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Benjamin Duerr @benjaminduerr

Diplomat / Writer / International lawyer. Board member @UNANL. Posts on war and peace, law, history (opinions are mine)

Joined April 2011
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Arms control treaties reduced the number of nuclear weapons by 80%. But now a new arms race is beginning. Long read: theguardian.com/world/2024/n…

A new nuclear arms race is beginning. It will be far more dangerous than the last one

The long read: With Putin’s threats in Ukraine, China’s accelerated weapons programme and the US’s desire for superiority, what will it take for leaders to step back from the brink?

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Job opportunity with my former colleagues at @IHLCentre: Legal Adviser for West Africa, incl. Sahel. Great team and a fascinating region, where the promotion of #IHL is highly relevant. diakonia.se/ihl/news/regiona…

404 - IHL Centre

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Deze dertig non-fictieboeken uit 2024 wil je gelezen hebben. @vproboekengids raadt 'De droom van Den Haag' aan. vprogids.nl/boeken/lees/tips…
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First time: Bosnian Serb general Krstić, convicted by the UN Yugoslavia tribunal for his involvement in #Srebrenica, acknowledges it was genocide. His letter of apology: irmct.org/sites/default/file… theguardian.com/world/2024/n…

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Dirk Moses@dirkmoses
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Our Working Paper on “Transformations in Genocide Discourse: Paths and Politics of Recognizing Colonial Genocides” is now available online. trace-center.de/publikatione…

TraCe Working Paper Series

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As political solutions for human protection in #Gaza and #Ukraine fail, a turn towards courts and real-time accountability: insightful article by @CeciliaJacob_IR in @IAJournal_CH. academic.oup.com/ia/article/…

A new politics of international criminal justice: accountability in Ukraine and the Israel–Gaza war

In recent years international accountability mechanisms have been developed to fill gaps in the multilateral system for protecting civilian populations in

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Today 30 years ago, the UN Security Council established the tribunal for #Rwanda. @justiceinfonet on how the court shaped the genocide narrative since justiceinfo.net/en/137917-ho…

How the UN tribunal for Rwanda shaped the genocide narrative

After the genocide in Rwanda in 1994, the United Nations created the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). Historian Lucy Gaynor answers Justice Info's questions in an-in-depth interview...

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Today 30 years ago, the UN Security Council established the tribunal for #Rwanda. How the UN tribunal shaped the genocide narrative since. justiceinfo.net/en/137917-ho… @justiceinfonet

How the UN tribunal for Rwanda shaped the genocide narrative

After the genocide in Rwanda in 1994, the United Nations created the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). Historian Lucy Gaynor answers Justice Info's questions in an-in-depth interview...

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Podcast: Could #ecocide become a new international crime? With @KateMacIntosh2, @bechamilton, and Naima Te Maile Fifita. justsecurity.org/104568/podc… @just_security

Could Ecocide Become a New International Crime?

What does the proposal from Vanuatu, Fiji, and Samoa to add ecocide as a new international crime mean in practice?

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How do historical and political narratives influence the work of the #ICC (and its effectiveness)? New article by @lucyjgaynor: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

‘Please, get me called to The Hague!’ The international criminal court as history’s soapbox

How do ICC trial actors articulate political and historical narratives? Understanding the International Criminal Court’s role as a mediator of political history is crucial for understanding its det...

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Bespreking van "De droom van #DenHaag" in @historiek: 'Een internationale orde gebaseerd op het recht, die de wereld vreedzamer en rechtvaardiger, welvarender en veiliger heeft gemaakt, aldus Duerr in de epiloog van zijn mooie en inspirerend boek.' historiek.net/haagse-vredesc…

In 1899 en 1907 kwam de wereld naar Den Haag om te praten over vrede

Tijdens de Haagse vredesconferenties van 1899 en 1907 probeerden wereldleiders afspraken te maken om te komen tot een meer vreedzame wereld.

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EU statement on the Annual report of the #ICC: “the more the Court strives to carry out its mandate independently and impartially, the greater the threats, intimidation and pressure against it.” eeas.europa.eu/delegations/u…

EU Statement – UN General Assembly: Report of the International Criminal Court

28 October 2024, New York - Statement on behalf of the European Union and its Member States delivered by Mr. Stephan Marquardt, Deputy Head of the Legal Department, European External Action Service,...

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'Completing Humanity: The International Law of Decolonization'. Upcoming book talk on 11 November with @Umut_Ozsu. bu.edu/pardee/2024/10/30/upc…
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Call for papers Netherlands Yearbook on International Law: ‘The manifold forms of contemporary international legal scholarship’ asser.nl/media/797553/call-f… (pdf) @NYIL_nl
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Achter de schermen van de UN Summit of the Future: vanavond @UNANL webinar met Henk-Jan Brinkman van @IDLO en @SimoneFilippini. Registratie: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Terugblik lezing Benjamin Duerr en bezoek Vredespaleis: een middag van vrede met een droom in Den Haag ssew.nl/terugblik-lezing-en-…

Terugblik lezing en bezoek Vredespaleis: een middag van vrede met een droom in Den Haag

Op zaterdagmiddag 19 oktober verzamelden zo’n dertig belangstellenden zich op Javastraat 26 in Den Haag. Een bijzondere en passende locatie voor een middag over de plaats die Den Haag rond 1900 innam...

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Int'l Criminal Court
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26 Oct 2024
The #ICC welcomes the ratification by #Ukraine of the #RomeStatute of the ICC. 125 States Parties – incl. 20 States from the Eastern Europe region – have joined the ICC family of nations in the fight against impunity. The Statute will enter into force in Ukraine on 1 January 2025
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Erinnerungen an eine Ausnahmegestalt unter den Juristen der Weimarer Republik. Völkerrechtler und Politikwissenschaftler Albrecht Mendelssohn Bartholdy, vor 150 Jahren geboren. faz.net/aktuell/politik/inla…

Albrecht Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Ein Jurist im Kampf gegen Versailles

Als liberaler Jurist jüdischer Herkunft war Albrecht Mendelssohn Bartholdy eine Ausnahmegestalt unter den Juraprofessoren der Weimarer Republik. Seine Leidenschaft für das Recht bewahrte ihn nicht...

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Very good overview of the worrying attacks on the #ICC - from cyber and sanctions threats to sexual harassment allegations against the prosecutor. By ⁦@janethanderson⁩, with ⁦@DanyaChaikel⁩ ⁦@VirginieAmato⁩ ⁦@justiceinfonet⁩ justiceinfo.net/en/137454-pr…

Pressure mounts on the ICC

The International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is generating pressure. Some of it comes from Israel and the USA and is aimed directly at prosecutor Karim...

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