Very useful guide on Iranian ballistic missiles - and a key point: “Iran’s missile response included weapons from its most advanced arsenals … each capable of long-range precision strikes, though fundamentally indiscriminate when deployed in urban areas.”: aoav.org.uk/2025/a-brief...

A brief guide to Iranian ballistic missiles - AOAV

This AOAV guide outlines the key ballistic missile systems used by Iran, namely the Haj Qasem, Khaibar Shekan, Ghadr, and the Emad. It briefly sets out their technical specifications. We contend that ...

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Ny InterMil-opdatering om krigen mellem Israel og Iran: Astrid Kjeldgaard-Pedersen, Ulrik Graff (FAK) og jeg ser bl.a. på, om Israels angreb kan forstås som lovligt selvforsvar, og om krigens love ser ud til at blive overholdt i forbindelse med Israels og Irans konkrete angreb. (link nedenfor)

Ny kronik med @astridk_p: Helt kort er pointen, at Mads Bryde Andersen ikke gengiver folkeretten loyalt, når han diagnosticerer og foreslår løsninger på det erklærede problem, at EMRK/EMD på urimelig vis står i vejen for udvisning af kriminelle udlændinge: www.berlingske.dk/kronikker/da...

Marc Schack@marcschack.bsky.social · last yr.

Der pågår en ophedet debat om, hvordan Danmark kan udfordre EMRK's praksis om udvisning af kriminelle udlændinge. I den forbindelse diskuteres muligheden for, at Danmark udtræder af konventionen med det formål at genindtræde med forbehold. En lang 🧵om den debat:

I guess this calls for a repeat of the debate on the 1999 NATO bombing of the Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) facilities and when such facilities can be considered dual use. I.e. whether Iranian state TV can plausibly be considered part of Iranian military C3.

Axios@axios.com · last yr.

BREAKING: Israel bombs Iranian state TV during live broadcast

For those following the humanitarian situation in Gaza, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recently produced a briefing note on the availability of food in Gaza (before the GHF began operating - i.e. the baseline for that operation). They presented the following estimate:

The head of the ICRC with an extremely clear and alarming message on the situation in Gaza: “Humanity is failing in Gaza … We cannot continue to watch what is happening. It’s surpassing any acceptable legal, moral and humane standard.” www.bbc.com/news/videos/...

Act now to save lives in Gaza, ICRC head urges world leaders

Mirjana Spoljaric has appealed to world leaders to intervene in the conflict in Gaza.

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Fint overblik over de reelle forhold omkring Den Europæiske Menneskerettighedsdomstols praksis på udvisningsområdet - og forsøget på at påvirke domstolen: www.berlingske.dk/politik/foer...

Førende eksperter: Mette Frederiksen kan ikke »tvinge« en uafhængig domstol til at makke ret – men hun har flere muligheder

Læs mere her.

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Information har talt med Alex de Waal, en af verdens absolut førende forskere inden for sult under krig og konflikt, om situationen i Gaza. Han er altid værd at lytte til:

Dagbladet Information@information.dk · last yr.

»Nogle (i den israelske top, red.) ønsker at ødelægge palæstinenserne som gruppe. De vil simpelthen dræbe nok mennesker eller bruge sult til at ødelægge det sociale væv i det palæstinensiske samfund,« siger Alex de Waal, der forsker i hungersnød og brugen af sult som krigsstrategi.

Read Alex de Waal to understand the situation on aid in Gaza: A key element: “Encouraged by the United States, Israel has tried to keep the Gazans from descending into “famine” by turning the aid tap on whenever the data indicate it is about to cross that threshold….” unherd.com/2025/05/the-...

The brutal flaw in Israel’s starvation plan

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Interesting. And hard to disagree with their skepticism.

Shane Darcy@shanedarcy.bsky.social · last yr.

In a question posed by @jessicadorsey.bsky.social to upwards of 50 military lawyers at the annual conference of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War in Galway, only one considered that the principle of proportionality is being applied meaningfully. A grim state of affairs.

