Barrister l International Law l Guernica 37 Chambers
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Jack Sproson retweeted
Excellent -- @UN's Commission of Inquiry for #Syria has called for an independent investigation to explain the delay in UN aid provision to NW #Syria post-earthquake.
Legal analysis stating there's no need to get #Damascus permission is correct, they say.
Thank you @UNCoISyria.
Jack Sproson retweeted
This afternoon, @SecBlinken met with @SyriaCivilDefe on the #Turkey side of the border -- along with @JeffFlake & @USAIDSCharles.
The White Helmets deserve every credit possible -- their work in NW #Syria in the past weeks has been heroic.
True. Even before current tragic events, the UN had (and has) options to deliver aid outside of the UNSC. When (not if) the Regime's cynical benevolence ends, the UN must transfer the aid mandate back to the Secretariat to end needless politicisation.
crossborderislegal.org
Jack Sproson retweeted
This Friday at 12:00 we are holding an urgent online panel with experts to talk about the situation in Türkiye and Syria after the earthquakes.
We will be joined by @istrefik (Utrecht University), @sproson_jack (Guernica 37 Chambers), @EtkinBasak, Abdul Nashawi and others.
Jack Sproson retweeted
The gov't of Syria's 3-month approval for two more border crossings into NW #Syria is not enough.
The #UNSC must formalize these additional crossings to guarantee unfettered aid access into the region.
Read the statement from @JesCMarks
buff.ly/3YKTMFS
Jack Sproson retweeted
We advocated for authorizing additional cross border authorizations for UN actors. Yesterday’s news is a good start, but not enough for NW #Syria. 3 months is not long enough to support the recovery efforts for NW. Aid workers will need more time.
Last week, we offered 4 options for getting aid into NW Syria. Today, one of those options was realized.
✅Authorizing Additional Cross-border Aid from Türkiye
This is a critical step forward. Read more in our report: bit.ly/3RTooTD
news.un.org/en/story/2023/02…
Jack Sproson retweeted
Exactly this - "There is Still No Legal Barrier to UN Cross-Border Operations in Syria Without a UN Security Council Mandate" crossborderislegal.org/_file…
Jack Sproson retweeted
"The 'United Nations' let us down."
- That's a phrase being chanted across NW #Syria today -- with upside-down @UN flags being placed & flown around the region.
It is absolutely critical that @UNReliefChief Martin Griffiths pays a visit to the area -- it's entirely do-able.
Jack Sproson retweeted
IMPORTANT:
"There is No Legal Barrier to @UN Cross-Border Operations in #Syria Without a UN Security Council Mandate."
Letter, by the world's leading jurists, former ICC & ICJ judges, law professors -- published today:
crossborderislegal.org/_file…
Jack Sproson retweeted
Let the world remember that the UN airdropped supplies over 100 times on besieged and regime-held Der Ezzor in 2016 alone.
But didn't send any aid to the millions trapped in opposition-held Syria in the first and most critical 72 hours following the earthquake.
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Jack Sproson retweeted
Yes, “history is taking note”. Because this legal pattern is unconscionable.
“…the UN increasingly accused of failing the most vulnerable people on the planet by remaining wedded to narrow and bitterly contested interpretations of international law.” theguardian.com/world/2023/f…
Jack Sproson retweeted
As the UNSC vote on #Syria UN Cross Border aid approaches, hopefully with no opposition, @jacksprosonaol1 and I shed light on how the UNSC, in the views of many great legal scholars and practitioners, is only one legal route of getting aid in. More here:
crossborderislegal.org/
With No Judge or Jury, Who Will Decide the Fate of 4.1M Aid-Dependent Syrians? A Comment on the Legality of UN-Coordinated Cross-Border Aid Operations in Syria | by @jacksprosonaol1 & @IbrahimOlabi
ejiltalk.org/?p=21785
Jack Sproson retweeted
Received author copies of my new @OUPAcademic book Making the World Safe for Dictatorship
If you RT this I’ll put you in a random drawing that I’ll do on Sunday evening. I’ll draw two names and each gets a free copy shipped to them wherever they happen to be on the planet.
Jack Sproson retweeted
JUST FILED: #AbuZubaydah v. US, UK, Thailand, Poland, Morocco, Lithuania, Afghan. All responsible states must act to end 19 yrs #arbitrarydetention, #torture, no #righttolife at #Guantanamo. Urgent appeal to @UNHumanRights WkgGrpArbitraryDetention: bit.ly/2Sb9e13
Jack Sproson retweeted
A damning judgement on Home Sec attempts to frustrate and undermine the effective investigation of deaths of people in immigration detention. This highlights vital work of publicly funded lawyers & NGO’s fighting for rights and justice for detainees. theguardian.com/uk-news/2021…
Jack Sproson retweeted
Ahead of @RioTinto’s AGM, there has been a lot of talk of “rebuilding trust” and “leaving a positive legacy”. Bougainville communities living with a billion tonnes of mine waste left by the company need those words to mean something. #Cleanitup #Walkthetalk
Jack Sproson retweeted
Folks, I present to you your 2021 exam question:
Jack Sproson retweeted
While the government launches one attack against protests, it simultaneously tried to close down scrutiny in the courts. telegraph.co.uk/politics/202…
