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Natasa Mavronicola

@natasamav.bsky.social
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Human rights law academic at Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, UK. Cypriot. www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles…

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Mattia Pinto @mattia800.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
New blog post out in @opiniojuris.bsky.social w/ @natasamav.bsky.social ! We contributed to a great symposium on Prosecuting "Heads of State", discussing "Punishing the powerful" and the allure and limits of the penal accountability paradigm ⚖️ Read here: opiniojuris.org/2026/03/27/s...
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Symposium on Prosecuting Heads of State for International Crimes: Punishing the Powerful – The Allure and Limits of the Penal Accountability Paradigm
[Natasa Mavronicola is a Professor of Human Rights Law at Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham; co-editor of Coercive Human Rights: Positive Duties to Mobilise the Criminal Law under the…
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CURE Campaign @curecampaign.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Blog symposium started by Strasbourg Observers on whether and how the @coe.int's planned #ChisinauDeclaration can undermine @echr.coe.int authority on #ECHR prohibition of torture and inhuman, degrading treatment. Intro article by @natasamav.bsky.social strasbourgobservers.com/2026/03/30/s...
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Symposium Introduction: Article 3 ECHR and the forthcoming Chișinău Declaration - Strasbourg Observers
By Dr. Natasa Mavronicola *** Over the next 10 days, Strasbourg Observers will be hosting a blog symposium on Article 3 ECHR and the forthcoming Chișinău Declaration on the ECtHR’s approach in migrati...
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Natasa Mavronicola @natasamav.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
I have a new blog post out on Article 3 ECHR and Chișinău, where I argue that what is being contemplated in relation to Art.3, far from tinkering with the right's edges, threatens the core of the right against torture, and the integrity of the human rights edifice. www.echrblog.com/2026/02/arti...
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Article 3 ECHR and Chișinău: what are the stakes?
By  Natasa Mavronicola , University of Birmingham    Article 3 ECHR is under pressure. At a recent informal ministerial conference in Strasb...
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Mattia Pinto @mattia800.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
My chapter w/ @natasamav.bsky.social ‘Accountability for violations of civil and political rights: redress within and beyond the penal frame’ is published in the Research Handbook on Accountability for Human Rights Violations. DM me if you'd like a copy! www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b...
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Natasa Mavronicola @natasamav.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
In this article @ljil-leiden.bsky.social, @mattia800.bsky.social and I challenge the punishment-as-justice perspective that dominates atrocity redress and prevention, examining, with a focus on Gaza, how it can undermine prevention and fuel problematic retaliatory impulses. bit.ly/48uKHJx
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John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
When a govt lets it be known that it's considering taking rights away from children with Special Needs, a minister doing the rounds saying he's ’not getting into the details’ has one big effect. People feel scared. They lose sleep. Once again: this is not how to do disability policy (or any policy)
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John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Latest from me: on fears about the govt's plans for Special Needs education, with two key things that Labour ministers & MPs should think about www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
As I watched the benefits fiasco unfolding, knowing that the special needs story would soon explode, it brought one big thought to mind. Labour needs to stop sowing fear and dread among people whose lives are already full of those things. Instead of picking on vulnerable parts of the population who already view the future with deep anxiety, they should maybe go after much more powerful interests, who might be compelled into helping the government with its financial woes. Instead, fear is swirling around parts of society that are already unable to cope. Labour governments are meant to make people feel less scared, not more. If there is going to be yet another “reset”, this is where it should be focused.There is one point that may yet bring clarity to the government’s thinking. Governing politicians habitually pretend they will win future elections. But there is now every chance that Reform UK might end up in power, possibly in partnership with whatever remains of the Conservatives. Judging by his recent pronouncements, Nigel Farage has very questionable views about special needs and disabilities. There is strong evidence that the same is true of Kemi Badenoch. The current fashion on the political right for nonsense about savagely cutting back the state would have deep implications for Send families. If Labour takes away so many children’s basic educational rights, it may well end up leaving them at the mercy of politicians who will then vandalise their lives. “No decision has been made,” say ministers. It is time they took the only morally and politically right one, and fast.
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Lys Kulamadayil @lyskulamadayil.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
It's out and available open access! www.bloomsbury.com/uk/pathology...
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Natasa Mavronicola @natasamav.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Superstars!
