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Tyler McBrien @tylermcbrien.com · 20h

(h/t @thomdyke.bsky.social) Links here: AE467CCC - www.mc.mil/Portals/0/pd... CMCR 23-005 - www.mc.mil/Portals/0/pd...

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Tyler McBrien @tylermcbrien.com · 20h

Today in memory-holing news: the government appears to be scrubbing dockets from military commissions cases at Guantánamo Bay. One important 2023 ruling from the ongoing Al Nashiri case is now redacted in full in one spot on the OMC website...and available in full in another.

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Tyler McBrien @tylermcbrien.com · 29/05/2026

NEW: The Trump administration's DOJ has been systematically removing materials from its websites regarding the many indictments and convictions related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. In response, @lawfaremedia.org has been systematically restoring them:

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The Inner Temple @innertemple.org.uk · 30/09/2026

⚖️ Are you an established practitioner looking to sharpen your advocacy skills? Join us on 10 November for The Art of Closing Speeches, a practical session to help refine your technique and deliver more persuasive closing speeches. 🗓️ Tue 10 Nov, 6pm–9pm 🏛️ The Inner Temple 🎟️ Book: buff.ly/8AKc8Pb

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Thom Dyke @thomdyke.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

One of the more frustrating aspects of the Guantánamo litigation is the Office of Military Commissions website. After it was released in 2023, Judge Acosta's ruling in the Al Nashiri case, suppressing statements obtained from torture, was available for several years on the OMC website (AE467CCC).

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Thom Dyke @thomdyke.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Thanks to the @financialtimes.com today for quoting me on the vexed question of jury equity. Whatever your views on the Menon case, there is an urgent need for clarification as to what a jury may be told about their rights and obligations. www.ft.com/content/3fe2...

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A top defence barrister faces sanction. Is he right to feel aggrieved?

In an unprecedented case, Rajiv Menon KC stands accused of contempt for telling jurors that English law allowed them to decide a case according to their conscience

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Human Rights Center @hrcberkeley.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🚨3 days left to apply!🚨Are you an analyst, lawyer, journalist, or researcher interested in skilling up in #OSINT? Join us + @instituteici.bsky.social December in The Hague for our advanced open source investigations training: 🗓️Dec. 7–11 📍 The Hague 🖊️Apply by Sept. 4 iici.global/courses/open...

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Open Source Investigation – Advanced - IICI

The Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley School of Law and the Institute of International Criminal Investigations in The Hague have partnered to offer two comprehensive open source investigation courses...

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Thom Dyke @thomdyke.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

What's the best advice to a barrister wanting to improve their advocacy? My suggestion is sign up to the South Eastern Circuit Tim Dutton CBE KC Advanced International Advocacy Course. Last week I joined the faculty for the first time, teaching the criminal and financial expert witness groups.

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New College Oxford @newcollegeoxf.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

It's the #YearofReading 💭🤓 Need inspiration? Whether you want to channel Dua Lipa or Homo sapiens, our students have you covered. #yearofreading #bookrecs #storygraph

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Thom Dyke @thomdyke.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I want to make a plea for more sensitivity in how we talk about and report deaths by suicide. Each death is a unique tragedy. It’s not a vehicle for your political ‘hot take’ on the issue of the day. If in doubt, read the Samaritans media guidelines: www.samaritans.org/about-samari...

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Samaritans' media guidelines for reporting suicide

Our guidance offers practical advice and tips on how to safely cover the topic of suicide in the media. Download our media guidelines and read our best practice tips here.

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 13/08/2026

In Exxon v. CIMEX, the Supreme Court held that Congress could strip a foreign sovereign of its immunity by implication without ever stating this explicitly, making foreign sovereign immunity just another legislative privilege. Annie Brett and C. Alexander Evans explain the case and its implications.

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Exxon v. CIMEX and the Erosion of Foreign Sovereign Immunity

What Congress giveth, Congress can take away.

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Thom Dyke @thomdyke.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Is Eurovision ahead of the IHL curve by collapsing the IAC/NIAC distinction? Have they failed to understand Tadić? Where do song contests fall within A38 of the ICJ statute? Is there a job open at Eurovision HQ for someone with an abiding love for both kitsch Europop and IHL? Asking for a friend..!

