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Judging the ICC … Whilst, there are legitimate criticisms for what the ICC does not, and cannot, do, there is little credible justification in criticising the ICC for what it does do – namely, targeting States that have failed to investigate conduct within their own borders that constitute international crimes.“ https://t.co/AWRWUEN5Em

— Toby Cadman (@tobycadman) 27. Oktober 2016

#Breaking news: #UNWGAD concludes @ShawkanZeid’s detention is arbitrary. Must be released & offered reparation. Case referred to #SRTorture.

— Toby Cadman (@tobycadman) 27. Oktober 2016

The UN Working Group today issued an upholding our complaint that our client Shawkan is being arbitrarily… https://t.co/cdlTZH8bSq

— Toby Cadman (@tobycadman) 27. Oktober 2016

#UNWGAD ruled that @ShawkanZeid being detained arbitrarily and should be released and offered compensation. Referred matter to #SRTorture

— Toby Cadman (@tobycadman) 27. Oktober 2016

News Lens: Civil Society Guide to the GFF https://t.co/jelRI6xY6l

— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 27. Oktober 2016

Compliance et lutte anti-corruption en France.#lanceursdalerte
J intervenais sur „mon cas concret“ : ce que sont devenues nos vies. pic.twitter.com/QL4lv2mRPs

— Stephanie Gibaud (@Steph_and_me) 27. Oktober 2016

Die Zarin, ihr Philipp und der CS-Kredit – Inside Paradeplatz https://t.co/ZpsbU7FAcf

— Hans-Rudolf Scheller (@schellerfamily1) 27. Oktober 2016

Truly hard to stomach #Russian Amb’s cynical response to #UN report on appalling atrocities in #Syria. Video here https://t.co/Zdu64GrChr pic.twitter.com/w6NWDXSeIU

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 27. Oktober 2016

After saying he’d return #1MDB $$, we asked @LeoDiCaprio to sign the Declaration against Corruption. He still hasn’t https://t.co/4bs4vc8jLi pic.twitter.com/hIkxhnHFfn

— Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) 27. Oktober 2016

A group of African lawyers, prosecutors, judges, academics & human rights activists urge leaders to stick with #ICC https://t.co/OmNlpTE4EV pic.twitter.com/NzfSPTre8p

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 27. Oktober 2016

Before & After scene from #Aleppo
Many families used to live their, memories. People all gone! #aleppoUnderSiege pic.twitter.com/h8CVBCz3WA

— Zouhir_AlShimale (@ZouhirAlShimale) 27. Oktober 2016

@UNODC highly motivated to save people caught in traffickers’ net of violence, abuse and exploitation pic.twitter.com/AMeCucokRa

— Yury Fedotov (@YuryFedotov) 27. Oktober 2016

The #ICC should be a source of hope to victims of serious abuses whose domestic judicial systems have let them down https://t.co/z7M5harh5Q

— Kofi Annan (@KofiAnnan) 27. Oktober 2016

Will #Russia #SaudiArabia be elected @UNHumanRights Council? Keep your eyes open #UNGA! #Aleppo #Sanaa #Bahrain #Donbas #Crimea cc @fidh_un https://t.co/Dr2eqkUQmC

— antoine bernard (@antoinebernard_) 27. Oktober 2016

لو استعملنا الحب والتسامح لاستغنينا عن كثير من الأنظمة والقوانين والمحاكم.

— سلمان العودة (@salman_alodah) 27. Oktober 2016

From Aleppo: „I am scared. I don’t want to wake up one day to see regime’s forces in my streets“ https://t.co/pzwZpmzmBN pic.twitter.com/s21Ej03QI4

— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) 27. Oktober 2016

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Our #internationallaw experts today @StJohnsLaw talking global issues for the next US president @Chris_Borgen @PeggyMcGuinness @opiniojuris pic.twitter.com/wR9M0YjTS0

— Caroline Fish (@carolinashley) 27. Oktober 2016

.@HRW joined 87 NGOs in raising concerns over #Russia’s 3UN Human Rights Council bid #HRC https://t.co/BH5pxW6pji … pic.twitter.com/zGevzpE9yH

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 26. Oktober 2016

New Post: Prosecutor v. Al Mahdi: A Positive New Direction for the ICC? https://t.co/ffKP8ihiRP … by Marina Lostal of @HagueUniversity

— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 26. Oktober 2016

#EU counter-terror wars risk failing to prevent attacks while weakening international law argues @AnthonyDworkin https://t.co/ib7rEamdho

— ECFR (@ecfr) 27. Oktober 2016

US no longer agrees with its own policies? https://t.co/keddSCIREi

— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 26. Oktober 2016

Seems to me US should oppose resolution while continuing the fight to change policy

— David Bosco (@multilateralist) 26. Oktober 2016

With Great Honor Lamiya and I accept #SakharovPrize from the @Europarl_EN. pic.twitter.com/Rcg2ENmy45

— Nadia Murad (@NadiaMuradBasee) 27. Oktober 2016

@associatesmind don’t forget about international and national security law blogs, e.g., @lawfareblog @just_security @opiniojuris.

