Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2 Twitter profile

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Douglas Guilfoyle

2 years

🧵I couldn’t be more pleased that my paper “Litigation as statecraft: small states and the of the law of sea” has been accepted by @BritishYearbook and will appear online in due course. In it my central argument is that small states can - 1/10

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

8 months

Israel's UNRWA intelligence dossier has been seen by Sky News: "The Israeli intelligence documents make several claims that Sky News has not seen proof of and many of the claims, even if true, do not directly implicate UNRWA."

Israeli intelligence report claims four UNRWA staff in Gaza involved in Hamas kidnappings

Sky News has been shown Israeli documents which make a string of allegations against the UN agency, including claims it is "assisting Hamas with securing humanitarian aid that is transferred to the...

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

25 days

No one is qualified to be a Vice-Chancellor if they do not: teach at tertiary level; conduct academic research; hold a PhD. Making it one more job to pass around the class who sit on boards because universities are "just another big organisation" has been a terrible idea.

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The Chancellor of University of Canberra is Lisa Paul, who Bill Shorten hired to co-author the NDIS review. Now he’s about to be Vice-Chancellor, hired by panel led by the Chancellor Lisa Paul.

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

3 years

I only wish I knew who is due the credit for this work of genius.

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

10 days

Vile, unhinged and frankly misogynistic behaviour @Heidi__Matthews should not have to put up with.

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

2 years

Academic Haiku: A whole hour passes I receive no new e-mail Peaceful. Am I dead?

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

2 years

Funded PhD opportunity with me - please RT! I am re-advertising, on a very short timeline, a call for expressions of interest to join my ARC project on small states and law of the sea litigation against great powers. The PhD will look at UNCLOS a vehicle for climate litigation 1/

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

3 years

Delighted to announce that from January, I will be Professor of International & Security Law here at @UNSWCanberra . I owe thanks to many in this (re-)promotion effort, but especially to my referees @kevinjonheller , @ProfTimStephens & Prof Catherine Redgwell for their support 1/

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

4 months

The “Hamas uses human shields and therefore is responsible for any civilian deaths that occur” narrative has a) little moral force, b) no traction in international law, and c) is considerably less persuasive when *Israel itself* has corralled civilians in the targeted site. 1/

Alonso Gurmendi

@Alonso_GD

4 months

As an international lawyer, I think it prudent to mention that a disproportionate attack, on a refugee encampment that was until recently a supposed safe zone, carried out in violation of an ICJ provisional measures order does not become legal “because Hamas”

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@djag2

2 months

After the Advisory Opinion it is no longer possible to treat Israel as a normal state. Its occupation of Palestine is a flagrant violation of international law which has to end as rapidly as possible. No assistance may be given to Israel which maintains the occupation 1/2

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

8 months

Does the ICJ provisional measures decision in the Genocide Convention Case (South Africa v Israel) mean suspending funding to UNRWA is unlawful? I'd like to consider here the strongest legal argument and some counter arguments. First, context - (long 🧵)

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

1 month

The ICC Prosecutor's response to the 64 (often irrelevant, tendentious or legally weird) amicus curiae briefs is pithy and on point regarding jurisdiction and the Oslo Accords. Thread.

Prosecution’s consolidated response to observations by interveners pursuant to article 68(3) of the...

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

4 years

Today is going to be a very hard day for a lot of Australians. A reminder that proof beyond reasonable doubt is the test applied when someone is faced with the power of the state and the possibility of imprisonment. It is not a standard of historical proof or moral judgment. 1/5

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

3 years

Flight attendant: Is there a doctor on the plane? Me: Yes, but not the useful kind Flight attendant: the crew are arguing over whether the law of high seas piracy creates an international crime or exceptional jurisdiction over a transnational crime - Me: *halfway down plane*

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

6 months

The White House position that the US government has not reached a *legal assessment* that at any point in this conflict Israel has violated international humanitarian law is no longer even colourably plausible, if it ever was. The evidence is the words of President Biden 1/5

Saeed Bagheri

@SBagheriLAW

6 months

John Kirby: “Israel has not violated international humanitarian law” But wait! Which international humanitarian law he’s exactly talking about? The IHL of the US & Israel? Or the one we’ve been reading and teaching for years? Disgraceful!

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

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Gaza. Are we at a Solferino moment? In 1862 Dunant’s account the battlefield suffering at Solferino led to the founding of the International Committee of the Red Cross and eventually modern humanitarian law. Long 🧵about law and morality 1/

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

5 years

An unfortunately accurate metaphor ...

