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The Munich Security Conference 2024 is starting tomorrow so
@magnuslovold
and
@BeaFihn
sat down to discuss how
@MunSecConf
has tried to shape a narrative about the good guys and bad guys of the world that right now seems to lack connection to reality.
In the MSC 2023 report,
How do we keep faith in that treaties and other instruments of international law and norms are worth defending when we see states violate them? How can organisations working on these issues both defend and criticise the instruments and processes we help develop?
@lauraboillot
This week, the International Court of Justice will hear South Africa's case against Israel in regards to the Genocide Convention. What is the ICJ and what's at stake in this case? Read our briefing paper on the ICJ and South Africa's case here:
With an upcoming meeting of the Arms Trade Treaty & a recent Dutch court ruling on weapons export, more questions about the legality of arms export by US, UK, Germany & others to Israel are being raised. Here's our latest briefing on the legal aspects of arms exports to Israel.
Why do global conversations on
#AI
so rarely mention the warfare & weapons part? And have humanity learned enough from nuclear weapons to preemptively regulate autonomous weapons in time? Watch
@BeaFihn
&
@alexanderkmentt
talk autonomous weapons.
#UNCCW
#killerrobots
Have you heard that governments are working on a Treaty to stop
#plasticpollution
? Here's our cheat sheet explaining what it is, who's involved and when it might be adopted.
At NukeExpo in Brussels on Tuesday 16 April, we will host a conversation specifically focusing on media coverage and nuclear weapons between
@AnnieJacobsen
, best-selling author of Nuclear War: A Scenario and
@katiekings
, editor of NYT Opinion. Register:
NOW — Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty
#ATT
discuss “the impact of arms transfers on the Israel-Palestine conflict”. It’s the first time since the Treaty’s adoption in 2013 that there is a formal discussion of non-compliance.
For more, read our briefing on legal aspects of arms
The
#PlasticsTreaty
negotiations are in trouble. Will the
#INC4
in Ottawa repeat the failures of the previous round of talks in Nairobi—or will it mark a turning point in the process?
Follow Lex International's
@magnuslovold
for updates from the treaty negotiations.
Less than 48 hours before the start of the fourth round of
#PlasticsTreaty
negotiations in Ottawa
#INC4
,
@Points_Of_Order
gives you a flashback from the last, intense hours of the previous session in Nairobi.
Scenario 1: The court orders all the provisional measures requested by South Africa on the basis that genocide is occurring or is at risk of occurring.
Scenario 2: The court rejects South Africa’s request for an order of provisional measure on the basis that no genocide is occurring or is at risk of occurring.
Welcome to Spoiler Alert, a new substack devoted to reporting on and investigating what’s really going down at the United Nations negotiations. Spoiler Alert is a project of
@LexIntl_org
.