Professor Leila Sadat
@leilasadat1.bsky.social
International criminal lawyer, teacher, and human rights advocate. Mom. Global citizen, born in the USA.
And one year later, last Friday the sixth committee set the date for the second prepcom. First prepcom com begins January 19! #CAHTreatyNow
Today at #ILW2025, JS Editor @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social & authors @leilasadat1.bsky.social, @akilarad.bsky.social discuss "Negotiating the Future Crimes Against Humanity Treaty"
Leila and Akila’s article:
www.justsecurity.org/105305/cah-t...
CAH Archives:
www.justsecurity.org/tag/proposed...
Leila and Akila’s article:
www.justsecurity.org/105305/cah-t...
CAH Archives:
www.justsecurity.org/tag/proposed...
Key UN Committee Clears Path for Crimes Against Humanity Treaty Negotiations
The UN Sixth Committee cleared a path for negotiations on a global treaty regarding the prevention and punishment of crimes against humanity.
www.justsecurity.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
And one year later, last Friday the sixth committee set the date for the second prepcom. First prepcom com begins January 19! #CAHTreatyNow
Dear @k-interarma.bsky.social thank you so much for this wonderful summary! Giggling a little bit to hear myself described as a benevolent overlord! It’s a team effort! I’m looking forward to seeing friends and colleagues in The Hague! #CAHTreatyNow
At the @lselaw.bsky.social event on the Future Crimes Against Humanity treaty with our benevolent overlord, @leilasadat1.bsky.social. This is a 🧵 for fellow international law nerds not in attendance!
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Dear @k-interarma.bsky.social thank you so much for this wonderful summary! Giggling a little bit to hear myself described as a benevolent overlord! It’s a team effort! I’m looking forward to seeing friends and colleagues in The Hague! #CAHTreatyNow
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BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
Thanks for the shout out and can’t wait to see you there!
Today at #ILW2025, JS Editor @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social & authors @leilasadat1.bsky.social, @akilarad.bsky.social discuss "Negotiating the Future Crimes Against Humanity Treaty"
Leila and Akila’s article:
www.justsecurity.org/105305/cah-t...
CAH Archives:
www.justsecurity.org/tag/proposed...
Leila and Akila’s article:
www.justsecurity.org/105305/cah-t...
CAH Archives:
www.justsecurity.org/tag/proposed...
Key UN Committee Clears Path for Crimes Against Humanity Treaty Negotiations
The UN Sixth Committee cleared a path for negotiations on a global treaty regarding the prevention and punishment of crimes against humanity.
www.justsecurity.org
October 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Thanks for the shout out and can’t wait to see you there!
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From Saddam Hussein’s draining of southern Iraq’s marshes to Russia’s attacks on a Ukrainian dam and nuclear power plant, calls are increasing to recognize mass environmental harms as international crimes.
@leilasadat1.bsky.social outlines a role for the proposed #CrimesAgainstHumanity treaty:
@leilasadat1.bsky.social outlines a role for the proposed #CrimesAgainstHumanity treaty:
Case for Environmental Harm as a 12th Crime Against Humanity
Addressing the global environmental crisis requires urgent action. This treaty offers an opportunity to confront it directly and decisively.
www.justsecurity.org
October 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
From Saddam Hussein’s draining of southern Iraq’s marshes to Russia’s attacks on a Ukrainian dam and nuclear power plant, calls are increasing to recognize mass environmental harms as international crimes.
@leilasadat1.bsky.social outlines a role for the proposed #CrimesAgainstHumanity treaty:
@leilasadat1.bsky.social outlines a role for the proposed #CrimesAgainstHumanity treaty:
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Must-read paper on the developments to date in the effort to establish a treaty on the prohibition, prevention, and punishment of crimes against humanity, by @leilasadat1.bsky.social, who has been central to that effort:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3...
papers.ssrn.com/sol3...
August 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Must-read paper on the developments to date in the effort to establish a treaty on the prohibition, prevention, and punishment of crimes against humanity, by @leilasadat1.bsky.social, who has been central to that effort:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3...
papers.ssrn.com/sol3...
So great to be with you @bechamilton.bsky.social and @alkapradhan.bsky.social … you are trailblazers!
