Andrew Forde
@drandrewforde.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of European Human Rights Law at Dublin City University. Human rights, international law, conflict + political contestation, Europe, sustainable development.
Still cant quite believe I won the Kevin Boyle Book Prize 2025
An enormous honour, especially because I know there were so many superb books in the mix 🙏🏻
Thanks to you all for your kind wishes.
An enormous honour, especially because I know there were so many superb books in the mix 🙏🏻
Thanks to you all for your kind wishes.
November 24, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Still cant quite believe I won the Kevin Boyle Book Prize 2025
An enormous honour, especially because I know there were so many superb books in the mix 🙏🏻
Thanks to you all for your kind wishes.
An enormous honour, especially because I know there were so many superb books in the mix 🙏🏻
Thanks to you all for your kind wishes.
It is an incredible honour to be awarded the 2025 Kevin Boyle Book Prize here at IALT Conference in Derry.
November 23, 2025 at 1:44 AM
It is an incredible honour to be awarded the 2025 Kevin Boyle Book Prize here at IALT Conference in Derry.
AGORA Group open letter to Council of Europe Leadership still open for signature for another little while... please consider signing
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AGORA Open letter to CoE Leadership
H.E. Mihai Popșoi, Chairperson - Committee of Ministers (CM)
H.E. Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CoE)
H.E. Theodoros Rousopoulos, President - Parliamentary Assembly (PACE)
H...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
AGORA Group open letter to Council of Europe Leadership still open for signature for another little while... please consider signing
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Reinforce, Reform or Rupture? The Future of the European Convention on Human Rights | by Alice Donald and Andrew Forde
Reinforce, Reform or Rupture? The Future of the European Convention on Human Rights
Introduction If a week is a long time in politics, then two years is an eternity for the Council of Europe. At the Reykjavik summit in May 2023, European leaders across the political spectrum reaffir...
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October 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Reinforce, Reform or Rupture? The Future of the European Convention on Human Rights | by Alice Donald and Andrew Forde
The European human rights system is coming under sustained political pressure with relentless misinformation and scapegoating.
We have established the AGORA Group as a pan-European platform committed to dialogue & inquiry on key issues concerning the ECHR.
Please join us!
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We have established the AGORA Group as a pan-European platform committed to dialogue & inquiry on key issues concerning the ECHR.
Please join us!
lnkd.in/e3HhescZ
September 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The European human rights system is coming under sustained political pressure with relentless misinformation and scapegoating.
We have established the AGORA Group as a pan-European platform committed to dialogue & inquiry on key issues concerning the ECHR.
Please join us!
lnkd.in/e3HhescZ
We have established the AGORA Group as a pan-European platform committed to dialogue & inquiry on key issues concerning the ECHR.
Please join us!
lnkd.in/e3HhescZ
If there isnt meaningful accountability for Israel's genocide in Gaza, serious questions need to be asked of the future of the United Nations and the system of international criminal accountability.
The evidence of egregious breaches of international law by Israel continues to mount...
The evidence of egregious breaches of international law by Israel continues to mount...
Israeli military commanders openly speak of not being constrained by legal advice
That the role of legal advisers is to defend Israel's actions in Gaza to the outside world using international law
They are "rubber stamps", as @michaelsfard.bsky.social put it
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
That the role of legal advisers is to defend Israel's actions in Gaza to the outside world using international law
They are "rubber stamps", as @michaelsfard.bsky.social put it
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
‘We took the gloves off’: ex-IDF chief confirms Gaza casualties over 200,000
Retired general Herzi Halevi says ‘not once’ had legal advice constrained Israel’s military decisions in the strip
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 8:14 AM
If there isnt meaningful accountability for Israel's genocide in Gaza, serious questions need to be asked of the future of the United Nations and the system of international criminal accountability.
The evidence of egregious breaches of international law by Israel continues to mount...
The evidence of egregious breaches of international law by Israel continues to mount...
🚨Over the past week, EJIL: Talk! hosted a 5 article symposium on our new book 'Russia, the Council of Europe & the European Convention on Human Rights - Troubled Membership and its Legacy' (Bristol University Press and Policy Press, 2025)
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@coe.int
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Russia, the Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights: A Troubled Membership and Its Legacy
We are delighted that EJIL:Talk! is convening a symposium on our co-authored book published under the above title, by Bristol University Press earlier this year. This opportunity arises at a particula...
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September 6, 2025 at 6:10 AM
🚨Over the past week, EJIL: Talk! hosted a 5 article symposium on our new book 'Russia, the Council of Europe & the European Convention on Human Rights - Troubled Membership and its Legacy' (Bristol University Press and Policy Press, 2025)
1/7
@coe.int
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@coe.int
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Russia, the Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights: A Troubled Membership and Its Legacy | by Ed Bates, Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou and Andrew Forde
Russia, the Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights: A Troubled Membership and Its Legacy
We are delighted that EJIL:Talk! is convening a symposium on our co-authored book published under the above title, by Bristol University Press earlier this year. This opportunity arises at a particula...
www.ejiltalk.org
September 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Russia, the Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights: A Troubled Membership and Its Legacy | by Ed Bates, Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou and Andrew Forde
My interview with @forbes.com on the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine to be established within the framework of the @coe.int Council of Europe has just been published...
