Dr Yuna Han
@dryunahan.bsky.social
Departmental Lecturer, Oxford University. Mostly thinking about international criminal law and human rights, sometimes about pandemic politics.
How does the International Criminal Court recover after dismissal of its prosecutor Karim Khan? Our Director and CEO, Sonya Sceats, explains the disciplinary proceedings and steps that would help to stabilise the Court in an hour of need for international justice. buff.ly/wzTSYQZ
“The sanctions regime punishes Judges Prost, Bossa and Alapini-Gansou for having done nothing more than... faithfully discharge their judicial offices by rendering decisions with which the administration disagrees." Sanctioned ICC judges sue Trump in New York: www.courthousenews.com/sanctioned-i...
Sanctioned ICC judges sue Trump in New York
Three International Criminal Court judges filed the first lawsuit by sanctioned ICC judges themselves, saying U.S. measures targeting their work are unlawful and threaten judicial independence.
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Day 2 of #bisa2026! Bright and early this morning, join us for a discussion on atrocities and global accountability. I'll be presenting some of my on-going work on defence lawyers and international criminal justice.
📢 CfP: Global Justice and the (Un)Making of Order We are editing a Special Issue exploring the mutual constitution of global justice and world order, and looking for cutting edge and critical interventions from IR, IL and beyond. Submit by June 11th, details here: tinyurl.com/yrcz5kua 1/
CFP: The Afterlives of Sexual Violence Allegations I'm co-organizing a one-day workshop to talk about what happens *after* an institution like the ICC "resolves" sexual violence allegations. Please submit an abstract and join us to talk feministly about law & violence: tinyurl.com/afterlivesicc
Long-awaited #Syria-based prosecutions of Assad-era perpetrators begins! 1st up: Atef Najib, fmr head of political security in Deraa province. Other charges have been issed in absentia against Assad & ors. Let's hope for fair trials that bring #justice. #intLaw #CaH www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
Syria puts first Assad-era official on trial in Damascus
Atef Najib, ex-head of political security in Deraa province, is charged with 'crimes against the Syrian people'.
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Thank you @andreapitzer.bsky.social for this. We will be updating the thirdcountrydeportationwatch.org site again later this month- with additional agreements and country pages and stories of individuals disappeared to far flung camps. New agreements have been signed with Cabo Verde and the DRC.
Third Country Deportation Watch
Monitoring the human cost of the U.S. government’s forced third country transfer agreements.
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Andrea Pitzer@andreapitzer.bsky.social · 4mo agoI wrote about third-country deportations and how Trump is using bribes, threats, and rewards to create an expanding international network of concentration camps to go along with the domestic one.
The U.S. hit another school, together with a sports hall, killing and injuring many civilians. Even if it was a "mistake," it could still be a war crime if the strike was taken recklessly. Read more in "'Mistakes' in War": papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/w...
New U.S. Missile Hit Iranian Sports Hall and School, Analysis Shows
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It's hard to have cogent commentary on something so BLATANT. And I just came out of teaching IHL...
Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 5mo agoHegseth: "We will keep pushing, keep advancing. No quarter, no mercy for our enemies." No quarter is the refusal to take prisoners and instead just execute everyone. It's been considered a war crime for over a century.
Hegseth: "We will keep pushing, keep advancing. No quarter, no mercy for our enemies." No quarter is the refusal to take prisoners and instead just execute everyone. It's been considered a war crime for over a century.
Ex-Syrian colonel appears in UK court on charges of crimes against humanity
Ex-Syrian colonel appears in UK court on charges of crimes against humanity
Salem Al-Salem faces landmark trial over alleged role in crackdown on protests in Damascus in 2011 A former Syrian colonel has appeared in a London court to face charges of crimes against humanity in the first prosecution of its kind in England and Wales. Salem Al-Salem is charged with murder and torture, crimes allegedly committed during the Syrian government’s violent crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in Damascus in 2011. Continue reading...
