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Prof. Gregory S. Gordon

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Peking University STL, international criminal law (ICL) expert, biographer of Nuremberg prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz, leading authority on atrocity speech/incitement law, consultant on ICL speech-related crimes arising from Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine

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Prof. Gregory S. Gordon @profgsgordon.bsky.social · May 28

Great idea for a starter pack - - thanks for including me!

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Prof. Gregory S. Gordon @profgsgordon.bsky.social · May 16

Again, it would be great to discuss this with you. Thank you for taking the time to read my article and raise such interesting points.

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Prof. Gregory S. Gordon @profgsgordon.bsky.social · May 16

Thank you, Professor Crootof, for the post, and the kind words. I would love to discuss my proposal with you.

Rebecca Crootof @crootof.bsky.social · May 15

Nightstand Pile Files: Transnational Atrocity Victim Networking: A New Paradigm for International Accountability Mechanisms @profgsgordon.bsky.social

A creative proposal for connecting and empowering victims of wartime harms, to facilitate participation and compensation.

Implementing #WarTorts

Transnational Atrocity Victim Networking: A New Paradigm for International Accountability Mechanisms

Justice for atrocity victims has made great strides since international criminal law’s Nuremberg birth, where survivors of Hitler’s depredations could participa

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Prof. Gregory S. Gordon @profgsgordon.bsky.social · Apr 27

The judiciary - - our last bastion of hope...

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Prof. Gregory S. Gordon @profgsgordon.bsky.social · Apr 26

I'm finding a lot of my international law colleagues here on Bluesky. Perhaps every field and subfield will be different. But I say give it time - - Bluesky has a solid foundation now and will continue to grow. I've been encouraging people in my domain to use it more because, yes, LinkedIn sucks!

Prof. Gregory S. Gordon @profgsgordon.bsky.social · Apr 8

The Trump regime would bring back slavery, if it could.

Prof. Gregory S. Gordon @profgsgordon.bsky.social · Apr 6

I was featured on CNN for a piece on prosecuting State leaders at the International Criminal Court (quoted there too is the great Leila Sadat!). We have a long, long way to go but let's hope the Duterte case can at least help generate a bit of positive momentum...

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Wanted world leaders cast a wary eye on the Hague as Duterte languishes in ICC custody | CNN

The dramatic arrest of the Philippines’ controversial former president this month sent shock waves through much of the world – and cast a renewed spotlight on the other leaders wanted by the Internati...

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Prof. Gregory S. Gordon @profgsgordon.bsky.social · Apr 2

Appalling - - four more years of this?!?

Prof. Gregory S. Gordon @profgsgordon.bsky.social · Apr 2

He's poisoning civic discourse and values on an epic scale. Can the damage ever be undone?

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Prof. Gregory S. Gordon @profgsgordon.bsky.social · Apr 2

All those COVID deaths alone should have been enough to derail that monster's bid for the presidency. GOP hypocrisy, for sure, but also slightly more than half of the American voting public gone stark raving mad.

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Prof. Gregory S. Gordon @profgsgordon.bsky.social · Mar 21

I really appreciated doing this year's keynote for the International Committee for the Red Cross and Hong Kong Red Cross for their IHL Moot Asia-Pacific gathering - - fascinating topic and discussion on Autonomous Weapons Systems --thanks again to my colleagues and the organizers!

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Prof. Gregory S. Gordon @profgsgordon.bsky.social · Mar 19

They bookend our doom - - one taught Americans to hate their government and the second one is destroying it.

Prof. Gregory S. Gordon @profgsgordon.bsky.social · Mar 13

A brief visual history of the decline and fall of the United States . . .

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Prof. Gregory S. Gordon @profgsgordon.bsky.social · Mar 9

It's official! My faculty profile is now online at my new institution - - Peking University School of Transnational Law: stl.pku.edu.cn/faculty/a372...

Gregory S. Gordon - PEKING UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF TRANSNATIONAL LAW

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Prof. Gregory S. Gordon @profgsgordon.bsky.social · Feb 3

But what can we DO about it? Lawsuits? Perhaps. But will that be enough?

Prof. Gregory S. Gordon @profgsgordon.bsky.social · Feb 3

It cannot be understood

Prof. Gregory S. Gordon @profgsgordon.bsky.social · Jan 28

Love it!!

Prof. Gregory S. Gordon @profgsgordon.bsky.social · Jan 28

Wonderful initiative - - thanks for sharing!

Prof. Gregory S. Gordon @profgsgordon.bsky.social · Jan 23

Please let me know what I can do to help. I have reposted the article. I will speak with colleagues about what we can do. In the meantime, my thoughts and prayers are with you 🙏

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Md Zubair @mdzubair.bsky.social · Jan 23

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‘We’ve lost all hope’: Rohingya trapped as Bangladesh closes Myanmar border

Muslim refugees fleeing persecution in Myanmar are being detained and forced back by Bangladeshi border guards

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Prof. Gregory S. Gordon @profgsgordon.bsky.social · Jan 18

Thanks for reposting Mark - - and belated Happy New Year!

Prof. Gregory S. Gordon @profgsgordon.bsky.social · Jan 18

So you're not going to follow me back?!? 😂

Prof. Gregory S. Gordon @profgsgordon.bsky.social · Jan 18

Nice to find you on Bluesky!

Prof. Gregory S. Gordon @profgsgordon.bsky.social · Jan 15

Merci beaucoup ! Je suis heureux d'être connecté à vous ici...