Public Writing

I like to write for non-expert audiences because it forces me to distill (sort of) complex academic ideas into (hopefully) more intelligible prose. I do not always succeed but here are some shorter pieces:

2024

1. Symposium on memory between Eastern Europe and the Global South

2. The Politics of Ambivalence: Revisiting the Communist Past with Drumbl and Hòla, in: Justice in Conflict, 9 October 2024 (part of a book symposium on 'Informers Up Close' at Justice in Conflict)

3. A Complementarity Policy at Last: Can the Prosecutor Walk the Talk?, in: Just Security, 13 August 2024

4. Law versus Policy? Exploring the Meaning of Gravity before the International Criminal Court (Review Symposium on Priya Urs' book), in: Customary International Law Dialogues, 7 August 2024

5. Prosecuting the Crime of Aggression in Ukraine and Beyond: Seizing Opportunities, Confronting Challenges, and Avoiding False Dilemmas, in: Just Security, 2 April 2024 (with Taras Leshkovych)

6. 'Selectivity in International Criminal Law has Always Been a Major Problem,' Interview with Commons Ukraine, 16 February 2024

7. The Positive Complementarity Turn. Institutional Design, Politics and the Way Forward, in: Völkerrechtsblog, 25 January 2024 (part of a book review symposium on 'International Criminal Tribunals and Domestic Accountability' at Völkerrechtsblog)

2023

8. La lutte contre l'impunité pour les crimes graves s'oriente vers des procès nationaux : voici les conclusions de mes recherches en trois pays africains, in: The Conversation Afrique, 3 October 2023

9. The Global Approach to Serious Crimes is Shifting to Domestic Trials - here's what I found in three African countries, in: The Conversation, 24 September 2023

10. Making Counter-Hegemonic International Law. Should a Special Tribunal for Aggression be International or Hybrid?, in: Just Security, 19 September 2023

11. Jak powstaje kontr-hegemoniczne prawo międzynarodowe? Analiza krytyczna dwóch modeli - międzynarodowego i hybrydowego - trybunału specjalnego ds. agresji przeciwko Ukrainie, in: Obserwator międzynarodowy, 19 September 2023

12. The Turn to Domestic Accountability in the Shadow of International Criminal Tribunals, in: OUP Blog, 9 September 2023

13. Accountability for Russian Imperialism in the 'Global East'. A Special Tribunal for Aggression from a Post-Colonial, Eastern European Perspective, in: Just Security, 23 August 2023

2022

14. On Eastern Europe, Whataboutism and West(s)plaining. Some Thoughts on International Lawyers' Responses to the Ukraine War, in: EJIL:Talk!, 12 April 2022

2020

15. Less is More: Rediscovering the Prosecutor's Core Mandate, in: Justice in Conflict, 14 April 2020 

16. The Next ICC Prosecutor. Introduction to a Joint OJ/JiC Symposium (with Kevin Jon Heller, Mark Kersten and Priya Pillai), in: Opinio Juris and Justice in Conflict, 8 April 2020

17. The Killing of Soleimani, the Use of Force against Iraq and Overlooked Ius ad Bellum Questions, in: EJIL:Talk!, 13 January 2020

2019

18. Introducing A Book Symposium on Phil Clark’s ‘Distant Justice’ (with Thijs Bouwknegt), in: Opinio Juris, 30 September 2019

19. How Much Force is Necessary to Protect Civilians?, in: IPI Global Observatory, 24 September 2019

20. Smart Justice in Sudan. For Bashir’s Crimes, Is the ICC Still the Best Route?, in: Just Security, 24 April 2019

21. A Neo-Colonial Court for Weak States? Not Quite. Making Sense of the International Criminal Court’s Afghanistan Decision, in: EJIL:Talk!, 13 April 2019

22. Specjalny Sąd Karny w Republice Środkowoafrykańskiej, in: Przegląd Prawa Międzynarodowego, 3 April 2019

23. Justice is the Key Ingredient for Sustainable Peace in the Central African Republic, in: Al Jazeera, 12 March 2019

24. Perceptions of Justice: Continuing the Conversation on Managing Perceptions at the ICC, in: Justice in Conflict, 6 March 2019

25. Perceptions of Justice: Does the International Criminal Court Need a Non-Essential Contacts Policy?, in: Justice in Conflict, 20 February 2019

26. ‘Open for Business’: The Special Criminal Court Launches Investigations in the Central African Republic, in: EJIL:Talk!, 8 February 2019

27. Negotiating Peace and Justice in the Central African Republic, in: IPI Global Observatory, 28 January 2019

28. The ICC’s Evidence Problem: The Future of International Criminal Investigations after the Gbagbo Acquittal, in: Völkerrechtsblog, 18 January 2019

2018

29. What Are the Key Lessons from Central African Republic in Light of the 2007 Nuremberg Declaration on Peace and Justice?, in: Nuremberg Forum 2017. 10 Years After the Nuremberg Declaration on Peace and Justice “The Fight Against Impunity at a Crossroad” (2018), p. 77-78

30. At Long Last: The ICC Strikes in the Central African Republic, in: Opinio Juris, 21 November 2018

2017

31. The Road Ahead: Building Momentum for Justice in Central African Republic, in: Justice in Conflict, 7 June 2017

32. Taking Complementarity Seriously: Why is the International Criminal Court not Investigating Government Crimes in Congo?, in: Opinio Juris, 26 April 2017

33. The UN Goes to War in the Central African Republic. What are the Limits of Peacekeeping?, in: Just Security, 23 March 2017

34. The Hybrid Court for South Sudan? Looking for a Way Forward, in: Justice in Conflict, 23 and 28 February 2017

35. The African Union’s Collective Withdrawal from the ICC: Does Bad Law make for Good Politics?, in: EJIL: Talk!, 15 February 2017

2016

36. Africa and the ICC: Shattered Taboos and the Status Quo, in: EJIL: Talk!, 23 November 2016

37. Complementarity Compromised? The ICC Gives Congo the Green Light to Re-Try Katanga, in: Opinio Juris, 11 April 2016

38. A Tug of War for Justice? - Confusion over Complementarity and Cooperation in Congo, in: Justice in Conflict, 13 January 2016

2015

39. The ICC Intervenes in Georgia: When is a Peacekeeper a Peacekeeper?, in: Opinio Juris, 19 October 2015

40. UN Peace Operations: Shifting from Peacekeeping to Peace Enforcement and State-Building, in: EJIL: Talk!, 2 September 2015

41. Whither the Fight against Impunity in the Democratic Republic of Congo?, in: Justice Hub, 24 June 2015

42. What Lies Beneath the ‘G’ Word? Genocide-Labelling and Fact-Finding at the UN, in: EJIL: Talk!, 28 May 2015

43. Central African Hybrid Court: An Important Test Case (Interview with S. v Leeuwen), in: Justice Hub, 7 May 2015

44. The Mirage of Hybrid Justice in Africa?, in: Opinio Juris, 1 March 2015

45. Is International Criminal Justice Coming to South Sudan?, in: Justice in Conflict, 4 January 2015

2011

46. The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Failure to Address Impunity for International Crimes. A View from Inside the Legislative Process 2010-2011, in: International Justice Monitor, 8 November 2011