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

3 years

I am so profoundly saddened to hear of the passing of James Crawford, and my thoughts are with his family. He was a titan of international law, a mentor, and a model PhD supervisor. I owe him debts I can only pay forward. While much will be written in coming days … 1/2

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

3 years

Quick reminder: Putin is committing the crime of aggression. However, the ICC has a narrow jurisdiction over that crime: uniquely, both the territorial victim state and aggressor state must be parties to the Rome Statute. The ICC has no jurisdiction over Putin for aggression 1/3

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

1 year

🧵Why the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam is a war crime. First, attacking dams is not absolutely prohibited by the laws of armed conflict but the circumstances in which such an attack would be legal are very narrow. Dams are protected under ... 1/

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@ianbirrell

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This Swedish simulation from last year shows the impact of breaching Nova Kakhovka dam

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

3 years

Utterly delighted to be announced an ARC Future Fellow. Enormously grateful to @Kate_Seear and Natalie Klein for mentorship, and @ProfTimStephens , @FleurEJ , @tristanemoss and Nicole Moore for reviewing the application in whole or part, as well as the UNSW research office.

ARC Tracker

@ARC_Tracker

3 years

#FT21 announcement: Outcomes announced publicly for ARC Future Fellowships 2021! See

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

2 years

I just used Zotero for the first time to change 30 pages of footnotes from OSCOLA to Bluebook. It took ... 20 seconds? What is this feeling? Is it ... love?

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

2 years

100 page US law journal articles. Why?

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

5 years

My tiny hill to die on: footnote reference marks go after the punctuation mark, not inside it.

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

4 years

No, there is not.

rt hon Sir Desmond Swayne TD MP

@DesmondSwayne

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There is a principle in international law that no country can be bound by an obligation when that obligation is interpreted in such a way as to undermine the very integrity of that country.

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

2 years

I have written few things I’ve been so nervous to release into the wild. My thanks to @Barrie_Sander and @ntinatzouvala for commissioning this piece on mental health and academia. My advice is anecdotal, personal and situated. Nonetheless, I hope it may be of help to others. 1/2

Afronomicslaw

@afronomicslaw

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🎗"Yes, many of the drivers of poor mental health in academia are structural. The profession is increasingly precarious, the ravages of managerialism [in] universities..., we continue to struggle with sexism, ableism, & racism in the academy" - @djag2 🎗

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

2 years

Look, I’m just going to say it. The idea that to be a “successful” academic one must work weekends is BS. I’d like to think I’m a moderately successful academic. I’ve a secure post, made full Professor (the first time) by 41, have published several books, 1/

Intifar Chowdhury

@intifar2210

2 years

Genuine question stemming from a genuine question: how do you not ‘want’ to work weekends? How to re-wire your brain to believe that you don’t have to give up your weekends to be successful in academia in due time 🤔

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

1 year

Completed two peer reviews today (begun last Friday). I've seen angst on this topic in the past so, here's how I peer review a paper and complete a report in 2-5 hours. Long🧵follows. But first - 1/15

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

4 months

There’s nothing quite like waking up at 6:15 am and going to the gym and walking the dog before breakfast to give you an overwhelming sense that that’s as productive as the day is going to get now you may as well go back to bed.

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

2 years

15 years, four addresses, one child, an international move, an inter-state move, numerous mortgage applications and refinancings, three jobs for me and many more for her ago … we said I do. Happy anniversary @z_rose .

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

9 days

Yes. This is why the weapons were inherently indiscriminate. An ordinary proportionality assessment of damage to the enemy versus civilian harm is irrelevant. The attack was inherently unlawful both on this basis and due to the CCW APII boobytrap prohibition.

Alonso Gurmendi

@Alonso_GD

10 days

As far as we know, at time of targeting, nobody knew little Fatima was holding the pager that killed her; which means the enemy personnel was not really *targeted*. Fatima was not “collateral damage” in an op to kill her dad. She was a random victim of an uncontrolled detonation

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

2 years

Academics of the world unite! Throw off "last accessed on [date]" in your footnotes - you have nothing to lose but your chains!

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

3 years

I wrote a short piece about James Crawford. There will be much written about what he gave to his profession and discipline, this is about what he gave to his students. I’m grateful to @opiniojuris for publishing it.

