Patryk I. Labuda

Rights group warns special tribunal in CAR at serious risk of closure Amnesty International on Wednesday sounded an alarm that the Special Criminal Court (SCC) of the Central African Republic (CAR), a hybrid tribunal established to prosecute war crimes and crimes agains...

Rights group warns special tribunal in CAR at serious risk of closure www.jurist.org/news/?p=305953

Combattants africains pour la Russie : ces noms dévoilés par All Eyes on Wagner qui confirment l’ampleur du phénomène www.msn.com/fr-fr/actual...

Solidarity and Intervention in the Era of Unconstrainted Power Human Security Salon 8 Address: Eßlinggasse 9/6, 1010 Vienna, Austria & Online (via Zoom)In the midst of a turbulent start to 2026, debates about intervention to protect civilians from harm have resurfaced with striking int...

Look forward to discussing 'Solidarity and Intervention in the Era of Unconstrained Power', Vienna, 12 February, Heinrich Böll Foundation’s Global Unit for Human Security. Details: calendar.boell.de/en/event/sol...

From Genocide to Colonialism: Memory Wars at the United Nations after the 2022 Invasion of Ukraine Abstract. Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine has revealed contested memories of oppression in different parts of the world. Drawing on debates before severa

My article 'From Genocide to Colonialism: Memory Wars at the United Nations after the 2022 Invasion of Ukraine' is out in Global Studies Quarterly. Excited to finally see this in print, 2 years after I started researching the topic and many revisions later. academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...

Opinion | The World Order Is Dead. What Comes Next? With the president’s actions in Venezuela, we’re entering a new era. Here’s what it could look like.

The World Order Is Dead. What Comes Next? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Memocracy — The Challenge of Populist Memory Politics for Europe The Challenge of Populist Memory Politics for Europe: Towards Effective Responses to Militant Legilsation of the Past

The Polish Academy of Science's Memocracy project (www.memocracy.eu) supported research for this article. Thanks also to the reviewers for all their helpful feedback - the article is much stronger for it.

The article is part of a special issue coordinated by Thomas Fetzer and Ivan Nikolovski. Read their introduction: academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...

The article encourages further research into the interplay of norms, memory and diplomacy, for instance in Israel-Palestine.

For instance, most states echo Ukraine-centric memories of the Second World War. But divergent memories of colonialism have undermined efforts to hold Russia accountable.

It turns out cross-regional memories intersect in complex ways, with coalitions straddling, confirming and belying South-North and West v. Rest boundaries.

I suggest that state positions partly echo 'global memory' of five events and processes: World War Two, the Cold War, imperialism, colonialism and genocide.

Drawing on diplomatic debates at the UN Security Council, General Assembly and ICJ after February 2022, I illustrate how competing memories of oppression, war and mass violence have shaped states' normative responses to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

From Genocide to Colonialism: Memory Wars at the United Nations after the 2022 Invasion of Ukraine Abstract. Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine has revealed contested memories of oppression in different parts of the world. Drawing on debates before severa

My article 'From Genocide to Colonialism: Memory Wars at the United Nations after the 2022 Invasion of Ukraine' is out in Global Studies Quarterly. Excited to finally see this in print, 2 years after I started researching the topic and many revisions later. academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...

Comparative and Socio-Legal Studies: Joining Forces? - Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies In this post for A Good Read, Dr. Florian Grisel reviews Pierre Legrand’s book, Negative Comparative Law: A Strong Programme for Weak Thought (CUP, 2022).

Comparative and Socio-Legal Studies: Joining Forces? frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk/comparative-...

The Demise of Conflict Studies - Dissent Magazine An entire industry specializing in mediation, peacekeeping, disarmament, and transitional justice has become largely obsolete.

The Demise of Conflict Studies dissentmagazine.org/article/the-...

Daniele Perissi: 30 ans de prison pour Roger Lumbala: « c’est maintenant aux institutions congolaises d’en tirer les leçons « afrikarabia.com/wordpress/30...

Lumbala trial: absence fails to pay off On December 15, a French court sentenced 67-year-old former Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala to 30 years in prison. This comes as armed violence is intensifying in the eastern Democratic Republic ...

Lumbala trial: absence fails to pay off www.justiceinfo.net/en/153708-lu...

When and how did the Global South versus North frame emerge? 👇

New Histories of the “North-South Conflict”, Vienna 7-9 July 2026 www.hsozkult.de/event/id/eve...

Predictions for the Secretary-General selection process The perils of wishful thinking

Predictions for the Secretary-General selection process
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Six U.N. Peacekeepers Killed in Drone Strike in Sudanese Battle Zone

Six U.N. Peacekeepers Killed in Drone Strike in Sudanese Battle Zone www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/w...

Signs of resilience amidst troubling times in The Hague: Some thoughts on the good and the bad from this year’s Assembly of States Parties ICC President Tomoko Akane speaks at the ASP (Photo: Mark Kersten) “We will continue our work undeterred.” That was the message from senior staff and prosecutors at the yearly Assembly …

Distressing update from this year's ICC ASP, courtesy of @markkersten.bsky.social

Signs of resilience amidst troubling times in The Hague: Some thoughts on the good and the bad from this year's Assembly of States Parties justiceinconflict.org/2025/12/04/t...

UN General Assembly Demands That Russia Return Ukrainian Children Amid the War - PassBlue UN General Assembly Demands That Russia Return Ukrainian Children Amid the War - PassBlue

UN General Assembly Demands That Russia Return Ukrainian Children Amid the War passblue.com/2025/12/03/u...

ICC takes custody of Libya war crimes suspect The International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed on Monday that a Libyan war crimes suspect has been transferred from Germany to its custody in The Hague, Netherlands. The move represents a significan...

ICC takes custody of Libya war crimes suspect www.jurist.org/news/?p=299504

The New Art of the Peace Deal The Trump administration’s business-first approach is rewriting the rules of peacemaking, for better or for worse.

The New Art of the Peace Deal www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trump-peace-...

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Germany agrees to return medieval documents looted by the Nazis to Poland

Germany has agreed to return to Poland a collection of 73 medieval documents that were looted during WWII.

The culture minister has hailed it as "the most important and valuable return of stolen cultural heritage in modern Polish history".

Rare good news 4 #ICC on 1st day annual meeting: Libyan Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri transferred from Germany. He’s alleged to have committed directly, ordered or overseen crimes against humanity + war crimes; murder, torture, rape + sexual violence at Mitiga prison. (Pic of prison from earlier).

Socialism and international law: the cold war and its legacies Published in Comparative Legal History (Ahead of Print, 2025)

Book Review --> Socialism and international law: the cold war and its legacies www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

ERC’s new €7m Plus Grants open to researchers at any career stage - Research Professional News European Research Council president describes scheme as part attempt to lure US talent

This is so problematic. Creating big-money grants (7m EUR!) is such a travesty. Instead of funding 1 researcher, why not fund 25 with smaller grants? It would create more ideas, secure more careers, and create so much more innovative knowledge. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

How Capitalism Took Over the World

How Capitalism Took Over the World www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/b...