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Tom Dannenbaum

@tomdannenbaum.bsky.social

Professor @law.stanford.edu | @stanfordcisac.bsky.social | @fsi.stanford.edu International Law: IHL, ICL, IHRL, use of force, ethics Editor, Just Security: https://shorturl.at/NuHYQ Bio: https://law.stanford.edu/tom-dannenbaum/ Book: http://bit.ly/3HRrAs4

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Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · 15h ago

I spoke w/ @kayliwewe.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social about the search for a new ICC prosecutor. States Parties & candidates will likely face intense US pressure (re Netanyahu & Gallant warrants, Palestine investigation, & shielding US officials). To succumb would be a catastrophic mistake.

New Lines Magazine@newlinesmag.bsky.social · yesterday

NEW: The ICC is searching for a new chief prosecutor at a defining moment. As @kayliwewe.bsky.social writes in @newlinesmag.bsky.social, the new leader will inherit major cases, political pressure and questions over whether the court can regain trust. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/th...

Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · 23h ago

Direct connection between reporting on US plans for military strikes in Latin American countries & Rubio’s attack on the ICC: - Many countries in the region are ICC States Parties - The ICC has jurisdiction over war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide perpetrated on State Party territory

Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 2d ago

This September will mark 25 years since 9/11 and the inauguration of the “war on terror.” On Sept 9 & 10, join @knightcolumbia.org and the Li Center at @columbiajournalism.bsky.social for a major symposium about the war on terror’s legacy for democratic freedom. 1/ knightcolumbia.org/events/the-f...

The Forever War and the First Amendment

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Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · 2d ago

I spoke w @trbrtc.bsky.social, @sanjanamv.bsky.social re grave IHL concerns w this attack -What was the target? Likely a building, given munition. -Homes are presumptively civilian. What, if any, basis was there to believe it was being / about to be used to make effective contrib. to mil action? 1/2

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 4d ago

The U.S. struck a family home on Iran’s Qeshm Island overnight on Thursday with a large-scale bomb, according to an analysis of videos, photos and satellite imagery by weapons experts and The New York Times. Iranian officials said the strike killed a boy and his parents.

Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · 2d ago

I spoke to @thenewarab.bsky.social about the US attack on the ICC. Link below.

The New Arab@thenewarab.bsky.social · 2d ago

The ICC's pursuit of Israeli officials over the Gaza war was a defining moment for international justice, but the backlash now threatens its survival:

Eliav Lieblich @eliavl.bsky.social · 2d ago

In this op-ed in Haaretz, Michal Saliternik, David Kretzmer and I address the latest threats by Netanyahu's minister of defense Israel Katz and highlight their blatant unlawfulness. www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026...

Opinion | The IDF must reject defense minister's plan for mass Palestinian expulsions

Some ministers in Netanyahu's government openly acknowledge that the expulsions are part of a deliberate policy to permanently seize Palestinian land. Under international law, such forced displacement...

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Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social · 3d ago

Our latest visual investigation indicates the U.S. dropped a 2,000-pound bomb on a residential area on Qeshm Island in southern Iran, killing a 2-year-old and his parents. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/w...

Evidence Indicates U.S. Dropped Bomb on Residential Area in Iran, Killing 3 Civilians (Gift Article)

The weapon, one of the largest in the U.S.’s arsenal, struck a house in a heavily populated area, according to a Times analysis.

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American Society of International Law @asilorg.bsky.social · 3w ago

REMINDER: The 2027 ASIL Annual Meeting Call for Submissions is now live! Submit by Wednesday, August 5th in order to have your session ideas considered by the Annual Meeting Program Committee. The full Annual Meeting theme and submissions requirements are available at asil.org/am #ASILAM

Airwars @airwars.bsky.social · last wk.

