Trump argues that daycare should be managed and funded by individual states, not the federal government, emphasizing the need for states to raise taxes for this purpose. He suggests that federal taxes could be lowered in return. #Daycare #StateResponsibility

Maryland Governor Wes Moore counters by highlighting his state’s commitment to supporting families. “While the feds say you’re on your own, ... https://instagr.am/p/DXYJZkBh7Wm/

voteinorout on Instagram: "Trump argues that daycare should be managed and funded by individual states, not the federal government, emphasizing the need for states to raise taxes for this purpose. He suggests that federal taxes could be lowered in return. #Daycare #StateResponsibility Maryland Governor Wes Moore counters by highlighting his state’s commitment to supporting families. “While the feds say you’re on your own, in Maryland, we say we leave no one behind.” Maryland’s recent budget includes a record $434 million for child care scholarships and a $10.1 billion investment in K-12 education, marking a 17% increase since his administration began. — The President wants to focus on funding his war of choice instead of the critical programs that children and families rely on. But here in Maryland, we’re going to keep investing in our people. Follow @govwesmoore for more. Help this information get to more voters. đŸ‡ș🇾 A well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to Democracy. - Thomas Jefferson"

13 likes, 1 comments - voteinorout on April 19, 2026: "Trump argues that daycare should be managed and funded by individual states, not the federal government, emphasizing the need for states to raise taxes for this purpose. He suggests that federal taxes could be lowered in return. #Daycare #StateResponsibility Maryland Governor Wes Moore counters by highlighting his state’s commitment to supporting families. “While the feds say you’re on your own, in Maryland, we say we leave no one behind.” Maryland’s recent budget includes a record $434 million for child care scholarships and a $10.1 billion investment in K-12 education, marking a 17% increase since his administration began. — The President wants to focus on funding his war of choice instead of the critical programs that children and families rely on. But here in Maryland, we’re going to keep investing in our people. Follow @govwesmoore for more. Help this information get to more voters. đŸ‡ș🇾 A well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to Democracy. - Thomas Jefferson".

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When Restrain Becomes Complicity

The US-Israeli attacks against Iran, launched on 28 February 2026, have plunged the Middle East into a dangerous and expanding conflict – triggering a broader factual and normative wildfire. What is significant about this conflict is not simply its rapid escalation, but the open defiance of fundamental rules of internati

#InternationalLegalOrder #StateResponsibility

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When Restrain Becomes Complicity

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Humanitarian Exchange or Legal Normalisation?

Since February 2022, the Russian Federation’s military action against Ukraine has been characterised, with unusual clarity, as a violation of one of the most fundamental norms of the international legal order. Although the large-scale invasion in 2022 marked a dramatic escalation, the underly

#Russia #StateResponsibility #Ukraine #UseOfForce

https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/humanitarian-exchange-or-legal-normalisation/

Humanitarian Exchange or Legal Normalisation?

Trump threatens executive order to curb voting in midterm election

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/02/17/bccj-f17.html

The White House is moving to rig the outcome of the election or cancel altogether.

#Trump #Rigging #Elections #USA #Fascism #Constitution #StateResponsibility

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Judging a Ghost

For over a decade, European states have externalized migration control to non-European partners such as Libya - often beyond the reach of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). S.S. and Others v. Italy challenged the legality of this practice: survivors of a 2017 shipwreck alleged Italy’s coordination with the Libyan Coast Guard m

#EuropeanCourtOfHumanRights #NonRefoulement #StateResponsibility

https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/judging-a-ghost/

Judging a Ghost

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On the Science-Coloured Glasses of the ICJ

The ICJ gave a thoroughly science-based reading of State obligations with respect to climate change in its Advisory Opinion on Climate Change. This, in and of itself, is not very surprising considering the standard practice of domestic and human rights courts in climate cases, which are also known for heav

#ClimateChange #ICJ #StateResponsibility

https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/on-the-science-coloured-glasses-of-the-icj/

On the Science-Coloured Glasses of the ICJ

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The EU’s ‘My Way or the Highway’ Approach?

#EuropeanUnion #StateResponsibility #WTO

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The EU’s ‘My Way or the Highway’ Approach?

Today The Hague district court held that the Netherlands is responsible for the bombing of an Afghan village by Dutch forces in 2007 as it amounted to a violation of international law law https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2022/11/2007-bombing-of-afghan-village-violated-international-law-says-court/ #IntLaw #IHL #StateResponsibility #InternationalLaw #ArmedConflict #Afghanistan #PIL
2007 bombing of Afghan village violated international law says court - DutchNews.nl

The Hague district court has found the Dutch state liable for the 2007 bombing of residential buildings in an Afghan village that left 50 to 80 civilians dead, saying the attack violated international law. A group of Afghan civilians, survivors and relatives of those killed, brought a civil suit against the government. They argued the attack on Chora was unlawful because the military had not established the buildings were being used by Taliban fighters at the time. The Dutch were...

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