Thomas Hansen

distinguished professor@ Carlos III, Madrid

[Yasmine Ahmed @YasmineAhmed001]

🚨BREAKING: @hrw has written to the Prime Minister @Keir_Starmer & Attorney General of the United Kingdom asking for urgent clarification on the legality of the US use of UK bases for striking Iran
Full letter in the thread 🧵

https://t.co/oizXKnzOIC

[Thomas Hansen @obelhansen]

States may be violating the genocide convention not only by exporting military equipment - but by allowing transit to States likely committing genocide: https://t.co/PUcWDvMqph

[Matt Kennard @kennardmatt]

This could be done inside a hangar

The spectacle is about Trump humiliating Starmer - and exposing British complicity in the illegal attack on Iran

We should thank him for it. Keir Starmer is a war criminal who has put us all at risk

Hague. Now

[Thomas Hansen @obelhansen]

If these reports are accurate, Britain is now a party to a war of aggression, which leads to State Responsibility: https://t.co/w3eT7uk8kQ

[Howard Beckett @HowardRBeckett]

American 🇺🇸 B-1 bombers being loaded at UK 🇬🇧 air bases, with 2000lb ‘bunker busters’

Forget ‘defensive’ action

Starmer has taken the UK 🇬🇧 to war without so much as a debate.

[Thomas Hansen @obelhansen]

Britian's permission for the US to use its airbases for heavy bomber strikes in Iran could make it a party to the war of aggression on Iran! The British government should urgently reconsider its approach.

[Mark Kersten || @markkersten.bsky.social @MarkKersten]

"It is not too late for Britain to change course – it would act wisely to follow Spain’s example and reject in no uncertain terms this war of aggression and withdraw any permission for the use of its military bases for its execution." - @obelhansen

https://t.co/GG1nuuKN66 #Iran

[Mark Kersten || @markkersten.bsky.social @MarkKersten]

"It is not too late for Britain to change course – it would act wisely to follow Spain’s example and reject in no uncertain terms this war of aggression and withdraw any permission for the use of its military bases for its execution." - @obelhansen

https://t.co/GG1nuuKN66 #Iran

[Current Report @Currentreport1]

BREAKING:

Spain has removed its ambassador to Israel.

[Declassified UK @declassifiedUK]

What military operations does the US conduct from Britain?

The standard response is: “The Ministry of Defence does not comment on the operational activity of other nations”, even when they’re operating in Britain.

https://t.co/LoHgFv4odI

[sarah @sahouraxo]

Trump and Netanyahu killed every child in this photo.

Every. Single. One.

Not combatants.
Not militants.

Schoolkids from Minab, Iran.

[Thomas Hansen @obelhansen]

Those who argue for the legality of UK permission for US use of its facilities for strictly “defensive purposes” need to consider the realities on the ground

[Mark Curtis @markcurtis30]

US B-1 bombers are arriving at Fairford.

They “carry the largest conventional payload” in the USAF and “deliver massive quantities of precision and non-precision weapons against any adversary, anywhere in the world”.

Great for defensive operations. https://t.co/Wv6W2prz7N

[Glenn Diesen @Glenn_Diesen]

It's obligatory to refer to NATO as a "defensive alliance" even as it attacks countries that have not even threatened NATO countries. Here Rutte explains that the role of NATO also entails projecting power around the world.

[Mark Lattimer @MGLattimer]

British PM Starmer says that U.K. bases will only be used for ‘defensive’ operations and not ‘offensive’ ops. But how can that be so when they are being used by the aggressor?
Great discussion here with Milanovic, @AdHaque110 @JaninaDill @profbensaul
https://t.co/0uVATngjwC

[Thomas Hansen @obelhansen]

https://t.co/ppgIOy9r3v

[Thomas Hansen @obelhansen]

That was likely to happen, keep standing up Spain for int Law and thanks to @sanchezcastejon

[Anonymous @YourAnonCentral]

Spain’s Foreign Minister Albares, calls out Karoline Leavitt on her lie that Spain had agreed to cooperate with the US in its illegal war:

“She may be the White House spokesperson, but I am Spain’s Foreign Minister, and I can assure you that our position remains unchanged.”

[Thomas Hansen @obelhansen]

Thanks you, sanchez, for standing up for international law: https://t.co/ppgIOy9r3v

[Pedro Sánchez @sanchezcastejon]

Rechazamos la acción militar unilateral de EE.UU. e Israel, que supone una escalada y contribuye a un orden internacional más incierto y hostil.

Rechazamos igualmente las acciones del régimen iraní y de la Guardia Revolucionaria. No podemos permitirnos otra guerra prolongada y devastadora en Oriente Medio.

Exigimos la desescalada inmediata y el pleno respeto del derecho internacional.

Es hora de retomar el diálogo y alcanzar una solución política duradera para la región.

[Thomas Hansen @obelhansen]

Great to have this analysis of state responses to US/ Israel unlawful use of force in Iran up at Justice in Conflict- Spain stands out, thanks to Sanchez!

[Mark Kersten || @markkersten.bsky.social @MarkKersten]

The strongest voice in the West for the universal application of international law: Why Spain is right to stand up for international law in the US-Israeli war in Iran https://t.co/evdlpnAqOo #Iran

[Mark Kersten || @markkersten.bsky.social @MarkKersten]

The strongest voice in the West for the universal application of international law: Why Spain is right to stand up for international law in the US-Israeli war in Iran https://t.co/evdlpnAqOo #Iran

[Pedro Sánchez @sanchezcastejon]

Rechazamos la acción militar unilateral de EE.UU. e Israel, que supone una escalada y contribuye a un orden internacional más incierto y hostil.

Rechazamos igualmente las acciones del régimen iraní y de la Guardia Revolucionaria. No podemos permitirnos otra guerra prolongada y devastadora en Oriente Medio.

Exigimos la desescalada inmediata y el pleno respeto del derecho internacional.

Es hora de retomar el diálogo y alcanzar una solución política duradera para la región.

[Thomas Hansen @obelhansen]

Thanks to all presenters & participants for wonderful enriching exchanges! If you missed the live streaming, here we go; https://t.co/FGX7Lb0EM7

[Thomas Hansen @obelhansen]

Excited to co-host together with Felix Vacas and @LineGissel, the international workshop, 'Global Justice in a Changing Global Order: Existing Models and Future Frameworks', @uc3m in Madrid 15-16 Dec. Check out CfA here: https://t.co/aaF8paFmhd

[Thomas Hansen @obelhansen]

And now with the more detailed journal article out in UPenn J Int Law: https://t.co/lfIPv4S5XV

[Thomas Hansen @obelhansen]

Good to have this post, 'Rethinking Atrocity Justice: From Western Exceptionalism to True Universalism', up on Opinio Juris