Anatomy of an AI Kill Chain A visual project from Airwars and @ainowinstitute.bsky.social breaks down how artificial intelligence is transforming every aspect of war - and how militaries are offloading life and death decisions to flawed technologies ai-killchain.airwars.org

Interactive: Anatomy Of An AI Kill Chain

Breaking down how militaries are offloading life and death decisions to flawed technologies

ai-killchain.airwars.org

Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · last wk.

Key case recently reported: Admin Review Tribunal of 🇦🇺 correctly determined that a risk of imprisonment for refusing IDF mil. service entails a well-founded fear of persecution (key for refugee status) given credible allegations that 🇮🇱 ops in Gaza violate IHL (per ICC warrants & UN CoI report) 1/2

Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · last wk.

People have long memories when it comes to atrocity crimes. Might be relevant to current events. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Pinochet-era soldier jailed for killing folk singer Víctor Jara 53 years ago

Nelson Haase Mazzei was sentenced for murdering Jara in 2023, but fled from authorities in Chile

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Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · 2w ago

I spoke to @artefr.bsky.social & @artede.bsky.social about Rubio's attack on the ICC. French (starts 03:30) www.arte.tv/fr/videos/12... German (starts 03:25) www.arte.tv/de/videos/12...

ARTE Journal - 24/07/2026 - Feux de forêt en Europe - Regarder l’émission complète | ARTE

Les forêts françaises brûlent : 40 000 personnes évacuées du Cap Ferret, des incendies dans le Var, les Landes ou encore la Gironde. Mais l'hexagone n'est pas la seule à subir; des feux ravagent l'Ita...

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Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · 2w ago

🇻🇪’s National Assembly paved the way for ICC withdrawal in December (before 🇺🇸 illegally removed Nicolás Maduro) www.reuters.com/world/americ... However, with 🇻🇪 & Delcy Rodríguez now under Rubio’s control, this serves the 🇺🇸 campaign to dismantle the ICC. www.state.gov/releases/off... 1/2

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Reuters@reuters.com · 2w ago

Venezuela notifies UN of withdrawal from ICC reut.rs/4x4CGnR

Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · 2w ago

Thanks to @news.abc.net.au Radio National Breakfast for hosting me to discuss Netanyahu's potential travel to NYC for the UNGA. Netanyahu is wanted by the ICC for war crimes & crimes against humanity. Mamdani is right to make that the primary issue regarding the visit www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Could the Israeli Prime Minister be arrested if he visits the US? - ABC listen

The ICC currently has an arrest warrant for the Israeli Prime Minister over alleged war crimes. Mr Netanyahu denies the charges.

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Bec Hamilton @bechamilton.bsky.social · 2w ago

"..one obvious way for American service members & officials to avoid possible prosecution is to not commit crimes in the first place." Thanks to @shirinj.bsky.social for interviewing me & my @justsecurity.org colleague @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social about the #ICC: theworld.org/segments/202...

The World from PRX

The World is a public radio program that crosses borders and time zones to bring home the stories that matter. A co-production of PRX and GBH.

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FSI Stanford @fsi.stanford.edu · 3w ago

Is international law actually designed to hold states accountable? @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social of @stanfordcisac.bsky.social discusses what international law can and cannot do in a moment of mounting global crises, and why the system is more about political mobilization, legitimacy, and restraint.

International Law, Crimes, and Accountability

Podcast Episode · Lawyering Without Law · July 10 · 49m

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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 3w ago

How are international law experts reading Secretary Marco Rubio's op-ed on dismantling the International Criminal Court? Eliav Lieblich (@eliavl.bsky.social) & Tom Dannenbaum (@tomdannenbaum.bsky.social) analyze its claims in the context of international and U.S. law and long-standing U.S. practice

In Context: Analyzing Secretary Rubio's International Criminal Court Op-Ed

International law scholars address some of the factual claims and underlying assumptions in Secretary Rubio's op-ed on dismantling the ICC.

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Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · 3w ago

I joined forces with @eliavl.bsky.social to provide an annotated mark-up of Rubio’s WSJ op-ed on the ICC @justsecurity.org Link: www.justsecurity.org/147437/inter...

