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Hemi Mistry

@hemimistry.bsky.social
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Associate Professor in Law, University of Nottingham Writes about and teaches international law, international criminal law, courts and tribunals, judges, tort. Posts about the above, HE and assorted other bits. She/her.

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Hemi Mistry @hemimistry.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Oh yes, post-pandemic, I only wear heels at work on one day of the year: graduation. If they can't see me from behind the lecturn, so that they only hear my voice warbling on about genocide or tort law, that is all part of my performance ;)
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Hemi Mistry @hemimistry.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I like 'hard pants'. I've been using the clunky 'clothes with zips and buttons' to refer to the same thing. Hard pants is better.
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
AI is screwing up journal papers: Journal editor asks authors of 10 submitted papers to meet and discuss their paper. Of the 7 that showed up, 3 were unable to answer basic questions about the paper and 3 had difficulty when asked further questions on technical details… medium.com/@TmlrOrg/ask...
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Asking Authors About Their Own Papers
By Nihar B. Shah
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Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) @uon-hrlc.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Coverage of Day 2 of the 2026 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference continues here ⤵️ bsky.app/profile/uon-...
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Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) @uon-hrlc.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
We return with coverage of the second day of of Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference 2026 #UoN_ICJ26 #IntlCrimJustice Follow along here for updates 🧵⤵️
A photo of the agenda for the 2026 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference.
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Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) @uon-hrlc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
We’re excited to kick off our third annual Nottingham International Criminal Law Conference this morning, bringing together leading academics, practitioners & policymakers to discuss current issues and recent developments in the field. #UoN_ICJ26 #IntlCrimJustice For updates, follow along here 🧵⤵️
A sign reading: Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference
13-14 July 2026
A01, Highfield House
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Hemi Mistry @hemimistry.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
What a wonderful couple of days with what is now a real highlight of my academic year.Thank you to our speakers for sharing and discussing their work, and to my colleagues in @uonlaw.bsky.social and @uon-hrlc.bsky.social facilitating and supporting our little annual ICL jamboree. Time for a holiday!
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Olive Welch @olive-the-above.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Hugely excited to be attending and supporting this wonderful event for the third consecutive year. Looking forward to listening to (and live posting about) some very interesting conversations surrounding intl criminal law over the next couple of days! #UoN_ICJ2026 #IntlCrimJustice
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Hemi Mistry @hemimistry.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
So delighted to kick off the third Nottingham ICL Conference. It's a real highlight of our year and it's wonderful to catch up with old ICL friends and colleagues and new
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Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) @uon-hrlc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Welcoming our speakers & attendees to the conference, Professor Olympia Bekou @olympiabekou.bsky.social, head of UoN School of Law & the HRLC's International Criminal Justice unit, delivers the opening remarks. #UoN_ICJ26 #IntlCrimJustice
Image of Professor Olympia Bekou.
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Cathal Malone @cathalmalone.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
To expand on my theme slightly, people often misunderstand the purpose of a law degree. It is, emphatically, *not* to learn "The Law." That changes daily. By the time my first degree was over, Irish property law (as an example) had been overhauled beyond recognition. What a law degree is for is...
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Hemi Mistry @hemimistry.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Very surreal feeling, marking Foundations of ICL essays and reading my current ICL students citing an article authored by one of my former ICL students. Great to see, but - also - this is making me feel old!
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Hemi Mistry @hemimistry.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Absolutely!
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Hemi Mistry @hemimistry.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
I thought I recognised that name! It's always great to find out what former students get up to, and even better to find out via the JICJ. Congrats @jdpope.bsky.social!
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Hemi Mistry @hemimistry.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Jokingly - one of the UJ states could tell him they're awarding him the Grand Prize for the Most Epic Peace Leader Eveeerr and that they would be honoured to host him for an awards ceremony.
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 08/03/2026
President Catherine Connolly has described the situation in the Middle East as a "deliberate assault on international law".
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Middle East conflict is 'assault on international law'
President Catherine Connolly has described the situation in the Middle East as a "deliberate assault on international law".
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Hemi Mistry @hemimistry.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
I listened to Audition this weekend. Will be very interested to hear what you make of that...
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Jordan aka Jirdan @slclunk.com · 28/02/2026
I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to
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Hemi Mistry @hemimistry.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Thrilled to announce that @uonlaw.bsky.social and @uon-hrlc.bsky.social will be hosting the Third Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference. Come, give your paper a test-run and catch up with old ICL-friends & new! Call for Papers: lnkd.in/ez9nuUh4 Submit Proposals here: lnkd.in/eNaupN2R
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Nottingham ICL Conference 2026 - Call For Papers | Hemi Mistry
Speaking of things that bring me joy - we're genuinely thrilled to announce that the University of Nottingham School of Law and Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) will be hosting the Third Nottingham Inte...
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Iva Vukušić @vukusiciva.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Imagine that.
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 22/01/2026
do you also sob when someone steals your nose? x
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Hemi Mistry @hemimistry.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
I really enjoyed it too. Also, Flashlight by Susan Choi.
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Leiden Journal of International Law @ljil-leiden.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Join us on 27 November in The Hague for the 2025 Leiden Journal of International Law Lecture with Professor Ardi Imseis on the topic 'Still Seeking Permission to Narrate: On International Law and the Question of Palestine’. More details and registration: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...
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Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) @uon-hrlc.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
This Friday, the HRLC is delighted to be joined @profgsgordon.bsky.social for the launch of his new book, Nuremberg's Citizen Prosecutor: Benjamin Ferencz and the Birth of International Justice. 🕐 12:00-13:00 GMT 📌 C14, Monica Partridge Building 🔗 For more info: www.nottingham.ac.uk/hrlc/eventsh...
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Hemi Mistry @hemimistry.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Absolutely!! Every international justice event should have a (un)scheduled walk in the woods.
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Hemi Mistry @hemimistry.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
I found it during early during one of my pandemic morning walks around Wollaton Park. I think I remember remarking at the time that I had found my favourite tree. Haven't found that beats it. She is a beaut.
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Hemi Mistry @hemimistry.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
📢New publication!! In this article I play around with the fictions (or frauds?) of transparency within international courts and tribunals and examine how transparency and secrecy constitute power and authority academic.oup.com/jids/article...
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Transparency as performance: the ‘As Is’ and ‘As If’ worlds of international adjudication
Abstract. This article applies transparency to itself. It asks ‘What is transparency?’, ‘What do we think it means?’, and ‘What are the effects of transpar
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Hemi Mistry @hemimistry.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
I had a lot of fun writing this during my last study leave (yes, I'm lucky!) and presenting it at the 'Translucent Justice' workshop at the Max Planck Institute in Luxembourg in October 2023. Thanks to @kritikasharma.bsky.social, @lnruiz.bsky.social, and Olivier Baillet for a great conference
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Hemi Mistry @hemimistry.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
📢New publication!! In this article I play around with the fictions (or frauds?) of transparency within international courts and tribunals and examine how transparency and secrecy constitute power and authority academic.oup.com/jids/article...
academic.oup.com
Transparency as performance: the ‘As Is’ and ‘As If’ worlds of international adjudication
Abstract. This article applies transparency to itself. It asks ‘What is transparency?’, ‘What do we think it means?’, and ‘What are the effects of transpar
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Leiden Journal of International Law @ljil-leiden.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
LJIL joins this platform today, with announcement of our new issue, 38(1): “Special Issue Addressing Issues and Concerns Raised by the Publication of the ‘Gaza Marine Article’”.
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Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) @uon-hrlc.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
The final session of the first day of the 2025 Nottingham Intl Criminal Justice Conference addressed accountability issues at the ICC. Chaired by Jennifer Giblin w/ presentations from Ezequiel Jimenez (@ezejim.bsky.social) & Kritika Sharma (@kritikasharma.bsky.social‬) #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice
Image of session four of the 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference, featuring three speakers (L:R Ezequiel Jimenez,  Jennifer Giblin, and Kritika Sharma). Session Four: Governance and Accountability at the ICC