— Keith Petty (@Petty_KeithA) 26. Oktober 2016

News Lens: World Bank Doing Business report finds high rates of gender discrimination https://t.co/EyhakQzvtf

— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 26. Oktober 2016

that was very good. I have recorded tapes to prove the scam #MoneySavingExp #MartinSLewis #consumerprotection @businessmobil @EE @orange 2/2

— Christophepgx (@C_Galan_Pugnax) 26. Oktober 2016

China Respects Decision of South Africa, Gambia to Leave ICC – Foreign Ministry: https://t.co/PRLjsN0jco via @SputnikInt

— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 26. Oktober 2016

UN Member States: Vote “No” and End China’s Membership on UN Human Rights Council https://t.co/bTr5w68xiG

— Tibet.net Updates (@tibet_net) 26. Oktober 2016

Promoting dialogue & understanding cost #IlhamTohti a life sentence. Join our call for his release #FreeThem #China https://t.co/HBm6Uy5y6F pic.twitter.com/dIDnhZ74d5

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 26. Oktober 2016

Does #China now have its National Action Plan on #business & #humanrights?: https://t.co/NRGrypzbxF

— BusinessHumanRights (@BHRRC) 25. Oktober 2016

Deny #China membership on UN Human Rights Council says @yangjianli001 https://t.co/GmtIOfj68S „like picking the fox to guard the henhouse“ pic.twitter.com/c6nxDiXu8X

— Phelim Kine 林海 (@PhelimKine) 26. Oktober 2016

11 #Rohingya Feared Dead in #Burmese Navy Shooting Rampage Early Morning https://t.co/9BvKTX6zha @matthewfsmith @HHtike @Aungaungsittwe

— M.S. Anwar (@mdskar) 27. Oktober 2016

Once again: who knew there was space left to shrink? #China: New Rules Gag Lawyers – https://t.co/ShsFlnQlnQ

— Sophie Richardson (@SophieHRW) 26. Oktober 2016

Why do 100s of Vietnam’s drug users break out of „rehab centers“? Because of the physical abuse + forced labor: @hrw https://t.co/BZvr5VOBi9 pic.twitter.com/8lU1paGZNY

— Richard Pearshouse (@RPearshouse) 26. Oktober 2016

New #Bangladesh law could restrict anti-corruption NGOs! In a country where #corruption is deadly, this is alarming! https://t.co/q91ETgecH6

— Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) 27. Oktober 2016

#Corruption kills in #Bangladesh – We and other NGOs are not the enemy of Bangladesh, #corruption is: @JoseUgazSM https://t.co/NQ8a76T2Z2

— Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) 26. Oktober 2016

News Lens: Dying for democracy in Honduras https://t.co/zA6StOG56M

— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 26. Oktober 2016

News Lens: The World Bank turned my father’s dream into a nightmare. He went on a hunger strike to fight back. https://t.co/5G15thRX87

— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 26. Oktober 2016

News Lens: Pakistan: an IMF-led gloss? https://t.co/3FsSYs4DcT

— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 26. Oktober 2016

BCUK team with Andy Hall @Atomicalandy Thank you Andy for your visit. @MarkFarmaner @anna_c_roberts @MissWHPT @zoyaphan pic.twitter.com/PaQ71H7CMr

— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 26. Oktober 2016

Our Exec Director @sopheapfocus writes in @phnompenhpost „Cambodia still fails to fulfil #ParisPeaceAccords’ vision“ https://t.co/qCpNFvqW6d

— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 25. Oktober 2016

#Syria: #EU adds 10 persons to list of those under sanctions against the regime https://t.co/I9zj8zqrWk

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 27. Oktober 2016

„Wir reden weniger darüber, aber 2016 sind bisher 3930 Menschen im Mittelmeer ertrunken. Das bisher tödlichste… https://t.co/l6Eapoxpte

— cariklaus (@KlausSchwertner) 27. Oktober 2016

Rising death toll in #Mediterranean makes 2016 deadliest year yet#Refugees #Migrants https://t.co/novNC834VO

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 26. Oktober 2016

.@zoe_reiter: „Having a legally binding commitment between private & public sectors & NGOs is big deal. Together we can have #cleancontracts pic.twitter.com/6uTbdesxkc

— Transparency Int. EU (@TI_EU) 26. Oktober 2016

Video: FM #Steinmeier after meeting with PM @RamiHamdalla in the context of 4th German-Palestinian steering committee. #Palestine #Israel pic.twitter.com/mKTYuCi5l2

— GermanForeignOffice (@GermanyDiplo) 27. Oktober 2016

Ich gratuliere #STARTWien herzlich zum 10. Geburtstag und den START-StipendiatInnen zu ihrem Erfolg! https://t.co/ofFZMbxIbb pic.twitter.com/GlD7xf1fdS

— Alexa Wesner (@AlexaWesner) 26. Oktober 2016

Pleasures remembered (drawing) for a Little Syrian refugee after fleeing horrors of war. Safe ,happy @unicef supported centre @UNICEFLebanon pic.twitter.com/RehwE0wgXg

— Sebastian Rich (@Hopefocus) 26. Oktober 2016

#Syria: Homemade IS landmines kill & injure 100s of civilians, incl dozens of children in #Manbij
New @hrw researchhttps://t.co/jMVUdmYH3a

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 26. Oktober 2016

Come to see exhibition @iam_withthem Friday the 28Th inside @UN. Register here: https://t.co/OzZXk7YBaU
Hope to see you. @franceonu

— I AM with them (@iam_withthem) 25. Oktober 2016

Over the past month alone, women have gone on strike in #Poland (abortion rights), #Argentina (vs sexual violence) & #Iceland (pay equality)

— Mona Eltahawy (@monaeltahawy) 25. Oktober 2016

Syrians are literally being buried alive in body bags. Haunting NYT oped by Raed Saleh, head of the White Helmets https://t.co/kpTKIuyskq pic.twitter.com/ZIoxqvRCe5

— Karim Sadjadpour (@ksadjadpour) 25. Oktober 2016

Get the latest update on the @UN response to the #Syria Crisis https://t.co/ZOqtBtd8Cq pic.twitter.com/ataMk2mV5w

— UN Vienna (@UN_Vienna) 27. Oktober 2016

Check out our #flickr gallery from the #UNStaffDay celebrations @UN_Vienna https://t.co/ga6ZixqDc3 pic.twitter.com/3yICtwZPHI

— UN Vienna (@UN_Vienna) 27. Oktober 2016

Want to know more about the @UN’s work with #refugees and #migrants? Check out our page: https://t.co/75r3NMxzqD pic.twitter.com/NZH2yerqyI

— UN Vienna (@UN_Vienna) 26. Oktober 2016

Did you know that we also tweet in German, Hungarian, Slovak and Slovene? Follow us @UNO_Wien @ENSZ_Becs @OSN_Vieden @ZN_Dunaj !

