Senior Lecturer in International Law. Focusing on the regulation of force jus ad bellum, the regulation of force under LoAC and IHRL, and on UN + peace(keeping) operations. Also- cats. And skiing. Lots of skiing.https://bsky.app/profile/intlaw.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/intlaw.bsky.social/post/3m5yt67boyc2xJag skriver om den svenska regleringen av polisiär ”tillfällig” kombattantstatus i Polistidningen i ett försök att bidra med sakargument i en annars väldigt känslostyrd debatt. Läs här: https://polistidningen.se/2025/11/tillfallig-kombattantstatus-forsvagar-forsvaret-av-sverige/19 Nov 2025 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:sy4kimy4u64savey7sitmvmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5yt67boyc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/intlaw.bsky.social/post/3lsvuosndyk2xPrivatization is taking us back to medieval times. Read more in the Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/07/government-privatization-feudalism/682888/?gift=C1mYJ4GR7jkOAxKyBZB5jNn2MCgWpuerPchDe3cfUcY01 Jul 2025 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:sy4kimy4u64savey7sitmvmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsvuosndyk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/intlaw.bsky.social/post/3lsfriqgakk2pState leaders and leaders of regional organizations alike must be vigorous in defending the international order and the prohibition on the use of force. Appeasing to Trump will lead us back to a world where might is right. This is not good enough #NATO #EU https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/might-unmakes-right-hathaway-shapiro25 Jun 2025 04:27 +0000at://did:plc:sy4kimy4u64savey7sitmvmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsfriqgakk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/intlaw.bsky.social/post/3lsdvxdokmk2aJust to add to this interesting piece: The rules ”made and enforced by Washington” is not to be equated to international law. International law was not made by Washington or the US. International law has specific sources and enforcement mechanisms that is determined by international legal norms. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jun 2025 10:42 +0000at://did:plc:sy4kimy4u64savey7sitmvmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsdvxdokmk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/intlaw.bsky.social/post/3lsduzzgrus24Read @oonahathaway.bsky.social excellent piece on the unlawfulness of the strikes on #Iran: ”Trump’s Strikes on Iran Were Unlawful. Here’s Why That Matters. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/opinion/international-world/trump-iran-strikes.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare24 Jun 2025 10:25 +0000at://did:plc:sy4kimy4u64savey7sitmvmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsduzzgrus24https://bsky.app/profile/intlaw.bsky.social/post/3lsd35grn6k2zThe most serious threat to the rules based international order is the selective application of the rules for political purposes. Without equal application to all and the rule of law— rather than rule by law— the order will not survive.24 Jun 2025 02:42 +0000at://did:plc:sy4kimy4u64savey7sitmvmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsd35grn6k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/intlaw.bsky.social/post/3lsb7xn26es2xSelf defence requires an armed attack that is ongoing or so imminent it cannot be stopped. Collective self defence can only be provided to a victim state— not an aggressor state— and requires that an armed attack has occurred. The #US attack on #Iran fulfills none of the required criteria.23 Jun 2025 09:03 +0000at://did:plc:sy4kimy4u64savey7sitmvmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsb7xn26es2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/intlaw.bsky.social/post/3lrfsk4eboc2dI recently published a chapter in an edited book on the legal and operational consequences of the Swedish domestic law classifying the Swedish (civilian) police as combatants in times of armed conflict. You can find the chapter (in Swedish) here: https://www.studentlitteratur.se/kurslitteratur/juridik/juridik---allmant/folkratten-i-svensk-ratt-45299-01/?srsltid=AfmBOoqtU_QQ2pwssRe0pvFGIcWR9AUlTh3SaoL7mrFC7uCckd2Dno0a12 Jun 2025 11:21 +0000at://did:plc:sy4kimy4u64savey7sitmvmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrfsk4eboc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/intlaw.bsky.social/post/3lldozftrs22wLegality even less likely in light of the leaked justifications for recent strikes… [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Mar 2025 06:41 +0000at://did:plc:sy4kimy4u64savey7sitmvmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lldozftrs22whttps://bsky.app/profile/intlaw.bsky.social/post/3ll6mxbfnck26There are “serious doubts … whether the justification… by the US and the UK… renders their strikes lawful under the ius ad bellum. (…) [strikes] being pursued for political reasons… leaving aside the legal limits provided for military actions in the UN Charter.” https://www.ejiltalk.org/the-lawfulness-of-military-strikes-against-the-houthis-in-yemen-and-the-red-sea/25 Mar 2025 06:21 +0000at://did:plc:sy4kimy4u64savey7sitmvmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll6mxbfnck26https://bsky.app/profile/intlaw.bsky.social/post/3ll3x45yzgk2gIt is absolutely vital for all law firms, lawyers, legal institutions and the entire justice sector to stay true to the law, legal proceedings and the rule of law in these brutal times. It also seems crucial to explain the place, value and role of law in society— whether national or international [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Mar 2025 04:44 +0000at://did:plc:sy4kimy4u64savey7sitmvmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll3x45yzgk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/intlaw.bsky.social/post/3lkuixcvscc27This is one of many reports on ICE operations, indicating that neither the organisation as such nor individual ICE professionals are sufficiently capable of respecting and ensuring basic human rights and rule of law processes. This is very concerning. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Mar 2025 05:43 +0000at://did:plc:sy4kimy4u64savey7sitmvmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkuixcvscc27https://bsky.app/profile/intlaw.bsky.social/post/3lkfg47tlkk2cInteresting and timely discussion on a fundamental topic. Don’t miss out if you’re in ”the neighborhood”… [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Mar 2025 05:42 +0000at://did:plc:sy4kimy4u64savey7sitmvmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkfg47tlkk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/intlaw.bsky.social/post/3lk4tbqhtac2kAs a legal scholar it is surprising (and yes sometimes frustrating) to realize the lack of understanding in society in general of why humans have created something called “law”, the value of it, and why the law itself differs both from how law is created and how it is upheld.11 Mar 2025 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:sy4kimy4u64savey7sitmvmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk4tbqhtac2k