Katie Johnston

Double Preemption, Imminence, and the U.S. Attack Against Iran Rubio’s argument that Operation Epic Fury was preemptive self-defense is not credible and does not satisfy the necessary precondition.

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La nouvelle guerre contre l’Iran viole-t-elle le droit international ? - Le Club des Juristes Le 28 février, les États-Unis et Israël ont lancé l’opération « Furie épique » contre l’Iran, provoquant une riposte de Téhéran et une extension régionale du conflit. Cette offensive viole-t-elle la C...

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Epstein claims cast shadow over legacy of Northern Ireland peacemakers Clinton and Mitchell Former US president’s part in ending the Troubles threatened by fallout from Epstein scandal, which has tainted his former envoy, George Mitchell

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COMMENT | Just like 1MDB: Denial, distraction, and rot at the core Is PM really serious about good governance, tackling abuse of power?

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Taking International Law Seriously? Interpretation of the 1998 Belfast/Good Friday Agreement in the Context of Article 2(1) of the Windsor Framework Abstract. This article analyses the approach of the Northern Ireland courts to interpretation of the 1998 Belfast/Good Friday Agreement in the context of t

My article, 'Taking International Law Seriously? Interpretation of the 1998 Belfast/Good Friday Agreement in the Context of Article 2(1) of the Windsor Framework', has been published open access in the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies: academic.oup.com/ojls/advance...

Which Immunity for Nicolás Maduro? Personal immunity, Inviolability, and the Implausible Exceptions the US Might Claim | by Adrián Agenjo

International Law and the U.S. Military and Law Enforcement Operations in Venezuela Experts survey the international law issues of Operation Absolute Resolve.

International Law and the U.S. Military and Law Enforcement Operations in Venezuela

A survey of the top issues by leading experts, Michael Schmitt, Ryan Goodman and Tess Bridgeman
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#OperationAbsoluteResolve

I fear we are going to have to say this a lot again:

Int law prohibits bombing countries for the sake of democracy. FOR VERY GOOD REASON. It tends not to work.

Attacking a country because its leader lacks legitimacy - whether as pretext or sincerely held rationale - is still just an aggression.

Our latest issue is a special issue guest edited by Katie A Johnston, University of Liverpool.

Thanks very much to the guest editor and contributors for making possible this bumper issue.

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Empowering Sri Lanka | Foundation of Goodness for Community Growth Discover Foundation of Goodness, a non-profit organization uplifting rural Sri Lanka through education, empowerment, and sustainable development programs.

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Alexander Clapp · Pig Butchering: Scam Gangs If it were a national economy, cybercrime would be the third largest in the world, behind only the United States and...

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My article, 'Artificial Intelligence and the “Armed Attack” Threshold in International Law', has been published in International Law Studies, as part of a symposium edited by Russell Buchan on the theme of Artificial Intelligence, War, and International Law.
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UN Security Council Approves a Military Force to Fight Gangs in Haiti

UN Security Council Approves a Military Force to Fight Gangs in Haiti passblue.com/2025/09/30/u...

Ah, the periodic opportunity to plug something I wrote almost exactly 2 years ago when this argument was made (itself a repetition of the same argument made over time) ☺️

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“Please, do not have a panel called ‘Women in SF'”: A 1979 Letter from Ursula K. Le Guin During my work placement at the University of Liverpool’s Science Fiction Collections in April to May 2025, I came across a striking letter from Ursula K. Le Guin, dated 1979 and addressed to Briti…

"Please, do not have a panel called ‘Women in SF'”: A 1979 Letter from Ursula K. Le Guin
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Let me tell you about my journey through 35 years of Zen practice | Aeon Essays Growing up in countercultural California, ‘enlightenment’ had real glamour. But decades of practice have changed my mind

Reflecting on a journey of 35 years practicing, a Zen priest uncovers many early misconceptions, exploring how the texture and quality of his life has been transformed
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Innocents Die, Nationalism Wins—At What Cost? In the fog of war along the Cambodia–Thailand border, one truth cuts through the propaganda: more civilians are dying than soldiers. Despite claims fro...

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The Braverman Report is risible, and her being treated as having any authority to speak on these matters quite incredible. If the Windsor Framework and Withdrawal Agreement are as destructive of the UK's sovereignty as Braverman says, I really wish I could find who was AG or Home Secretary 2021-23.

Una Mullally: Keir Starmer was quick to condemn Kneecap, but strangely silent on Moygashel There is something rotten about leveraging an expression of long-standing culture and tradition to deliver a contemporary declaration of racist hate

Keir Starmer was quick to condemn Kneecap, but strangely silent on Moygashel

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Cambodia passes constitutional change allowing gov’t to revoke citizenship Human rights activists fear the move approved by lawmakers could be used to target political opponents.

Human rights activists fear the move approved by lawmakers could be used to target political opponents.

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Lecturers in Law (Teaching & Research) - Grade 7/8 (x3 posts) at University of Liverpool Searching for an academic job? Explore this Lecturers in Law (Teaching & Research) - Grade 7/8 (x3 posts) opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.

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The International Law and Human Rights Unit, part of the @livunislsj.bsky.social at the @liverpooluni.bsky.social , warmly invites postgraduate research students to its Annual Postgraduate Conference in International Law and Human Rights (21-22 July 2025).
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