Professor Leila Sadat
@leilasadat1.bsky.social
International criminal lawyer, teacher, and human rights advocate. Mom. Global citizen, born in the USA.
Looking forward to discussing the ongoing negotiations for a new treaty on crimes against humanity & the work of @egacampaign.bsky.social at International Law Weekend-West on Friday, Feb 20 courtesy of @leilasadat1.bsky.social & @jesspeake.bsky.social Link to register: law.ucla.edu/academics/ce...
International Law Weekend - West | UCLA Law
An overview of the International Law Weekend - West conference sponsored by UCLA Law's International and Comparative Law Program.
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Thrilled to post this summary of the CAH treaty PrepCom I attended in January. #CAHTreatyNow #crimesagainsthumanityinitiative
Just Security@justsecurity.org · 5mo ago@leilasadat1.bsky.social and @akilarad.bsky.social report on the recent First Preparatory Committee on the Crimes Against Humanity Treaty. They write that this marks the next step toward closing an 80-year gap in international criminal law: www.justsecurity.org/133160/crime...
The preparatory committee for the crimes against humanity treaty begins deliberations on January 19. Access of civil society to these negotiations, which will take place over the next 4 years is at stake. Please consider signing this declaration to show your support! forms.gle/L8e1UmaXRnCP...
Joint Civil Society Declaration in Advance of the First Preparatory Committee Session for the Crimes against Humanity Treaty
With the first Preparatory Committee Session for the Crimes against Humanity Convention fast approaching on January 19, 2026, please consider signing the below joint letter to UN Member States, unders...
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And one year later, last Friday the sixth committee set the date for the second prepcom. First prepcom com begins January 19! #CAHTreatyNow
Just Security@justsecurity.org · 9mo agoToday at #ILW2025, JS Editor @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social & authors @leilasadat1.bsky.social, @akilarad.bsky.social discuss "Negotiating the Future Crimes Against Humanity Treaty" Leila and Akila’s article: www.justsecurity.org/105305/cah-t... CAH Archives: www.justsecurity.org/tag/proposed...
Dear @k-interarma.bsky.social thank you so much for this wonderful summary! Giggling a little bit to hear myself described as a benevolent overlord! It’s a team effort! I’m looking forward to seeing friends and colleagues in The Hague! #CAHTreatyNow
Sarah Kay@k-interarma.bsky.social · 8mo agoAt the @lselaw.bsky.social event on the Future Crimes Against Humanity treaty with our benevolent overlord, @leilasadat1.bsky.social. This is a 🧵 for fellow international law nerds not in attendance!
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!! We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
Thanks for the shout out and can’t wait to see you there!
Just Security@justsecurity.org · 9mo agoToday at #ILW2025, JS Editor @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social & authors @leilasadat1.bsky.social, @akilarad.bsky.social discuss "Negotiating the Future Crimes Against Humanity Treaty" Leila and Akila’s article: www.justsecurity.org/105305/cah-t... CAH Archives: www.justsecurity.org/tag/proposed...
From Saddam Hussein’s draining of southern Iraq’s marshes to Russia’s attacks on a Ukrainian dam and nuclear power plant, calls are increasing to recognize mass environmental harms as international crimes. @leilasadat1.bsky.social outlines a role for the proposed #CrimesAgainstHumanity treaty:
Case for Environmental Harm as a 12th Crime Against Humanity
Addressing the global environmental crisis requires urgent action. This treaty offers an opportunity to confront it directly and decisively.
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Must-read paper on the developments to date in the effort to establish a treaty on the prohibition, prevention, and punishment of crimes against humanity, by @leilasadat1.bsky.social, who has been central to that effort: papers.ssrn.com/sol3...
So great to be with you @bechamilton.bsky.social and @alkapradhan.bsky.social … you are trailblazers!