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Thom Dyke @thomdyke.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The end of another summer at @newcollegeoxf.bsky.social feels bittersweet, after immersing myself in the world of international human rights law with such an incredible group of people. It's been a privilege to continue my postgraduate research into the exclusionary rule for torture-derived...

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 25/07/2026

‘Law is not the only element in determining citizenship: the actions of those who interpret or challenge the law are just as important.’ @kabcommons.bsky.social on England’s birthright citizenship. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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Kathleen Commons · Short Cuts: England’s Birthright Citizenship

It was relatively straightforward for the British government to end birthright subjecthood: statute overrides common law...

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Thom Dyke @thomdyke.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

This post by Rebecca Hamilton and Nema Milaninia is essential reading for anyone seeking to untangle the issues ahead of today's ASP vote in New York. They bring real clarity to the distinction between the role of the ASP and the due process issues.

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The International Criminal Court has vital work to do. That is why the Assembly of State Parties should now remove the Prosecutor. If not, it will be further downhill for the Court, its staff morale, and global justice. This expert analysis properly frames the question before the vote.⤵️ 1/🧵

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Before the Assembly: The Removal Vote and the Question of Fitness for Office

Analysis of the issues before the Assembly of State Parties in Friday's vote on removal of the International Criminal Court Prosecutor.

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Thom Dyke @thomdyke.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

[1/2] Marco Rubio's ICC op-ed in the WSJ is a grab-bag of sophistry resembling "a long conversation between two not very bright drunks" (pace Clive James). Anyone tempted to agree with Rubio's anguish at the idea of "rule by a self-appointed priesthood of 'international law'" might reflect it was...

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Justice Info @justiceinfo.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

#US - As the United States marks 250 years of independence, and more than 24 years after the Guantánamo Bay US military prison in Cuba was opened, 15 detainees remain there. Read our article now, on Justice Info 👇 www.justiceinfo.net/en/161224-gu... #Guantanamo #torture #impunity

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Guantánamo’s “legal black hole” remains US headache

As the United States marks 250 years of independence, and more than 24 years after the Guantánamo Bay US military prison in Cuba was opened, 15 detainees remain there.

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Thom Dyke @thomdyke.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Thanks to everyone who came along on Saturday to the BHRC and UNESCO conference on AI and human rights at @innertemple.org.uk It was a pleasure and privilege to speak alongside a stellar group about the challenges posed by agentic AI and autonomous weapons systems in international humanitarian law.

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

New episode of #CalledToTheBar, International Law Over Drinks: Tamsin Philippa Page talks with Sanam Amin and Sophie Rigney about abolition and international criminal law - what it means to move beyond punishment toward care, accountability, and structural change. soundcloud.com/calledtotheb...

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79. Abolition in International Criminal Law

In this episode of Call to the Bar, International Law Over Drinks, Tamsin Philippa Page speaks with Sanam Amin (Doctoral candidate, University of Melbourne) and Dr Sophie Rigney (RMIT School of Law) a

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Thom Dyke @thomdyke.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

It’s an interesting way to end a busy week with the Court of Appeal refusing leave to appeal, whilst at the same time certifying a point of law of general public importance. All we can do now is wait and see if the Supreme Court are interested in taking up the issue!

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Thom Dyke @thomdyke.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Please someone let @theguardian.com know that referrals under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme are dealt with by the law officers and are *not* a political decision. It's wholly misleading to suggest this is a decision for Downing Street. Accuracy matters. Do better.

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Thom Dyke @thomdyke.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Amid the tension between the international law community and the current administration of the United States, it was a real pleasure and privilege to spend the last few days in Den Haag, at the International Criminal Court, training a group of American attorneys in international criminal law. .

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Thom Dyke @thomdyke.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Congratulations to the phenomenal Professor Helen Duffy for organising the exhibition 'Art from Guantánamo, by Abu Zubaydah', which is on view at the The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) until 05 June 2026.

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The Inner Temple @innertemple.org.uk · 15/05/2026

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) and the UNESCO Network of Experts on AI and the Rule of Law will hold a one day seminar on ‘AI, Human Rights & The Rule of Law’ at The Inner Temple on 20 June ⚖️ 🤖 Tickets 🎟️ nrtm.pl/4udHwxQ

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BHRC x UNESCO Training on ‘AI, Human Rights & The Rule of Law’ | Inner Temple, London & Online | 20 June 2026 – Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales

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Gitmo Watch @gitmowatch.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Day 5 of the 57th 9/11 pretrial hearings at Guantanamo Bay called to order.

