Lucas Roorda
@lroorda.bsky.social
Assistant professor Int'l law at Utrecht University. BHR specialist, also interested in IHL and IHRL. Aspiring outdoor nerd, drummer and ADHD gremlin. Destroy fascism. Free Palestine.
Normalize indicating where authors can cut words. I was just second reviewer for a chapter where my colleague did this (in a very nice way): show where an author could lose some detail, to make space for it elsewhere.
November 15, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Normalize indicating where authors can cut words. I was just second reviewer for a chapter where my colleague did this (in a very nice way): show where an author could lose some detail, to make space for it elsewhere.
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Lekker gewerkt van CDA en VVD in het Europees Parlement: voor het eerst samengewerkt met de PVV, AfD, Le Pen en Orbán om de Europese wegkijkwet slopen.
👋 Daar gaat de Europese bescherming tegen kinderarbeid en natuurvernietiging.
#omnibus
👋 Daar gaat de Europese bescherming tegen kinderarbeid en natuurvernietiging.
#omnibus
November 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Lekker gewerkt van CDA en VVD in het Europees Parlement: voor het eerst samengewerkt met de PVV, AfD, Le Pen en Orbán om de Europese wegkijkwet slopen.
👋 Daar gaat de Europese bescherming tegen kinderarbeid en natuurvernietiging.
#omnibus
👋 Daar gaat de Europese bescherming tegen kinderarbeid en natuurvernietiging.
#omnibus
The U-turn that Von de Leyen took here would be illegal if executed on the Autobahn. Absolutely shameful.
A huge blow for people & the planet.
Today, @europarl.europa.eu voted in favour of deregulating corporations.
This backsliding will have devastating consequences for workers & the climate.
#CSDDD #OmnibusI #EPlenary
Today, @europarl.europa.eu voted in favour of deregulating corporations.
This backsliding will have devastating consequences for workers & the climate.
#CSDDD #OmnibusI #EPlenary
November 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The U-turn that Von de Leyen took here would be illegal if executed on the Autobahn. Absolutely shameful.
This betrays the whole project. This is not about fairness in sports or whatever facile excuse they come up with. It's not even just about marginalizing trans folks (although that is a big part). It's all about enforcing notions of femininity. And it's not just going to hurt trans women.
Nothing illustrates the arseholery of the IOC and the British Press more than the use of the image of a not-Trans woman to illustrate a story about trans women being banned (because there are no current trans women competing at this level)
November 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This betrays the whole project. This is not about fairness in sports or whatever facile excuse they come up with. It's not even just about marginalizing trans folks (although that is a big part). It's all about enforcing notions of femininity. And it's not just going to hurt trans women.
@peterkwint.bsky.social beetje met de deur in huis, maar heb jij wel eens naar Honningbarna geluisterd?
November 11, 2025 at 7:27 AM
@peterkwint.bsky.social beetje met de deur in huis, maar heb jij wel eens naar Honningbarna geluisterd?
I blame a lot of this on the US never really adopting any kind of human rights framework, and getting more familiar with the idea of balancing conflicting rights.
the thing the free speech warriors refuse to acknowledge is that all rights have to be considered in the context of other rights.
so, yes, they support the rights of bigots to be bigots out loud, but what about the “individual rights” of the people bullied? why don’t those rights matter?
so, yes, they support the rights of bigots to be bigots out loud, but what about the “individual rights” of the people bullied? why don’t those rights matter?
Notable that FIRE (@thefireorg.bsky.social) filed an amicus in support of bullying trans youth. This is why trans people don't trust your transphobic organization, @aricohn.com.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:42 AM
I blame a lot of this on the US never really adopting any kind of human rights framework, and getting more familiar with the idea of balancing conflicting rights.
There can be no meaningful change or reform while the shareholder economy exists.
November 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
There can be no meaningful change or reform while the shareholder economy exists.
Seeing them live at Høstsabbat made me realize how much I love Yob. Few bands can capture the cycle of melancholy and resignation as well as they do. As if you're walking through an ancient, weathered monument in song form: open.spotify.com/track/5T9iXq...
Marrow
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November 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Seeing them live at Høstsabbat made me realize how much I love Yob. Few bands can capture the cycle of melancholy and resignation as well as they do. As if you're walking through an ancient, weathered monument in song form: open.spotify.com/track/5T9iXq...
Dick Cheney being framed as opposed to Trump is evidence that even the most wafer-thin civility is valued more than actual commitment to democracy and rule of law. It does not matter that you wipe the floor with the separation of powers, as long as you pretend convincingly enough.
November 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Dick Cheney being framed as opposed to Trump is evidence that even the most wafer-thin civility is valued more than actual commitment to democracy and rule of law. It does not matter that you wipe the floor with the separation of powers, as long as you pretend convincingly enough.
Of course this whole ceasefire was a farce. It's just bizarre how openly they admit it.
November 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Of course this whole ceasefire was a farce. It's just bizarre how openly they admit it.
Göteborg to Utrecht is a long drive to do in a day, it turns out. Even if you stop for coffee in Copenhagen.
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Göteborg to Utrecht is a long drive to do in a day, it turns out. Even if you stop for coffee in Copenhagen.
God verhoede dat een politicus complexe issues snapt en het daarover wil hebben.
