Ass. Prof. of International Law, Maastricht University; Co-Director Maastricht Centre for Human Rights; Ed-in-Chief Oxford Reports UN Human Rights Law; Chair ESIL IG ICJ; Ph.D. (EUI); Lawyer in Qc (Canada)
Alexandre Skander GALAND
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DJ Mojah (mon frere de coeur) viens de lancer une excellente chanson, super video: FALASTINI
Le monde est palestinien!!! youtu.be/Q6mK0bbSvMc?...
How can AI decision-support systems be developed and used responsibly to ensure compliance IHL?
Join the side event: “AI in Military Decision-Making: Advancing Responsible Development and Use.”
📅 15 June 2026
🕐 1:15–2:45 pm
Register here: bit.ly/4uTL4FY
#MilitaryAI
The lecture will review the four Genocide cases pending before the ICJ and reflect on possible directions and outcomes.
📅 23 April 2026
📍 Hybrid event
More info & registration via this link: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/events/theo-...
A quick reminder from my side:
Tomorrow, we host the 2026 Theo van Boven Annual Lecture at the Maastricht Centre for Human Rights.
It is a real pleasure to welcome Bill Schabas, who will speak on:
“A refresh of the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice?”
HRW calls on governments to suspend arms sales to Israel - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hrw-calls-governments-suspend-arms-sales-israel
At the #UnitedNations, a General Comment on the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in situations of armed conflict is underway.
Former UN Special rapporteur on the right to adequate housing @balaraj.bsky.social shares his recent input:
Mined and Blockaded: Iran's Unlawful Mining and the U.S. Port Blockade
By @marknevitt.bsky.social, former U.S. Navy Commander
With U.S. blockade going into effect on Monday, this is a must read on the legal and operational issues at stake with Iran’s mines and US actions.
🚨 Deadline: 20 April 2026
📢 Call for ORIL–UN Treaty Body Human Rights Case Law Reporters
Oxford University Press & the editors of ORIL (IHRL – UN Human Rights Bodies) invite applications from scholars in international (&) human rights law.
✍️ Work on UN Treaty Body case law
🌍 Join a global research team
📚 Publish & build your profile
👉 Details: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/news/call-or...
Very much looking forward to this talk today, 9 April, by @cohelongo.bsky.social on Interpreting Environmental Human Rights: narratives of scarcity in climate litigation.
You still have time to join us in person or online. Just register here www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/events/pick-...
Alexandre Skander GALAND
YouTube video by Dj Mojah
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>Human Rights Watch (HRW) has decried the Israeli bombing of the Qasmieh bridge, the main access point for civilians in southern Lebanon to food, medical supplies, and other humanitarian aid.</p>
<p>The Israeli military destroyed the bridge on 16 April, hours before a ceasefire was announced.</p>
<p>"As the deliberate attack destroyed the last main operational crossing for civilians and aid, with the prospect of immense civilian harm, the attack should be investigated as a potential disproportionate attack on civilians, which would be a war crime," HRW said in a statement.</p>
<p>“Governments should signal to Israel that they will not tolerate or risk complicity in war crimes by immediately suspending arms sales.”</p>
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Successful candidates receive training in legal research and writing, particularly in comparative legal analysis, and join a global team of reporters. Working within the ORIL reporting team offers valuable experience in analyzing court and treaty body decisions to professional reporting standards, while receiving feedback from senior scholars. It also provides an opportunity to contribute to OUP’s leading case law reporting service, expand one’s publication portfolio, and participate in an international scholarly network dedicated to the analysis and dissemination of UN human rights treaty body jurisprudence..
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Successful candidates receive training in legal research and writing, particularly in comparative legal analysis, and join a global team of reporters. Working within the ORIL reporting team offers valuable experience in analyzing court and treaty body decisions to professional reporting standards, while receiving feedback from senior scholars. It also provides an opportunity to contribute to OUP’s leading case law reporting service, expand one’s publication portfolio, and participate in an international scholarly network dedicated to the analysis and dissemination of UN human rights treaty body jurisprudence..
As interventions in the ICJ case South Africa v Israel continue to mount, this hybrid lecture will be ever more timely: “A Refresh of the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice?” by William Schabas — 23 April (15:00–17:00).
www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/events/theo-...
At the Maastricht Center for Human Rights, we’re kicking off a month full of exciting April events 👇
Join us for our next Pick Our Brains session:
📅 Thu 9 April
⏰ 11:00–12:30
With Corina Heri presenting:
“Interpreting Environmental Human Rights: Narratives of Scarcity in Climate Litigation”
On April 23, 2026, William Schabas (Middlesex Univ.) will deliver the 2026 Theo van Boven Lecture at the Maastricht Centre for Human Rights. The topic is: "A refresh of the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice?" Details are here.