— UN Vienna (@UN_Vienna) 26. Oktober 2016

I don’t like the idea of the US government abstaining on a UN resolution critical of duly enacted (even if misguided) US policy.

— David Bosco (@multilateralist) 26. Oktober 2016

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.@UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expresses his gratitude to UN staff serving around the world. #UNStaffDay pic.twitter.com/Sliwa3uFvO

— UN Geneva (@UNGeneva) 25. Oktober 2016

At the UN, every day is staff day. Please read my Huffington Post blog …

There is so much more to the United Nations here in Vienna than fountains and flagpoles.

Venture down the hallways and corridors of the Vienna International Centre (VIC), on any given day, and you will find evidence of animated activity.

From ardent discussions in the VIC’s multitude of meeting rooms, to the quieter, more earnest conversations in the cosy corners and anterooms of this sprawling UN hub – one of four along with New York, Geneva and Nairobi.

The sweep of those activities is stunning. Human trafficking, nuclear technology, peaceful uses of space, migrants, industrial development and disarmament are just some examples of the labours undertaken in Vienna by its more than 4,000 staff in numerous international organisations.

Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan saw Vienna’s role as engaging in the fight against uncivil society. This is a telling insight, but Vienna is much more. Innovation and creativity lie at the heart of this hub; a rich, golden seam running through all of the efforts at the imposing global coalface.

Illustrations are not hard to find. When you think of the International Atomic Energy Agency, safe, secure, and peaceful nuclear technology is a clear goal, but so is child nutrition, confronting the Zika virus and helping countries control animal disease.

Look at the material floating out of the Office for Outer Space Affairs and you discover discussions on satellite navigation and meteorology jostling with a global children’s art competition on looking at the stars.

Glance at the UN Industrial Development Organization front page and it teams with support for hydro-electric stations, protecting the ozone layer and building corporate responsibility. And so it goes.

When combined these efforts form a weighty contribution to making the world more civil, more peaceful, as well as the much wider work on every aspect of the sustainable development goals and Agenda 2030. Vienna may sit in middle Europe; but, it is quite literally plugged into the rest of the world.

Yet this dialogue with discovery is not the end of the line. Essential discussion precedes effective delivery. The real worth of Vienna—the true currency of this vibrant UN hub—is not in its meetings, conferences, or consultations, it is in the help offered around the world to those most in need.

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime, for example, operates in dozens of countries globally. Many of these offices are in complex and challenging places; locations where hardship is a grim daily reality.

Staff in these offices are working with drug users, human trafficking victims, HIV/AIDS sufferers, and prisoners. All of them desperately need support and assistance. It is, therefore, far beyond the VIC and Austria that the UN in Vienna is doing its most inestimable work.

But what ends far away, begins with the organisations here in Vienna and their country offices. Its origins are with the staff. Together they define the United Nations through their passion, commitment and dedication to the ethics and principles of this fine organisation.

The truth, perhaps the one salient, self-evidential, existential truth of the United Nations is that it cannot advance peace, security, development and human rights without dedicated and specialized staff. They are quite literally the alpha and the omega of this organization. We thrive with them; without them, we would only ever fail.

 

 

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— Yury Fedotov (@YuryFedotov) 25. Oktober 2016

UN’s authority isn’t from status but its actions – unlike a State, #UN must be even more above reproach @opiniojuris https://t.co/03fGSY1SZO

— Duncan French (@Prof_DFrench) 25. Oktober 2016

News Lens: Education in Africa profits billionaire bleeding hearts …“public schools and their teachers, and the concept of education as a public good are under attack.”…Companies must be required to adhere to strict financial regulations, including independent auditing and regulations to monitor how government funds are spent. And, where they are in receipt of any government funding, directly or non-directly, they must be not-for profit. The profit motive has no place in dictating what is taught, how it’s taught nor how our schools are organized. https://t.co/l9y0EHwjOt

— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 25. Oktober 2016

„Countries that worry me the most are US+Russia…[their] arsenal is an accident waiting to happen“ https://t.co/1VFjoKYuah #FirstCommittee https://t.co/D2yAHnHc02 — IPPNW (@IPPNW) 25. Oktober 2016

.@RobBarbier Un #budget d’alternance, c’est un budget sincère, c’est la priorité au redressement économique et social #QRLarcher pic.twitter.com/WsAg1Bx5HZ

— Gérard Larcher (@gerard_larcher) 25. Oktober 2016

Merci chers twittos d’avoir participé à ce débat. Je vous retrouve bientôt pour un nouveau #QRLarcher @Senat pic.twitter.com/R7snG9YTb2 — Gérard Larcher (@gerard_larcher) 25. Oktober 2016

Dear UN #FirstCommittee: 17 Nobel Laureates are calling on YOU to pass L.41 and mandate ban treaty negotiations. pic.twitter.com/EXk0fcUifu

— IPPNW (@IPPNW) 24. Oktober 2016

When it comes to nuclear war, the only winning move is not to play. Vote yes for #L41, ban #nuclearweapons! #firstcommittee #goodbyenukes pic.twitter.com/TCWOJxRg2o