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"so-called international institutions" "no stupid rules of engagement" "we fight to win and don't waste time... or lives" So telling that 'lives' sound like an afterthought. And what exactly does "winning" look like? It's like watching World War III starting via reddit thread.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5mo agoHegseth: "Israel has clear missions as well for which we are grateful. Capable partners are good partners, unlike so many of our traditional allies who wring their hands and clutch their pearls, hemming and hawing about the use of force ... no stupid rules of engagement."
Hegseth: "Israel has clear missions as well for which we are grateful. Capable partners are good partners, unlike so many of our traditional allies who wring their hands and clutch their pearls, hemming and hawing about the use of force ... no stupid rules of engagement."
📢 for @isanet.bsky.social members! Feb 9 is the deadline for nominations for the Women's Caucus exec comm. I know many of us are ambivalent about ISA at the moment, but I think WCIS' mission of amplifying women in the profession is even more so important. Happy to answer qs about exec comm work!
Alexis Henshaw@profhenshaw.bsky.social · 6mo agoA reminder that Feb. 9 is the deadline for nominations for the WCIS exec comm @isanet.bsky.social. You do *not* need to attend the annual conference to participate in caucus leadership! This is a great way to meet colleagues and contribute to mentorship/awards/professional development. #polisky
It's a nationwide digital spotlight on ICE arrests and detention centers.
Rice students expose ICE raids with new interactive map
It's a nationwide digital spotlight on ICE arrests and detention centers.
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Benjamin Netanyahu, wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity, will join Trump's Board of Peace. This was the worst case scenario when the UN Security Council authorized this travesty. Sickening.
With everything that has happened in the past 16 days of 2026, what is so disappointing is how quickly many media outlets seem to simply accept the framing of the Trump administration.
Worry not — the guardians of the rules-based international order are “waiting for the facts” and “monitoring the situation”
My latest together with @justinauriburu.bsky.social No love lost for Maduro, and no apologies made for his regime. But the attack on Venezuela was plainly illegal. States can either say so clearly, or parse their way into a law of boundless exceptions and self-judgment.
EJIL: Talk!@ejiltalk.bsky.social · 7mo agoTrump’s Illegal Attack on Venezuela and Its Consequences | by @justinauriburu.bsky.social and @aratojulian.bsky.social
"The EU recalls that, under all circumstances, the principles of international law and the UN Charter must be upheld. Members of the United Nations Security Council have a particular responsibility to uphold those principles, as a pillar of the international security architecture."
Kaja Kallas@kajakallas.bsky.social · 7mo agoMy statement supported by 26 EU Member States on the aftermath of the U.S. intervention in Venezuela ↓
Not to make this about Kelsen but Kelsen warned us that "national law monism" (the view that one's own legal system is the only valid legal system) is the legal theory of imperialism and militarism.
"We express our deep concern and rejection of the military actions carried out unilaterally on Venezuelan territory, which contravene fundamental principles of international law ... enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations." — Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay and Spain
This, we argue, created the conditions for certain policy choices to become imaginable in the first place. @lseir.bsky.social @drkmillar.bsky.social @dryunahan.bsky.social @isq-jrnl.bsky.social
In light of yesterday's news on the COVID inquiry in relation to political decision-making, I'm re-posting our recent ISQ article. We show how political elites in the UK, Italy, and Germany varied in the ways they communicated the inevitability of mass death during the onset of the pandemic. 🧵...
Martin Bayly@mjbayly.bsky.social · last yr.A new article in ISQ on the politics of inevitability with brilliant colleagues @dryunahan.bsky.social and @drkmillar.bsky.social.
⚖️ 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 Investigation of Allegations of Misconduct by the ICC Prosecutor: Bridging the Gaps in the Court’s Regulatory Framework. With the UN OIOS report expected to soon be released, we updated our explainer with @fidh-official.bsky.social. Read it here🔗 4genderjustice.org/our-latest-p...
