Tom Dannenbaum

I joined more than 100 US-based experts in international law to call out the illegality of our government’s strikes on Iran: Over 100 International Law Experts Warn: U.S. Strikes on Iran Violate UN Charter and May Be War Crimes www.justsecurity.org/135423/profe...

The ICC has outstanding arrest warrants against two national leaders for war crimes. One of whom the Trump administration just lauded as a "humanitarian" and the other one President Trump endorsed for reelection. And of course the Trump administration is trying to destroy the ICC.

About 1,700 people remain trapped inside Russian-occupied Oleshky, according to the U.N. The testimonies of those who escaped point to a worsening humanitarian crisis as Russia neglects the residents of an area it claims, illegally, to have annexed.

"Ukraine has run out of missiles for the US-made Patriot air defense system, leaving it more vulnerable to Russian ballistic missile attacks... the interceptors are ... in short supply globally, as other countries have burned through their stockpiles ... amid the war in Iran."

"The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefed on the matter." www.reuters.com/world/europe...

A powerful piece on the tensions inherent in open-source investigation. Satellite imagery is an indispensable tool in the current context, but one that comes at a cost. Read the whole article. newlinesmag.com/first-person...

An ongoing disgrace www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

🚨 72 retired senior military officers speak out "We ask the President, our Congressional representatives, and our fellow citizens to act to prevent this barbaric abuse of authority: Livestreaming an execution debases the... commitment to basic human dignity..." www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...

“the Israeli military has often responded to accusations of harm by stating an incident is being investigated in some form, for example that it is being "looked into", "reviewed", "checked" or "examined". Often, that is the last that is heard about a case.” www.bbc.com/news/article...

"Lawyering Without Law" is a Signal Awards finalist 🎙️ Our series on lawyers' role in defending democracy, or enabling its collapse, is up for Listener's Choice. Voting closes Oct. 15: vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...

My statement today, in my role as President of the American Society of International Law, on the new U.S. sanctions on the International Criminal Court. Please read and share.

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After yrs of Myanmar's military junta persecuting Rohingya, this investigation indicates compounding abuses by the rebel Arakan Army -herding Rohingya into camps -burning / destroying villages & farmland -installing military infrastructure & settlements for others www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Navi Pillay, winning the Nobel Prize this morning: “Why would you need courage to speak the truth? You interpret the law. You look at the all the facts.” Will ICC States Parties stand with those doing precisely that? Or will they stand by?

A direct and shameless assault on the rule of law. Hegemonic malevolence. www.reuters.com/world/us-imp...

FT: Israel’s ‘Scorched-Earth’ Ceasefire in Gaza “They are conducting a scorched-earth policy,” Crisis Group’s [Amjad] Iraqi said. “They are basically erasing entire villages and towns and depopulating as much as possible to make it difficult for people to return.” www.ft.com/content/fca6...

This baby is out. 4 years in the making. 1,500 analyzed statements by 5 Western states (ICC members NL, UK, France, Germany; and the US). 4 languages. Significant help from my MA students. Please share far and wide, and let me know if you have access issues. #ICC #ICJ brill.com/view/journal...

The ICC has unsealed the Akhundzada & Haqqani warrants issued in July '25 for gender & political persecution in Afghanistan and has announced & unsealed two further warrants (for Habibullah Agha & Neda Mohammad Nadim), issued w/out announcement in Sept '25 www.icc-cpi.int/news/icc-pre...

To no one's surprise, the International Criminal Court will be holding its annual meeting in The Hague this year, rather than New York.

New @aclu.org & @amnesty-usa.bsky.social report on the suppression of pro-Palestinian speech on campus 👇 Based on 2-yr investigation of the policies & practices of 46 public & 34 private university / college campuses & fed gov’t campaign against pro-Palestinian speech www.aclu.org/publications...

Prime Minister Netanyahu's lies about @mayor.nyc.gov don't change the fact that Netanyahu is a wanted war criminal who has blocked justice for Americans killed on his watch. If there's anyone who should be shamed & ashamed, it's him. He's lucky he was even allowed into our country.

Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵

Instinctively criminal

6 June 45 On the plan to charge aggression at Nuremberg, Jackson compared it to the violence of piracy / brigandage, arguing IL "abolished the defense that those who incite or wage it are engaged in legitimate business" 26 July 46 co-prosecutor Shawcross compared aggressors to "lawless robber bands"

1/NEW: Our latest Collection @justsecurity.org: "Questions for Congress" In a multi-crisis moment with competing demands, we're collecting key oversight questions for #Congress. Authors may also include key documents to subpoena, witnesses to interview, etc.: Check back often 👇

👇 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

The WSJ, which broke the story that the US will impose institutional sanctions on the ICC, has been running a campaign replete with misinformation against both the ICC & ICJ for weeks www.wsj.com/opinion/why-... www.wsj.com/opinion/marc... www.wsj.com/opinion/the-... www.wsj.com/opinion/inte...

The failure of States Parties to take more robust action earlier has encouraged US lawlessness. It is long, long past time 👇

He is not wrong. "There are reasonable grounds to believe that the reported 68 attacks that killed 223 people constituted crimes against humanity of murder under customary international law" - United Nations Special Rapporteur on U.S. Killing “Narco-Terrorists” at Sea www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...

The disgraceful result of valorizing lethality over legality: -no civilian harm assessment (after gutting of civ harm mitigation staff) -deadly, unjustified reliance on AI -rushed targeting despite US control of planning calendar (recall: 1 month naval mobilization before attack) -no transparency

HUGE EXCLUSIVE from @bloomberg.com Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Exclusive: An AI-assisted intel report, circulated across the US military during the Iran war, nearly triggered an operation but was false, sources say. https://cnn.it/4y9MBJO

Netanyahu escalates threats against ‘NAZA’ filmmakers with proposed citizenship law in a dangerous escalation in official efforts to intimidate and punish journalists. https://cpj.org/2026/09/netanyahu-escalates-threats-against-naza-filmmakers-with-proposed-citizenship-law/

With news that the Trump administration is advancing a sale of tens of thousands of 2000lb bombs to Israel, I'm reposting my article in @foreignaffairs.com from the fall of 2023. www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/washi...

Notable Will be interested in seeing the specific articles of impeachment.

Post-Symposium Statement from the Co-Chairs. UCLA School of Law, 25 Years After 9/11: Reimagining Freedom, Justice, and Security. @ahilantoolong.bsky.social uclaminana.substack.com/p/post-sympo...

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...

The law school's alleged sin? Hosting an attorney who defends Gitmo detainees. The academic climate now is somehow worse than it was in the aftermath of 9/11.

1/ The 22 essays collected here @justsecurity.org are a powerful reminder of the gravity of what was lost on 9/11, the opportunities that followed, and the many ways those opportunities were squandered at home and abroad. www.justsecurity.org/156339/9-11-...

It’s harvest season in Ukraine, but in the first two weeks of August, Ukrainian grain exports were down 75% from the same period last year. Russia’s military blockade has effectively cut off Ukrainian ports from the Black Sea.🧵