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Evelyne Schmid

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Prof internat’l law Uni Lausanne, #ilspUNIL. Books: http://bit.ly/ESCRinICL, human rights / int'l treaties at the subnational level; I work on omissions, state resp, corporate capture & climate, and I #staygrounded

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Evelyne Schmid @evelyneschmid.bsky.social · Nov 18

In this short book, we explain how international treaties play out at the subnational level in three case studies. We conducted almost 100 interviews. When implementation is difficult in one place, maybe it is not in another one. Here is what matters. Open access: doi.org/10.55430/12181SNMMK

Les cantons face au droit international - - Evelyne Schmid, Matthieu Niederhauser, Jonathan Miaz, Martino Maggetti, Constance Kaempfer (EAN13 : 9782889156412) | Savoir suisse I L'encyclopédie de la ...

Les cantons face au droit international - - Evelyne Schmid, Matthieu Niederhauser, Jonathan Miaz, Martino Maggetti, Constance Kaempfer (EAN13 : 9782889156412)

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

SOUTH CAROLINA… “Judge Goodstein was walking on the beach when the fire started. Her husband, Arnie, was in the house with children and perhaps grandchildren. The family had to escape by jumping from a window or balcony...” www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

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Cornelia Eisenach @eis.bsky.social · Sep 9

🥐Der Dünger der im Getreide steckt kommt unter anderem aus Russland.
🇪🇺Die EU sagt: Das füllt Putins Kriegskassen.
🇨🇭Ich habe recherchiert, welche Rolle dabei die Schweiz spielt und wieso Düngerimporte aus Russland indirekte Gasimporte sind.

Republik Magazin @republik.ch · Sep 8

Die EU und die Schweiz sind von billigem russischem Dünger abhängig, der dann zum Beispiel auf Weizenfeldern landet. Und so auf unserem Frühstückstisch. Eine Recherche von @eis.bsky.social.

Russisches Gas in unserem Gipfeli

Die Schweiz und die EU importieren immer mehr Dünger aus Russland.

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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 13d

Moments before being slammed to the ground, masked ICE agents took this woman's husband - no warrant, no explanation.

This is ICE: Assaulting a distraught woman, frightened by the disappearance of her husband, in front of her children and the cameras.

Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 13d

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

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Alberto Bruzos @abruzos.bsky.social · 14d

What a strange time to be a journal editor.

Critical Discourse Studies @critdiscstuds.bsky.social · 14d

This is really starting to get out of hand.
A reminder: if you use GenAI to write, or rewrite, your article, it will be rejected from this journal.

A screenshot showing the last 9 editorial decisions; 8 were rejected for use of GenAI

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Peter Jelinek @peterjelinek.bsky.social · 23d

Nach ZDF-Moderator und Washintong-Büroleiter Elmar Theveßen trifft es nun auch @dunjahayali.de.

Sie selbst zieht sich jetzt für einige Tage aus dem öffentlichen Leben zurück, nachdem sie Morddrohungen und viele weitere Hassnachrichten erhielt.

Wofür? Seht selbst.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 21d

All political tribes can be hypocritical but the right's current level of hypocrisy on free speech is deliberate. It's an assertion of power not a blindspot.

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The Economist @economist.com · 22d

The killing of Charlie Kirk is part of a grim pattern of political violence in America. This is what the data show econ.st/4nqZysO

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Daniel Mullis @daenumullis.bsky.social · 23d

Es könne keine Einheit mit der Linken geben, denn sie setze „das amerikanische Haus in Brand“. Nun werde hart gegen NGOs wie Soros Stiftung vorgegangen. Historische Vergleiche immer schwierig, aber das Attentat auf Kirk spielt in der Propaganda gerade eine ähnliche Rolle wie der Reichstagsbrand.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 23d

In a Hitleresque speech, JD Vance says there can be no unity with the left and vows to use the government to dismantle non-profit NGOs and liberal civil society who he says promote violence and terrorism.

