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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2.bsky.social

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Professor of International Law and Security, UNSW Canberra. ARC Future Fellow. International law & maritime security. Posting in a personal capacity. He/him.

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Dr Joe McIntyre @drjoemcintyre.bsky.social · 1d

Typically excellent and quotable work here by @edzitron.com

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 5d

France’s latest government lasted 13 hours and 47 minutes

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 5d

FRENCH PM LECORNU RESIGNS

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 6d

Good point, well made. Thanks, I’ll take that on board.

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 6d

In our latest episode, @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social speaks with Ardi Imseis about the recent recognition of Palestine by western states and the history of the UN’s “rule by law” in relation to Palestine and the construction of its legal subalternity. #CalledToTheBar

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54. Recognition, the United Nations and the Question of Palestine

In this episode, host Dr Ntina Tzouvala is joined by Professor Ardi Imseis (Queen’s Law School, Canada) for a timely conversation about international law, the United Nations, and the long struggle for

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 6d

I agree. Illegal situations can stand for a very long time. What I find interesting though is that the long duration of the established facts on the ground in Northern Cyprus has *not* led to recognition and legalization, and eg naive Brits who try to invest there still get caught up in litigation.

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 7d

… investment and anyone who has bought real estate in Northern Cyprus has found themselves sued by the legal, dispossessed owners. Mere physical occupation without recognised legal sovereignty may give you quite limited control in practice and may well open your citizens to foreign litigation. 2/2

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 7d

A quick thought on one small but important way western states recognising Palestine is not merely a symbolic gesture. The relevant comparison is the illegal Turkish occupation of Northern Cyprus. This is entirely unrecognised by any state but Türkiye. As a consequence there’s no inbound 1/2

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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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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 7d

British brogues. Accept no substitute.

Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you, most kind.

Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 7d

In fairness, the average quality of housing throughout Australia is pretty terrible from a heat efficiency point of view. But Sydney is where I’ve noticed it most.

Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 7d

Sydney has to be one of the few places I’ve lived where the climate was so benevolent that you seldom needed an overcoat outdoors, but the housing stock was so terrible that you frequently wanted one indoors.

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 8d

Academic selfie: very pleased with my new trouser and waistcoat set. Made from fabric I found at Weft and Warp and run up by Hoa Lu tailoring, two fine Canberra businesses.

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 8d

Me, talking to Reuters, about Israel's blockade of Gaza:

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Israel's interception of aid boats unlawful: maritime law expert

Israel’s blockade of Gaza and its interception of an aid flotilla are both illegal, maritime law expert Douglas Guilfoyle suggested on Thursday (October 2).

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 8d

Academic selfie

Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 8d

Job alert! We have a 5 year fixed term teaching-focussed position in our new Indo-Pacific Studies program. Can highly recommend UNSW Canberra as a place to work.

IPS is an emerging field, so applications welcome from cognate disciplines.

Details: external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...

Lecturer, Indo-Pacific Studies

Share your knowledge and expertise in Indo-Pacific Studies with our cohort at UNSW Canberra.

external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 8d

Big Hat, lying to us again about their products.

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Dr Tamsin Phillipa Paige @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social · 9d

For very important reasons what the IDF did was not piracy (as that would absolve Israel of responsibility by saying the people involved were mutineers). It was unlawful for so many reasons (see Called to the Bar ep on the last flotilla interdiction) but not piracy

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LAISSEZ LES BON QUESO ROULER @thequeso.bsky.social · 9d

Absolutely been said before but if you’ve got an AI agent that is 57% accurate you have an AI agent that is 0% accurate

Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 9d

Microsoft says its Agent Mode in Excel has an accuracy rate of 57.2 percent in SpreadsheetBench, a benchmark for evaluating an Al model's ability to edit real world spreadsheets. This result

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 9d

“Professor Guilfoyle what did you mean when you wrote: cabbage feta dill jasmine rice?”

“I meant a tasty and delicious salad.”

Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 10d

As my first mentor in litigation put it – never commit anything to writing you are not prepared to read out under oath in court.

Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 10d

Academic selfie: dressed for the launch of the new UNSW Canberra initiative “world in transition“. The lovely tie was a gift from former @bluesecprogram.bsky.social scholar Su Wai Mon in Singapore.

Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 10d

I can see that my journey into university middle management is going to replace being a slave to email with being a slave to messaging in Teams …

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Bryan Ferry - Slave To Love (1985) | IMVDb

'Slave To Love' music video by Bryan Ferry. Directed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino.

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 10d

Family of kangaroos spotted on a weekend walk in the Aranda bushland.

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 10d

Spent many (many!) hours pulling legal explanations and apologies from lawyers who were caught using AI that hallucinated in which they explained to a judge why they used AI. The explanations are astonishing and extremely good:

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