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ATLAS empowers, supports, and connects women working in, or embarking on, a career in public international law. Empowerment, intersectionality, community. www.atlaswomen.org
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📢 Join us, in person or online, on 6 March for 'Gender in Investigating and Documenting International Crimes' – our next event organised with the Geneva Academy. Info and registration: www.geneva-academy.ch/event/atlas/...

I'm off to Brussels tomorrow to speak about the #ICC and the moment we find ourselves in (bad moment). The nice people from the S&D group invited me. Fingers crossed, I have my speech ready, let's hope it makes a little dent. #EuropeanParliament #Brussels #EU #ICC #Sanctions #Accountability #Justice

🚨 New Book! I am very happy and excited to announce the publication of a new book, co-edited by Kirsten Ainley and myself, entitled Hybrid Justice: Innovation and Impact in the Prosecution of Atrocity Crimes. For more (including discount code!), see: justiceinconflict.org/2025/02/27/n...

"Hopelessness echoes from their [Afghan women’s] voices," a young woman in Kabul tells Ms.

The Afghanistan Legal Research Network is delighted to host its first symposium of the year on 5 March, #Justice for #Afghanistan: The Path to a UN Accountability Mechanism, with speakers Azadah Raz Mohammad, Hamid Formuli, & Sayed Abdul Wahab Sadat. 🇦🇫 #ALRN #Accountability #HumanRights 1/4

Must read! "#AlHassan Symposium – A Disappointment for the Victims of #SGBV in Timbuktu" by @leilasadat1.bsky.social The judgment is "fractured by multiple opinions, lacking legal clarity & ..approaches the charges of SGBV without understanding the context" #ICC lieber.westpoint.edu/disappointme...

ATLAS's February profile of the inspiring Priya Gopalan is now out! Read more about her first steps in international law, the challenges she faced, what she considers the most impactful/ meaningful experiences, and her advice for others. www.atlaswomen.org/profiles/202...

Today’s the day! If you’re in #Taipei for #RightsCon please consider joining us for these two sessions this afternoon. @rightscon.org

Nuremberg Academy Lecture, 1 April at 5.30 pm at Courtroom 600: Prof. Leila Sadat on ‘The Long Arc of Justice: Forging a Convention for Crimes Against Humanity’. The lecture is open to the public free of cost and without pre-registration. www.nurembergacademy.org/public-disco...

Join us on 6 March @tmcasser.bsky.social for a panel discussion reflecting on the legacy of Bertha von Suttner and the role of women in international law more generally! www.asser.nl/education-ev... @lijnzaad.bsky.social @jannenijman.bsky.social @pillaipriy.bsky.social @atlaswomen.bsky.social

The @atlaswomen.bsky.social network is now here, and there’s a starter pack of verified Atlas members. Check them out below and give them a follow if you haven’t yet! cc: @saretaashraph.bsky.social If you’re part of the network, message me via the FB group and I’ll add you 👇🏼

Geneva Academy & ATLAS 'Women in International Law' podcasts are back! Listen to Caroline Abu Sa'da, DG, SOS MEDITERRANEE Switzerland Suisse with Nathalie Mivelaz Tirabosco Huge thanks to Natalie and Paige Morrow, as well as the rest of the team at the Academy! soundcloud.com/geneva-acade...

Out tomorrow! 🎙️ With ongoing atrocities in the #DRC, there are many questions about which prosecutors -Hello #ICC!- are tackling alleged #warcrimes and #crimesagainsthumanity. What role can local courts play in ensuring justice? We ask the experts. Stay tuned! #M23 #ICC

Despite centuries of progress, the American presidency remains trapped in a legacy of white masculinity, reinforcing systemic barriers that continue to keep women—especially women of color—out of the highest office. https://buff.ly/3QmrQ9n

Stop calling them "peace talks". Ukraine is not there and this is about Ukraine, so no, they're not peace talks. It's two rotten empires taking about their preferences for dominance and control of others. #Ukraine #PeaceTalks www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Syrian Women’s Groups Voice Their Hopes Openly in Damascus

Just published in open-access - an essay by Professor Paola Gaeta and me about Antonio Cassese's approach to law and life. Based on material from his archive we use Nino's own words to present his vision of what a lawyer should be doing. Available here academic.oup.com/jicj/advance...

Grateful to the editors & reviewers @iojournal.bsky.social for a very constructive review process and conditional acceptance of "Civilian Harm & Military Legitimacy in War: Evidence from the Battle of Mosul in Iraq" with @benckrick.bsky.social @jonpetkun.bsky.social: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Very excited for this discussion on prospects for peace & justice in post-Assad Syria at Duke on Feb. 11 with 3 of my favorite experts on human rights, humanitarian aid, civil society & justice, @rbkhoury.bsky.social @imad-alhajj21.bsky.social & Sara Kayyali, co-moderated with Adam Mestyan:

Our Jan 2025 profile of women in intl law highlights Azadah Raz Mohammed, an Afghan international lawyer @slpjustice.bsky.social @egacampaign.bsky.social and co-founder of the Ham Diley Campaign. 👉 shorturl.at/pPa44

We've joined Bluesky! Looking forward to contributing to this space!