Lucy Gaynor
@lucyjgaynor.bsky.social
Historian. PhD Researcher: University of Amsterdam / NIOD-Institute for War, Holocaust & Genocide Studies. Researching historical narratives in international criminal trials
Today, staff @ University of #Edinburgh are striking to protest recently announced cuts - incl. the forced closure of >90 courses. Principal Prof Sir Peter Mathieson accused the union of "weaponising" students. I find this enraging, so: a short (quite personal) thread. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Edinburgh University lecturers begin five-week strike over cuts
Members of the University and Colleges Union are walking out in part of a long-running dispute over job and course cuts.
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“‘A man can die but once’: but what about the questions he leaves in his wake?” I reflected - for @intlcrimlawreview.bsky.social - on the death of Félicien #Kabuga, #justice for historical atrocity, and the uneasy tension between privacy and transparency. brill.com/view/journal...
‘A Man Can Die But Once’: The Death of Félicien Kabuga, and the Questions that Remain
"‘A Man Can Die But Once’: The Death of Félicien Kabuga, and the Questions that Remain" published on 22 Sep 2026 by Brill | Nijhoff.
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Can’t quite believe that it’s been 4 years, and that I wrote a thesis. In less than a month, I will defend my #PhD - ‘The Past is Never Dead’: An Anatomy of Historical Narratives at the International Criminal Tribunal for #Rwanda - Friday 16 October at 11am @ University of #Amsterdam
Ratko Mladic, serving a life sentence for his role in the #genocide at Srebrenica, has died in prison aged 84 amp.dw.com/en/ratko-mla...
Ratko Mladic dead at 84 — reports
The former Bosnian Serb general was convicted of genocide committed during the bloody 1992-95 war in Bosnia.
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On 23 September 2026, #ICC judges will deliver their judgement in the case of Mahamat Said abdel Kani ('Said'). Said faces 7 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity. www.icc-cpi.int/sites/defaul...
On Friday, the #ICC's 'Assembly of States Parties' will convene for an historic emergency session, & vote on removing Chief Prosecutor Khan. For @justiceinfo.bsky.social I wrote about the process & my struggles with its implications: for international #law, #justice, and the Court's wider work.
Justice Info@justiceinfo.bsky.social · 3mo ago#InternationalCriminalCourt [opinion] - The first 3 prosecutors of the #ICC have failed to be of high moral character. On July 24, the ICC Assembly of State Parties is meant to decide on the fate of Karim Khan. And it raises more questions than answers. www.justiceinfo.net/en/162163-wh...
"We have got additional evidence, strong evidence, linking what is occurring in #Darfur with leadership levels" #ICC Deputy Prosecutor Khan implies an imminent "breakthrough" in Court investigations into violence in Darfur since 2022. www.reuters.com/world/africa...
ICC official says breakthrough made in Darfur investigations
ِِA "breakthrough" has been made in the investigation into crimes committed during Sudan's war in the Darfur region allowing prosecutors to link them to leadership, a senior International Criminal Co...
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Kabuga died, in his cell in #TheHague, of cardiac arrest, aged approximately 91 or 93. He had been there since his trial ended in August 2023. The inquiry report of Judge Alphonse Orie into the death of Félicien #Kabuga on 16 May 2026 - ucr.irmct.org/Search/Previ...
Unified Court Records Database
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Lucy Gaynor@lucyjgaynor.bsky.social · 5mo ago16.05.2026 Still in #NL, c.3 years after his trial ended - without a verdict - due to his health, Félicien #Kabuga has died in hospital. The President of the #ICTR’s successor mechanism ( #IRMCT ) has ordered an inquiry into the death of the Rwandan genocide’s most high profile ex-fugitive.
George Gibney, a "powerhouse" at the centre of Irish #swimming, was yesterday found guilty, in Dublin, of 39 counts of 'indecent assault' & 1 count of attempted rape in the 1970s & 80s. Gibney "finally faced the sharp end of #ustice he had evaded for decades". www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
The George Gibney trial: ‘Predatory’ abuser operated at heart of Irish swimming
Gibney appeared in court in a wheelchair, often with a string of chunky rosary beads wrapped around his hand
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The Democratic Republic of the #Congo has instituted proceedings against #Rwanda at the #ICJ: for "abuses attributable to Rwanda over a period extending from 1996 to the present day" The application cites the #genocide convention, amongst other instruments. www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
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The Democratic Republic of the #Congo has instituted proceedings against #Rwanda at the #ICJ: for "abuses attributable to Rwanda over a period extending from 1996 to the present day" The application cites the #genocide convention, amongst other instruments. www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
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The #ICC’s oversight body says that Chief Prosecutor Karim #Khan should be fired for an inappropriate sexual relationship www.reuters.com/world/icc-bu...