Vale Judge James Crawford: A Model PhD Supervisor

Many of us were profoundly saddened on Monday 31 May to hear of the passing of a titan – Judge James Crawford SC AC FBA* – and a mentor, colleague and friend to many. I do not wish my recollections...

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Kevin Jon Heller

@kevinjonheller

3 years

Please read @djag2 ’s touching tribute @opiniojuris to his PhD supervisor and mentor, #JamesCrawford .

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

3 years

@ntinatzouvala recently reminded me that in 2012(!) I wrote a piece on surviving writing a PhD. At the end I promised some broader career advice ... soon. So, for whatever it's worth, here are a few thoughts about pursuing an academic career in law. 🧵

How to survive a PhD in international law

So, some time ago I wrote a post directed at those considering a PhD in international law. This post is aimed at those holding an acceptance letter in their hands. Congratulations: you’ve got into a...

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

2 months

First year of teaching, second decade of teaching

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

3 years

This. As the late Judge Crawford put it the idea that international law is not law or is not effective rests on an idealised view of national law’s effectiveness. So there are no murderers, tax cheats, polluters or exploitative employers in your field? Good luck with that guys.

Chris

@chris4short_

3 years

Getting a lot of “intl law isnt real” content re Russia’s hostilities from ppl who work in other areas of law and idk how to be the one to tell them that, actually, law isn’t “real,” according to their standards.

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

6 months

Yesterday I published this piece with @opiniojuris on the World Kitchen Convoy strike and the law of war crimes. This thread updates my blog post in light of recent developments, including the IDF preliminary inquiry. 1/9

The Strike on the World Central Kitchen Convoy as a War Crime (ADDENDUM)

[Douglas Guilfoyle is Professor of International and Security Law at UNSW Canberra] Introduction Israel’s strike on the World Central Kitchen (WCK) convoy on 1 April was almost certainly a war...

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

3 years

PhD in Small States and Climate Change Litigation under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea - As part of my ARC Future Fellowship project on small states and law of the sea litigation, @UNSWCanberra is recruiting a funded PhD student. Ad here: 1/2

HDR scholarships | UNSW Sydney

Search available PhD and higher degree research scholarships at UNSW Sydney

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

4 years

@JoelWWood To write grant applications. Which process in no way detracts from my ordinary teaching and research responsibilities; knowing such applications have a high enough success rate to be absolutely worth the time and effort involved.

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

1 year

Universities should be run as what they are: publicly owned not for profits, governed by a board of the community, staff and students. Running them as high volume, low cost, max profit corporates has been a disaster and accounts for declining standards.

‘Appallingly unethical’: why Australian universities are at breaking point

Exclusive: Cost-cutting, casualisation and ‘ridiculous’ teaching loads are taking a toll on tertiary institutions – and some academics are fighting back

www.theguardian.com

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

4 years

And there are good examples of people not sent to prison for serious crimes (eg murder) who were nonetheless found in civil courts to have caused someone’s death. Criminal law and criminal evidence are not the final arbiters of truth, historical or otherwise. 5/5

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

3 years

My paper with International Affairs "The rule of law and maritime security: understanding lawfare in the South China Sea" is presently free. It explores the politcal role of legal argument in the dispute and China's historical engagement with UNCLOS.

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

4 months

I can accept the bad faith international law takes of nationalists. They are to be expected. I am less inclined to forgive apologists who finely parse IHL for abstract excuses without engaging with facts. Top of this list: “proportionality cannot be judged in retrospect”. 1/

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

17 days

I have … thoughts about the ability of many 18 year olds straight out of high school to “self-pace” and “self-manage” their entire university learning experience, especially in first year.

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

2 years

Vanuatu’s campaign to have the International Court of Justice provide an advisory opinion on climate change

Vanuatu’s push for legal protection from climate change wins crucial support

1,500 civil society groups from 130 countries back Vanuatu’s move to seek protection from the international court of justice

www.theguardian.com

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

2 years

The five stages of academic workshop planning: 1) enthusiasm for speaker list 2) concern for balance and coverage 3) stress at travel arrangements 4) panic over catering 5) realization you've not written your own paper

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

2 years

Immeasurably touched to find this in the faculty mail from @philippesands today. He involved me in the Mauritius v UK UNCLOS arbitration, a case that changed my scholarly life and led me (eventually) to my current ARC project on small states, great powers and UNCLOS litigation.

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

2 years

International lawyer: wouldn't it be nice if all international law journals had a uniform way of citing ICJ cases? Journals: hahahahahhaahahahahahha!

