Adil Haque

The U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran are illegal. Iran's attacks in Gulf States are illegal. The U.K. defending Gulf States is legal, but allowing the U.S. to use its bases is illegal. In short, everyone is violating international law and should stop. My latest @justsecurity.org

"The war has hacked our empathy, flattened our ability to see people on the other side as fully human."

My latest: Nicaragua’s Monetary Gold Problem (and its Solution) @opiniojuris.bsky.social opiniojuris.org/2026/09/29/n...

The news here is that (1) the UCLA chancellor lacks a basic understanding of how our legal system works, and of the role that criminal defense attorneys play in it, (2) UCLA's commitment to "institutional neutrality" is a joke. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Here is a good response from the co-chairs of the symposium. "We are enormously proud of the symposium we organized, and UCLA should be too." uclaminana.substack.com/p/post-sympo...

Using weapon remnants, satellite images, witness accounts, here's our report on the U.S. airstrike on a wedding gathering in Kuhestak, southern Iran, that killed 5 and wounded 67. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/v...

Kian said the bomb had struck the section of the wedding set aside for women. “That is why most of those injured are women and children” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/v...

I want to address what happened over the weekend outside Madison Square Garden. A few loud numbskulls must not deter us from building multi-faith, multi-racial coalitions for justice.

"The government has offered a chilling message regarding protected speech—speak out against Israel or in support of Palestinians and we will revoke your visa and deport you."

‘A critical crossroads’: who is the woman vying to become the first Caribbean head of the UN?

My rogue government announces sanctions on the President of the International Criminal Court, and on a judicial nominee. This is deranged behavior by a permanent member of the UN Security Council.

Actually existing democratic socialism. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/n...

Could AI do this TAMBIEN?

Mandate of Heaven

The International Declaration on #GenderApartheid was launched this week as a message of solidarity with women from #Afghanistan on the sad 5th anniversary of the #Taliban takeover & of their brave resistance to it & as a tool for the ongoing struggle genderapartheiddeclaration.org 🧵

I'm thrilled to publish Syllabus Supplements for law teaching (educators and students).⤵️ Each draws from @justsecurity.org authors and articles. Laws of War Immigration Law & Policy Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Tech Thanks to brilliant colleagues Danae Askar & @bechamilton.bsky.social 1/

This is a powerful brief from the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, filed in support of the plaintiffs in AAUP v Rubio. Thanks to the colleges and universities that signed on. knightcolumbia.org/documents/wn...

Every day is like this.

Kelsen gets an automatic retweet, no matter how dubious the source

Incredible piece of writing.

TIL that Hans Morgenthau proposed to Hannah Arendt in their old age.

El-Sayed on Trump posting image of him & his wife in a restaurant w/ caption "2 DIFFERENT Americas": "He's right. One in which your overlords are 2 people who don't like each other joined in the interest in making billions off of you, or 2 people who genuinely love each other enjoying pancakes ... "

Jonathan Crowe's Contemporary Natural Law Jurisprudence is free to download for a limited time. Highly recommended, and a terrific alternative to assigning Finnis. www.cambridge.org/core/element...

"The paramedics Israel is targeting in Lebanon are volunteers — jeopardizing their lives ... to help" "If they are working in the South, chances are Israel will at some point target them. For this reason, brothers, or fathers and sons, are not dispatched together."

"Segal obtained dozens of emails through a public records request, revealing a pressure campaign on university officials by donors, legislators and pro-Israel activists. The documents ... reveal how the university shifted from defending Segal to eventually walking back their decision to hire him."

"I also just believe in international law."

The Trump administration has now canceled the contract that provided legal services for unaccompanied immigrant kids. That means thousands of children across the country, including hundreds being held in detention, are losing access to government-provided legal representation. (1/5)

If you’re in line at 8PM, stay in line. You have the right to vote.

"Earlier on Tuesday, Palestinians gathered for a mass funeral of more than 100 bodies finally recovered from a deadly Israeli strike in Gaza in 2023." "Over the weekend, first responders dug through the destroyed buildings and recovered remains of 112 victims, including 40 children"

Run through the tape, people.

The US military’s strikes on alleged drug boats have likely illegally killed “individuals who are not involved in narcotrafficking,” Sen. Tim Kaine told the White House, following “a careful review” of classified information he has seen so far.

Proud to stand with these three Michigan champions for a politics of solidarity that focuses relentlessly on the needs of working people. All three of them are hustling to turn out voters until the minute polls close tomorrow. (1/3)

The Odyssey is a movie about an army far from home, trapped in an endless war of choice, which attempts to break the stalemate through perfidious attacks on civilians and infrastructure, but instead sets in motion its own civilizational collapse.

"The United States struck a family home on Iran’s Qeshm Island overnight on Thursday with a large-scale bomb, according to an analysis of videos, photos and satellite imagery by weapons experts and The New York Times." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/w...

"But the thing I have learned, after having run for office twice now, is that there’s going to be a narrative built around you. And the best thing that you can do is just to show up and be who you are."

"He has vowed to stand up to the Trump administration’s ideological assault on the sector and defend the rights of students and faculty to speak out on political issues, question authority, and engage in peaceful protest without fear of retribution." www.aaup.org/news/aaup-an...

Today, we mourn Awdah Hathaleen, a beloved activist, father, organizer and friend to many in the peace community. One year ago, settler terrorist Yinon Levi – whose name was well known to world leaders for his violence – shot and killed Awdah in his own community of Umm al-Khair. 1/4

Add your name to a letter from the American Jewish community supporting Mohsen and his fight to stay in the States: 3/3 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

“A three-judge panel,” Mr. Netanyahu said in the first call with Mr. Graham, will be “making the decision very soon.” Mr. Graham joked to Mr. Netanyahu that he should “pay me for all this.” “So send me over whatever you want to say.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...

Key case recently reported: Admin Review Tribunal of 🇦🇺 correctly determined that a risk of imprisonment for refusing IDF mil. service entails a well-founded fear of persecution (key for refugee status) given credible allegations that 🇮🇱 ops in Gaza violate IHL (per ICC warrants & UN CoI report) 1/2

Should U.S. authorities arrest Netanyahu if he enters the United States? All adults: 46% (+18) Democrats: 63% (+52) Independents: 46% (+22) Age 18-29: 51% (+36) Age 30-44: 51% (+31) Age 45-64: 45% (+13) (YouGov) yougov.com/en-us/daily-...

Do you think Netanyahu is guilty of [war crimes and crimes against humanity as charged by the ICC]? All adults: 45% (+24) Democrats: 67% (+61) Independents: 46% (+28) 18-29: 49% (+38) 30-44: 50% (+36) 45-64: 44% (+18) Over 65: 39% (+5) (YouGov) yougov.com/en-us/daily-...

“Swimming gives me a chance to escape the war, and the worries I live with,” said Alma Shabat, 13, who saw her mother killed in an Israeli strike in May. Good luck getting through this article without choking up, especially if you're a parent.

"This case is one of several that have arisen over the past year and a half presenting the same basic fact pattern: A student or scholar, in the United States on a valid student or exchange visa, is detained by DHS on the stated basis of his or her political speech"