EXCLUSIVE: ICC bureau says Khan should be fired for inappropriate sexual relationship
Diplomats running the International Criminal Court's oversight body have decided that prosecutor Karim Khan had an inappropriate sexual relationship with a junior staff member and should be fired, tw...
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Yesterday, the Dutch Prosecution service requested a life sentence for Eugène N. They highlighted his role as a "local leader" of the genocide, and that an "exceptional case" like this one should be used as "warning" to "all genocidaires" that they cannot escape justice. www.om.nl/actueel/nieu...
OM eist levenslang tegen verdachte uit Ede wegens genocide Rwanda | Openbaar Ministerie
Vanwege de uitzonderlijke verdenking van genocide eist het OM dat een man uit Rwanda levenslang de cel in gaat. De 66-jarige verdachte werd in februari 2024 aangehouden in Ede. Op de vijfde dag van zi...
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Lucy Gaynor@lucyjgaynor.bsky.social · 4mo agoToday, the Dutch Prosecution service will deliver its closing arguments, and sentence request.
In September 2025, #Niger, #Mali, and #BurkinaFaso announced their withdrawal from the #ICC, which they called "a tool of neocolonial oppression". After hearing nothing more on it since, last week Niger formally withdrew from the #RomeStatute: a withdrawal which will go into effect on 18 June 2027.
Astrid Reisinger Coracini@astridcoracini.bsky.social · 4mo ago#Niger withdraws from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (#ICC). Unless revoked, the #withdrawal will take effect in 1 year. treaties.un.org/doc/Publicat...
Today, the Dutch Prosecution service will deliver its closing arguments, and sentence request.
Lucy Gaynor@lucyjgaynor.bsky.social · 4mo agoThis week (and next), a 64 year old man is being tried in #Dutch courts - under #UniversalJurisdiction - for his alleged role in the Rwandan #genocide as it unfolded in Mbazi - where he was a 'responsable'. Reflecting on courts, agency, time, and memory. open.substack.com/pub/lucygayn...
The #ICTR 's Residual Mechanism announced that, last week, André Ntagerura died in hospital in #Niger. Ntagerura was acquitted in 2004, but remained - essentially - in #UN custody until his death on 18 June 2026. He had been in hospital since 2024. ucr.irmct.org/Search/Previ...
This week (and next), a 64 year old man is being tried in #Dutch courts - under #UniversalJurisdiction - for his alleged role in the Rwandan #genocide as it unfolded in Mbazi - where he was a 'responsable'. Reflecting on courts, agency, time, and memory. open.substack.com/pub/lucygayn...
Thanks to @janethanderson.bsky.social, @svdberg.bsky.social & John Bosco Siboyintore for the opportunity to talk about all things relating to #Rwanda, border control & universal jurisdiction. @uctlaw.bsky.social @bordercrim.bsky.social @lucyjgaynor.bsky.social @benjaminthorne.bsky.social
Episode 160 – Universal Jurisdiction and Rwanda with John Bosco Siboyintore and Nicola Palmer
As universal jurisdiction gains momentum worldwide, we spoke with John Bosco Siboyintore and Nicola Palmer about its potential to close the accountability gap left by the 1994 Genocide Against the …
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This week (and next), a 64 year old man is being tried in #Dutch courts - under #UniversalJurisdiction - for his alleged role in the Rwandan #genocide as it unfolded in Mbazi - where he was a 'responsable'. Reflecting on courts, agency, time, and memory. open.substack.com/pub/lucygayn...
“we are living under a kind of house arrest, unable to go out, with an oppressive sense that an assault could occur at any moment.” Luqman Saeed, lecturer in economics at Ulster University, on the racist violence ‘In #Belfast’ www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ju...
Luqman Saeed | In Belfast
It isn’t an exaggeration to say that we are living under a kind of house arrest, unable to go out, with an oppressive...
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#ICC Presidency's statement about the ASP decision to suspend Khan. It says not much of anything, except: "The Presidency recalls that the International Criminal Court is one of the most significant achievements of human civilisation." Quite a 'recollection'. www.icc-cpi.int/news/stateme...
Statement by the Presidency on the decision of the ASP Bureau in the disciplinary proceedings against the ICC Prosecutor
The Presidency of the International Criminal Court takes note of the decision taken by the Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute last night to refer the disciplinary proceedings...