Chair: Jennifer Giblin, Edge Hill University

Governing the International Criminal Court: Tracing the Practice of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute - Ezequiel Jimenez Martinez, Amnesty International & CILRAP

Forgotten Spaces of International Criminal Justice: Dealing with Misconduct and Whistleblower Protection at International Criminal Courts and Tribunals - Kritika Sharma, Luxembourg Agency for Research Integrity
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Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) @uon-hrlc.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Our third session of the day examined the legal complexities in issues of perpetration, chaired by Dr Javier S. Eskauriatza (@jseskau.bsky.social) with presentations from Dr Michelle Coleman (@michellecoleman.bsky.social), Mary Waterman & Rory Sugrue #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice
Image of session three of the 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference, featuring four speakers (L:R Mary Waterman, Michelle Coleman, Rory Sugrue & Javier S. Eskauriatza). Session Three: Legal Complexities in Issues of Perpetration

Chair: Javier S. Eskauriatza, University of Nottingham

(Im)Proving Defences at the International Criminal Court - Michelle Coleman, Swansea University

Ongwen, The Adult Child Soldier: A Victim or A Villain? - Mary Waterman, Swansea University

Rethinking the Exclusion-Prosecution Nexus: How to Bridge the Accountability Gap for Vulnerable and Periphery Actors in Armed Conflicts Who Seek Refuge Abroad - Rory Sugrue, Tilburg University
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Andrea Maria Pelliconi @ampelliconi.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Listening to great presentations at this conference just now. This is the second year @uniofnottingham.bsky.social organizes what promises to become a flagship yearly conference on international criminal justice
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Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) @uon-hrlc.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Session two, which focussed on contemporary developments in substantive crimes, was chaired by Caleb Wheeler with presentations from Victor Kattan (@victorkattan.bsky.social), Jolana Makraiová, Hemi Mistry (@hemimistry.bsky.social), Daryna Abbakumova & Francesco Cunsolo #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice
Image of session two of the 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference, featuring six speakers (L:R Hemi Mistry, Francesco Cunsolo, Caleb Wheeler, Victor Kattan, Daryna Abbakumova & Jolana Makraiová). Session Two: Contemporary Developments in Substantive Crimes

