Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Stop the War! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: epicure who wrote (12845)	4/13/2003 1:56:23 AM
From: Edscharp	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 21614

X, Thanks for the link to the International Law Commission. I've only just skimmed it so it's not yet clear to me what exactly the original purpose of it was, or who ratified it or exactly what weight of law is imposed upon member countries. I will be reading into it further. However, on the assumption the USA is a signatory and is bound by the rules I did notice that Article 7 reads, "Every State has the duty to ensure that conditions prevailing in its territory do not menace international peace and order." It seems to me it's not overly far-fetched to suppose that this particular article could be used to justify the US's intervention in Iraq if indeed they were manufacturing weapons of mass destruction. This particular conversation began when llmarinen claimed that the USA was waging an illegal war and I wondered how he came to that conclusion. It would appear to me that at a minimum the issue is highly debatable and it would be unfair to draw any conclusions about it's legality at this moment in time.