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Lucy Gaynor@lucyjgaynor.bsky.social · 4mo ago#ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan - who has been on leave since May of last year following allegations of sexual misconduct - has been suspended by the bureau of the 'Assembly of States Parties' pending a decision by the full Assembly. www.icc-cpi.int/news/decisio...
#ICC Presidency's statement about the ASP decision to suspend Khan. It says not much of anything, except: "The Presidency recalls that the International Criminal Court is one of the most significant achievements of human civilisation." Quite a 'recollection'. www.icc-cpi.int/news/stateme...
Statement by the Presidency on the decision of the ASP Bureau in the disciplinary proceedings against the ICC Prosecutor
The Presidency of the International Criminal Court takes note of the decision taken by the Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute last night to refer the disciplinary proceedings...
icc-cpi.int
Lucy Gaynor@lucyjgaynor.bsky.social · 4mo ago#ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan - who has been on leave since May of last year following allegations of sexual misconduct - has been suspended by the bureau of the 'Assembly of States Parties' pending a decision by the full Assembly. www.icc-cpi.int/news/decisio...
#ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan - who has been on leave since May of last year following allegations of sexual misconduct - has been suspended by the bureau of the 'Assembly of States Parties' pending a decision by the full Assembly. www.icc-cpi.int/news/decisio...
Decision of the Bureau concerning the outcome of disciplinary proceedings involving the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
At its meeting on 8 June 2026, the Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, by qualified majority: made a decision on the disciplinary proceedi...
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"Was it always the case that half of our students would cheat if it were easy enough? If they knew that it would be hard to prove? It’s hard to consider that and not despair." Academic despair in the 'Age of #AI', from Jay Caspian Kang in @newyorker.com www.newyorker.com/news/fault-l...
The Despair of the Professor in the Age of A.I.
“Was it always the case that half of our students would cheat if it were easy enough?”
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TB🔙 Félicien Kabuga, described by many as the ‘mastermind’ behind the Rwandan Genocide has recently died at the age of 93. To learn more about Kabuga’s life, listen to our throwback episode this week.👇 www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...
Episode 79 – Kabuga’s Alternative Procedure with Lucy Gaynor
What next for Felicien Kabuga, unfit to stand trial for the Rwandan genocide, but possibly facing an alternative procedure never before heard of in international criminal tribunals.
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New #Article, now online: ‘Head of State Immunity and the International Criminal Court: Re-Reading the Immunity Debate Through Wight’s Three Traditions’ by Aldo Zammit Borda. doi.org/10.1163/1571...
Head of State Immunity and the International Criminal Court: Re-Reading the Immunity Debate Through Wight’s Three Traditions
Abstract The enforcement of international criminal law depends on state cooperation, yet persistent disagreements over whether sitting Heads of State from non-parties to the International Criminal Court enjoy immunity from arrest suggest a challenge that doctrinal analysis alone cannot resolve. This article undertakes an interdisciplinary, meta-doctrinal analysis, drawing on Martin Wight’s three traditions of international theory (Realism, Revolutionism and Rationalism) to argue that divergent interpretations of Articles 27 and 98 of the Rome Statute are driven by fundamentally different philosophical ideas about the nature of international society. Applying this framework to state responses to arrest warrants against Al-Bashir, Putin and Netanyahu, the analysis shows how each tradition influences the assumptions on which doctrinal reasoning about the applicable law proceeds, yielding divergent, and mutually exclusive, interpretations. The immunity debate thus emerges as a permanent site of contestation, shaped by competing visions of international order embedded within the Rome Statute itself.
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The final #ICTR hearings ever took place last week, after #Kabuga 's death on 16 May. Judge Bonomy described it as "a truly historic milestone": the catchphrase for both the expectations & failures of the entire saga, since his arrest in 2020. From @mollyquell.bsky.social apnews.com/article/un-t...
Final case at UN tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda atrocities comes to an end
The U.N. courts set up to prosecute the atrocities committed during the violent disintegration of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s and the 1994 Rwandan genocide have held their final session.
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Ronald dela Rosa - a Senator in the #Philippines and former police chief under #Duterte - has failed in his attempt to have his #ICC arrest warrant blocked by the country’s Supreme Court www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/...
Philippines top court rejects bid to block arrest of senator wanted by ICC
Senator dela Rosa, whose whereabouts are unknown, is wanted by the ICC for his role in Duterte's bloody 'war on drugs'.
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