Chair: Caleb Wheeler, Cardiff University

Apartheid as a crime against humanity: Recent developments - Victor Kattan, University of Nottingham

Complexities behind ‘incitement’ to violence and ‘hate’ speech from a criminal justice perspective - Rachel Horan, The Averment Group*, and Jolana Makraiová, International Nuremberg Principles Academy*

Atrocious Images: Combatant-Produced Illicit Imagery as Hate Speech in International Criminal Law - Hemi Mistry, University of Nottingham

Challenges of Prosecuting Cyberattacks as Cyber-Enabled Crimes under the Rome Statute - Daryna Abbakumova, Geneva Graduate Institute

New challenges in prosecuting intentional destruction of cultural heritage - Francesco Cunsolo, Università di Bologna
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Alex Batesmith @batesmith.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Very happy to be here presenting on #AutoHistories of #InternationalCriminalLawyers with @ilariazavoli.bsky.social (and later my own paper on #EmotionalLabour in #ICL)
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Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) @uon-hrlc.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Today's first session explored the purposes, rationales & subjects of International Criminal Justice and was chaired by Olympia Bekou (@olympiabekou.bsky.social), featuring insights from Anna Lena Hörzer, Geraldina Ester Di Natali & Iva Vukušić (@vukusiciva.bsky.social) #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice
Image of Session One of the Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference.Session One: Critical Reflections on the Purposes, Rationales, and
Subjects of International Criminal Justice

Chair: Olympia Bekou, University of Nottingham

Rome Statute, Quo Vadis? Current Discussions on the Limits of (Criminal Liability in) a Human-Centric International Criminal Law System - Anna Lena Hörzer, University of Graz

The long-standing issue of the adequacy of criminal sanctions for international crimes: untying proportionality from retributive considerations - Geraldina Ester Di Natali, University of Catania

Reconciliation No More: The Disappearance of a Once Omnipresent Goal of International Justice - Iva Vukušić, Utrecht University
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Ezequiel Jimenez @ezejim.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Lovely to be in Nottingham ahead of tomorrow’s @uon-hrlc.bsky.social International Criminal Justice Conference where I will present my research (part of a forthcoming book) about the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute
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Eliav Lieblich @eliavl.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Our letter was quoted by the Wall Street Journal. Full texe here: www.justsecurity.org/116904/israe...
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Hemi Mistry @hemimistry.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Final preparations are well underway and we are looking forward to two days of dissecting and digesting the state of international criminal justice...
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Natalie Hodgson @natkhod.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
England and Wales might be making greater use of judge-alone ("jury free") trials to address the Crown Court backlog. Matt Thomason and I discuss this in the Conversation, drawing on our research into judge-alone trials across common law jurisdictions: theconversation.com/could-englan...
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Could England and Wales introduce jury-free trials? Here’s how they work in other countries
Brian Leveson has recommended more judge-alone trials to address the backlog of nearly 80,000 cases.
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Hemi Mistry @hemimistry.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
We are pleased to share the Programme for the University of Nottingham School of Law and @uon-hrlc.bsky.social Int'l Criminal Justice Conference. We can't wait to welcome speakers and attendees to Nottingham! shorturl.at/N4apN If you would like to attend, please register here: shorturl.at/FKhrX
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Hemi Mistry @hemimistry.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
What a minefield. At least the fast speech increases the likelihood they'll miss what they would otherwise misunderstand.
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Hemi Mistry @hemimistry.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
I start off okay, quite neutral, but as I get tired and/or excited/carried away my accent slips and my vowels get looser and the colloquialisms come out. I imagine you have a similar double whammy?
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Hemi Mistry @hemimistry.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Don't worry, I'm sure if there'd been a terrible miscommunication you'd have come to know about it. I've lived and learned many instances of my British and, specifically, Yorkshire colloquialisms causing 🤨🤨🤨 amongst cosmopolitan student audiences.
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Hemi Mistry @hemimistry.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Yes, it's totally normal here. However, I am also aware enough to not use in a lecture/class full of students who come from elsewhere because, yeah, your response.
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Hemi Mistry @hemimistry.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
😂😂😂
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Hemi Mistry @hemimistry.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Exactly, that makes it even more unreasonable for the Graun to figure out which side of the s is the right (as in correct, not 'opposite of left') side :)
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Hemi Mistry @hemimistry.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
An apostrophe: no. An apostrophe on the right side of the s: yes.
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Hemi Mistry @hemimistry.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
I suppose they got the right name for the Court correct. Maybe one day we'll also get the capitalisation of its name too. Or maybe that's asking too much.
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