Regents Law Professor, Minnesota Law + Professor QUB Law School (Belfast)+ Director MN HRC. ICJ. RIA. FBA. Former UN SR Counter-Terrorism & Human Rights (2017-23). Member of the UN Commission of Inquiry (Syria); Irish, Gaeilgeoir, Mom, Loves Yoga & Hiking.
Fionnuala NÍ Aoláin KC (Hons)
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Leadership from @Morocco on repatriation of women and children. Time for other governments to move as well.
en.hespress.com/139338-five-...
How did I miss this decision? (May 2026) - a really significant ECHR judgement on “conditions of confinement” and speaks to the legal obligations of states to address conditions observed in so many prisons globally.
CASE OF UKRAYINSKYY AND OTHERS v. UKRAINE
hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng/?i=001-2...
“The English historian, author and television presenter Simon Schama described them as a “special kind of loathsomeness: a blend of historical deafness, grotesque stupidity and comically ludicrous self-importance.0
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
“Several diabetes experts were escorted out of an influential medical conference by the police on Friday after they handed out copies of an editorial criticizing the Trump administration’s attacks on scientific research.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/w...
I love this poem, and this is a brilliant story.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
“For the first time, the Foreign Secretary has also announced that the UK’s official guidance will explicitly advise businesses against economic and financial activity in illegal settlements.”
Finally some implementation of ICJ decision —
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Does travel “to” include airspace ? Thinking LAX, JFK and Miami flights …
Might be worth thinking about what cross-atlantic travel looks like if you can’t cross several European national air space restrictions … and especially ours …
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
"Anthropic is helping the US National Security Agency deploy its powerful Mythos AI model for offensive cyber operations, embedding engineers inside the agency despite an ongoing legal battle with the Pentagon."
Fionnuala NÍ Aoláin KC (Hons)
Fionnuala NÍ Aoláin KC (Hons)
Fionnuala NÍ Aoláin KC (Hons)
Fionnuala NÍ Aoláin KC (Hons)
In detention centers, in the streets, and on social media, the Trump administration is waging an aggressive campaign against those exposing its worst abuses, writes Jenna Ruddock. Tech companies have complied with the crack down on community ICE watching efforts.
While Europe still thinks in markets, the world thinks in ecosystems. To understand the challenge for European tech, we must look at the gravitational pulls shaping the global landscape, write Frederike Kaltheuner and Leevi Saari. Tech Policy Press is launching a new series with AI Now Institute:
Fionnuala NÍ Aoláin KC (Hons)
Fionnuala NÍ Aoláin KC (Hons)
Fionnuala NÍ Aoláin KC (Hons)
Justin Hendrix
Arrangement comes as AI lab is locked in legal battle with Pentagon over Claude model
The Trump administration is waging an aggressive campaign against those exposing its worst abuses, writes Jenna Ruddock.
www.techpolicy.press
Five Moroccan women have been successfully repatriated from the Al-Hol refugee camp in northeastern Syria. The return was facilitated through extensive
The HUDOC database provides access to the case-law of the Court (Grand Chamber, Chamber and Committee judgments and decisions, communicated cases, advisory opinions and legal summaries from the Case-L...
hudoc.echr.coe.int
Historians and campaigners accuse US defence secretary of desecrating memory of soldiers who fell in Normandy
www.theguardian.com
‘Their behaviour justifies sanctions at EU level as well,’ Micheál Martin says
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper announces co-ordinated sanctions with international partners targeting individuals and entities involved in financing and enabling settler violence in the occupied West...