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A New Nuremberg-Style Tribunal Awaits Putin’s Arrest, Extradition
Russia’s missile blitzes on Ukraine and threats to blast the Western Allies with nuclear ICBMs can all be punished by a new Nuremberg-style tribunal created in Europe.
www.forbes.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:25 AM
My interview with @forbes.com on the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine to be established within the framework of the @coe.int Council of Europe has just been published...
www.forbes.com/sites/kevinh...
www.forbes.com/sites/kevinh...
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Last January I warned States of the risk of genocide in Gaza. Countless others have issued the same warning. Nothing has been done. Israel has brought about mass starvation, killing indiscriminately, armed by western governments. It must end now.
July 24, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Last January I warned States of the risk of genocide in Gaza. Countless others have issued the same warning. Nothing has been done. Israel has brought about mass starvation, killing indiscriminately, armed by western governments. It must end now.
None of this horror in Gaza was unpredictable.
It is effectively and observably state policy of Israel to starve Palestinian children to death.
It is effectively and observably state policy of Israel to starve Palestinian children to death.
July 23, 2025 at 9:08 PM
None of this horror in Gaza was unpredictable.
It is effectively and observably state policy of Israel to starve Palestinian children to death.
It is effectively and observably state policy of Israel to starve Palestinian children to death.
Utterly reprehensible.
July 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Utterly reprehensible.
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New special tribunal for Ukraine will pave the way for holding Russian leaders to account for the invasion.
Piece by DCU's Dr Andrew Forde @drandrewforde.bsky.social for @uk.theconversation.com.
Read more here: launch.dcu.ie/4lyWwSn
Piece by DCU's Dr Andrew Forde @drandrewforde.bsky.social for @uk.theconversation.com.
Read more here: launch.dcu.ie/4lyWwSn
July 1, 2025 at 9:13 AM
New special tribunal for Ukraine will pave the way for holding Russian leaders to account for the invasion.
Piece by DCU's Dr Andrew Forde @drandrewforde.bsky.social for @uk.theconversation.com.
Read more here: launch.dcu.ie/4lyWwSn
Piece by DCU's Dr Andrew Forde @drandrewforde.bsky.social for @uk.theconversation.com.
Read more here: launch.dcu.ie/4lyWwSn
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But don’t expect to see Vladimir Putin facing a court any time soon.
New special tribunal for Ukraine will pave the way for holding Russian leaders to account for the invasion
But don’t expect to see Vladimir Putin facing a court any time soon.
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June 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
But don’t expect to see Vladimir Putin facing a court any time soon.
My new article in @uk.theconversation.com has just been published:
New special tribunal for Ukraine will pave the way for holding Russian leaders to account for the invasion
theconversation.com/new-special-...
New special tribunal for Ukraine will pave the way for holding Russian leaders to account for the invasion
theconversation.com/new-special-...
June 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
My new article in @uk.theconversation.com has just been published:
New special tribunal for Ukraine will pave the way for holding Russian leaders to account for the invasion
theconversation.com/new-special-...
New special tribunal for Ukraine will pave the way for holding Russian leaders to account for the invasion
theconversation.com/new-special-...
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I look forward to welcoming President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the Council of Europe tomorrow.
As strikes continue, we are closing the accountability gap — and bringing the crime of aggression under the rule of law.
Europe and the world need the Special Tribunal.
@coe.int
As strikes continue, we are closing the accountability gap — and bringing the crime of aggression under the rule of law.
Europe and the world need the Special Tribunal.
@coe.int
Justice for Ukraine will not wait: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Secretary General of the Council of Europe @alain-berset.coe.int will sign an agreement tomorrow in Strasbourg to establish the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression Against #Ukraine.
www.coe.int/en/web/porta...
www.coe.int/en/web/porta...
June 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I look forward to welcoming President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the Council of Europe tomorrow.
As strikes continue, we are closing the accountability gap — and bringing the crime of aggression under the rule of law.
Europe and the world need the Special Tribunal.
@coe.int
As strikes continue, we are closing the accountability gap — and bringing the crime of aggression under the rule of law.
Europe and the world need the Special Tribunal.
@coe.int
Unambiguous message from Council of Europe Secretary General that the ECHR is the bedrock of Europe's human rights system and the "Letter of Nine" is problematic and misguided.
June 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Unambiguous message from Council of Europe Secretary General that the ECHR is the bedrock of Europe's human rights system and the "Letter of Nine" is problematic and misguided.
We desperately need more women in politics, law and international relations.
The scourge of small "powerful" men with big egos, no values and thin skins will ultimately be our undoing.
The scourge of small "powerful" men with big egos, no values and thin skins will ultimately be our undoing.