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Völkerrechtsblog @voelkerrechtsblog.org · Sep 8

📣 Our new symposium, #KnowledgeUnderOccupation: Academic Freedom and #Palestine on the Global Stage, is finally online! Throughout this week and the next, #Ö brings together diverse voices reflecting on how #AcademicFreedom is increasingly restricted:
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Introducing the Symposium ‘Knowledge Under Occupation: Academic Freedom and Palestine on the Global Stage’

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humanrights.ch @humanrights-ch.bsky.social · Sep 4

⏰ Jetzt noch zu unserem Online-Workshop anmelden! ⏰

Nächsten Dienstag diskutieren wir mit @stefanschlegel.bsky.social, @klinglergeorg.bsky.social und @evelyneschmid.bsky.social über das EGMR-Urteil im Fall der #Klimaseniorinnen.
Hier gehts zur Anmeldung ➡ www.humanrights.ch/de/anlaufste...

humanrights.ch @humanrights-ch.bsky.social · Aug 12

Am Dienstag, 9. September mittags findet unser Online-Workshop zur Umsetzung des EGMR-Urteils im Fall Klimaseniorinnen statt. Zu was verpflichtet das Urteil und was hat es bewirkt - für Betroffene, für die Gesellschaft, in der Politik?

⏰ Melden Sie sich an! ⬇️
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Harro van Asselt @harrovanasselt.bsky.social · Aug 15

In a new blog post at @voelkerrechtsblog.org, I discuss the implications of the ICJ's Advisory Opinion for corporate climate accountability.

Though the Court doesn't say much explicitly, the key is to read between the lines.

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The Private Life of the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · Sep 1

A Chinese-owned mining company has been accused of covering up the extent of a disastrous toxic spill in Zambia that polluted a major river that millions rely on with cyanide and arsenic.

A Chinese mining company is accused of covering up the extent of a major toxic spill in Zambia

A Chinese-owned mining company has been accused of covering up the extent of a disastrous toxic spill in Zambia that polluted a major river that millions rely on with cyanide and arsenic.

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Le Temps @letemps.ch · Aug 29

Climat: des habitants d’une île indonésienne attaquent Holcim en justice en Suisse, une première

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Ralph Janik @ralphjanik.com · Aug 23

“It is a famine. The Gaza Famine.
It is a famine that we could have prevented, if we had been allowed. Yet food stacks up at borders because of systematic obstruction by Israel.”

Tom Fletcher @tomfletcherun.bsky.social · Aug 23

My full statement on the Gaza Famine :

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Evelyne Schmid @evelyneschmid.bsky.social · Aug 19

Avec quelques remarques de ma part.

Tous les juges de tous les tribunaux ont la responsabilité d'appliquer le droit applicable.

Le Temps @letemps.ch · Aug 19

Julia Sebutinde, juge «dissidente» de la CIJ: la défense d’Israël au nom du Seigneur

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Evelyne Schmid @evelyneschmid.bsky.social · Aug 11

Last October, Anas al-Sharif saw his colleague Fadi Al-Wahidi being shot in the neck. There, footage from the Gaza Project and forensic analysis is available here: forbiddenstories.org/en-fadi-al-w...

No Safe Zones: How Fadi Al-Wahidi Got Shot in the Neck While Wearing a Press Vest

On October 9, 2024, Fadi Al-Wahidi was reporting alongside a crew of journalists from Al Jazeera, Al Araby TV, and others, in the Al Saftawi area near Jabalia, when what they claim was an “Israeli qua...

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Evelyne Schmid @evelyneschmid.bsky.social · Aug 11

Tomorrow is the anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. Journalists are protected unless they take a direct part in the hostilities. If a party to an armed conflict does not like the reporting, this does not make the reporting direct participation in hostilities.