— ReachingCriticalWill (@RCW_) 25. Oktober 2016

Dass ein Bürgerkrieg ausbrechen wird, glauben übrigens echt viele Menschen. Man kann darüber lachen. Oder fragen, warum das so ist — Yilmaz Gülüm (@YilmazGulum) 25. Oktober 2016

Danke für das Auge zudrücken @wienerlinien 😉 https://t.co/iS9HH9E122

— cariklaus (@KlausSchwertner) 25. Oktober 2016

Kinderarbeit oder der Kunde ist König

Was das mit uns zu tun hat? Wir kaufen diese Kleidung. Wir stehen in der… https://t.co/m9x7x2PECg — cariklaus (@KlausSchwertner) 25. Oktober 2016

#TurkishAirlines at #SabihaGokcen #airport in #Istanbul #Turkey #AllAboutTurkey.com https://t.co/ZUNT6eRA1k — Burak Sansal (@allaboutturkey) 25. Oktober 2016

Impunity:#Turkey claims 0 tolerance for torture, but emergency decrees absolve officials of responsibility. @HRW Rpt https://t.co/rZEgJmIUTl pic.twitter.com/5VzpGeORx3

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 25. Oktober 2016

This little chap (Syrian refugee) was just fascinated with my camera. @unicef supported centre @uniceflebanon pic.twitter.com/xcYxwSkePq

— Sebastian Rich (@Hopefocus) 24. Oktober 2016

#CTBTO flag joins that of other #Vienna based organizations in a formal ceremony marking #UNStaffDay @UN_Vienna pic.twitter.com/YTKa3vP5M3

— CTBTO (@ctbto_alerts) 25. Oktober 2016

K-9 unit demonstration today at #UNStaffDay celebrations @UN_Vienna pic.twitter.com/z1t6067f07

— UN Vienna (@UN_Vienna) 25. Oktober 2016

US Condemns Syria’s Chemical Weapons Use in 2014, 2015; violates „global norm“, treaties https://t.co/UjVP1bjOnp

— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 23. Oktober 2016

For everyone saying #ICC unfairly focused on Africa, take note: Court has indicted one African for international crimes since 2012. ONE.

— Mark Kersten (@MarkKersten) 21. Oktober 2016

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#UN inquiry confirms that #Syria govt forces used helicopters to drop barrel bombs, which then released chlorine gas https://t.co/PWVSp9aEAR

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 22. Oktober 2016

#BREAKING Russia accuses US-led coalition of ‚war crimes‘ in Iraq: media

— AFP news agency (@AFP) 22. Oktober 2016

Devastating. Today, 65 million people are forcibly displaced worldwide: 41 million internally displaced, 24 million #refugees. pic.twitter.com/hNfWZ8J9lY — Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 23. Oktober 2016

#UNHCR is „seriously concerned by the return of #Syrian nationals from #Greece to #Turkey„#Refugees https://t.co/FZINt6t8ql — Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 22. Oktober 2016

You can’t have it both ways, criticising lack of sovereignty one moment and then pointing to Wallonia vote as evidence of EU ineffectiveness — Dave Keating (@DaveKeating) 22. Oktober 2016

One of #Thailand’s rising stars of legal profession @JCharoensiri now charged with sedition. Case should be dropped immediately. @ICJ_org pic.twitter.com/I21TR00TIS — Kingsley Abbott (@AbbottKingsley) 22. Oktober 2016

#Iran Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi campaigns for the release of right defender Narges Mohammadi #Freenarges via @NTavassolian pic.twitter.com/BmIOpje4ce — Golnaz Esfandiari (@GEsfandiari) 22. Oktober 2016

Modern-day slaves are still producing goods used around the world https://t.co/8UzmWKxlGx via @TheWorldPost

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 23. Oktober 2016

As #SouthAfrica govt wants to leave #ICC,worth recalling the many Africans who want the ICC’s help to fight impunity https://t.co/9WFQsmwqMx

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 22. Oktober 2016

@governmentZA announces it will seek Parliament’s approval for ICC withdrawal; avoiding constitutional challenge. https://t.co/7uTbLuwjzB

— Julian Ku 古舉倫 (@julianku) 21. Oktober 2016

Is this the end of the International Criminal Court? https://t.co/ywelKL8NN8

— James G. Stewart (@jimgstewart) 21. Oktober 2016

South Africa becomes second nation to leave International Criminal Court, after Burundi. Is Uganda next? https://t.co/2AaFN48Ebw

— Sewell Chan (@sewellchan) 21. Oktober 2016

@opiniojuris I’m surprised they didn’t go first given the history there. Perhaps it took a relatively more powerful country to start.#ICCxit — Ben Carbonetti (@bcarbonetti) 21. Oktober 2016

„Canada is disappointed and I personally am disappointed. We are returning home“ – Canadian Trade Minister Freeland on #CETA https://t.co/1YjcdI4IV8 — Birgit Schmeitzner (@BSchmeitzner) 21. Oktober 2016

Classifying armed conflict often a choice between a theory that does not work and a practice that is not justified https://t.co/vVlc5JrObu — James G. Stewart (@jimgstewart) 21. Oktober 2016

Don’t believe this is really end of #CETA, after openings from @PaulMagnette today. Probably just part of the game of coming days/weeks — Ferdi De Ville (@FerdiDeVille) 21. Oktober 2016

!!! perhaps with a state-sponsor? https://t.co/v3a0PHKCCE — Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 21. Oktober 2016

Uganda is also a candidate for #ICCxit https://t.co/XRW8bDMR74 — Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 21. Oktober 2016

