John Burroughs

There are widespread charges accusing Israel of war crimes, genocide and torture. But these crimes continue despite warnings from international bodies, including the United Nations, the International Criminal Court and the Human Rights Council ipsnews.net/2026/03/tortur…

As opposed to bombing a sovereign state on numerous occasions with shifting rationales.

We @lcnp_nyc are proud to co-partner on the Lex Mundi Nova Webinar Series convened by Horizon 2045. This webinar series brings together global partners (Geneva Graduate Institute, the University of Johannesburg, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), Lawyers Committee for Nuclear Policy (LCNP) and International Association of Lawyers against Nuclear Arms (IALANA) to explore the impact of the 1996 Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and thirty years of advancements in international law and norms relevant to the legality of nuclear weapons. We are excited to share that Registration for the first Webinar in this series is now live!! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… The first Webinar in this series is titled --The ICJ Advisory Opinion (AO) on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons: What did it achieve, what did it leave open, and how have law, practice, and perceptions changed? Date: 16 April 2026 Time: 07:00 (Mexico City) / 08:00 (New York) / 14:00 (Geneva) / 15:00 (Nairobi) / 17:00 (Astana) More information on the speakers and the series can be found at horizon2045.org/icj-30-years-on @MsDMcLaughlin @KathleenLawand @Horizon2045 @nuclearban @johnburroughs @IALANAgermany @IPPNW @go2uj @GVAGrad

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We remain deeply concerned about the legality and implications of the war on Iran conducted by the US and Israel. Our IALANA colleagues explain why: ialana.info/wp-content/upl…

The U.S./Israeli Bombing of Iran Violates International Law: Statement of the International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms ialana.info/wp-content/upl…

"Military strikes conducted by the United States and Israel against the Islamic Republic of Iran: Dangerous Implications for International Law" Statement of Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy lcnp.org/s/FINAL-LCNP-M…

Op-ed I did with @JackieCabasso, arguing that both by its action and by its contempt for international law, the Trump administration is accelerating the erosion of basic rules relating to use of force that has been underway for nearly three decades.

The US/Israeli Bombing of Iran: A Case Study in Contempt for International Law ift.tt/u4EWgLb

Both by its action and by its contempt for international law, the administration is accelerating the erosion of basic rules relating to use of force that has been underway for nearly three decades following the end of the Cold War.

It is striking that the Trump administration has made no real effort to use multilateral mechanisms or to invoke international law.

The U.S./Israeli Bombing of Iran: A Case Study in Contempt for International Law Western States Legal Foundation wslfweb.org/docs/WSLF-resp…

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For those in the US administration who are toying with the idea of using force in the absence of a clear and present danger that warrants self defense under the @UN charter: a critical and timely reminder that this would be a blatant violation of international law on the use of force; almost a repeat of the infamous Iraq war that was based on deception and bogus intelligence (remember “WMD to be ready within 45 minutes") and which resulted in a horrible humanitarian catastrophe and the emergence of terrorist organizations that continue to plague us till this day… States might have sharp disagreements and basic ideological differences, but the way to address conflicts must be through dialogue based on equality, fairness and respect for international norms… War as a cure is often far worse than the disease itself…

The expiration of New START leaves the US and Russia without a treaty limiting their strategic nuclear arsenals, and prospects for any kind of follow-on agreement are very uncertain, warns @johnburroughs ipsnews.net/2026/02/after-…

Increasing, diversifying, and modernizing nuclear arsenals as now underway or planned amounts to a repudiation of the NPT objective of cessation of the nuclear arms race at an early date and fails to meet the legal requirement of good faith in pursuing that objective.

Progress over several decades in halting the growth of nuclear arsenals and then in reducing them is in acute danger of being undone. That is despite the fact that the objective of “cessation of the nuclear arms race” is embedded in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

My op-ed for IPS: After New START, Accelerated Nuclear Arms Racing? ipsnews.net/2026/02/after-…

By Thalif Deen, with comments by Jonathan Granoff ipsnews.net/2026/02/as-lan…