Der pågår en ophedet debat om, hvordan Danmark kan udfordre EMRK's praksis om udvisning af kriminelle udlændinge. I den forbindelse diskuteres muligheden for, at Danmark udtræder af konventionen med det formål at genindtræde med forbehold. En lang 🧵om den debat:

This new piece of information moves the needle on the legal classification of the October 7th-attack closer to crimes against humanity-territory and further away from genocide-territory. As such, it illustrates a simple point: (1/2)

The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · last yr.

Exclusive: The Israeli military says it recovered documents showing leaders of Hamas launched their deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel with the aim of disrupting Israel’s normalization talks with Saudi Arabia

I en ny InterMil-opdatering ser Astrid Kjeldgaard-Pedersen og jeg nærmere på nogle af de folkeretlige spørgsmål, som relaterer sig til Israels aktuelle blokade af Gaza (link nedenfor)🧵

🔴 #GazaStrip The Gaza Strip—2.1M people—still face a critical risk of Famine following 19 months of conflict, mass displacement, and humanitarian aid blockade. 📉 Extreme Hunger is deepening every day! ⚠️ 1 in every 5 people starving. More: www.ipcinfo.org/ipcinfo-webs...

The ICJ today rejected Sudan's case against UAE for complicity in genocide because of a UAE-reservation to the Court's jurisdiction under the Genocide Convention. Interestingly, the vote was 14-2 on rejecting provisional measures but much closer (9-7) on removing the case from the General List.🧵

Marc Schack@marcschack.bsky.social · last yr.

A new genocide-case has been filed at the ICJ: Sudan has filed an application on alleged violations of the Genocide convention by the United Arab Emirates in relation to support provided to the Rapid Support Forces: www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...

Det her er altså en uheldig tendens: I et debatindlæg om Østre Landsrets afgørelse om våbeneksport til Israel nøjes @rajeshholmen.bsky.social ikke blot med (helt legitimt og forståeligt) at ærgre sig over afgørelsen og mene, at sagen burde afgøres anderledes. (1/2) www.altinget.dk/civilsamfund...

Frie Grønne-kandidat: Alle alarmklokker ringer, når retten afviser ngo'er, der angriber våbeneksport - Altinget

Retten lukker døren for civilsamfundet, når den afviser at behandle en sag om dansk våbeneksport til Israel. Tilbage står man med en usikkerhed om, hvem der reelt kan holde staten ansvarlig i sådanne ...

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The ICJ will deliver its provisional measures order in Sudan v. UAE on Monday (5 May 2025). The Court will probably say that the UAE's reservation to article 9 of the Genocide Convention deprives the Court of jurisdiction. But you never know.

En af de hidtil klareste udtalelser fra Danmark om Israels (oplagte) brud på folkeretten i Gaza:

Udenrigsministeriet@danishmfa.bsky.social · last yr.

FM @lars-loekke.bsky.social: “DK supports 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇬🇧 statement calling on Israel to immediately end its more than 50-day blockade on Gaza. Blockade of all hum aid into Gaza goes against intl. law. Israel is obligated to facilitate safe & unhindered hum access into Gaza & protect civilians.” bit.ly/3YQp2FZ

"A new peace proposal the Trump administration offered in London on Wednesday would include U.S. recognition that Crimea is part of Russia..." It's worth noting that such a recognition would constitute a clear violation of international law. (1/4) www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...

Trump’s Crimea Proposal Would End a Decade of U.S. Resistance

A new U.S. peace plan offered to Russia and Ukraine proposes American recognition of the peninsula, which Moscow seized in 2014.

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As Israel has now blocked the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza for over 50 days, France, Germany and the UK restates the obvious: “Israel is bound under international law to allow the unhindered passage of humanitarian aid.”

German Foreign Office@germany.diplo.de · last yr.

