Miranda F. C. Lalla
@mfclalla.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Trainee Lawyer
Mons/The Hague
Adv. LL.M, Public Int’l Law @GrotiusCentre | LL.B. @UMontreal/@LaStatale
Québécoise/🇮🇹
Mons/The Hague
Adv. LL.M, Public Int’l Law @GrotiusCentre | LL.B. @UMontreal/@LaStatale
Québécoise/🇮🇹
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For nonlawyers, it’s worth noting that statements like this have—as a formal matter—important legal effects as a matter of international law. If such statements are *not* made, and in volume, future arguments that Trump’s invasion sets a legal precedent will stand on much firmer legal ground.
Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide: "International law is universal and binding for all states. The American intervention in Venezuela is not in accordance with international law."
January 3, 2026 at 9:57 PM
For nonlawyers, it’s worth noting that statements like this have—as a formal matter—important legal effects as a matter of international law. If such statements are *not* made, and in volume, future arguments that Trump’s invasion sets a legal precedent will stand on much firmer legal ground.
mark carney making a ‘bonne saint jean’ video from the hague… I am the target audience and I have been reached ⚜️⚜️⚜️
June 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
mark carney making a ‘bonne saint jean’ video from the hague… I am the target audience and I have been reached ⚜️⚜️⚜️
revisiting this in 2025 is a comfort delusion i would liken only to turning off marley & me (2008) three-quarters in
May 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
revisiting this in 2025 is a comfort delusion i would liken only to turning off marley & me (2008) three-quarters in
new train read just dropped
May 6, 2025 at 6:22 AM
new train read just dropped
26 degrees in the hague today 😮💨
May 1, 2025 at 8:07 AM
26 degrees in the hague today 😮💨
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⚡️ Viktoriia Project: a story of captivity and torture endured by journalist Roshchyna and thousands of Ukrainians imprisoned by Russia
Viktoriia Project: a story of captivity and torture endured by journalist Roshchyna and thousands of Ukrainians imprisoned by Russia
Content
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VIKTORIIA’S PATH
TORTURE IN MELITOPOL
TAGANROG AND STARVATION
HOW THE SYSTEM WAS PREPARING TO RECEIVE PRISONERS
This text is part of the international Viktoriia Project, lau...
www.pravda.com.ua
April 30, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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'As Hudson's Bay heads to court seeking permission to auction off 1,700 pieces of art and more than 2,700 artifacts, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs is requesting a halt to the sale of items that may belong to or be linked with First Nations people.' 1/2
Auctioning Hudson's Bay artifacts with First Nations significance would be 'morally irresponsible': chief | CBC News
As Hudson's Bay heads to court seeking permission to auction off 1,700 pieces of art and more than 2,700 artifacts, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs is requesting a halt to the sale of items that may b...
www.cbc.ca
April 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
'As Hudson's Bay heads to court seeking permission to auction off 1,700 pieces of art and more than 2,700 artifacts, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs is requesting a halt to the sale of items that may belong to or be linked with First Nations people.' 1/2
ok quick does anyone know where we stashed those avro arrow blueprints
April 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
ok quick does anyone know where we stashed those avro arrow blueprints
the max planck encyclopedias of international law going open access may be the biggest leap for knowledge democracy since the invention of the gutenberg press. i said what i said
April 1, 2025 at 9:43 AM
the max planck encyclopedias of international law going open access may be the biggest leap for knowledge democracy since the invention of the gutenberg press. i said what i said
a big hello to the #flashverse (?) from our sunday picnic setup 🌸
March 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
a big hello to the #flashverse (?) from our sunday picnic setup 🌸
If you see anything at #MtMF25, let it be The Srebrenica Tape - a heart-wrenchingly intimate film, made even more powerful in the presence of its subject ❤️🩹
Chiara Sambuchi, @docdays.bsky.social, thank you for honouring the artists lost to war & for bringing their work to the world they left behind
Chiara Sambuchi, @docdays.bsky.social, thank you for honouring the artists lost to war & for bringing their work to the world they left behind
March 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
If you see anything at #MtMF25, let it be The Srebrenica Tape - a heart-wrenchingly intimate film, made even more powerful in the presence of its subject ❤️🩹
Chiara Sambuchi, @docdays.bsky.social, thank you for honouring the artists lost to war & for bringing their work to the world they left behind
Chiara Sambuchi, @docdays.bsky.social, thank you for honouring the artists lost to war & for bringing their work to the world they left behind
i have it on good authority that spring has indeed arrived in the hague
(the authority: silly house-wolf rolling around in fresh magnolia petals)
(the authority: silly house-wolf rolling around in fresh magnolia petals)
March 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
i have it on good authority that spring has indeed arrived in the hague
(the authority: silly house-wolf rolling around in fresh magnolia petals)
(the authority: silly house-wolf rolling around in fresh magnolia petals)
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The mining company is not paying its own legal fees. Burford Capital, a London- and NY-listed litigation finance specialist, has invested in the case, covering the cost of the proceedings in exchange for a share of the financial benefits if it is successful. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fearing toxic waste, Greenland ended uranium mining. Now, they could be forced to restart - or pay $11bn
The island is being sued by a mining company over its decision, and faces paying nine times its annual budget in damages if it loses
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2025 at 6:01 AM
The mining company is not paying its own legal fees. Burford Capital, a London- and NY-listed litigation finance specialist, has invested in the case, covering the cost of the proceedings in exchange for a share of the financial benefits if it is successful. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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March 10, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Some good news.
