Continuing my run of judicial quotations, this one comes from the Israeli Supreme Court, in a case concerning torture (The Public Committee against Torture in Israel v. The Government of Israel), where they found it illegal under all circumstances:
"We are aware that this decision does make it easier to deal with that reality. This is [...]
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Democracy has the upper hand
February 24th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Israel · judicial quotations
Stay the Hand of Vengeance
January 31st, 2008 · 2 Comments
Reading the reports of the death of a senior Al-Qaeda Afghanistan leader in Pakistan, I can’t help thinking of the opening statement of Robert Jackson at the Nuremberg trials:
“The privilege of opening the first trial in history for crimes against the peace of the world imposes a grave responsibility. The wrongs which we seek to [...]
Tags: War on Terror(ism) · international law · judicial quotations