Groups across Africa urge reconsideration, support for #ICC amid news of #SouthAfrica withdrawal from court at https://t.co/WXMfSTQyNp — Sophie Richardson (@SophieHRW) 21. Oktober 2016

#Aleppo is „a slaughterhouse -a gruesome locus of pain and fear .. crimes of historic proportions“ –#UN Rights Chief https://t.co/JwUCgj9IFr — Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 21. Oktober 2016

As #SouthAfrica seeks to leave the #ICC please listen to African activists who say ICC is needed to combat impunity https://t.co/9WFQsmwqMx pic.twitter.com/cef8oZgS4o — Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 21. Oktober 2016

If @GovernmentZA leaves #ICC it’ll let down victims & activists who look to the ICC to fight impunity for atrocities https://t.co/9WFQsmwqMx — Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 21. Oktober 2016

#SouthAfrica’s Democratic Alliance goes to court to challenge Govt’s notice of #ICC withdrawal as lawful https://t.co/wtxqrodFL4 pic.twitter.com/OTyDKR0TBm — Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 21. Oktober 2016

News Lens: Greek finance minister Tsakalotos: IMF hasn’t linked Greek debt relief to 4th bailout https://t.co/IhqbBMXtcE

— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 21. Oktober 2016

News Lens: I.M.F. assessment hints at internal struggles https://t.co/qEi4Ihikk1

— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 21. Oktober 2016

News Lens: Two more Honduran land rights activists killed in ongoing violence https://t.co/u5slUQQd3g

— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 21. Oktober 2016

There will live webcasts of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s teachings and public talk from Milan, Italy on October 20-22, 2016. His Holiness will speak in English and Tibetan with Italian, English, French, Spanish, German, Vietnamese, Mongolian and Russian translations available.

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Live webcast: HHDL’s talk on “The Genuine Source of Happiness” from Milan, Italy on October 22nd. https://t.co/sAB4RqUUHw

— Dalai Lama (@DalaiLama) 21. Oktober 2016

Gabon Refers Itself to the ICC as Others Threaten to Withdraw https://t.co/7VI7gEUMYg by Steven Lamony via @MarkKersten

— Leni Kinzli (@LKinzli) 19. Oktober 2016

Just finished hosting the 2016 NATO Legal Practitioners Workshop: 80+ lawyers from 60+ legal offices coming together to share experience pic.twitter.com/9qwUtuUyw7

— Steven Hill (@StevenHillLaw) 19. Oktober 2016

More pushback in PH agt Duterte. PH“won the PCA arbitration. It should, at the very least, not behave like it lost“ https://t.co/iNEbSvmitw — Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 19. Oktober 2016

Why are three of the world’s richest countries doing so little to stop corruption? | Space for Transparency https://t.co/R6ae7oZh4E — Hans-Rudolf Scheller (@schellerfamily1) 19. Oktober 2016

For instance, accountants in Canada and real estate agents in Austria did not file any suspicious reports in the most recent year data was available.

The question remains, however, whether the world’s richest countries have the will to effectively address illicit flows at home, or whether they will continue to pass the buck waiting for other countries to show leadership.

The revenues lost by poor countries through tax dodging alone are estimated at US$ 160 billion every year, money which could be used to build thousands of schools and hospitals.

#Austria, #Canada & #Singapore – 3 of the world’s richest countries – are doing very little to stop #corruption: https://t.co/ChsqcfZynS — Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) 19. Oktober 2016

UK may be adopting more expansive US definition of „imminence“ https://t.co/Gy0IvLtyiH — Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 19. Oktober 2016

International Law Applies ‘Pretty Well’ to Cyber War, Experts Find https://t.co/0BmQYLkIhG (quoting @Schmitt_ILaw among others) — Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 19. Oktober 2016

70th anniversary @NurembergAcadem @rutiteitel panel discussion https://t.co/BMRBKXmYmb@opiniojuris @OTJR_Oxford @DoughtyStIntl @jgmariner

— Ruti Teitel (@rutiteitel) 19. Oktober 2016

Entweder hat die EU Surkow von der Sanktionsliste gestrichen. Oder er ist illegal nach Berlin gekommen und die Sanktionen sind nichts wert. https://t.co/3sjvwKgZs0

— Birgit Schmeitzner (@BSchmeitzner) 19. Oktober 2016

Human Rights Watch’s #FreeThem #MukhammedBekjanov https://t.co/F7pUe52YWt via @YouTube

— Nadejda Atayeva (@AtayevaNadejda) 19. Oktober 2016

#Havel’s legacy is timeless, #DalaiLama tells Forum 2000 in #Prague https://t.co/d6pceZnFhp

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 19. Oktober 2016

Un pays ne peut être grand sans un idéal sportif. C’est un honneur de recevoir les médaillés de Rio au Sénat https://t.co/wlsDrzk8Wn

— Gérard Larcher (@gerard_larcher) 19. Oktober 2016

Ears tingling, #FirstCommittee? That’s a new wave of European campaigners strategizing from 3,530 miles away. https://t.co/dzslGz1JxU pic.twitter.com/jWaKg5RgA8 — IPPNW (@IPPNW) 19. Oktober 2016

Show us you’ll take a stand against #corrupt $$, @LeoDiCaprio! Sign the Declaration against Corruption: https://t.co/XG9etKx6KG – Please RT! pic.twitter.com/cHHbSAhYag — Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) 19. Oktober 2016

Time to stop #corruption in urban development! Join us today at #Habitat3 in #Quito from 8-9am R3 main venue. #NewUrbanAgenda #landrightsnow pic.twitter.com/mHWsgucdnh — Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) 19. Oktober 2016

