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Mike Becker @mikebecker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It was a privilege to take part in a @tricondublin.bsky.social seminar yesterday on "Peace, Justice, and Accountability in Ukraine: International and Domestic Pathways" with Professors Svitlana Khyliuk and Olha Denkovych from Ukrainian Catholic University (and my colleague @dkennytcd.bsky.social).

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Mike Becker @mikebecker.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

*Call for Papers: The Irish Yearbook of International Law* At a moment of profound anxiety for the international legal system, the Editors of the Irish Yearbook invite article submissions on any area of international law for publication in the next volume. More info here: www.tcd.ie/law/news--ev...

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Mike Becker @mikebecker.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

And of course to John Manderscheid for photos (while also managing to present a paper).

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Mike Becker @mikebecker.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Special thanks to @pearceclancy.bsky.social and Inji Mammadli, Metha Ramadita & Blair Somerville for all of the organizing work, plus our great commentators @maeveorourke.bsky.social, @seanmacr.bsky.social, Noelle Higgins, and @suryaroy.bsky.social & our keynote speaker @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social.

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Mike Becker @mikebecker.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Many thanks to everyone who took part in last Friday's New Voices in International Law workshop at @tcddublin.bsky.social, generously supported by @tricondublin.bsky.social. A fitting capstone to my friend Christiane Ahlborn's tenure with us at TCD, my collaborator in all things international law.

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Mike Becker @mikebecker.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Round 1 of #TheGambia v #Myanmar saw a sustained attack by Myanmar on the credibility of UN fact-finding reports. The situation underscores the potential value in the ICJ hearing directly from the fact-finders, an issue I discussed on @ejiltalk.bsky.social in 2019. www.ejiltalk.org/the-challeng...

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Mike Becker @mikebecker.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

It was a real privilege to serve as the discussant for a great talk by Rick Lorenz of the Public International Law & Policy Group yesterday at @tcddublin.bsky.social: "Murder on the High Seas:? The Legal and Ethical Implications of US Attacks on Alleged Drug Traffickers".

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Mike Becker @mikebecker.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Many will remember the provisional measures hearing in this case in December 2019, when Aung San Suu Kyi (pre-coup) appeared in the Great Hall of Justice to defend #Myanmar against allegations of genocide against the #Rohingya minority. A lot has happened since then in Myanmar.

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Mike Becker @mikebecker.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

I am very pleased to see that the #ICJ has taken the decision to amend its rules to facilitate publishing party reports on the implementation of provisional measures. This is a common sense reform that I have been advocating for since 2020 (opiniojuris.org/2020/08/25/r...).

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Mike Becker @mikebecker.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

It was great to present (w/Cecily Rose) on dialogue between ICJ judges & counsel at the Sixth Scottish Conference on International Law at the University of Glasgow this week. Many thanks to @jamesgdevaney.bsky.social, @cjtams.bsky.social, @matinapapadaki.bsky.social for hosting a marvelous event.

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Mike Becker @mikebecker.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

And that is just the tip of the (melting?) iceberg. NGOs will celebrate. But will the ICJ’s big statements on attribution, responsibility, and reparation be politically acceptable to states? Or will states use the ICJ’s more sweeping statements to dismiss the advisory opinion out-of-hand? 2/6

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Mike Becker @mikebecker.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Here's the #ICJ press release: www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...

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Mike Becker @mikebecker.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

The UN Group of Human Rights Experts on #Nicaragua released a damning report yesterday that gives a detailed account of grave human rights abuses by the Ortega regime. The report also calls for states to consider bringing an #ICJ case against #Nicaragua. t.co/UTKVFQnIJJ

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Mike Becker @mikebecker.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

The #ICJ will hold a public hearing on #Sudan’s request for provisional measures against #UAE on April 10. Sudan’s case alleges UAE’s complicity in genocide based on its support to the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan’s internal conflict. A few short thoughts:

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Mike Becker @mikebecker.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

New #ICJ case: #Sudan v #UAE based on claim that UAE is unlawfully providing direct support to the RSF, which Sudan accuses of perpetrating #genocide against the Masalit. Sudan seeks provisional measures.