Looking forward to speaking at this International Law symposium with experts including @leilasadat1.bsky.social @alkapradhan.bsky.social organized by our wonderful @auwcl.bsky.social students
October 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
So great to be with you @bechamilton.bsky.social and @alkapradhan.bsky.social … you are trailblazers!
So honored to be with you @bechamilton.bsky.social at @auwcl.bsky.social at this amazing program!
Full house here @auwcl.bsky.social to hear @leilasadat1.bsky.social discuss Crimes Against Humanity from the slave trade onwards.
October 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
So honored to be with you @bechamilton.bsky.social at @auwcl.bsky.social at this amazing program!
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The next episode of our podcast, International Law Chats, is live!
Chiara Giorgetti and Milena Sterio interviewed our Chair, @leilasadat1.bsky.social, about her longstanding efforts to establish a treaty on Crimes Against Humanity. Listen on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/1bcl...
Chiara Giorgetti and Milena Sterio interviewed our Chair, @leilasadat1.bsky.social, about her longstanding efforts to establish a treaty on Crimes Against Humanity. Listen on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/1bcl...
July 7, 2025 at 10:57 AM
The next episode of our podcast, International Law Chats, is live!
Chiara Giorgetti and Milena Sterio interviewed our Chair, @leilasadat1.bsky.social, about her longstanding efforts to establish a treaty on Crimes Against Humanity. Listen on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/1bcl...
Chiara Giorgetti and Milena Sterio interviewed our Chair, @leilasadat1.bsky.social, about her longstanding efforts to establish a treaty on Crimes Against Humanity. Listen on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/1bcl...
Thanks @craigxmartin.bsky.social for the shout out!
Must-read paper on the developments to date in the effort to establish a treaty on the prohibition, prevention, and punishment of crimes against humanity, by @leilasadat1.bsky.social, who has been central to that effort:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3...
papers.ssrn.com/sol3...
August 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Thanks @craigxmartin.bsky.social for the shout out!
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The ruling from the International Court of Justice last week is genuinely a big fucking deal. It makes it a legal obligation for countries to address climate change. Yes, even the ones not signed on to Paris. Yes, even the U.S. More from me & @rishpardikar.bsky.social drilled.media/news/ijc-1
Landmark Ruling Gives Paris Climate Agreement Teeth
A rare unanimous ruling from the International Court of Justice creates a pathway to hold all governments, even the climate-denying ones, legally liable for climate risk.
drilled.media
July 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The ruling from the International Court of Justice last week is genuinely a big fucking deal. It makes it a legal obligation for countries to address climate change. Yes, even the ones not signed on to Paris. Yes, even the U.S. More from me & @rishpardikar.bsky.social drilled.media/news/ijc-1
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It’s way too late, but the truth has a way of coming out. Forget the airdrops and scrap GHF — let the UN organizations resume their humanitarian delivery operations NOW to stop the ongoing starvation:
No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
July 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It’s way too late, but the truth has a way of coming out. Forget the airdrops and scrap GHF — let the UN organizations resume their humanitarian delivery operations NOW to stop the ongoing starvation:
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This woman does the best she can and I'm glad she stepped up and got in officers faces.
A few quick notes about "warrants" and due process when law enforcement arrest people, and how this squares with the current TRO that ostensibly blocks profiling by race, language, occupation, and location
A few quick notes about "warrants" and due process when law enforcement arrest people, and how this squares with the current TRO that ostensibly blocks profiling by race, language, occupation, and location
July 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This woman does the best she can and I'm glad she stepped up and got in officers faces.
A few quick notes about "warrants" and due process when law enforcement arrest people, and how this squares with the current TRO that ostensibly blocks profiling by race, language, occupation, and location
A few quick notes about "warrants" and due process when law enforcement arrest people, and how this squares with the current TRO that ostensibly blocks profiling by race, language, occupation, and location
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From the LinkedIn of the woman—a white lawyer from Carlsbad, CA—who filmed this encounter and shared the video:
July 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
From the LinkedIn of the woman—a white lawyer from Carlsbad, CA—who filmed this encounter and shared the video:
Thanks for the opportunity @abilaofficial.bsky.social
The next episode of our podcast, International Law Chats, is live!