Bec Hamilton@bechamilton.bsky.social · 10mo agoLooking forward to speaking at this International Law symposium with experts including @leilasadat1.bsky.social @alkapradhan.bsky.social organized by our wonderful @auwcl.bsky.social students
The next episode of our podcast, International Law Chats, is live! Chiara Giorgetti and Milena Sterio interviewed our Chair, @leilasadat1.bsky.social, about her longstanding efforts to establish a treaty on Crimes Against Humanity. Listen on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/1bcl...
Thanks @craigxmartin.bsky.social for the shout out!
Craig Martin@craigxmartin.bsky.social · 12mo agoMust-read paper on the developments to date in the effort to establish a treaty on the prohibition, prevention, and punishment of crimes against humanity, by @leilasadat1.bsky.social, who has been central to that effort: papers.ssrn.com/sol3...
The ruling from the International Court of Justice last week is genuinely a big fucking deal. It makes it a legal obligation for countries to address climate change. Yes, even the ones not signed on to Paris. Yes, even the U.S. More from me & @rishpardikar.bsky.social drilled.media/news/ijc-1
Landmark Ruling Gives Paris Climate Agreement Teeth
A rare unanimous ruling from the International Court of Justice creates a pathway to hold all governments, even the climate-denying ones, legally liable for climate risk.
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It’s way too late, but the truth has a way of coming out. Forget the airdrops and scrap GHF — let the UN organizations resume their humanitarian delivery operations NOW to stop the ongoing starvation:
No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say
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This woman does the best she can and I'm glad she stepped up and got in officers faces. A few quick notes about "warrants" and due process when law enforcement arrest people, and how this squares with the current TRO that ostensibly blocks profiling by race, language, occupation, and location
From the LinkedIn of the woman—a white lawyer from Carlsbad, CA—who filmed this encounter and shared the video:
Thanks for the opportunity @abilaofficial.bsky.social
ABILA (American Branch of the ILA)@abilaofficial.bsky.social · last yr.The next episode of our podcast, International Law Chats, is live! Chiara Giorgetti and Milena Sterio interviewed our Chair, @leilasadat1.bsky.social, about her longstanding efforts to establish a treaty on Crimes Against Humanity. Listen on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/1bcl...
All four of my grandparents were immigrants, and two barely spoke English. Well, my Irish nana also spoke what we think was English
Bill Kristol (!) putting the blame where the blame lies. Miller and Trump took the fight to LA, and to the country. Not the other way round.
Bill Kristol@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · last yr.You know when things were pretty quiet and peaceful in L.A.? Before ICE started arresting residents who were bothering no one and going to their jobs. And before DHS and National Guard troops showed up and made the situation worse. Of course Trump and Stephen Miller want the situation to get worse.
Gov. Gavin Newsom demanded on Sunday that President Trump pull California National Guard troops off the streets and away from the demonstrations unfolding in Los Angeles.
Newsom Formally Asks Trump to Pull National Guard Out of L.A.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office, in a letter to the Trump administration, called the deployment of troops “unlawful” and a “serious breach of state sovereignty.”
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Deploying the National Guard—over the objections of state leaders and local law enforcement—is a dangerous escalation. This isn’t about enforcing law and order, it’s about seizing power and control. Americans won’t tolerate this slide into authoritarianism.
There is no climate justice without justice for oppressed people. I wish the climate scientists vocal on climate mitigation all had the level of moral clarity that Greta Thunberg has.
Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · last yr."My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel."
There's no way you can look at Ukraine hitting a lawful military target, used for bombing Ukrainian cities, and think that justifies retribution against those same cities, without believing almost wholly in the Russian framing of the war.
Euromaidan Press@euromaidanpress.bsky.social · last yr.President Trump: "They [Ukrainians] gave the reason to go and bomb the hell out of them last night." Trump argued that Ukraine's recent Spiderweb drone operation against Russian airfields gave Russia justification for its retaliatory strike on civilians. ⤵️
Oh dear, this is definitely the worst non-apology ever….
Keith Edwards@keithedwards.bsky.social · last yr.Against all odds, Joni Ernst has made it worse
There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd. It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
