Eliav Lieblich
@eliavl.bsky.social
Professor, Tel Aviv U Law, International Law. Visiting prof at U of Cologne. Editor, Yearbook of IHL; Coeditor, Elgar Handbook on IL Theory and War; Editoral Board, Just Security https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1346165
I'm extremely grateful and honored that @zaoerv.bsky.social just published this interview with me. And of course, thanks to Fabian Eichberger and Liana Minkova for the great questions as well as their time and effort in putting this together. www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
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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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.
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What does the Trump Administration Statement on Dismantling the ICC Really Mean? International law experts respond:
What does the Trump Administration Statement on Dismantling the ICC Really Mean?
International law experts respond to the Trump administration's campaign to "dismantle" the International Criminal Court.
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10 more days to submit your abstracts!!! www.asser.nl/asserpress/d...
Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, Volume 29 (2026) – Call for Abstracts
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Published in Haaretz: Israel cannot dismiss allegations of abuse while barring the Red Cross, restricting domestic inspectors and keeping journalists away from the places where answers might be found. www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026...
Israel can't refute UN allegations of sexual abuse from behind closed doors
Israel Cannot Dismiss Allegations of Abuse While Barring the Red Cross, Restricting Inspectors and Keeping Journalists Away From the Places Where Answers Might Be Found
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⚔️ Contemporary armed conflicts, such as in Gaza and Ukraine, have placed unprecedented pressure on the rules of international humanitarian law. The latest Volume of the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, published w/ Springer, is out! 🔗 lnkd.in/eEPQWijn #IHL #LOAC #Gaza #Ukraine
Utterly digusted by Ben Gvir's videos. But those that would have you believe that he is an outlier are no better. There is a prime minister who appointed him and even now refuses to fire him. In fact, there is no difference between Netanyahu, Ben Gvir, and the rest of their criminal government.
Our new call for papers is out!
Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law@yearbookofihl.bsky.social · 4mo ago📢 Our #callforabstracts for Volume 29 (2026) of the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law is now out! 📖 Theme: "International Humanitarian Law and Courts" 📅 Abstract deadline: 19 June 2026 More info here: docs.google.com/document/d/e... #IHL #LOAC | @tmcasser.bsky.social
NOT TO BE MISSED: Insightful interventions by @gaborrona.bsky.social on the connections between aggression and the (mis)application of IHL and the use of AI in targeting and by @eliavl.bsky.social on the legal relevance of the US President’s rhetoric and the vain logic of reprisals.
Perpetual War and International Law is now out. Edited by Brianna Rosen. My contribution "Forever War and the Jus Ex Bello" explores the dimensions of international law that bear on whether and when a state must cease contributing to the perpetuation of an armed conflict. Links👇
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Seeking candidates with strong organizational, project management, and writing skills to fill a full-time Editorial Assistant role
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🚨 Volume 27 (2024) of the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law – "International Humanitarian Law under Pressure" – is now available! 🔗 Read the volume here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
In this piece I argue that the mutual threats in the Iran war are highly unlikely to work since the parties don't trust each other enough to even believe that complying with the threats will actually change the adversary's behavior.
Just Security@justsecurity.org · 5mo agoWith threats to attack power plants and other civilian infrastructure circulating between the parties to the Iran war, Eliav Lieblich (@eliavl.bsky.social) argues that so-called reprisals are much more likely to cause uncontrollable escalation: #Iran #IranWar #Civilians #LawsofWar
I join Michal Feldon, Ahmed Alfarra, Eyad Amawi, Barry Danino, Feroze Sidhwa, and Ruth Gibson to make the case for reopening the humanitarian corridor from Gaza to the West Bank for medical evacuations in @thelancet.com: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
It’s been a privilege to write with @eliavl.bsky.social in this effort to think through the normative underpinnings of IHL on the protection of objects: Making Sense of International Humanitarian Law's Protection of Objects papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The final version of my article on forcible reprisals (Yale Journal of Intl Law) is up. It discusses the theory behind the prohibition, highlights its normative core, and analyzes the Iranian/Israeli discourse on force which is also relevant to the current war. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
@justsecurity.org's Israel-Us-Iran collection has already developed into a mini-syllabus for the war's legal aspects. All of the pieces can be found here, and surely more will come: www.justsecurity.org/114556/colle...
The Trump Administration keeps throwing new arguments at the wall to see what might stick--but each one is worse than the last. This is an excellent piece by @eliavl.bsky.social explaining why Rubio's recent "double preemption" argument is a non-starter. www.justsecurity.org/133093/preem...
Double Preemption, Imminence, and the U.S. Attack Against Iran
Rubio’s argument that Operation Epic Fury was preemptive self-defense is not credible and does not satisfy the necessary precondition.
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Prof. @eliavl.bsky.social explains how the @icrc.org Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention closes loopholes and reasserts international humanitarian law's core protective function. Part of our symposium with @ejiltalk.bsky.social & @icrclawpolicy.bsky.social www.justsecurity.org/131465/closi...
The ICRC’s New Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention
The ICRC's updated Commentary on GC IV fills a loophole-closing function and reasserts IHL’s core protective purpose.
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All this and more, a plug for my @justsecurity.org colleague @eliavl.bsky.social ‘s excellent book on Occupation in International Law (OUP 2022). Luckily he gave me an extra signed copy in recent weeks so encourage you all to get your own - you will find it useful in the week’s ahead.
Teaching a legal course this semester where recent armed conflict events are relevant, or know someone who is? The IHL Syllabus Supplement connects educators with salient law and policy discussions. Curated from JS archives by @bechamilton.bsky.social and Danae Askar.
International Humanitarian Law: Syllabus Supplements
This syllabus supplement offers curated articles intended to be combined with traditional casebooks in a law or higher ed classroom.
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"the combat decisions he has made" Hegseth is setting up Admiral Bradley to take the blame for killing the survivors--which is just the tip of an immense iceberg of illegal acts. U.S. military officials beware: Following orders is not a defense to murder or war crimes.
