Leiden Public International Law Society - LPILS

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[Leiden Public International Law Society - LPILS @LPILS_]

We are looking for students who are willing to contribute to the society. Also looking for assistance with LPILS’ Communications strategy, including social media and our monthly newsletter. If you are interested, send us an email introducing yourself: [email protected]

[United Nations @UN]

Ahead of this week’s #WorldEnviromentDay, join @UNEP and people around the globe who are working to restore our planet’s land and soil.

See how you can be part of #GenerationRestoration: https://t.co/5c72PelBBS

[United Nations @UN]

Children need peace & protection. They are #NotATarget.

Tuesday's International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression affirms the UN's commitment to children's rights. https://t.co/SlofseYd0N

📸: @UNICEF

[United Nations @UN]

.@ILO's International Labour Conference is underway in Geneva, Switzerland.

Governments, workers, and employers are gathering at @UNGeneva with one common goal: to build a human-centered world of work with #SocialJusticeForAll.

Find out more: https://t.co/vWzIeJCzps #ILC2024

[United Nations Geneva @UNGeneva]

🏳️‍🌈The fight isn't over.

"The PRIDE celebrations are a demonstration of the power of inclusivity." - @Winnie_Byanyima, @unaids

We need the spirit of PRIDE now more than ever to protect everyone’s health and rights.

#StandTogether

[Meagan Wong @MeaganwongS]

Excited to be chairing our next Public Int'l Law Lecture Series event on Mon 14th Nov 6pm GMT by Dr Mamadou Hébié @GrotiusCentre @LeidenLaw, 'Investor-State Dispute Settlement and Disputed Territories'. Join @edajones16, me and Dr Hébié. Sign up here: https://t.co/UW0yhGptPc

[ICRC at UN NY @ICRC_NYC]

"Today, the international community must assertively recommit to the advancement of the situation of women and girls in conflict"

Statement by @ICRC's Head of Policy and Humanitarian Diplomacy, Alex Boivin, at the #UNSC Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security

Key points 👇

[International Legal Jobs @IntlLegalJobs]

Job: Legal Advisor
With: @ICRC
Where: Geneva🇨🇭
Deadline: 31 October 2022

@ICRC is updating the commentaries on the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 & their two Additional Protocols of 1977, and is seeking to hire a legal advisor to research & draft texts

https://t.co/eESw1PqNMN

[International Legal Jobs @IntlLegalJobs]

Laws Africa is looking for 3 Legislation Researchers "to help us build the largest open access collection of legislation in Africa"

Job: 3 Legislation Researchers
With: @laws_africa
Deadline: 31 October 2022

https://t.co/uvYveQl9TK

[Lam Sze Hong @OOceanocean]

I recently published a blog post on EJIL: Talk! titled 'To Perfect the Imperfect Title: How Referenda were Historically Manipulated to Justify Territorial Conquest by Nations.'

For more:

https://t.co/FcStSsFUWu

[Grotius Centre @GrotiusCentre]

Join us at Leiden University on Thursday, October 13, from 17:15-18:45 hrs for a roundtable debate on "Is the Russia-#Ukraine War a Global War? What Role for the United Nations?" with our own @Dr_Marhold speaking.

[Helen Duffy @HelenDuffy_HRP]

Express your support for Iranian protesters 2pm today whereever you are.👇 I’ll see you in The Hague: https://t.co/qZI2fQTru7

[Wes Rist @WesRist]

Amazing speakers on @asilorg Int'l Courts & Tribunals IG "Beyond Usual Suspects: Int'l Dispute Settlement Outside Courts" @Brian_K_McGarry @GrotiusCentre; @AndersonDirocie @Harvard_Law; @DrDesierto @NDLaw; Tara Davenport @NUSingapore; Mushegh Manukyan @UN; Philipp Kotlaba, ICTIG

[The London Conference @LondonIntLaw]

Panel 12 of #LCIL2022 Cyberwarfare & other challenges to the law of armed conflict feat. Paul Berman @FCDOGovUK, @DapoAkandeLaw @ELAC_Oxford @BlavatnikSchool, @KuboMacak @ICRC, @nlubell @UoEConflictHub & Tara Brown @RoyalAirForce @StocktonCenter. Agenda: https://t.co/4AYFvlSSFG

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

I’m profoundly saddened by the heinous shooting at a childcare centre in Thailand.

Learning centres should be spaces where children feel safe, never targeted.

My condolences to the victims' loved ones & the people of Thailand.

[Age of AI @OnAiR_podcast]

S4E1 is out! Don't miss @TaylorKWoodcock's insights into #MeaningfulHumanControl and #LAWS in this episode that examines recent developments in weapons automation & what this means for #InternationalLaw @TMCAsser @UvA_Amsterdam, listen here: https://t.co/4N0JfhhPEG

[Meagan Wong @MeaganwongS]

Excited to announce Public Int'l Law Lecture Series 2022/23 opened by @KohenMarcelo followed by @pashukanist, Ursula Kriebaum, @djag2, Mamadou Hebie, @juliadehm and closing event by @PatrciaGalvoTe1 and @MPaparinskis. Join me, @edajones16 and our fantastic speakers on Zoom!

[CIJ_ICJ @CIJ_ICJ]

NEWS: on 3 October 2022, the Russian Federation submitted preliminary objections in the case concerning Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (#Ukraine v. #Russia) before the #ICJ.

[Just Security @just_security]

Saying #Russia “annexed” part of #Ukraine, in a non-trivial way, aids Putin's wrongful act, Prof @JensIverson explains.

Regardless of domestic legal performances in Moscow, these areas remain “illegally occupied Ukrainian territory.”

#RussiaUkraineWar
https://t.co/rio9xM9mfy