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Natasa Mavronicola @natasamav.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
A must-read by @karengle.bsky.social!
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Karen Engle @karengle.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Terrific to see my book available online — and soon in print! Many thanks to series editors Nadia Lambek, @riclements.bsky.social, @leslava.bsky.social, and Markus Gunneflo! And congrats on the new series!
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Archie Bland @archiebland.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
I wrote for the Guardian’s Saturday magazine about my son Max, who changed how I see the world. Took ages. More jokes after the first bit. Thanks Merope Mills for being the most patient and generous editor. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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The boy who came back: the near-death, and changed life, of my son Max
It was, we were told, a case of sudden infant death syndrome interrupted. What followed would transform my understanding of parenting, disability and the breadth of what makes a meaningful life
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Covid inquiry: 180,000 lives could have been saved www.channel4.com/news/covid-i...
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Covid inquiry: 180,000 lives could have been saved
If the government had listened to experts and implemented the same strategies used in other countries, 180,000 lives may have been saved during Covid, the UK Covid Inquiry heard today.
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Viet Thanh Nguyen @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
The UN says starvation and famine is imminent. Now some Israeli officers say the same. Mass, deliberate starvation of 2 million people. That's what's happening. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/w...
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In Private, Some Israeli Officers Admit That Gaza Is on the Brink of Starvation
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Starmer: this is "incalculable damage"
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Jens Theilen @jtheilen.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
📄 New article: Colonialism continues to shape the project of European human rights. In this article I trace the continuity of civilizational hierarchies in the ECtHR’s case-law on extraterritoriality and European consensus Available in EJIL @ejiltalk.bsky.social: academic.oup.com/ejil/advance...
A screenshot of the title (“Civilizational Hierarchies and the Notion of ‘Europe’ in the European Convention on Human Rights”) and abstract of the paper available at the link above
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Dr. Sandra Duffy Golden @sandraduffy.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
We invite signatures from UK law people for our open letter on the aftermath of FWS. *Please sign and share with your networks* as we will send to the relevant parliamentary human rights bodies on closure of the letter.
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Fionnuala NÍ Aoláin KC (Hons) @niaolainf.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
The forensics don’t lie. Medics shot in the head, at close range, and more. Prima facia has to be considered a war crime. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/w...
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Autopsies of Slain Gaza Medics Show Some Were Shot in the Head
The New York Times obtained autopsy reports for 14 of the 15 people killed in a March 23 attack on an ambulance and fire truck.
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 16/04/2025
getting a bit tiring to think "ah yay, the worst people you know are having a great day" several times a week, every single week
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 16/04/2025
On what is a really difficult day, here are some resources for our trans friends and allies. Solidarity 💜 goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...
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Support resources for our trans friends and allies | Good Law Project
At a time when anti-trans discrimination is rife and hate crime has reached record levels, it’s important to know what support is out there for trans, non-binary or gender-questioning individuals and ...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11/04/2025
Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not. An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
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Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library?
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 11/04/2025
BREAKING: An immigration court determined our client Mahmoud Khalil to be removable from the U.S. based solely on his political speech. The fight isn't over — we'll keep fighting for Mahmoud's freedom and all of our First Amendment rights in federal court.
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Mattia Pinto @mattia800.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
On 8th April, I'll be speaking at VERNAC TALKS by DIGNITY Vernacular Accountability Project. My talk, Restoring Harmony, explores how Nasa Indigenous justice in Colombia offers a restorative and collective model for human rights accountability. DM me for the Zoom link. @cahr-york.bsky.social
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Including judgments against Greece for death of a migrant, and against Serbia for extradition to an unsafe country
Screenshot of the press release summary of the two judgments. Full text in the link.
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Dr Stuart Wallace @echrhawk.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
I am writing a textbook on International Human Rights Law with my amazing colleagues at bsky.app/profile/lsjl... and... it’s a bit special and I'm really excited about it. What’s so special? Well it will be completely free and open access. But for it to work I need some help...
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Rebecca Rideal @rebeccarideal.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
400 years ago today, Charles I became king of England, Scotland and Ireland. It went really well for him.
Portrait of Charles I
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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
An excellent piece from @johnharris1969.bsky.social in The @newstatesman.com on his family's SEND struggles. High praise for SNJ's "battle-hardened SEND veterans" ”Don’t take away children’s rights, because if you do, you'll have a hell of a fight on your hands.” www.newstatesman.com/politic...