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · Aug 10

An entire team of journalists, outside a hospital in a tent for journalists, killed by Israel. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Anas al-Sharif: Four Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike near Al-Shifa hospital

Al Jazeera had condemned a "campaign of incitement" by the IDF against its reporters, but the military claims one of the journalists was part of Hamas.

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Evelyne Schmid @evelyneschmid.bsky.social · Aug 6

Maybe universities should rethink their dependency on Microsoft, as well as enthusiasm for AI for educational purposes.

Dr. Katja Thieme (she/they) @katjathieme.bsky.social · Aug 5

"Microsoft eventually released 'energy principles' for work with oil companies, but only required a public commitment to reach net zero by 2050. They didn't require oil companies to meet net zero goals. Notably, 4 years later, MS’s Responsible AI principles still don’t include environmental impact."

He helped Microsoft build AI to help the climate. Then Microsoft sold it to Big Oil.

A former Microsoft product manager reveals how the tech giant is using AI to help Big Oil drill—and how he and his partner are now pushing for change.

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Dr. Katja Thieme (she/they) @katjathieme.bsky.social · Aug 5

He helped Microsoft build AI to help the climate. Then Microsoft sold it to Big Oil.

A former Microsoft product manager reveals how the tech giant is using AI to help Big Oil drill—and how he and his partner are now pushing for change.

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Monika Dommann @modomodo.bsky.social · Aug 4

Nun also die Version Neuhaus/Tanner.

Ziemlich plausibel.
Mit einem kleinen Gastauftritt des Nebelspalters.

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39 Prozent Strafzölle für die Schweiz: Wie konnte es so weit kommen?

Das 39-Prozent-Drama: wie es so weit kommen konnte und wie es jetzt weitergehen könnte.

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Evelyne Schmid @evelyneschmid.bsky.social · Jul 27

Two political prisoners in Iran 🇮🇷, Behrouz Ehsani & Mehdi Hassani, were executed today. According to @amnesty.org, they were tried in a 5-minute trial. Stop executions, arbitrary detention, unfair trials and torture. Urgent action is needed. @un-spexperts.bsky.social

Margaret Satterthwaite (she/her) @unsr-judges.bsky.social · Feb 25

With SR Iran and SR EJEs, I call on Iran to halt the execution of Behrouz Ehsani & Mehdi Hassani, whose death sentences were upheld by the Supreme Court, following trials reportedly marred by torture and forced confessions.

@UN_SPExperts are in contact with Iranian authorities on this matter.

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ClientEarth @clientearth.bsky.social · Jul 23

🔥 HUGE NEWS FROM THE WORLD'S HIGHEST COURT 🔥

Today the International Court of Justice (ICJ) confirmed that, under international law, countries MUST act now to avoid climate catastrophe. 🧵

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Evelyne Schmid @evelyneschmid.bsky.social · Jul 22

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A Defining Moment for Climate Justice: What to Watch For in the ICJ Climate Ruling - Center for International Environmental Law

ICJ’s climate ruling could make climate justice a legal mandate—holding polluters accountable and catalyzing global action.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Jul 19

Unreal.

Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · Jul 18

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio issues visa revocations for Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, his "allies on the court" and their immediate families in bid to protect indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of an attempted coup d'etat.

.@POTUS made clear that his administration will hold accountable foreign nationals who are responsible for censorship of protected expression in the United States. Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes's political witch hunt against Jair Bolsonaro created a persecution and censorship complex so sweeping that it not only violates basic rights of Brazilians, but also extends beyond Brazil's shores to target Americans.

I have therefore ordered visa revocations for Moraes and his allies on the court, as well as their immediate family members effective immediately.

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Will Cross, Ph.D. @thatn3rd.bsky.social · Jul 15

They think data is the plural of anecdote

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 14

Makary: "We have a lot of data and it may not necessarily be the traditional 50 year randomized control trial follow up. It's data from families that say their kids have been acting with bad behavior ... and they eliminate the petroleum-based food dyes and the behavior improves. That is data."

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