Belgian MP @dirkvdmaelen submits parl question on allegations of US #depleteduranium use in #Syria: https://t.co/gjT2GCjxko #FirstCommittee pic.twitter.com/Zeu2UATlPO — ICBUW (@ICBUW) 19. Oktober 2016

Expropriate #Nestle well for community’s drinking water https://t.co/bTNwUsfpw8 #CentreWellington #Elora #Middlebrook — Council of Canadians (@CouncilofCDNs) 19. Oktober 2016

A close look at #CETA & its recent ‚interpretative declaration‘ shows that concerns are indeed well-founded. More at https://t.co/wJP2usPlJb pic.twitter.com/JcbKfZ6xWv

— CEO (@corporateeurope) 19. Oktober 2016

China wins WTO ruling against U.S. dumping rules https://t.co/IjMdePxdB3

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) 19. Oktober 2016

France: Equatorial Guinea’s World Court Case Is „flagrant and evident abuse of law.“ https://t.co/yN2zZsTfuH via @ABC

— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 19. Oktober 2016

Australia denies torture claims on Nauru refugee camps https://t.co/B7aerKXWuJ Says @amnestyoz never tried to verify its allegations.

— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 19. Oktober 2016

The Airstrike Killing Members of the Syrian Armed Forces was not an International Crime https://t.co/o8uYShHgVH #ejil:talk!

— Friends of Int’l Law (@fintlaw) 19. Oktober 2016

The ICC’s Al-Mahdi ruling protects cultural heritage, but didn’t go far enough https://t.co/IrJhLdWg9M via @TC_Africa

— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 19. Oktober 2016

Welcome this report from @ahmedshaheed highlighting ongoing #torture in #Iran – one of @FreefromTorture priority countries https://t.co/Qy6HJWX2Yy

— Ann Hannah (@avh16) 19. Oktober 2016

Creative expression is not a crime! Health of imprisoned Rajabian brothers, on hunger strike, worsens in Iran: https://t.co/8Z9A4tGfYE

— Karin D Karlekar (@karinkarlekar) 19. Oktober 2016

New report on Iran #humanrights A/71/418 issued today by special rapporteur @ahmedshaheed w/Key findings & reccs to #UNGA71 #OHCHR #R2P https://t.co/4pahr2nPf4

— Jacob Blaustein Inst (@JBI_HumanRights) 19. Oktober 2016

.@LeoDiCaprio to give back dirty $$ allegedly embezzled from #Malaysia #1MDB – $61m funded „Wolf of Wall Street“! https://t.co/4auAR0rz0H

— Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) 19. Oktober 2016

News Lens: World Bank, despite promises, finances big coal and industrial projects that threaten water, communities https://t.co/OVbilMXBFC

— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 19. Oktober 2016

US-Regierung akzeptiert Urteil gegen Zugriff auf EU-Daten nicht https://t.co/ayg6Ar5VEd

— derStandard.at/Web (@webstandardat) 19. Oktober 2016

.@GeorgeMonbiot on why ‚carbon neutral‘ aviation is a myth – and what this means for #heathrowexpansion vs #Gatwick https://t.co/gJXb2Xulmf

— CEO (@corporateeurope) 19. Oktober 2016

Japan, Russia may ink peace treaty without settling island ownership | Kyodo News https://t.co/z2xbyaxv6K

— Andrew S. Weiss (@andrewsweiss) 19. Oktober 2016

The Marshall Islands have shown themselves to be most courageous in standing up for all humanity. #goodbyenukes https://t.co/SySczdwkzN

— David Krieger (@DkriegerNAPF) 18. Oktober 2016

Telling that ICC’s first defection is Burundi, while one of its most recent „member states“, Palestine, is a non-state.

— Eugene Kontorovich (@EVKontorovich) 18. Oktober 2016

BURexit: Burundi’s withdraw from Int Crim Court is a major event, dealing a blow to its ideology of constant growth to global system.

— Eugene Kontorovich (@EVKontorovich) 18. Oktober 2016

„Fenced Out – A New Age of Walls“
Extraordinary multi-media piece by @washingtonpost on efforts to block #refugees https://t.co/fGUQYLhDGr

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 17. Oktober 2016

New Post: Still on that Syrian Intl Armed Conflict  … Is the United States (and for that matter, other air forces in the “coalition” it describes as participating in the north) “systematically or substantially violat[ing] its neutrality duties of impartiality and non-participation in the conflict” by supporting a Turkish occupation of Syria? https://t.co/m0X9r57GyX by Deborah Pearlstein (responding to @rgoodlaw)

— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 18. Oktober 2016

Burundi begins withdrawal from @IntlCrimCourt but it’s not really off the hook. Prosecutor can continue her preliminary examination. https://t.co/AqTtQaz1U7

— Somini Sengupta (@SominiSengupta) 18. Oktober 2016

#Norway supports a ban on nuclear weapons in a long term perspective. Postpone the job to our grandchildren? #FirstCommittee #goodbyenukes

— Anne Marte Skaland (@amskaland) 17. Oktober 2016

Here is how you can take action in support of achieving the #GlobalGoals – check out our Lazy Person’s Guide https://t.co/YRrid0Gr8r pic.twitter.com/81HL1gn7Dk — UN Vienna (@UN_Vienna) 17. Oktober 2016

.@UNODC calls on every nation to join global fight against human trafficking #UNTOC https://t.co/F0mOKlPf1U https://t.co/rGkuhsZtyW — UN Vienna (@UN_Vienna) 17. Oktober 2016

What are implications of US support for #Turkey’s military op inside #Syria?

