4/Fun fact: Over my 8 years on the Human Rights Committee, I always carried in my jacket a pocket version of the #ICCPR. No matter what was the occasion, one always found something new when faced with new questions. Here's a general lesson: real facts give life to the interpretation of a treaty text
Happy birthday, #ICCPR which entered into force 50 years ago. Almost 90% of states have ratified it, and a clear majority also the optional protocol allowing individual complaints. This is the one international treaty that I have worked most hours on, as academic, practitioner and treaty body member

EJELS just published this paper by the eminent Jon Kåre Skiple and myself:

"Bringing Rights Back Home? How Judges Handle Multilayered Constitutional and International Human Rights Laws on the Supreme Court of Norway"
https://publicera.kb.se/ejels/article/view/55649

#OpenAccess #JudicialPolitics #FundamentalRights #echr #iccpr #crc #constitution #JudicialEngagement #Norway #SupremeCourt #CaseComplexity #ConstitutionalLaw

Bringing Rights Back Home? How Judges Handle Multilayered Constitutional and International Human Rights Laws on the Supreme Court of Norway | European Journal of Empirical Legal Studies

#jordan #israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #genocide / #protest / #dissent / #civilsociety / #surveillance / #iccpr

»The #Citizen Lab (…) said its forensic investigation of devices that were previously seized by authorities in Jordan, as well as court records shared with researchers, indicate that the use of #Cellebrite by authorities “likely violated #humanrights treaties Jordan has ratified”.«

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/22/jordan-israeli-spyware-gaza-activists

Jordanian authorities used Israeli spyware to surveil pro-Gaza activists, report finds

Researchers find with high confidence that security officials used Cellebrite to extract data from activists’ phones

The Guardian
@gtconway.bsky.social‬ shared this (TY) but forgot #ALText. Let the visually impaired participate, please! #Tyrannicide is an option to #savedemocracy, according to the #ICCPR. The world cannot afford to wait for the cholesterol solution. Ceterum censeo #FOTUS #orangedecibyte #TACO esse delendam.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4lx6nur5wstwoc4wtgj56kyu/post/3ltgfytk2q224
Friendly Reminder According to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, #ICCPR, #tyrannicide is an option to #savedemocracy. #DemocracyDefenders: #strongertogether, use #ALText, #dontobeyinadvance, #savedemocracy, #resist! Ceterum censeo #FOTUS #orangedecibyte #TACO esse delendam.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:omyr27fmzj3phbagch4sqyub/post/3ltfb4mn65224
Toddler Trump's Temper Tantrum You can't make this crap up. Watching the tantrums of ŧhe megalomaniac #dicktator is as creepy as it is funny. Btw., according to the #ICCPR (=> #ALText), #tyrannicide is a legal option to #savedemocracy. Ceterum censeo #FOTUS #orangedecibyte #TACO esse delendam.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:omyr27fmzj3phbagch4sqyub/post/3lshk2kjxak26
The evil orange ulcer is a #dicktator that must be stopped. At all costs. The world can't afford to wait for the cholesterol solution. There's also the ballistic solution: #tyrannicide is legal, according to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, #ICCPR.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:omyr27fmzj3phbagch4sqyub/post/3ls7xfmjorn2g
Please Dispose It The evil orange ulcer has lost its marbles. It's bragging about its war crimes now! Friendly reminder: According to the #ICCPR, #tyrannicide is a legal option to #savedemocracy. #Dontobeyinadvance, use #ALText and #resist! Ceterum censeo #FOTUS #orangedecibyte #TACO esse delendam.