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The special needs trap
What one parent’s experience reveals about a system on the brink of collapse.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
"No return to austerity" latest
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Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
New blog post: "Spatial Justice in Eviction Cases under the South African Constitution" -- indconlawphil.wordpress.com/2025/03/14/g... [A guest post by Rishika Sahgal.]
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Guest Post: Spatial Justice in Eviction Cases under the South African Constitution
[This is a guest post by Rishika Sahgal.] Cases involving eviction from well-located land in the heart of cities and relocation to urban peripheries are common across the world, including in India …
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Natasa Mavronicola @natasamav.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Instructive to see the pushback judgment against Cyprus (M.A. and Z.R. v Cyprus) being deemed best ECtHR judgment of 2024 in the Strasbourg Observers poll: strasbourgobservers.com/2025/03/18/r... The judgment, finding violation of A3, A4P4, and A13, can be found here: hudoc.echr.coe.int?i=001-236141
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Results of the 2024 Strasbourg Observers Best & Worst Poll - Strasbourg Observers
Dear readers, In February, we presented you with this year’s edition of our annual Strasbourg Observers Best & Worst Poll, where we asked you to vote for your preferred candidates as shortlisted for t...
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Scott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Free speech is for ideas we like; otherwise, it's sparkling terrorism
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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Call for Papers: Re-Imagining Counter-Terrorism Law Workshop Come and talk to us in Birmingham about your interesting research in the area of counter-terorrism.
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Mattia Pinto @mattia800.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Thrilled that my article 'Border Penality as Antagonistic Politics' has been selected as Editors' Choice in the latest issue of @theoreticalcrim.bsky.social "for its innovative analysis and approach to criminology" Read it below 👇 @cahr-york.bsky.social @uoy-yorklawschool.bsky.social
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
BREAKING: The Supreme Court takes up a case challenging Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for minors, after having previously turned down many other similar challenges. The law, which protects against efforts to change a minor's sexual orientation or gender identity, was upheld below.
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Ntina Tzouvala @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
The mining company is not paying its own legal fees. Burford Capital, a London- and NY-listed litigation finance specialist, has invested in the case, covering the cost of the proceedings in exchange for a share of the financial benefits if it is successful. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Fearing toxic waste, Greenland ended uranium mining. Now, they could be forced to restart - or pay $11bn
The island is being sued by a mining company over its decision, and faces paying nine times its annual budget in damages if it loses
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Natasa Mavronicola @natasamav.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Important judgment against Cyprus today from the European Court of Human Rights: unanimous finding of Article 3 and 8 violations in relation to a young woman's gang rape allegations, with the Court condemning the gendered stereotypes, biases and victim-blaming in authorities' handling of the case.
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Natasa Mavronicola @natasamav.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Mother had carer’s allowance stopped while with disabled daughter in hospital - this is a feature, not a bug, of an inhuman system. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Mother had carer’s allowance stopped while with disabled daughter in hospital
Rachel Adam-Smith says stopping benefits when loved ones are in hospital fails to recognise carers’ ongoing role
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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
You can now read the article here: www.theguardian.com/world/commen... - if of interest, please share.
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Natasa Mavronicola @natasamav.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
The dehumanisation these stories demonstrate is staggering www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Denying refugees citizenship simply on the grounds that they arrived here “illegally” on small boats *when there are no legal routes* for most to use takes cynicism to new heights. If Govt thinks such performative cruelty will see off Reform, they’re wrong - it’s more likely to strengthen it
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Law and Political Economy in Europe @lpeineurope.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
The Call for Applications for the 2025 LPE in Europe Summer Academy is now open💥💥💥 2-4 June, Rotterdam Deadline: 23 February. Accommodation and catering expenses are fully covered, with travel budgets also provided. See more: lpeineurope.org/wp-content/u...
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Jose Atiles @joseatiles.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
One of those sad days when scholarship on state crimes and imperialism feels painfully relevant. My article, "Economic Sanctions as State Crime: Empire, Law, and the US’ Economic Warfare in Latin America," about to come out in the BJS coincides with the US's imposition of sanctions on Colombia
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Natasa Mavronicola @natasamav.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
This was such a wonderful event!
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