‘Er zijn ook mensen die zeggen dat hij misschien te intellectueel was…’
Over Timmermans. Journalist in gesprek met Klaver. 🙃
Over Timmermans. Journalist in gesprek met Klaver. 🙃
October 30, 2025 at 8:35 AM
God verhoede dat een politicus complexe issues snapt en het daarover wil hebben.
It's a particular kind of shitty when your cat is hurt and you're abroad. We have an amazing cat sitter and good friends that can take care of it, but I'm still fighting the urge to drive home straight away.
October 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM
It's a particular kind of shitty when your cat is hurt and you're abroad. We have an amazing cat sitter and good friends that can take care of it, but I'm still fighting the urge to drive home straight away.
If that was the case, teachers would have been made obsolete by the invention of "books"
Professors *never* supply information. Students aren’t paying premium prices for ‘information’ at all. How can people who presumably have attended universities misunderstand their role so badly?
Wow. Just wow.
"Students pay premium prices for information that AI now delivers instantly and for free. A business student can ask ChatGPT to explain supply chain optimization or generate market analysis in seconds. The traditional lecture-and-test model faces its Blockbuster moment."
"Students pay premium prices for information that AI now delivers instantly and for free. A business student can ask ChatGPT to explain supply chain optimization or generate market analysis in seconds. The traditional lecture-and-test model faces its Blockbuster moment."
October 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
If that was the case, teachers would have been made obsolete by the invention of "books"
And neither should it. It's not like the Dayton accords precluded the existence of the ICTY, or the Bosnian Genocide case. No peace without accountability.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Gaza ceasefire will not affect his country’s genocide case against Israel at the ICJ aje.io/mbmr4o
South Africa says ICJ genocide case will continue despite Gaza ceasefire
President Cyril Ramaphosa says progress and healing hinge on the case against Israel being heard.
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October 15, 2025 at 9:56 AM
And neither should it. It's not like the Dayton accords precluded the existence of the ICTY, or the Bosnian Genocide case. No peace without accountability.
Who did that? Say it, you cowards.
Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt
37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN
Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.
www.cnn.com
October 5, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Who did that? Say it, you cowards.
One way to deal with a intense and in some ways pretty terrible year: grab your stuff, put it in a van and go to Norway 🇸🇯
September 23, 2025 at 8:38 AM
One way to deal with a intense and in some ways pretty terrible year: grab your stuff, put it in a van and go to Norway 🇸🇯
In a world of Max Verstappens, be Lewis Hamilton
"Today, a UN commission of enquiry described what is happening in Gaza as a genocide. As human beings, we cannot stand by and let this continue to happen."
— Lewis Hamilton, 7-time Formula 1 world champion
— Lewis Hamilton, 7-time Formula 1 world champion
September 17, 2025 at 5:41 AM
In a world of Max Verstappens, be Lewis Hamilton
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"The killer has done a great disservice to the nation in the elimination of Rockwell by making a martyr of a despicable enemy of America."
Samuel Samuels, the leader of the Jewish War Veterans of the USA, in 1967 on the assassination of George Lincoln Rockwell, founder of the American Nazi Party.
Samuel Samuels, the leader of the Jewish War Veterans of the USA, in 1967 on the assassination of George Lincoln Rockwell, founder of the American Nazi Party.
September 15, 2025 at 3:48 AM
"The killer has done a great disservice to the nation in the elimination of Rockwell by making a martyr of a despicable enemy of America."
Samuel Samuels, the leader of the Jewish War Veterans of the USA, in 1967 on the assassination of George Lincoln Rockwell, founder of the American Nazi Party.
Samuel Samuels, the leader of the Jewish War Veterans of the USA, in 1967 on the assassination of George Lincoln Rockwell, founder of the American Nazi Party.
Pull down your pants at the barber shop!
The UK is implementing a nationwide trans bathroom ban without debate or even passing a law through parliament.
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September 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Pull down your pants at the barber shop!
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AJIL's Special Issue on Reparations in International Law is now available online featuring a stunning line up of authors and topics related to reparations. These articles will be freely available for all to read for a limited time. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
September 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
AJIL's Special Issue on Reparations in International Law is now available online featuring a stunning line up of authors and topics related to reparations. These articles will be freely available for all to read for a limited time. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Every single overview of the US’ targeting of a narco-trafficking vessel on the high-seas in a Venezuelan ship omitting to point out that this is subject to the jurisdiction of the Inter-American Human Rights System (and what it’s case-law has said of this) is so very “Global Academia” :P
September 4, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Every single overview of the US’ targeting of a narco-trafficking vessel on the high-seas in a Venezuelan ship omitting to point out that this is subject to the jurisdiction of the Inter-American Human Rights System (and what it’s case-law has said of this) is so very “Global Academia” :P
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Ever wondered how TWAIL and private law theory can benefit each other? I am excited to share my job market paper, “Postcolonial Private Law,” forthcoming in Brooklyn Law Review (Vol. 91) and now available on SSRN.
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Postcolonial Private Law
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For decades, theorizing postcoloniality in law has remained captive to the framework of international law with a focus on distributive justice. This appr
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September 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Ever wondered how TWAIL and private law theory can benefit each other? I am excited to share my job market paper, “Postcolonial Private Law,” forthcoming in Brooklyn Law Review (Vol. 91) and now available on SSRN.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....