Thirty years after its was negotiated, Canada signs Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women: canada.ca/en/global-af...
Next: sign the American Convention on Human Rights and accept the IACHR's jurisdiction!
Thirty years after its was negotiated, Canada signs Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women: canada.ca/en/global-af...
Next: sign the American Convention on Human Rights and accept the IACHR's jurisdiction!
Canada signs Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, are pleased to announce that today, Canada signed the Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women (Belém do Pará Convention).
canada.ca
March 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Some good news.
Thirty years after its was negotiated, Canada signs Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women: canada.ca/en/global-af...
Next: sign the American Convention on Human Rights and accept the IACHR's jurisdiction!
Thirty years after its was negotiated, Canada signs Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women: canada.ca/en/global-af...
Next: sign the American Convention on Human Rights and accept the IACHR's jurisdiction!
‘reasonable and polite but will not back down from a fight’.. national anthem remix track when
Trudeau: "They're talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin- a lying, murderous, dictator. Make that make sense. Canadians are reasonable and we are polite. But we will not back down from a fight...Canada will be implementing 25% tariffs against $155b of American goods."
March 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
‘reasonable and polite but will not back down from a fight’.. national anthem remix track when
'there’s a line in the show where Mussolini says: fascism is everything and the opposite of everything...He was just the uber-opportunist, so — whatever suited him at any given moment — that was fascism.'
cannot recommend this timely + terrifying masterpiece enough
www.ft.com/content/c02c...
cannot recommend this timely + terrifying masterpiece enough
www.ft.com/content/c02c...
‘Mussolini’ director Joe Wright: ‘When did anti-fascism become controversial?’
The ‘Atonement’ and ‘Darkest Hour’ filmmaker on his new TV series ‘Son of the Century’
www.ft.com
March 1, 2025 at 9:58 AM
'there’s a line in the show where Mussolini says: fascism is everything and the opposite of everything...He was just the uber-opportunist, so — whatever suited him at any given moment — that was fascism.'
cannot recommend this timely + terrifying masterpiece enough
www.ft.com/content/c02c...
cannot recommend this timely + terrifying masterpiece enough
www.ft.com/content/c02c...
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau chimed in online after Canada beat the United States in the 4 Nations Face-Off final.
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www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...
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www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...
February 21, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau chimed in online after Canada beat the United States in the 4 Nations Face-Off final.
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www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...
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www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...
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The President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella gave a speech for the ages today in Marseille, one that should resonate across the globe. I hope it's gonna be translated into English
Mattarella: “Il protezionismo alimentò fenomeni autoritari. È ora di agire contro i neo-feudatari”
https://www.repubblica.it/politica/2025/02/05/news/mattarella_marsiglia_protezionismo_regimi_autoritari-423984064/?rss
https://www.repubblica.it/politica/2025/02/05/news/mattarella_marsiglia_protezionismo_regimi_autoritari-423984064/?rss
February 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella gave a speech for the ages today in Marseille, one that should resonate across the globe. I hope it's gonna be translated into English
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Nawaf Salam, the head of the International Court of Justice, won enough support to become Lebanon's next prime minister after a majority of lawmakers backed him for the post, a big blow to Hezbollah which accused opponents of working to exclude it reut.rs/40vtVWi
Lebanon's Salam wins enough support to become PM, angering Hezbollah
Nawaf Salam, the head of the International Court of Justice, won enough support to become Lebanon's next prime minister after a majority of lawmakers backed him for the post on Monday, a big blow to Hezbollah which accused opponents of working to exclude it.
reut.rs
January 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Nawaf Salam, the head of the International Court of Justice, won enough support to become Lebanon's next prime minister after a majority of lawmakers backed him for the post, a big blow to Hezbollah which accused opponents of working to exclude it reut.rs/40vtVWi
i listen to world news from both european + north american platforms. quite alarming to hear greenland discourse shifting from 'haha what' to 'hear me out' within days - with networks on one side of the atlantic blatantly entertaining the prospect of violating core tenets of intl law with no 'but's
January 13, 2025 at 11:18 AM
i listen to world news from both european + north american platforms. quite alarming to hear greenland discourse shifting from 'haha what' to 'hear me out' within days - with networks on one side of the atlantic blatantly entertaining the prospect of violating core tenets of intl law with no 'but's
very cool i like this
There are 24 'pending' cases if you look at the Court's website but only a handful of these are currently what you would describe as active. I'm going to go through each one in turn; as they appear on the website so you can follow along at home for funsies.
January 2, 2025 at 1:36 PM
very cool i like this
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Good piece. “America didn’t invent human rights; in a very real sense, human rights invented America.” -Jimmy Carter, farewell address www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/o...
Opinion | Samantha Power: The Humanitarian Legacy of Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter viewed his embrace of human rights as a means of restoring faith in America.
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Good piece. “America didn’t invent human rights; in a very real sense, human rights invented America.” -Jimmy Carter, farewell address www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/o...