Israel has blocked the entry of humanitarian aid into #Gaza for over 50 days. We urge Israel to immediately re-start a rapid & unimpeded flow of humanitarian aid. Humanitarians must be able to help those who need it most. E3 Foreign Ministers statement: diplo.de/2714878

This story provides a pretty good insight into the mood in Denmark regarding the US and Trump, as threats are made against Greenland, as statements about Denmark being a ‘bad ally’ are repeated, and as a global trade war is hitting US-allies like Denmark hard: www.nationalreview.com/2025/04/amer...

America Rattles Denmark | National Review

A report from an allied capital in a strange time.

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Den offentliggjorte undersøgelse/forklaring fra IDF om drabene på nødhjælpsarbejdere fra bl.a. Røde Halvmåne d. 23. marts er en joke: (1/5) idfanc.activetrail.biz/ANC200425932...

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God dækning på DR af den fuldstændig forfærdelige krig i Sudan, som nu har varet to år. Det er desværre meget retvisende, når krigen ofte kaldes “den glemte konflikt”. Det er ikke meget, som “verdens største humanitære krise” i øvrigt fylder i de danske medier: www.dr.dk/nyheder/udla...

'Den glemte konflikt' går nu ind i sit tredje år

To års borgerkrig i Sudan har ført til uoverskuelige konsekvenser for befolkningen i landet. Næsten 13 millioner mennesker er tvunget på flugt fra deres hjem i der bliver set som den største humanitær...

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Fin gennemgang af Østre Landsrets afgørelse om retlig interesse i våbeneksportsagen. Kort: Domstolen har anlagt en traditionel (og dermed tilbageholdende) tilgang til, hvem der har tilstrækkelig retlig interesse til at køre en sag. Den sagde dog intet om materien. www.information.dk/indland/2025...

»Et hul i dansk ret«: Østre Landsret afviser sager om våbeneksport til Israel

Landsretten afviser at tage stilling til søgsmål om Danmarks eksport af dele til F-35-kampflyene. Organisationer vil nu anke til Højesteret

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The head of the ICRC calls Gaza “hell on earth” and talks of an "extreme hollowing out" of international law. It’s hard to disagree with that assessment. Unfortunately, even these unusually clear statements by the ICRC are unlikely to change anyone’s minds at this point. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Red Cross chief says Gaza is 'hell on earth' as Israeli assault continues

"No state... can be exempt from the obligation not to commit war crimes, not to commit genocide, not to commit ethnic cleansing," Mirjana Spoljaric tells the BBC.

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Another report that can be added to the pile of materials detailing the by now well-documented war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the war in Sudan. This time 34 pages on rape and sexual slavery:

Amnesty International@amnesty.org · last yr.

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has inflicted widespread sexual violence on women and girls throughout Sudan’s two-year civil war to humiliate, assert control and displace communities across the country. New report, out now.

Denne udmelding fra Forsvarsministeriet er højst overraskende. Det antydes, at amerikanske private sikkerhedsfirmaer under forsvarsaftalen med USA vil kunne løse “militære opgaver” for de amerikanske styrker og bære våben i den sammenhæng. (1/8) jyllands-posten.dk/politik/ECE1...

Vild udvikling: Amerikanske sikkerhedsfirmaer – med våben – får lov at operere i Danmark

En ny baseaftale med USA betyder, at amerikanske sikkerhedsfirmaer får lov at bære våben i Danmark. Det bekræfter regeringen over for Jyllands-Posten, der har gransket aftalen. Tidligere har USA anven...

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Hungary is planning to withdraw from the International Criminal Court. The decision was announced as Netanyahu visited the country - and based on the argument that the Court has become a "political court" (apparently in relation to its treatment of Israel) (1/5): www.bbc.com/news/article...

Hungary withdraws from International Criminal Court during Netanyahu visit

The move is announced hours after Israel's PM, who is sought under an ICC arrest warrant, arrives in Budapest for a state visit.

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'Inconsistent' as in incompatible / flatly contradict / manifestly violate Article 5, given that it expressly provides that an attack on one (or more) members shall be considered an attack against them all. In other words, Article 5 entails a binding commitment to collective self-defence.

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

Such a policy would be inconsistent with Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty and the President’s constitutional duty to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed”, as the “Laws” include treaties.