Professor @law.stanford.edu | @stanfordcisac.bsky.social | @fsi.stanford.edu International Law: IHL, ICL, IHRL, use of force, ethics Editor, Just Security: https://shorturl.at/NuHYQ Bio: https://law.stanford.edu/tom-dannenbaum/ Book: http://bit.ly/3HRrAs4
This September will mark 25 years since 9/11 and the inauguration of the “war on terror.” On Sept 9 & 10, join @knightcolumbia.org and the Li Center at @columbiajournalism.bsky.social for a major symposium about the war on terror’s legacy for democratic freedom. 1/ knightcolumbia.org/events/the-f...
The Forever War and the First Amendmentknightcolumbia.org
In this op-ed in Haaretz, Michal Saliternik, David Kretzmer and I address the latest threats by Netanyahu's minister of defense Israel Katz and highlight their blatant unlawfulness. www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026...
Opinion | The IDF must reject defense minister's plan for mass Palestinian expulsionsSome ministers in Netanyahu's government openly acknowledge that the expulsions are part of a deliberate policy to permanently seize Palestinian land. Under international law, such forced displacement...www.haaretz.com
Our latest visual investigation indicates the U.S. dropped a 2,000-pound bomb on a residential area on Qeshm Island in southern Iran, killing a 2-year-old and his parents. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/w...
Evidence Indicates U.S. Dropped Bomb on Residential Area in Iran, Killing 3 Civilians (Gift Article)The weapon, one of the largest in the U.S.’s arsenal, struck a house in a heavily populated area, according to a Times analysis.www.nytimes.com
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Anatomy of an AI Kill Chain A visual project from Airwars and @ainowinstitute.bsky.social breaks down how artificial intelligence is transforming every aspect of war - and how militaries are offloading life and death decisions to flawed technologies ai-killchain.airwars.org
Interactive: Anatomy Of An AI Kill ChainBreaking down how militaries are offloading life and death decisions to flawed technologiesai-killchain.airwars.org
People have long memories when it comes to atrocity crimes. Might be relevant to current events. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Pinochet-era soldier jailed for killing folk singer Víctor Jara 53 years agoNelson Haase Mazzei was sentenced for murdering Jara in 2023, but fled from authorities in Chilewww.theguardian.com
"..one obvious way for American service members & officials to avoid possible prosecution is to not commit crimes in the first place." Thanks to @shirinj.bsky.social for interviewing me & my @justsecurity.org colleague @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social about the #ICC: theworld.org/segments/202...
The World from PRXThe World is a public radio program that crosses borders and time zones to bring home the stories that matter. A co-production of PRX and GBH.theworld.org
Is international law actually designed to hold states accountable? @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social of @stanfordcisac.bsky.social discusses what international law can and cannot do in a moment of mounting global crises, and why the system is more about political mobilization, legitimacy, and restraint.
International Law, Crimes, and AccountabilityPodcast Episode · Lawyering Without Law · July 10 · 49mow.ly
How are international law experts reading Secretary Marco Rubio's op-ed on dismantling the International Criminal Court? Eliav Lieblich (@eliavl.bsky.social) & Tom Dannenbaum (@tomdannenbaum.bsky.social) analyze its claims in the context of international and U.S. law and long-standing U.S. practice
In Context: Analyzing Secretary Rubio's International Criminal Court Op-EdInternational law scholars address some of the factual claims and underlying assumptions in Secretary Rubio's op-ed on dismantling the ICC.www.justsecurity.orgThe Trump administration's assault on the rule of law—both at home and abroad—continues. Notable that it is not just a former ICC prosecutor who has labeled the boat strikes as a crime against humanity but also former State Department lawyers as well. www.wsj.com/opinion/why-...
Opinion | Why We’re Dismantling the ICCAmerica never agreed to a world tribunal that can override our own courts and the Constitution.www.wsj.com
The crisis in international law didn’t come out of nowhere. In Episode 6 of “Lawyering Without Law,” @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social traces how that crisis took shape, from Iraq and Libya to the torture memos and forever wars. The full episode featuring Tom Dannenbaum and Aslı Bâli drops this Friday.
UN human rights chief Volker Turk issued the warning over growing fears of an imminent RSF assault.
UN sounds ‘red alert' over human rights catastrophe in Sudan's el-ObeidUN human rights chief Volker Turk issued the warning over growing fears of an imminent RSF assault.www.aljazeera.com
🚨URGENT: Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya’s life is in immediate danger, Physicians for Human Rights Israel & his lawyer warned Saturday, after a prison visit revealed the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital bearing fresh, severe injuries to his head, eyes, ears & neck, so disfigured his own attorney initially...
NEW: The Trump administration’s deployment of thousands of federal immigration agents to Minnesota led to widespread human rights violations. In a new report, HRW documents how the US government’s “Operation Metro Surge” caused a human rights crisis in Minnesota. Learn more: https://bit.ly/44dMOht
At the end of the term I asked my college creative wriing students to submit anonymous thoughts on AI. No real surprises: Mood ranges from resignation to despair, capitulation from embittered erosion of standards to total, feelings of betrayal from deep to furious. 1/
So glad that Luqman Saeed - an academic at Ulster University - has written this piece about the Belfast riots. I hope I could write this clearly and perceptively were I under similar pressure right now. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ju...
Daniel TrillingFrom a friend in Belfast.
Iran says 20,000 people left without water after US hits reservoir tanks ft.trib.al/bqpvlNi
Iran says 20,000 people left without water after US hits reservoir tanksWashington says its jets targeted air defence and radar sites after Iranian forces downed American helicopterft.trib.al
My colleague @hannahalothman.bsky.social is in Belfast tonight. This is what she’s seen. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
It's not just that Trump and his enablers are cruel and racist; cruelty and racism are what they want to project. They want the United States to be known for those things, and increasingly it is. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/w...
Somali Referee Says His World Cup Dream Is Dashed After U.S. Denies Entrywww.nytimes.comNetanyahu and the Trump administration are united in their opposition to "lawfare"—that is any attempt to hold them accountable under the law.