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

3 years

Well, I guess it’s official …

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

4 years

For anyone with the gall to say “if there is no way for someone to clear their name in court we must carry on as if nothing has happened”: get a grip. A criminal process does not secure anyone’s reputation. 4/5

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Douglas Guilfoyle

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8 months

Both inspiring and very sad that Tuvalu's new constitution includes this -

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

4 years

The substitution of criminal law standards for any shared public morality has been corrosive to democracies. For the (male) criminal lawyers likely to start bellowing “presumption of innocence” today: maybe just don’t. 2/5

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

1 year

I am still looking to recruit a potential PhD student interested in working on climate change litigation and the law of the sea. This is part of my ARC project on small states and UNCLOS dispute settlement. Here's me talking on the wider project. 1/3

[7th ICLS] Session 3 | Prof. Douglas GUILFOYLE

[Small States and great powers: The value of UNCLOS dispute settlement when compliance seems unlikely]Prof. Douglas GUILFOYLE | The University of New South W...

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

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If law cannot condemn anything in the present conflict in Palestine as unequivocally unlawful, then there is a risk of rupture between the law and common morality. In the case of such a rupture, it is the law that will be delegitimised and break. 8/

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

1 year

I think being *cited* *in the ICJ* by a State that has you on a *sanction list* puts @juliettemm in a Venn Diagram of one scholar. Serious kudos, and lifetime status as a trivia question ahoy.

Joe McIntyre

@Dr_Joe_McIntyre

1 year

Excellent piece here by 'Eminent publicist' @juliettemm - who was cited by Russia in these proceedings despite being sanctioned by them...

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

5 months

This paper has some significant methodological flaws and at least one significant finding. It is though, at present, probably mis-titled for reasons the authors themselves explain. There is also a mis-match between project design and methods. @YJILonline 1/

Oona Hathaway

@oonahathaway

5 months

New article, with @john_bowers_ : "International Law Scholarship: An Empirical Study," in YJIL ( @YJILonline ). We present results from an analysis of 173,802 International law articles. Read on for key takeaways (including top authors and journals). 1/

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

4 months

I appear to have missed the "moral equivalence" formula in the ICC statute. If it is "committed an international crime" x number of civilians killed - then those controlling a state are usually going to come off looking much worse that those running an insurgency 1/2

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

2 years

“Douglas, why do you dress the way you do?” A long promised thread on academic menswear and me. First: I offer no normative claims here. No shoulds. As an academic you can (broadly, usually) dress as you like. Embrace that. I dress as I do for fun and … 1/

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@djag2

2 months

Many western governments will attempt to downplay, nuance or slow walk the implications of this. Some will attempt, as is the long default setting, to normalise Israel. It can’t be done. The gears will grind and change slowly but this is a lever that moves only one way. 2/2

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

3 years

I had lunch with a PhD student today at one of my favourite places in Canberra, the National Library. Then stopped to remember my own supervisor by taking some time to read Chance, Order, Change in the winter sun. Good to hear James’ voice, if only in my mind.

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

4 months

Well, it seems this going to happen. Thanks to my co-conspirators @juliettemm , @ntinatzouvala , @imogensaunders and (late addition to the roster not credited in the trailer) @Paging_Dr_Paige ! Trailer up, first episode … soon.

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

6 years

My international criminal law students asked for guidance about approaching the take-home exam. While I did come down to practicalities, I opened with this slide. It might be my teaching philosophy in nine sentences.

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

1 year

My article “Litigation as statecraft: small states and the of the law of sea” is now available advance access @BritishYearbook ! I summarise the argument in the thread below. DM/email me if you're interested and lack institutional access. Link:

Litigation as Statecraft: Small States and the Law of the Sea

. Why do small states invoke dispute resolution mechanisms against great powers when compliance seems unlikely? This article explores how and why litigatio

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

2 years

🧵I couldn’t be more pleased that my paper “Litigation as statecraft: small states and the of the law of sea” has been accepted by @BritishYearbook and will appear online in due course. In it my central argument is that small states can - 1/10

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2 years

Ah, that moment in addressing peer review comments where Reviewer 1 points out you have not fully addressed the devastating counter argument previously made by ... Guilfoyle.

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

2 years

So … I just generated the following essay with OpenAI Beta. I didn’t even set it an easy question and it generated a plausible undergraduate exam answer instantly. (Third para feels like padding but not entirely off topic.)