Chiara Giorgetti and Milena Sterio interviewed our Chair, @leilasadat1.bsky.social, about her longstanding efforts to establish a treaty on Crimes Against Humanity. Listen on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/1bcl...
Chiara Giorgetti and Milena Sterio interviewed our Chair, @leilasadat1.bsky.social, about her longstanding efforts to establish a treaty on Crimes Against Humanity. Listen on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/1bcl...
July 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Thanks for the opportunity @abilaofficial.bsky.social
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All four of my grandparents were immigrants, and two barely spoke English. Well, my Irish nana also spoke what we think was English
Mexicans named this city Los Angeles, and 60 percent of us here now are foreign born or the children of immigrants. It's a shame you guys don't understand America is built by and for immigrants, and that carrying more than one flag is by definition, to the core, VERY American
June 9, 2025 at 1:15 AM
All four of my grandparents were immigrants, and two barely spoke English. Well, my Irish nana also spoke what we think was English
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Bill Kristol (!) putting the blame where the blame lies. Miller and Trump took the fight to LA, and to the country. Not the other way round.
You know when things were pretty quiet and peaceful in L.A.? Before ICE started arresting residents who were bothering no one and going to their jobs. And before DHS and National Guard troops showed up and made the situation worse.
Of course Trump and Stephen Miller want the situation to get worse.
Of course Trump and Stephen Miller want the situation to get worse.
June 9, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Bill Kristol (!) putting the blame where the blame lies. Miller and Trump took the fight to LA, and to the country. Not the other way round.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom demanded on Sunday that President Trump pull California National Guard troops off the streets and away from the demonstrations unfolding in Los Angeles.
Newsom Formally Asks Trump to Pull National Guard Out of L.A.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office, in a letter to the Trump administration, called the deployment of troops “unlawful” and a “serious breach of state sovereignty.”
trib.al
June 9, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Gov. Gavin Newsom demanded on Sunday that President Trump pull California National Guard troops off the streets and away from the demonstrations unfolding in Los Angeles.
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Deploying the National Guard—over the objections of state leaders and local law enforcement—is a dangerous escalation.
This isn’t about enforcing law and order, it’s about seizing power and control. Americans won’t tolerate this slide into authoritarianism.
This isn’t about enforcing law and order, it’s about seizing power and control. Americans won’t tolerate this slide into authoritarianism.
June 9, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Deploying the National Guard—over the objections of state leaders and local law enforcement—is a dangerous escalation.
This isn’t about enforcing law and order, it’s about seizing power and control. Americans won’t tolerate this slide into authoritarianism.
This isn’t about enforcing law and order, it’s about seizing power and control. Americans won’t tolerate this slide into authoritarianism.
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There is no climate justice without justice for oppressed people.
I wish the climate scientists vocal on climate mitigation all had the level of moral clarity that Greta Thunberg has.
I wish the climate scientists vocal on climate mitigation all had the level of moral clarity that Greta Thunberg has.
"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel."
June 9, 2025 at 1:36 AM
There is no climate justice without justice for oppressed people.
I wish the climate scientists vocal on climate mitigation all had the level of moral clarity that Greta Thunberg has.
I wish the climate scientists vocal on climate mitigation all had the level of moral clarity that Greta Thunberg has.
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There's no way you can look at Ukraine hitting a lawful military target, used for bombing Ukrainian cities, and think that justifies retribution against those same cities, without believing almost wholly in the Russian framing of the war.
President Trump: "They [Ukrainians] gave the reason to go and bomb the hell out of them last night."
Trump argued that Ukraine's recent Spiderweb drone operation against Russian airfields gave Russia justification for its retaliatory strike on civilians. ⤵️
Trump argued that Ukraine's recent Spiderweb drone operation against Russian airfields gave Russia justification for its retaliatory strike on civilians. ⤵️
June 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
There's no way you can look at Ukraine hitting a lawful military target, used for bombing Ukrainian cities, and think that justifies retribution against those same cities, without believing almost wholly in the Russian framing of the war.
Oh dear, this is definitely the worst non-apology ever….
June 1, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Oh dear, this is definitely the worst non-apology ever….
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May 31, 2025 at 7:48 PM