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Thom Dyke @thomdyke.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Back to Den Haag for the second weekend in a row, this time to the International Criminal Court with the Inner Temple for the International Circuit dinner. Many thanks to HE Judge Joanna Korner CMG KC, HE Judge Kimberly Prost, Rod Dixon KC and Dr. Leonie von Braun and to the amazing team at Inner!

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Thom Dyke @thomdyke.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

It’s been great fun spending the weekend in The Hague for the IBA War Crimes Committee annual conference. Many thanks to the formidable Kate McInnes and Arendt Chambers for the invitation, and to the organisers for a fantastic range of speakers on contemporary topics in international criminal law.

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IBA Events @ibaevents.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

📢 TOMORROW: IBA Events ‘IBA War Crimes Committee Conference 2026: Masters of war' #IBAWCC 🗓️18 Apr 2026 🌎 The Hague, Netherlands ✍️More Info!➡ t.co/RH5qFYOIkB 🔹Presented by the IBA War Crimes Committee #Law

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The Inner Temple @innertemple.org.uk · 09/04/2026

You don't need to come from a legal family to become a Bencher 🎓 Watch Master Hannah Smith speak about her experience of becoming a Bencher. Guidance and an application form are available on our website 💻: buff.ly/wkTr2VM 🗓️ The deadline is 5pm on Tuesday 14 April. #becomingabencher

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Thom Dyke @thomdyke.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

‘Court of Appeal upholds convictions and 30 year sentence for multiple attempted murders in case prosecuted by Thom Dyke’ www.dekachambers.com/2026/04/07/c...

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Danny Shaw @dannyshaw.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

NEW A controversial view about probation - I don't expect everyone will agree. But there are points in my article for the Telegraph about inexperience, a shortage of male probation staff & flaws in risk assessment & public protection that urgently need addressing: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04...

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Thom Dyke @thomdyke.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Nice to be quoted in this piece on the Probation Service by @dannyshaw.bsky.social in @telegraph.co.uk: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04...

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Carol Rosenberg @carolrosenbergfeed.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

In case you missed… A rare look at the contrasts between those who live on U.S. supplies at the base at Guantánamo Bay and the Cubans on the other side of their minefield in this time of an oil blockade. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/u...

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As Trump Squeezes Cuba, U.S. Military Exists in a Bubble

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Dr Juliette McIntyre 🩷💚 🏳️‍🌈 @drnajimagi.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

proud to host episode 69 🙂‍↕️

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Thom Dyke @thomdyke.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

When you’re up to your neck writing a piece on the law of evidence in international law, and then Called to the Bar casually drops an episode on it… 😐

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Serial Productions @serialproductions.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

M. Gessen has spent a career writing about tyrants and terrorists. Their most baffling subject yet? Their own cousin. Our new show "The Idiot" is out March 26. nyti.ms/4uRnTMU

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Thom Dyke @thomdyke.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

A much-needed night off at the Royal Opera House to see Siegfried. Can’t help wishing we still inscribed treaties on magic staffs… “Heil’ger Verträge Treue-Runen schnitt in den Schaft er ein.”

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Carol Rosenberg @carolrosenbergfeed.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

News: The judge has ruled against a prosecution bid to resurrect some 2011 interrogations of a Saudi man who was held at Guantanamo for years, as explained in this article. The government's last option appears to be seeking his live testimony at trial. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/u...

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Government Still Building Case for U.S.S. Cole Trial 25 Years After Attack

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Thom Dyke @thomdyke.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

I've struggled to find a way to describe the Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Cox KC MP's speech on retaining juries without resorting to gushing superlatives, but it is a masterclass in the use of language, pace, structure, response to intervention, and even - dare I say it - hand gestures.

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Carol Rosenberg @carolrosenbergfeed.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

It's Sunshine Week* in drizzly dark Washington D.C. So I'm resurrecting an old favorite from the editorial pages of The Miami Herald. (*A celebration of freedom of information, it coincides with the birthday of James Madison, who presented the first version of the Bill of Rights to Congress.)

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Doughty Street Chambers @doughtystreet.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Jule Snackenberg talks about youth movement in bringing climate change to the International Court of Justice. Humanising these stories, makes the truth of climate change real. #DoughtyStWomen #IWD2026

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