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@djag2

2 years

Happy birthday to me. Flying to Seoul for the Korean Society of International Law UNCLOS conference! (Yes, this does count as a present.)

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

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As I expected ICC prosecutor Khan is seeking warrants for the Hamas leadership, PM Netanyahu and Defence Minister Gallant. Principal crimes in view: hostage taking (Hamas), attacks on civilians (both), starvation (Israel). I’ve previously commented on 1/

Statement of ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC: Applications for arrest warrants in the situation...

Today I am filing applications for warrants of arrest before Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court in the Situation in the State of Palestine. Image ICC Prosecutor Khan on applica...

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

4 months

Current Israeli operations are not normal, not restrained, and not proportionate. No ordinary professional military would accept this level of civilian harm.

Brandon Friedman

@BFriedmanDC

4 months

Recent successful U.S. and Israeli hostage rescues 🧵 Maersk Alabama (2009) Rescuers: U.S. Navy Hostages rescued: 1 Hostage takers killed: 3 Civilians killed: 0 Adado, Somalia kidnapping (2012) Rescuers: U.S. Navy Hostages rescued: 2 Hostage takers killed: 9 Civilians killed: 0

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You either die a hero or live long enough to become

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2 years

I’d like to be remembered as kind, curious and interested in the careers of others. That’s it. That’s the goal 3/

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@djag2

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WOW. Well, that’s the government of Israel saying the quiet part out loud. You’re with us or against us.

Adil Haque

@AdHaque110

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There it is: "Granting South Africa's request would be to side with the terrorist organization"

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

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In conclusion: there is a good argument that, in substance, suspending UNRWA funding is incompatible with the duty to prevent genocide under the Genocide Convention. There is a weak, procedurally accurate, argument that the ICJ PMs ruling doesn't bind the donor countries. end/

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

3 years

Academic selfie: which guy gave his last regularly scheduled class* until 2026 last night? This guy! (*will still guest lecture at the drop of a hat, tho; and may have a revision class to give)

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

2 years

Academia is the pie eating contest, where the prize is more pie. The job is a bottomless pit. It will expand to absorb all the time you give it. Do not let it swallow the rest of your life, and you will be both healthier and better at the job itself. /End rant/ 11/

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

4 years

I am very pleased that the advance copy of "Lacking Conviction: Is the International Criminal Court Broken? An Organisational Failure Analysis" with @MelbJIL is now available. It draws on my @ejiltalk posts, & benefited greatly from the editors' hard work.

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

3 years

If you’re interested in understanding war crimes, aggression, the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court and head of state immunity - here’s a capsule series of mini-lectures I prepared in 2018 (a bit dated but I’d like to think basically sound)

International Criminal Law course videos

www.youtube.com

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

2 years

Sent an email I was dreading (withdrawing from a conference because intentional travel remains beyond me at this point in my covid recovery) and received an enormously sympathetic reply, suggesting a 2023 workshop instead. Sometimes people are just plain nice.

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

6 months

Biden: Israel is "starting to lose that [western] support by indiscriminate bombing" (13 December 2023). Indiscriminate bombing is a violation of IHL and a war crime (eg Art 8.2.b.iv, ICC Statute) 2/5

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@djag2

3 years

For anyone who needs to hear this. I still sometimes have a fanboy moment when people I think of as serious senior scholars footnote me or, better yet, like a tweet. (Esp if it’s a selfie or poetry reading.) Then I look in a mirror and remind myself I’m not a 28 yo PhD student.

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

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Sainted Hersch Lauterpacht on a bike! Well, I’ve just glanced at *that* new empirical study of journal citations in American International Law. Sweet Grotius, where to start? How about I start with: this reflects the flaws of both naive “counting stuff” empirical intl law and 1/

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

3 years

1. Lecturer 2. Senior Lecturer 3. Reader/Associate Professor 4. Professor (… sliding towards emeritus)

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

3 years

Our dog is, apparently, hating being at the kennels while we take a short break.

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

3 years

the measure of James is how many scholarly and professional lives he influenced for the better. Having achieved the summit of his discipline, he was determined to leave the ladder down behind him and encourage younger colleagues to pursue their talents. Vale. 2/2

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

4 months

This is not a drill! Episode one of “called to the bar: international law over drinks” is live, featuring @juliettemm

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

2 years

Overnight the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea @ITLOS_TIDM announced it has received a request for an advisory opinion from the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law 1/

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

3 years

Me (while at a law firm): "I don't think I'm ambitious enough for this place." Mentor: "You're ambitious. Just not for anything this place has to offer."

