Rogue States?

This is a work in progress . . .

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The US – a Rogue State – Has No Business Enforcing ‘International Norms’

9.9.2013


"If the U.S. government submitted itself to prosecution for war crimes through the ICC, perhaps Assad would have been hauled before the court long ago. Of course, in that case  President Obama would hesitate bombing Syria without UN Security Council approval, a war crime punishable through a trial at the ICC. After the international crimes of the Bush administration, which included illegal wars, worldwide torture regimes, and countless breaches of the Geneva Convention, nobody in Washington wants to even think about ceding America to the international legal regime."

"When it wants to bomb another country, Washington always resorts to rhetoric about rogue states flouting international law. If only the U.S. wasn’t one of those rogue states flouting international law, it might have some particle of legitimacy in enforcing those norms. Maybe."

http://antiwar.com/blog/2013/09/09/the-us-a-rogue-state-has-no-business-enforcing-international-norms/

The article discusses international law, the International Criminal Court (ICC), chemical weapons, Chemical Weapons Convention, Geneva Protocol,  Hague, Rome Statute, and war crimes.

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War Crimes in the Israeli - Palestinian Conflict

By Carlos Latuff  via Wikimedia Commons

 
Articles from various sources, arranged chronologically, oldest articles first.  Newest articles are at the bottom of post.


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"Israel Braces for War Crimes Inquiries on Gaza"

8.14.2014

United Nations Human Rights Council to hear international allegations that the Israeli military committed war crimes against Gaza.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/15/world/middleeast/israel-braces-for-war-crimes-inquiries-on-gaza.html

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Destruction of mosques in Gaza is a war crime 

8.15.2014

 "The destruction of 41 mosques over the last five weeks during Israel’s military operation in Gaza is a war crime, the Palestinian Authority Tourism and Antiquities Ministry charged on Thursday."
 http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/PA-to-UNESCO-Destruction-of-mosques-in-Gaza-is-a-war-crime-371181http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/PA-to-UNESCO-Destruction-of-mosques-in-Gaza-is-a-war-crime-371181


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"Hague court under western pressure not to open Gaza war crimes inquiry"

 8.17.2014

 " . . .  The ICC's founding charter, the 1998 Rome statute (pdf), describes as a war crime "the transfer, directly or indirectly, by the occupying power of parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies"." .  .  .   "I think the prosecutor could easily exercise jurisdiction. Law is a choice. There are competing legal arguments, but she should look at the preamble to the ICC statute which says the purpose of the court is to prevent impunity."  . . .  "Potential ICC investigation into actions of both the IDF and Hamas in Gaza has become a fraught political battlefield".  http://www.theguardian.com/law/2014/aug/18/hague-court-western-pressure-gaza-inquiry

The entire article is worth reading!

 

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"Unlawful forced transfer"

8.21.2014

"Israeli occupation soldiers surrounded the home of Palestinian Legislative Council member Khalida Jarrar in Ramallah to hand her a military order in the early hours of 20 August. 

"Jarrar was ordered to leave Ramallah and travel to the district of Jericho where she would be required to stay for six months. The military order is supposedly based on secret information and states that Jarrar “poses a threat to the security of the region, so she must be put under special monitoring.”

"Jarrar — who is a senior member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and a board member of Addameer Prisoner Support — refused to sign the order. Forced transfers are a violation of international law."

http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/adri-nieuwhof/israel-kills-human-rights-defenders-and-their-families

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 Medical personnel claim Israel tested new weapons during attacks on Gaza

9.6.2014

“The worst illegal weapons are the siege, which is illegal collective punishment, the disproportionate use of force and the lack of discrimination between civilian and military targets . . .”  

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/middle-east/medical-personnel-claim-israel-tested-new-weapons-during-attacks-on-gaza-1.1919645#.VAtJsjImL0g.facebook

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Fatah official calls for dual nationality troops to be prosecuted 

9.29.2014

Senior Fatah official Muhammad Shtayyeh called for Israeli soldiers with dual nationality to be prosecuted for war crimes.

http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Fatah-official-calls-for-dual-nationality-troops-to-be-prosecuted-371184

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