Legal experts say int'l law will adjust to war against terrorism

shira

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Tue Jun-30-09 11:38 AM
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Legal experts say int'l law will adjust to war against terrorism

"You have to reach a situation in which the practical experience of the nations will lead to solutions to legal problems," said Tel Aviv University law Prof. Yoram Dinstein. "It takes time for this practice to consolidate."

The conference, on "Hamas, the Gaza War, and Accountability under International Law," was devoted in part to responding to the accusations of many countries and human rights organizations that Israel violated international law and perpetrated war crimes during Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza Strip in December and January.

Columbia Law School professor George Fletcher, who spoke by video, said, "Israel should recognize that our best friend in the international arena is not a set of people but a set of institutions, principles and ideas that are incorporated in the United Nations Charter."

The first principle of international law was the right of every independent state to self-defense and to repel attacks against its territory by states, terrorist organizations or groups of people, he stressed.

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PDJane

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Tue Jun-30-09 11:44 AM
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1. Since the war against terrorism

is a totally bogus war and since the evidence is piliing up that the US has funded the groups doing the terrorizing, this should be interesting.

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shira

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Tue Jun-30-09 11:47 AM
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2. both the USA and EU fund terrorism against Israel....our tax dollars at work

Edited on Tue Jun-30-09 11:50 AM by shira

SECURITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTS WIDE-RANGING ANTI-TERRORISM RESOLUTION;

CALLS FOR SUPPRESSING FINANCING, IMPROVING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Resolution 1373 (2001) Also Creates Committee to Monitor Implementation

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2001/sc7158.doc.htm

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azurnoir

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Tue Jun-30-09 04:33 PM
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3. so explain exactly how the US funds terrorism against Israel n/t

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shira

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Tue Jun-30-09 06:15 PM
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4. they fund the PA...who pays Hamas and they're also sending a BIG aid package to Gaza

Edited on Tue Jun-30-09 06:16 PM by shira

that will inevitably end up in Hamas' hands.

It would be helpful if the USA and EU were a bit more careful to see to it that our tax dollars don't make it into the hands of the bad guys, dontcha think?

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