best of our knowledge, no such incidents have occurred under IPS responsibility."
When asked whether an investigation had been initiated into the alleged rape, BBC got no response.
This silence is telling.
When asked whether an investigation had been initiated into the alleged rape, BBC got no response.
This silence is telling.
Palestinians tell BBC they were sexually abused in Israeli prisons - BBC News
Two men say they experienced the kind of abuse highlighted in recent reports on Israel's treatment of prisoners, which Israel denies.
www.bbc.com
"Two Palestinian men have told the BBC they personally experienced the kind of beatings and sexual abuse highlighted in recent reports into the treatment of prisoners in Israeli detention."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Only criminal organisations retaliate against judges and prosecutors.
Only rogue regimes attack international courts for merely doing their job.
This has to be said. This is what Trump's United States and Putin's Russia are doing to the International Criminal Court, in the full view of the world.
Only rogue regimes attack international courts for merely doing their job.
This has to be said. This is what Trump's United States and Putin's Russia are doing to the International Criminal Court, in the full view of the world.
It took only 3 days. The US reacts by designating two ICC judges. Rubio claims that the ICC engages "in politicized actions targeting Israel, which set a dangerous precedent for all nations". But it is Rubio who is attacking judges and rejecting equality before the law.
www.state.gov/releases/202...
www.state.gov/releases/202...
The pretext for this unlawful coercive measure against the judges is their involvement in the Appeals Chamber, which recently rejected Israel's appeal. This is an act of direct retaliation. Rubio and his boss are unfamiliar with the concept of judicial independence.
ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actio...
ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actio...
Today Trump's United States imposed sanctions on ICC judges Lordkipanidze (Georgia) and Damdin (Mongolia), bringing the number of sanctioned ICC officials to 11. The US is trying hard to pressure the ICC into annulling the warrant against Netanyahu. Shame!
www.icc-cpi.int/news...
www.icc-cpi.int/news...
Trump is having another episode of bellicosity, I get it. But this is an act of war; an unlawful use and threat of force against another State. Will this be allowed to continue without consequences for Trump? If so, little remains of the US Constitution, the authority of Congress, and democracy.
"The blockade of the ports or coasts of a State by the armed forces of another" constitutes an act of aggression (Art 3c 1974 Definition, UNGAR 3314).
It may trigger Venezuela's right of self-defence if it meets the Art 51 UNC threshold.
Trump's US is a threat to international peace and security.
It may trigger Venezuela's right of self-defence if it meets the Art 51 UNC threshold.
Trump's US is a threat to international peace and security.
Findings of ECHR art 18 breaches (ulterior aims behind restrictions of other Convention rights) are rare in the European Court's practice.
"Widescale & coordinated measures dismantling Navalnyy network in Russia, multiple violations of the European Convention". Press release t.co/VNpBVmbe1o
"Widescale & coordinated measures dismantling Navalnyy network in Russia, multiple violations of the European Convention". Press release t.co/VNpBVmbe1o