I respond to @opiniojuris Pearlstein: https://t.co/j9gFaaHJtA https://t.co/ebZZK0zXXj — Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) 17. Oktober 2016

UN treaty #bizhumanrights process next week: recommendations from @ioevoice, @BusinessatOECD, @iccwbo, @wbcsd – https://t.co/sOgzV3QoKC pic.twitter.com/MC8kyRpmIb

— Filippo Veglio (@fveglio) 17. Oktober 2016

@Prof_DFrench @fintlaw @fdelond @opiniojuris Let’s start by reinventing the UN Trusteeship Council: Planet Trust Council–a job for Obama — Mary Ellen O’Connell (@OConnell_IntLaw) 17. Oktober 2016

Serious question: what’s the #UNSC for? Time for reinvention … @OConnell_IntLaw @fintlaw @fdelond @opiniojuris https://t.co/SuzuspgIPS — Duncan French (@Prof_DFrench) 16. Oktober 2016

„The world is one step closer to a treaty banning nuclear weapons and setting clear terms for their elimination.“ @JohnAtIPPNW https://t.co/qg0tZ86PRM

— IPPNW (@IPPNW) 17. Oktober 2016

@nuclearban ICAN statement in support of ban treaty negotiations at #firstcommittee is on IPPNW blog https://t.co/l1uOwU2i0u

— John Loretz (@JohnAtIPPNW) 12. Oktober 2016

Here’s the great @ICRC statement delivered earlier today at #firstcommittee https://t.co/z8jzz3mhhK — John Loretz (@JohnAtIPPNW) 12. Oktober 2016

Fascinating new @ICRC e-briefing showing the humanitarian consequences of #nuclearweapons @IDSAIndia @IISS_org @basic_int @IPPNW @nuclearban https://t.co/esXMGFZU6u — Andreas Kaufmann (@Ande_Kaufmann)12. Oktober 2016

If you like to join ICC as Visiting Professional in the Immediate Office of the Registrar apply by 26/10/2016 on https://t.co/cOVSULfaiq

— ICC Jobs (@icc_jobs) 17. Oktober 2016

My remarks at #UNTOC COP event on criminal justice responses to terrorists benefitting from organized crime links https://t.co/nr9ZK4IMXM — Yury Fedotov (@YuryFedotov) 17. Oktober 2016

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Full moratorium on bottled #WaterTaking essential to protect water in Ontario https://t.co/MqqbwJ5AG9 #onpoli #Nestle

— Council of Canadians (@CouncilofCDNs) 17. Oktober 2016

The @CouncilofCDNs at sit-in at Newfoundland & Labrador legislative building to say #StopMuskratFalls! #nlpoli @MaudeBarlow pic.twitter.com/AGU9xrs9mc

— Brent Patterson (@CBrentPatterson) 17. Oktober 2016

Canadian academics‘ open letter on the CETA and Wallonia https://t.co/RpPEHQIiaZ via @wordpressdotcom

— Sujata Dey (@sujata_dey) 17. Oktober 2016

New Post: A Syrian Intl Armed Conflict? https://t.co/ocLBA40Uwm by Deborah Pearlstein (responding to @rgoodlaw) — Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 15. Oktober 2016

With 69 co-signatories #Canada presents letter to @UN_PGA asking for plenary meeting of UN GA to discuss humanitarian crisis in #Syria 1/2 — Canada Mission UN (@CanadaUN) 14. Oktober 2016

The humanitarian crisis in #Syria is untenable and #Canada believes all @UN member States must come together to find solutions 2/2 — Canada Mission UN (@CanadaUN) 14. Oktober 2016

#EU 28 should ‚raise the price‘ for atrocity crimes in #Syria Targeting civilians, hospitals, schools cannot be the ’new normal‘ #NotATarget pic.twitter.com/5ofSudR5gd — Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 16. Oktober 2016

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#Assad talks of „cleaning“ #Aleppo#EU knows what that means & shld pursue establishment of #UNGA special prosecutor https://t.co/yc0j3YzCVW pic.twitter.com/i2D7gDCPBA — Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 15. Oktober 2016

#BREAKING Syria peace talks in Lausanne end: US official — AFP news agency (@AFP) 15. Oktober 2016

„Berlin 1945; #Grozny 2000; #Aleppo 2016″ Aerial view of #Putin–#Assad’s devastating destruction of eastern #Aleppo https://t.co/27Ht4caJwy

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 15. Oktober 2016

#Canada pushes #UNGA to deal w/ #Syria crisis. #EU 28 shld support & press for establishment of special prosecutor https://t.co/44AOitmkOG pic.twitter.com/XDeoNWJniQ

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 15. Oktober 2016

#Russia vetoes #UNSC responses to #Syria war crimes Monday #EU 28 should support #UNGA special prosecutor to conduct criminal investigations pic.twitter.com/UuGbLfj2Ji

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 15. Oktober 2016

مدائنٌ كنّ أركان البلاد فما… عسى البقاء إذا لم تبق أركان؟
عواصم العروبة والإسلام تستباح واحدةً بعد الأخرى ونحن نتفرج!#الموصل #الموصل_تباد

— سلمان العودة (@salman_alodah) 17. Oktober 2016

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في مهاتفة مع د.سلمان العودة اليوم
أكد على ضرورة عدم إهمال أي
وسيلة تواصلية جديدة وشكرني
على دخولي عالم „سناب„
وأن لكل وسيلة آفاق خاصة pic.twitter.com/zV9EWEB9Rz

— محمد العوضي (@mh_awadi) 3. Oktober 2016

مبارك دكتور عادل إطلاق الفكرة الجميلة..أعانكم الله على الشباب المتلهفين لهذه الخدمة…

عادل بن أحمد باناعمة @abanaemah

(مبادرة الإصدار الأول)