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Mike Becker @mikebecker.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

The ICJ has resolved the uncertainty surrounding Judge Salam's resignation by electing Judge Iwasawa to serve as its President for the remainder of the current term (through 5 February 2027). This appears to mean that Julia Sebutinde will continue as Vice-President (and not Acting President).

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Mike Becker @mikebecker.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Had a great time earlier this week moderating the international law panel at the Trinity College Dublin Law Student Colloquium. Well done to all speakers and the student organizers! @tcddublin.bsky.social

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Mike Becker @mikebecker.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

The ESIL Interest Group on International Courts and Tribunals is soliciting abstracts (due 28 March) for a workshop on "Reconstructing the Advisory Function of International Courts and Tribunals" at the ESIL Annual Meeting in Berlin (Sept. 2025). For more information: esil-sedi.eu/wp-content/u...

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Mike Becker @mikebecker.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

*DEADLINE EXTENDED* Are you a PhD candidate or early career researcher working on international law & based in Ireland? There is still time to submit an abstract by 10 February to the New Voices in International Law Conference on 8 May 2025 at TCD School of Law. Info here: www.tcd.ie/law/news-eve...

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Mike Becker @mikebecker.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Judge Julia Sebutinde is currently the Court’s Vice-President. The question is whether the Court would elect a new President/VP following an election to fill the vacancy caused by Salam’s resignation. My best guess is they would not & that Sebutinde would become the President (until Feb 2027). 2/5

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Mike Becker @mikebecker.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Are you a PhD student or ECR in Ireland working on international law-related research? Consider submitting an abstract for the New Voices in International Law postgraduate conference hosted by the Trinity College Dublin School of Law on 8 May 2025. Deadline for abstracts is 31 January.

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Mike Becker @mikebecker.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

To discuss issues like these (among many others), please register to join me and @yusrasuedi.bsky.social and an expert panel for the ESIL Interest Group on Int'l Courts and Tribunal's Roundtable Discussion on Monday, 16 December at 11 am CET. Register at: shorturl.at/dROq8.

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Mike Becker @mikebecker.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

What have we learned from the ICJ advisory proceedings on climate change? Please join us for this ESIL Interest Group event: Taking Stock: A Roundtable Discussion on the Public Hearing in the ICJ Climate Change Advisory Proceedings. 🔹 Monday, 16 Dec 2024, 11-12:00 CET 🔹 Register: shorturl.at/dROq8

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Mike Becker @mikebecker.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

I spoke with L'Orient-Le Jour (French language daily newspaper in Lebanon) last week to discuss the @amnesty.org report on Gaza and its conclusion that the situation now meets the legal definition of genocide. Here's a link (paywall): www.lorientlejour.com/article/1438...

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Mike Becker @mikebecker.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

In relation to last week's meeting between #IPCC scientists and the #ICJ in the lead-up to the climate change hearing (discussed in the thread below), Cecily Rose and I expanded on some of those thoughts and concerns over at @verfassungsblog.de. Here's the link: verfassungsblog.de/the-icj-meet....

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Mike Becker @mikebecker.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Starting next week, the @CIJ_ICJ will hold a two-week hearing in the climate change advisory proceedings. Today the #ICJ met with the scientists who have authored various Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( #IPCC ) reports. I find this unusual and very odd. 🧵

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Mike Becker @mikebecker.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Here's a preprint (not yet copy-edited draft) of my forthcoming article in the Melbourne Journal of International Law: "Crisis in #Gaza: South Africa v Israel at the International Court of Justice (or the Unbearable Lightness of Provisional Measures)", available at papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.....

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Mike Becker @mikebecker.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

@dianemarieamann.bsky.social provided a fascinating Dublin International Law Seminar yesterday on 'Nuremberg Women', capping off an engaging week-long visit to Trinity College Dublin School of Law. It was great to have you with us.

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