In Context: Analyzing Secretary Rubio's International Criminal Court Op-Ed

International law scholars address some of the factual claims and underlying assumptions in Secretary Rubio's op-ed on dismantling the ICC.

justsecurity.org

Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · 3w ago

Last week, I joined colleagues to draw attention to the imperative to end Israel's detention of Palestinian physicians and medical personnel, including Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya. Recording: youtu.be/Hs15Zg6chY0

Emergency Panel: Calling for the Immediate Release of Dr. Safiya & 13 Other Palestinian Physicians

YouTube video by CUGH TV

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Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · 3w ago

It was a privilege to be in conversation with Aslı Bâli and hosts Madhav Khosla and Katy Glenn Bass in this episode of Lawyering Without Law.

Knight First Amendment Institute@knightcolumbia.org · 4w ago

International law was never built to enforce itself. In the final episode of “Lawyering Without Law,” Aslı Bâli explains why lawyers can be especially powerful on the international stage, and how legal advice can either defend public norms or help powerful actors evade them.

Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · 3w ago

I joined colleagues reacting to 🇺🇸's ICC statement - the statement affirms the value of speaking law to power - it should prompt us to focus on US crimes - Rubio's criticisms of the ICC are incoherent & he knows it - it's past time for states to respond to such offenses against the admin of justice

Just Security@justsecurity.org · 3w ago

What does the Trump Administration Statement on Dismantling the ICC Really Mean? International law experts respond:

Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Trump administration's assault on the rule of law—both at home and abroad—continues. Notable that it is not just a former ICC prosecutor who has labeled the boat strikes as a crime against humanity but also former State Department lawyers as well. www.wsj.com/opinion/why-...

Opinion | Why We’re Dismantling the ICC

America never agreed to a world tribunal that can override our own courts and the Constitution.

wsj.com

Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 4w ago

The crisis in international law didn’t come out of nowhere. In Episode 6 of “Lawyering Without Law,” @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social traces how that crisis took shape, from Iraq and Libya to the torture memos and forever wars. The full episode featuring Tom Dannenbaum and Aslı Bâli drops this Friday.

Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · last mo.

PHRI warning and call to action regarding imminent danger to Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya's Life

Physicians for Human Rights Israel Warns of Imminent Danger to Dr. Hussam Abu
Safiya's Life
Physicians for Human Rights urgently appeals to you to intervene with the Israeli authorities regarding the case of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya in order to ensure that his health and life are saved. This request follows a visit by a lawyer, during which it emerged that his treatment has drastically deteriorated following the legal proceedings calling for his release.
New information provided by Attorney Nasser Odeh, the lawyer representing Dr. Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, following his visit to Dr. Abu Safiya last Thursday, the 2n° of July, at the underground Rakefet facility in Nitzan Prison, indicates a severe deterioration in his condition to the point of tangible and immediate danger to his life.
Following the lawyer visit, Physicians for Human Rights Israel and Attorney Odeh reached out and sent urgent appeals to Israel's Attorney General, the Commissioner of the Israel Prison Service, the Chief Public Defender, and the Chairs of both the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee and Constitution, Law and Justice Committee calling for his immediate transfer from the underground facility where allegations of violence and abuse against detainees have previously been reported, and an urgent judicial visit to assess his condition - before it is too late.
According to Attorney Odeh's affidavit, Dr. Abu Safiya was brought to the meeting shackled by his hands and feet and accompanied by masked prison guards. He bore fresh, severe injuries to his head, around his eyes, and on his ears and neck—to the extent that his lawyer initially struggled to recognize him.
During the visit, Dr. Abu Safiya experienced difficulty breathing and speaking continuously. He appeared extremely weak, struggled to sit upright without falling, and on several occasions seemed on the verge of losing consciousness. Attorney Odeh noted that he appeared frightened, exhibited severe psycholo…