بوابتك لطباعة إصدارك الأدبي الأول

اغتنم الفرصة

التفاصيل:

 https://t.co/XrMPgiaRIw

— سلمان العودة (@salman_alodah) 15. Oktober 2016

مالي أرى حلب الشهباء من كمدٍ
تذوي وعهدي بها مرفوعة العنقِ؟
وهذه الكعبة الغراء باكيةٌ
إذ غُمّ كلّ إذانٍ..غمة الشّرِقِ https://t.co/dfREu5l8uS

— سلمان العودة (@salman_alodah) 15. Oktober 2016

Bisher wurde über Suicidversuche und Suicide aus gutem Grund nicht berichtet. Auch diese Schranke fällt offenbar. https://t.co/QM3DavoZ2u

— cariklaus (@KlausSchwertner) 15. Oktober 2016

.@RefugeesChief meets displaced #iraqi families who fled conflict in #Anbar as he arrives for 4 day visit .@Refugees .@refugeesmedia pic.twitter.com/hYhZdkK6vG

— UNHCR Iraq (@UNHCRIraq) 15. Oktober 2016

After spending wk locating ONE #case #law from #Ethiopia. I now have greater appreciation for #Westlaw! #lawstudent #phdlife #phdchat

— Amy Man (@_Amy_Man) 15. Oktober 2016

Pushback agt India’s surprising appt to ILC: India and the United Nations International Law Commission https://t.co/IA0xsE7Do2

— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 15. Oktober 2016

Very saddened after hearing about stampede in Varanasi. So many precious lives lost. Condolences to all families who lost loved ones

— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) 15. Oktober 2016

Deeply saddened by the loss of lives in the stampede in Varanasi. Condolences to the bereaved families. Prayers with those injured.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 15. Oktober 2016

Vatican: Universal jurisdiction is an „important tool“ https://t.co/vuYNlD0Iny

— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 15. Oktober 2016

Nations, Fighting Powerful Refrigerant That Warms Planet, Reach Landmark Deal https://t.co/9iIPaUUQB1

— Jutta Brunnée (@JuttaBrunnee) 15. Oktober 2016

Seven women sought to lead the U.N. starting next year, but a man was picked. A look at why. https://t.co/T2UnwJWD7i pic.twitter.com/ImjpWBZ0QA

— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) 15. Oktober 2016

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A weak deal on airplane emissions https://t.co/TmbHUEiI7q pic.twitter.com/jkzvzeAtbj

— Bloomberg View (@BV) 15. Oktober 2016

#Ethiopia: Oakland Institute says leasing land to investors „manufactures more hunger and poverty“: https://t.co/SS39Lqbnyw

— BusinessHumanRights (@BHRRC) 14. Oktober 2016

News Lens: More evictees may have recourse through IFC https://t.co/8OXNZ5fpKr

— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 14. Oktober 2016

News Lens: Can the World Bank lead by example in moving away from large dams? https://t.co/eedvGaqww5

— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 14. Oktober 2016

Interesting development… https://t.co/1LyECzOXsV

— ML. Simms (@LaCarCons) 15. Oktober 2016

Pearlstein responds to Goldsmith on @opiniojuris: „A Syrian IAC?“ https://t.co/JdbpMegfRE via @sharethis

— Craig Martin (@craigxmartin) 15. Oktober 2016

No-fun Norwegians choose strictly textual interpretation 🙂 https://t.co/fQndwwm2t5 @opiniojuris @NorwayMFA #Norway #FInland #Arctic

— Michael Byers (@michael_byers) 15. Oktober 2016

REMINDER: #ICJ hearings in #EquatorialGuinea v. #France Case (Request for provisional measures) open on Monday 17 Oct at 10 am (The Hague) pic.twitter.com/6nFkWM93mL

— CIJ_ICJ (@CIJ_ICJ) 14. Oktober 2016

BREAKING: CIA preparing for possible cyber strike against Russia amid alleged election interference – @NBCNews https://t.co/1LvgaYSu1i

— CNBC (@CNBC) 14. Oktober 2016

India Nominates 33-year-old junior lawyer (Recent PhD) to Intl Law Commission https://t.co/8EjUCqiFQ8 via @thewire_in

— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 15. Oktober 2016

The Guardian view on international law: we need enforcement and example | Editorial https://t.co/H6VFgk7WBA

— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 15. Oktober 2016

Does India’s Decision to Conduct Surgical Strikes Hold Up Before Intl Law?: https://t.co/wfroMlFFoW India embracing unwilling/unable?

— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 14. Oktober 2016

New from @BuzzFeedNews: @repsandylevin spoke with @ChrisDHamby on investor-state dispute settlement https://t.co/iu7kfRdu67

— Ways and Means Dems (@WaysMeansCmte) 12. Oktober 2016

Other war criminals who called for „cleaning“ (cleansing) areas have faced prosecution. #Assad will face justice too https://t.co/n1JHLEcbhc

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 14. Oktober 2016

#BellsForAleppo
Churches across #Finland toll their bells once a day in tribute to victims of bombardment of #Aleppo https://t.co/FZ9hicic67

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 14. Oktober 2016

Council of Europe’s Rights Chief is clear: #Turkey should end state of emergency ASAP & restore rights safeguards https://t.co/NF88egq5aJ … pic.twitter.com/Kk1C2unCdn

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 14. Oktober 2016

#Syria: Time is running out for the children of east #Aleppo. @MSF reports 114 kids killed & 320 injured in 3 weeks https://t.co/SKdZbRzR0N

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 14. Oktober 2016

Nächster Fall für juristische Entscheidung: wo endet die Meinungsfreiheit, ab wann macht man sich im Netz strafbar? https://t.co/1dnhmnj6ID

— Birgit Schmeitzner (@BSchmeitzner) 14. Oktober 2016