June 15, 2025 at 6:27 AM
We desperately need more women in politics, law and international relations.
The scourge of small "powerful" men with big egos, no values and thin skins will ultimately be our undoing.
The scourge of small "powerful" men with big egos, no values and thin skins will ultimately be our undoing.
60 more Palestinians murdered by Israel, which is illegally occupying Gaza, deliberately starving an entire population and weaponising humanitarian aid.
This genocide is heading towards an extermination.
www.rte.ie/news/middle-...
This genocide is heading towards an extermination.
www.rte.ie/news/middle-...
60 killed in Gaza attacks, many near aid site - medics
Israeli gunfire and airstrikes have killed at least 60 Palestinians in Gaza, most of them near an aid site in the centre of the enclave, according to health officials.
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June 12, 2025 at 8:16 AM
60 more Palestinians murdered by Israel, which is illegally occupying Gaza, deliberately starving an entire population and weaponising humanitarian aid.
This genocide is heading towards an extermination.
www.rte.ie/news/middle-...
This genocide is heading towards an extermination.
www.rte.ie/news/middle-...
Activists in Gaza flotilla are ‘acting where states have failed’:
My comments just published in @IrishLegal News on the legality of the Freedom Flotilla seeking to deliver aid to Gaza, and the importance of focussing on bringing an end to this appalling genocide.
www.irishlegal.com/articles/act...
My comments just published in @IrishLegal News on the legality of the Freedom Flotilla seeking to deliver aid to Gaza, and the importance of focussing on bringing an end to this appalling genocide.
www.irishlegal.com/articles/act...
Activists in Gaza flotilla are ‘acting where states have failed’
Activists including Greta Thunberg who are mounting a high-profile initiative to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza by sea are "acting where states have hitherto failed", an Irish human rights expert has ...
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June 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Activists in Gaza flotilla are ‘acting where states have failed’:
My comments just published in @IrishLegal News on the legality of the Freedom Flotilla seeking to deliver aid to Gaza, and the importance of focussing on bringing an end to this appalling genocide.
www.irishlegal.com/articles/act...
My comments just published in @IrishLegal News on the legality of the Freedom Flotilla seeking to deliver aid to Gaza, and the importance of focussing on bringing an end to this appalling genocide.
www.irishlegal.com/articles/act...
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Trinity College Dublin board votes to cut ties with Israeli universities and companies
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
Trinity College Dublin board votes to cut ties with Israeli universities and companies
University will no longer facilitate Erasmus+ exchange agreements with Israeli colleges
www.irishtimes.com
June 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Trinity College Dublin board votes to cut ties with Israeli universities and companies
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
Wishing all Leaving Cert students the very best of luck!
Remember, these exams won't define you, and the best is yet to come.
🙂
Remember, these exams won't define you, and the best is yet to come.
🙂
June 4, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Wishing all Leaving Cert students the very best of luck!
Remember, these exams won't define you, and the best is yet to come.
🙂
Remember, these exams won't define you, and the best is yet to come.
🙂
Israel's genocide of Palestinians requires a total overhaul of our understanding of the Right to Food.
Weaponisung food is illegal and indicative of moral bankruptcy.
We must move away from concepts of 'charity' and 'assistance' towards a practical, effective and justiciable right to food.
Weaponisung food is illegal and indicative of moral bankruptcy.
We must move away from concepts of 'charity' and 'assistance' towards a practical, effective and justiciable right to food.
June 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Israel's genocide of Palestinians requires a total overhaul of our understanding of the Right to Food.
Weaponisung food is illegal and indicative of moral bankruptcy.
We must move away from concepts of 'charity' and 'assistance' towards a practical, effective and justiciable right to food.
Weaponisung food is illegal and indicative of moral bankruptcy.
We must move away from concepts of 'charity' and 'assistance' towards a practical, effective and justiciable right to food.
Israel has embraced international lawlessness.
In July last year the International Court of Justice found that Israel's occupation is unlawful and should be ended, it should cease new settlements and pay reparations.
Today, Israel announced 22 new settlements in West Bank...
Shameless land grab.
In July last year the International Court of Justice found that Israel's occupation is unlawful and should be ended, it should cease new settlements and pay reparations.
Today, Israel announced 22 new settlements in West Bank...
Shameless land grab.
May 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Israel has embraced international lawlessness.
In July last year the International Court of Justice found that Israel's occupation is unlawful and should be ended, it should cease new settlements and pay reparations.
Today, Israel announced 22 new settlements in West Bank...
Shameless land grab.
In July last year the International Court of Justice found that Israel's occupation is unlawful and should be ended, it should cease new settlements and pay reparations.
Today, Israel announced 22 new settlements in West Bank...
Shameless land grab.
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Intimidation of diplomats is unacceptable and threatens the basis of international relations.
IDF firing ‘warning shots’ near diplomats sets an unacceptable precedent in international relations
Intimidation of diplomats is unacceptable and threatens the basis of international relations.
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May 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Intimidation of diplomats is unacceptable and threatens the basis of international relations.