Corey Quinn

@QuinnyPig

3 years

Reply to this tweet with a pithy piece of career advice that's changed your life.

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

4 years

If it was alleged I had assaulted one of my students, there would have to be an internal inquiry into: (1) whether I posed a risk to students; and (2) whether I should keep my job. This process would not depend upon my first being convicted in criminal proceedings.

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

3 years

An interesting, important and useful book with a terrific chapter on lawfare. (Obvs don’t agree with all the analysis, but really important to have a mainland Chinese scholar tackling this for an English speaking audience.)

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

10 days

Adding to my earlier thread, it seems to me a lot of military-aligned IHL lawyers have an administrative law mindset. IHL becomes narrowly procedural: on available information at the time were all necessary considerations ticked off? If so very great deference should be 1/4

Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

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The main trope in this regard is “no evaluation until all the facts are in”, an insistence that absent absolute precision not even preliminary legal assessments can be offered. A close second is the accusation that “outcomes driven assessments” are impermissible. 4/

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

4 years

I had a dream that I was walking down a dark street and I was gripped by a sudden terror that it was November and I’d done no work on my PhD since June. Woke and remembered I submitted in 2007.

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

9 months

State: we are going to use a valid compulsory jurisdiction clause to take one legal aspect of a contentious situation to an international tribunal. Academics: this politicisation of courts and bringing of cases with low odds of compliance will destroy the court’s legitimacy! 1/3

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

3 years

This is a great collection of essays (my own notwithstanding) holding some lovely reflections on James: "Following the sad news of Professor James Crawford's death, we are making this collection of essays, edited in his honour, free to access."

Sovereignty, Statehood and State Responsibility

Cambridge Core - International Relations and International Organisations - Sovereignty, Statehood and State Responsibility

www.cambridge.org

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

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16 weeks ago, I asked @ntinatzouvala , @imogensaunders , @juliettemm & @Paging_Dr_Paige to start a podcast with me. I thought we might, one day, get to 60 listeners. Today we've 515 followers and have had 13,000 streams over our 3 major platforms. Thanks!

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

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Excellent piece here from William Boothby who concludes (on available information): (1) there was a violation of the rule on booby traps (not 'other devices' as I considered); (2) serious questions to be asked about targeting/indiscriminate attacks. 1/2

Exploding Pagers and the Law - Lieber Institute West Point

A large number of pagers used by Hezbollah personnel exploded in Lebanon on 17 September. This raises questions of weapons & targeting law.

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

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Under Amended Protocol II of the CCW Convention a remote controlled explosive is a form of "other device" subject to the prohibition on booby traps. APII applies in both international and non-international armed conflicts and Israel is a party.

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

4 years

Post-COVID most international academic conferences and workshops should be either online only, or online simulcast. It’s astonishing how blind our sector has been to both environmental costs and the barriers to entry imposed by requiring international travel as part of the job.

Duncan French 🏳️‍🌈 / @[email protected]

@Prof_DFrench

4 years

Really important lesson to learn during and post Covid to move more climate-impacting academic conferences online

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

3 years

Me, drafting, dealing with what I think is an opposing view - First draft: "X's argument is hyperbolic, verging on unhinged" Second draft: "X's argument is overstated" ... Final draft: "While I largely agree with X, I would add a small nuance to the claim ..."

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

4 months

‘May’ is too delicate. What has been reported plainly constitutes crimes against the administration of justice under Article 70 of the ICC statute. Charges need to follow.

Daniel Machover

@d_machover

4 months

Campaign against ICC may be ‘crimes against justice’, say legal experts

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

3 years

In praise of bad lecturing (or good lectures on dull topics): The ability to pay attention, and take notes, while profoundly bored, is a transferable life skill – especially for lawyers. (I recall stabbing myself in the leg with a ballpoint to stay awake in corporations law.)

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

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Biden: "Israel has not done enough to protect aid workers trying to deliver desperately needed help to civilians. ... Israel has also not done enough to protect civilians." (2 April 2024) Failure to do "enough to protect civilians" is an IHL violation (precaution in attack) 3/5

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Douglas Guilfoyle

@djag2

2 years

Please everyone have the basic compassion to stop sharing unfiltered images of dead bodies. These are real people with real families. You are also potentially traumatising strangers. Having been at a family memorial service yesterday, I am *not* interested in debating this point

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