Toby Cadman is an international criminal law specialist. He is a barrister member at Nine Bedford Row International Chambers in London and a member of the International Criminal Bureau in The Hague.

Toby Cadman @tobycadman 

After the Bahraini precedent, will leaders from Egypt, Israel and Syria have to think twice before travelling abroad?

 

International donors have pledged $5.4bn (£3.4bn) to help rebuild Gaza at a conference in Cairo.

Israel Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman earlier said any rebuilding efforts would need his government’s consent.

This is clearly part of the problem.
Israel has said that it will try to be positive about the civil infrastructure and the rehabilitation of civilians.

Clearly I don’t understand the Israel-Palestine conflict sufficiently as I find such comments deeply offensive. After bombarding Gaza and reducing it to rubble no reconstruction efforts can take place without its permission. I’m sorry this misguided notion must change.

Danny Welbeck says he is thriving on the fresh challenge and “new adventure” at @Arsenal http://arsn.al/O70qCG 

Syria — United States Holocaust Memorial Museum http://fb.me/4ABnGjesk

New UN report: Mass internet surveillance threatens international law & is corrosive of privacy rights http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/15/internet-surveillance-report-edward-snowden-leaks …

 

Ex-Journalist: „Ich war #Agent und bestechlich. Viele Korrespondenten arbeiten so.“ Ein Fest für RT http://m.huffpost.com/de/entry/5988070?&ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067 … via @juergvollmer

Head of Russian Human Rights Council @MikhailFedotov: „Cancelling #PetersburgerDialog was big mistake.When you have problems,you must talk.“

#Frankreich will in den nächsten 18 Monaten Staatsvermögen im Wert von 5 bis 10 Mrd #Euro verkaufen. @EmmanuelMacron #Haushaltssanierung

Talk of the town: #Sanoma Independent Media Russia sold to investor group headed by Peter Gerwe. But Gerwe denies (for now)

@MarkKersten — how many UK MPs sat on their hands or didn’t show up? Commons has 650 seats. @Marianhouk @tobycadman

Australia’s Human Rights Council bid welcome, but we’ll need to do better on human rights at home & in Geneva: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/australia-presses-for-human-rights-council-seat-despite-un-criticism-20141011-114rmo.html …

#PalestineVote significance is that only 12 MPs voted against. This is a real sign that the political environment is changing.

MPs vote to recognise Palestinian state http://gu.com/p/42de3/tw

UK Parliament passes motion to recognise Parliament as an independent with 274 votes to 12 – well done!

„Isreal has never delineated [its borders] and UK recognition would help the Palestinians at this time“ Jeremy Corbyn #RecognisePalestine

Today I’ll be voting to #RecognisePalestine.

My good friend @almubernabeu rightly selected as one of the top 10 Spanish female lawyers http://tobycadman.com/almudena-bernabeu-of-9-bedford-row-international-selected-as-one-of-the-top-ten-female-lawyers-in-spain/ …

#Dutch FM #GazaCairoConf: #NL focus on movement and access, water, food security and the rule of law @MinBuZa_news

On water for #Gaza,put politics aside.Acute shortage of drinking water poses dire health risks http://www.timesofisrael.com/on-water-for-gaza-put-politics-aside/ …

But no guarantees #Israel will lift unjustified restrictions on movements of goods&people MT:@AFP Donor conf raises $5.4 billion for #Gaza

Deja vu: #EU pledges €450+ mill for reconstructing #Gaza, but w/o gaurantees #Israel will let all needed material in http://eeas.europa.eu/statements/docs/2014/141012_01_en.pdf …

Palestinian statehood: Ed Miliband says Labour MPs must vote to recognise Palestine or stay away from Parliament http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/palestinian-statehood-ed-miliband-says-labour-mps-must-vote-to-recognise-palestine-or-stay-away-from-parliament-9789946.html …

MT @RMardiniICRC: At the Cairo Intl Conference on #Gaza: the stakes are nothing less than the dignity & the future of the people of Gaza

“#Gaza remains a tinderbox,” says #UNSG Ban Ki Moon. „The people desperately need to see results in their daily lives.”

My latest on Al Jazeera. Diplomacy, Immunity and Justice: The Bahraini Prince and Allegations of Torture http://lnkd.in/dTdDWHN  …

Just arrived in my favourite hangout #TheNationalBarAndGrill at the The Benjamin Hotel in New York

If you only care about human rights abuses when your enemies commit them, then you probably don’t really care about human rights abuses.

Why is #Bahrain so scared by this tweet that they would jail the author for it? #FreeNabeel http://huff.to/1vjHDYi