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On AlterNet: international law

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "international law"

Bush Torturers May Face Justice Yet

Bush Torturers May Face Justice Yet

Willam Fisher, IPS News. April 20, 2009.
Spanish law gives its courts jurisdiction beyond borders in cases of torture, based on a doctrine known as universal justice.

Hillary Clinton's Disdain for International Law -- Change We Can Believe In?

Hillary Clinton's Disdain for International Law -- Change We Can Believe In?

Stephen Zunes, AlterNet. December 1, 2008.
Hillary Clinton is our new Secretary of State -- will she continue the United States' hypocrisy on human rights and the rule of law?

Bush's Unauthorized Attack on Syria Killed Civilians; Dems Silent

Bush's Unauthorized Attack on Syria Killed Civilians; Dems Silent

Stephen Zunes, AlterNet. November 10, 2008.
By the time it was over, eight people had been killed, at least seven of whom were civilians, including three children.

Did the Raid Into Syria Signal the Death of International Law?

Did the Raid Into Syria Signal the Death of International Law?

Robert Dreyfuss, The Nation. October 30, 2008.
If standard U.S. military doctrine claims any country can be declared "criminal" and lose its sovereignty, the answer is yes.

Human Rights Atrocities Still go Unpunished in Colombia

Human Rights Atrocities Still go Unpunished in Colombia

Roxanna Altholz, UC Berkeley School of Law. January 28, 2008.
An army general who participated in one of the country's worst massacres in recent history goes free.

A liberal hawk lowers the bar …

A liberal hawk lowers the bar …

Joshua Holland, AlterNet: PEEK. February 5, 2007.
Joshua Holland: The Washington Post's loathesome Sebastian Mallaby says we can invade anyone we want and still call it an international "intervention …"

Saddam wins big! (And human rights take a thumping)

Saddam wins big! (And human rights take a thumping)

Joshua Holland, AlterNet: PEEK. December 28, 2006.
Joshua Holland: Saddam Hussein might have been the first leader to be held accountable for genocide. Instead, he'll go down as a martyr to neocolonialism.

Why won't the media cover this outrageous October Surprise?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet: PEEK. October 27, 2006.
This is simply unacceptable.

Saddam Hussein to be murdered for the GOP

Joshua Holland, AlterNet: PEEK. October 23, 2006.
Joshua Holland: Another huge opportunity missed as ideology again trumps common sense...