Dr Erin Pobjie

A stimulating evening at the British Embassy discussing AI, quantum and dark energy with live jazz. Also this:

After a rewarding 4 year term, it's time for me to step down to focus on my role as co-rapporteur of the International Law Association's Committee on the Use of Force. Thanks to @pilabuda.bsky.social, Clare Frances Moran & Saeed Bagheri and to our members for making it such an enjoyable experience!

📣 The #ESIL Interest Group on Peace and Security is looking to elect 3 new conveners (deadline 23 Jan). This is a great chance for #ECRs to build networks and shape to discussions in #PeaceandSecurity and #InternationalLaw! More info: igpeaceandsecurity.wixsite.com/esiligps @esil-sedi.bsky.social

I hope you have plenty of shirts then

This happened to me when I worked at a law firm - I walked into the boardroom to meet with a new client and before I could introduce myself as the lawyer handling his case, he ordered a cappuccino 🙃

🎙 In the last #WarInSpace episode of 2024, General Stephen Whiting, Commander of US Space Command, discusses the realities of space warfare, and how we can work better with allies to ensure resilient space architectures. Learn more here: rusi.org/podcasts/war...

View of Reichstag over the Spree

Modern architecture of Paul-Löbe-Haus

Reichstag building

Predawn breakfast meeting at the Bundestag to discuss European #security and #defence and the priorities of the new Directorate-General for Defence Industry and #Space of the European Commission

⚖️🌐 3rd day of historic #ClimateJustice hearings @ 🧑‍⚖️🇺🇳International Court of Justice - we expect a legal roller coaster today in terms of legal arguments

🧵live thread with summary from yesterday's interventions and today's arguments ⬇️

#AOLetsGo #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ

@cohelongo.bsky.social is providing an amazing resource if you are too busy to absorb the #ICJ climate change proceedings in real-time. Highly recommended.

Cartoon illustration of key points from How Safe is New Space dialogue with Earth, moon and artificial satellite. Dominoes falling = Kessler Syndrome

Close up of illustration of Margaret Hamilton, lead software engineer for Apollo mission with caption “women in space: schon immer dabei”

First event I’ve attended with a professional cartoonist to live capture key points from the discussion! Great job by Malte von Tiesenhausen. #Space nerds will appreciate the depiction of the #KesslerSyndrome

Woman standing next to stack of papers bigger than herself

So nämlich. 🚀

Women in Space “We’ve always been here.”

Amazing image by Malte von Tiesenhausen

Really enjoyed speaking at DSIT’s Space Horizon Scanning Network yesterday about my work on the use of force in outer space. It’s such a great forum for bringing together space policy leads and analysts from across government. Thanks for having me!

My Bluesky feed is Care Bears and nuclear war

The new nuclear "Basic Principles" just dropped (h/t @dvsteff.bsky.social). The key change is that it's the aggression that "poses critical threat to the sovereignty and/or territorial integrity" instead of "puts the very existence of the state in jeopardy" publication.pravo.gov.ru/document/000...

'Europe Must Forget Trump and Form a Coalition of the Willing to Defend Ukraine' Senior politicians, military leaders and experts send an open letter calling on Europe and Canada to join forces in defending Ukraine from Russian aggression

‘Europe Must Forget Trump and Form a Coalition of the Willing to Defend Ukraine’

Senior politicians, military leaders & experts send an open letter calling on Europe & Canada to join forces in defending Ukraine from Russian aggression

bylinetimes.com/2024/11/19/e...

That’s wonderful Sarah, what a milestone!! I wont jinx it by congratulating you too early 😅 Fingers crossed it all goes smoothly! 🤞

Thank you! I need more international law barbies in my feed

Keeping the good vibes here rolling: as of today, I’m an Aussie citizen again! 🎉🦘🐨 From 0 to 2 nationalities (long story). What’s something fun or meaningful you’re celebrating?

On a desk, a book entitled 'science fiction as legal imaginary'. The book is edited by Alex Green, Mitchell Travis and Kieran Tranter and published in the TechNomos series by Routledge. Not on the cover, but insider info: the book is "first published 2025", so befitting a book on science fiction, it's doing its own kind of time travel.

Hot off the press, expertly edited by @glexareen.bsky.social, @drmitchtravis.bsky.social & Kieran Tranter and with many contributions I'm looking forward to sinking my teeth into (and one by me that I'll let you judge).

Also: book launch on Dec 2 in Leeds: www.tickettailor.com/events/schoo...

I think this moment calls for fresh thinking about law, both domestically (in the US) and internationally.

So, for you legal academics: what (or whom) have you read recently that has been fresh and interesting—even changed how or what you think?

This is a community I would love to be part of :)

The Call for Papers for the 2025 ESIL Annual Conference on "Reconstructing International Law", hosted by Freie Universität Berlin, is out! 🏗️ ⚖
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Symposium on Erin Pobjie’s Prohibited Force: The Meaning of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter [Dr Erin Pobjie is Assistant Professor at Essex Law School and a Senior Research Affiliate at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law. She serves as co-Rapporteur …

I’m grateful for the chance to respond to these distinguished scholars - among those I looked up to during my PhD - in today’s final symposium post, reflecting on the larger meaning of article 2(4) of the UN Charter: opiniojuris.org/2024/11/15/s... 🧵9/9

Symposium on Erin Pobjie’s Prohibited Force: Use of Force as Family Resemblances – A Cautionary Take [Alejandro Chehtman is Dean and Professor of Law at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella.] Prohibited Force (CUP, 2024) addresses a neglected issue in International Law, namely, the scope of the prohibiti…

Alejandro Chehtman delves into the risks of overly narrow definitions of prohibited force and offers a robust critique of the book’s approach: opiniojuris.org/2024/11/14/s... 🧵8/9

Symposium on Erin Pobjie’s Prohibited Force: Reflections on the Utility of Erin Pobjie’s ‘Type Theory’ Approach to the Meaning of ‘Use of Force’ [James A. Green is Professor of Public International Law at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK ,co-rapporteur of the International Law Association’s Use of Force Committee and a for…

James Green - co-rapporteur on the ILA Committee on the Use of Force - takes a nuanced approach that highlights both the promise and challenges of my type theory of prohibited force, especially in the grey areas: opiniojuris.org/2024/11/14/s... 🧵7/9

Symposium on Erin Pobjie’s Prohibited Force: Scoping out the Prohibition on the Use of Force in Anomalous Situations [Andrew Clapham is Professor of International Law at the Geneva Graduate Institute and the author of “War”] During Dr Pobjie’s book launch at the Geneva Academy we discussed some of the…

Andrew Clapham's insightful take explores how my approach to prohibited force in the context of blockades and neutral shipping may help address humanitarian challenges in Yemen and Gaza: opiniojuris.org/2024/11/13/s... @abclapham.bsky.social 🧵6/9

Symposium on Erin Pobjie’s Prohibited Force: Review by Tomohiro Mikanagi [Tomohiro Mikanagi is an Ambassador/Deputy-Permanent Representative of the Japanese Permanent Mission to the UN and Ambassador-at-Large for Cooperation on International Law. He is a Former Legal Ad…

Ambassador Mikanagi brings insights from practice to my framework on identifying prohibited force under article 2(4) of the UN Charter. He examines how it applies to territorial acquisition by force - another critical and timely issue: opiniojuris.org/2024/11/13/s... 🧵5/9