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  • We have hopes that we can see rational American presidents; fair, obey the international law, deal with other countries according to mutual respect, parity, etc., but we all know that this is only wishful thinking and fantasy.

    Country   Thinking   Law  
    The Associated Press Interview, www.foxnews.com. September 21, 2016.
  • The importance of the term "genocide" for many Indigenous Peoples is that it is more than a term or an accusation; it is a word created in the wake of the Shoah in Europe to describe what happens when a people are targeted by a government for extermination, as were the Jews of Europe, and which is the term used in the most important international law related to concerned Indigenous Peoples, as the only international human rights law that pertains specifically to collectivities of people rather than individuals.

    Source: www.truth-out.org
  • Our first object is... the obtaining of sovereignty, assured by international law, over a portion of the globe sufficiently large to satisfy our just requirements.

    Theodor Herzl (1960). “Herzl Speaks His Mind on Issues, Events, and Men”
  • The invasion of Iraq was a bandit act, an act of blatant state terrorism, demonstrating absolute contempt for the concept of international law.

    Law   Iraq   Invasion  
    Harold Pinter (2015). “Death etc.”, p.9, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
  • When something like this [2003 invasion of Iraq] takes place, the international law professionals have a complicated task. There is a fringe that just tells the truth: Look, it's a violation of international law. But most have to construct complex arguments to justify it as defense counsel. That's basically their job, defense counsel for state power.

    Jobs   Law   Iraq  
    Source: progressive.org
  • Of course one always has to follow international law. This was also the case in Crimea. According to the Charter of the United Nations, every people has the right to self-determination.

    Source: www.businessinsider.com
  • Pre-emptive war might fall within the framework of international law.

    War   Fall   Law  
    Noam Chomsky (2007). “Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance”, p.12, Macmillan
  • I believe that the American administration of Iraq has been arrogant, has pursued policies that are illegal in international law and has been ignorant and incompetent. I said this very forthrightly to the senators.

    Believe   Law   Iraq  
  • International law in its counter-hegemonic uses is very important in any domain where issues of legitimacy are significant, but is rarely able to have a corresponding behavioural impact.

    Issues   Impact   Law  
    Source: www.counterpunch.org
  • I fight because international law recognises my right.

    Source: www.sbs.com.au
  • I do not exclude this, but I would like to draw your attention to one absolutely key aspect: In line with international law, only the U.N. Security Council can sanction the use of force against a sovereign state. Any other pretext or method which might be used to justify the use of force against an independent sovereign state is inadmissible and can only be interpreted as an aggression.

    Independent   Gay   Keys  
    "G20: Russia says it will consider Syria military action but needs more proof". "AM", www.abc.net.au. September 5, 2013.
  • Russia's actions on the Crimean Peninsula were a serious violation of international law and of the principles upon which European peace is based. That is why we cannot let pass or ignore what took place.

    Source: www.spiegel.de
  • Michael Flynn, national security adviser, [his reaction] to the Iranian missile test the other day was very frightening. Now the missile test is ill-advised, they shouldn't have done it. But it's not in violation of international law or international agreements. They shouldn't have done it. His reaction suggested maybe we're going to go to war in retaliation.

    War   Agreement   Law  
    Source: www.counterpunch.org
  • There is so much each one of us can do to make a difference. We are at a dangerous juncture in the history of mankind. ... We need to defend our principles and values, human rights, civil liberties and the rule of international law. If we don't our world will further descend into a state of chaos.

    Rights   Our World   Law  
  • What else is wrong with 'suicide' bombing? Legally, less than what one might believe. While it may or may not be good strategy, it appears to be permissable under international law.

  • The justice of a war basically refers to the question whether there is a right to attack in the first place. Justice in a war is concerned with whether the fighting happens in accordance with the international laws of war.

    War   Fighting   Justice  
    Source: www.guernicamag.com
  • The US and Israel have demanded further that Palestinians not only recognize Israel's rights as a state in the international system, but that they also recognize Israel's abstract right to exist, a concept that has no place in international law or diplomacy, and a right claimed by no one. In effect, the US and Israel are demanding that Palestinians . . . formally accept the legitimacy of their expulsion from their own land. They cannot be expected to accept that, just as Mexico does not grant the US the right to exist on half of Mexico's territory, gained by conquest.

    Law   Land   Rights  
    "On Israel, the US and Turkey". Interview with Sabahattin Atas, chomsky.info. September, 2003.
  • In 1988, King Hussein of Jordan said that it doesn't take any connection any more to those territories, and he would like to split from those territories. So according to the international law, it doesn't belong to anyone.

    Kings   Law   Splits  
  • Most Arabs and Muslims feel that the United States hasn't really been paying much attention to their desires. They think it has been pursuing its policies for its own sake and not according to many of the principles that it claims are its own - democracy, self-determination, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, international law.

    Source: www.progressive.org
  • If we offer a prize, so to speak, to anyone who manages to bring a country under his physical control - namely, that they can then sell the country's resources and borrow in its name - then it's not surprising that generals or guerrilla movements will want to compete for this prize. But that the prize is there is really not the fault of the insiders. It is the fault of the dominant states and of the system of international law they maintain.

    Country   Law   Names  
    Source: www.truth-out.org
  • At a time of such hope and optimism in the Middle East, we cannot let the Libyan government violate every principle of international law and human rights with impunity.

    Rights   Government   Law  
    "Libya air strikes". Live coverage of the continuing military action in Libya, www.theguardian.com. March 22, 2011.
  • Armed attack has a definition in international law. It means sudden, overwhelming, instantaneous ongoing attack.

    Mean   Law   Ongoing  
  • I would have oriented myself in case of Donald Trump according to what former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder said to then - U.S. President George W. Bush when the Americans launched a war that was in violation of international law. Schröder showed that a German chancellor can act in a clear and self-confident manner toward a U.S. president.

    Source: www.spiegel.de
  • The court's injected itself in the definition of marriage, deciding whether or not human life is worth protecting, permitting government to transfer private property from one person to another, even interpreting the Constitution on the basis of foreign and international laws.

    Senate Confirmation Hearings - Day 1, www.nytimes.com. January 9, 2006.
  • I am convinced that when the history of international law comes to be written centuries hence, it will be divided into two periods: the first being from the earliest times to the end of the nineteenth century, and the second beginning with the Hague Conference.

    Law   Two   Firsts  
  • In the corporeal world, international law is whatever the United States and Great Britain say it is.

    "The Hun is at the gate". townhall.com. November 29, 2001.
  • As we respond to the assault of our enemy and defend our country, we must never break international laws. Crime can not be solved by more crime.

    Country   Law   Enemy  
  • The United States is a rogue state violating international law in many, many ways that California wouldn't have to if it seceded and became a nation.

    Law   California   Way  
    Source: www.counterpunch.org
  • When we talk about the assertion of basically new government privileges with weak or no justification, we don't even have to look at international law to see the failings in them.

    Government   Law   Looks  
    Source: www.thenation.com
  • I think we have a very critical role to play, within the spectrum of international law and human rights.

    Thinking   Law   Play  
    Source: www.justicenewsnetwork.com
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