We call on the international community, UN bodies, States, diplomatic missions, medical associations, and humanitarian organizations to act without delay by:
• Demanding Dr. Abu Safiya's immediate access to independent medical care and a comprehensive medical examination.
• Calling for immediate independent monitoring of his conditions of detention, including an urgent judicial and international visit to the Rakefet detention facility.
• Calling for the immediate release of Dr. Abu Safiya and all Palestinian healthcare workers arbitrarily detained without charge or due process.
• Pressing Israeli authorities to end all forms of torture, ill-treatment, and arbitrary detention and to ensure his safety and physical integrity.
For further information please contact: intl.adv@phr.org.il

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · last mo.

UN human rights chief Volker Turk issued the warning over growing fears of an imminent RSF assault.

UN sounds ‘red alert' over human rights catastrophe in Sudan's el-Obeid

UN human rights chief Volker Turk issued the warning over growing fears of an imminent RSF assault.

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · last mo.

🚨URGENT: Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya’s life is in immediate danger, Physicians for Human Rights Israel & his lawyer warned Saturday, after a prison visit revealed the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital bearing fresh, severe injuries to his head, eyes, ears & neck, so disfigured his own attorney initially...

🚨URGENT: Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya’s life is in immediate danger, Physicians for Human Rights Israel and his lawyer warned Saturday, after a prison visit revealed the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital bearing fresh, severe injuries to his head, eyes, ears, and neck, so disfigured his own attorney initially struggled to recognize him.

🔹Attorney Nasser Odeh, who saw Abu Safiya Thursday at the underground Rakefet interrogation facility in Nitzan Prison, said he arrived shackled hand and foot, escorted by masked guards, struggling to breathe and speak, unable to sit upright, and repeatedly on the verge of losing consciousness.

🔹Abu Safiya told him that after his Supreme Court appeal was heard June 10, four or five guards entered his solitary cell at Ganot Prison and beat him with a hammer and batons, and that since his June 24 transfer to Rakefet he has been beaten daily, losing consciousness several times without receiving medical treatment.

🔹“This is the last time you will see me,” he told his lawyer. “They brought me here to kill me. I don’t see myself surviving. This is the end.”

🔹PHRI notes the escalation in torture began directly after Abu Safiya challenged his detention in court. He has been held without charge since December 27, 2024, under Israel’s Unlawful Combatants Law.

🔹The group has appealed to Israel’s attorney general and prison service demanding his immediate transfer, an independent medical examination, and an urgent judicial visit “before it is too late.”

Photo: Amnesty International

Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 2mo ago

NEW: The Trump administration’s deployment of thousands of federal immigration agents to Minnesota led to widespread human rights violations. In a new report, HRW documents how the US government’s “Operation Metro Surge” caused a human rights crisis in Minnesota. Learn more: https://bit.ly/44dMOht

Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 2mo ago

At the end of the term I asked my college creative wriing students to submit anonymous thoughts on AI. No real surprises: Mood ranges from resignation to despair, capitulation from embittered erosion of standards to total, feelings of betrayal from deep to furious. 1/

Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Drinking water installations are quintessentially “objects indispensable to survival,” a category with heightened protection in international law. Attacks directed against such installations are presumptively unlawful. This report strongly indicates precision strikes on two.

Christiaan Triebert@trbrtc.bsky.social · 2mo ago

NEW: Our visual analysis suggests the U.S. hit two drinking-water facilities overnight in southern Iran with precision-guided munitions. Deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure could constitute a war crime. w/ @ckoettl.bsky.social @johnismay.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/w...

Daniel Trilling @trillingual.bsky.social · 2mo ago

So glad that Luqman Saeed - an academic at Ulster University - has written this piece about the Belfast riots. I hope I could write this clearly and perceptively were I under similar pressure right now. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ju...

Daniel Trilling@trillingual.bsky.social · 2mo ago

From a friend in Belfast.