Oct 18, 2006
The Courts Are Starting to Accept that the War against Iraq Is a Crime
George Monbiot describes some recent British and Irish court proceedings where protesters who have deliberately damaged military equipment are walking from the dock.
"It is true that such verdicts (or non-verdicts) impose no legal obligations on the government. They do not in themselves demonstrate that its ministers are guilty of war crimes. But every time the prosecution fails to secure a conviction, the state's authority to take decisions which contravene international law is weakened."
"It is true that such verdicts (or non-verdicts) impose no legal obligations on the government. They do not in themselves demonstrate that its ministers are guilty of war crimes. But every time the prosecution fails to secure a conviction, the state's authority to take decisions which contravene international law is weakened."