I do think that Magna Carta and international law are worth paying some attention to. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Abuse of human rights and international law demand resolution - whoever is responsible. — Ed Davey Copy Share Image
International law now grants rights to all human beings, not only to citizens. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Governments are mandated by international law to protect people from genocide. — Bianca Jagger Copy Share Image
Pre-emptive war might fall within the framework of international law. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The sovereignty of states must be subordinated to international law and international institutions. — George Soros Copy Share Image
“the role of international law in international relations has always been limited, but it is rarely insignificant.47 Its function in structuring” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The case against the notion of historical objectivity is like the case against international law, or international morality; that it does not… — Isaiah Berlin Copy Share Image
It's never acceptable to target civilians. It violates the Geneva Accords, it violates the international law of war and it violates all… — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
We need to really use the full force of diplomacy. And we need to be seen and understood to be on the… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a clear violation of international law as well as an attempt to unilaterally change the status quo… — Fumio Kishida Copy Share Image
What else is wrong with 'suicide' bombing? Legally, less than what one might believe. While it may or may not be good… — Enver Masud Copy Share Image
The invasion of Iraq was a bandit act, an act of blatant state terrorism, demonstrating absolute contempt for the concept of international… — Harold Pinter Copy Share Image
International law says people fighting for self-determination can use force in order to achieve their independence. — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
Both Israel and the United States have mounted attacks on 'lawfare', that is, counter-hegemonic uses of international law to question policies associated… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
We have exhausted all of our diplomatic effort to get the Iraqis to comply with their own agreements and with international law.… — Tom Daschle Copy Share Image
When something like this [2003 invasion of Iraq] takes place, the international law professionals have a complicated task. There is a fringe… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
We have hopes that we can see rational American presidents; fair, obey the international law, deal with other countries according to mutual… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
“different nature of international law (as a horizontal, decentralized legal system governing primarily the relations between states) and of developed (centralized and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I don't really have opinions about the future of Hamas and Israel beyond the question of justice and safety and the fact… — Zohran Mamdani Copy Share Image
Nicaragua dealt with the problem of terrorism in exactly the right way. It followed international law and treaty obligations. It collected evidence,… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Both President Obama and I shared the conviction that territorial and maritime disputes in the Asia Pacific region should be settled peacefully… — Benigno Aquino III Copy Share Image
“Anyway, the thing is that we need to understand that with all — frankly, with all due respect for the requirements of… — Shlomo Ben-Ami Copy Share Image
Instead of ending U.S. military aid to the 23rd wealthiest country to use for its consistent violations of international law and human… — Phyllis Bennis Copy Share Image
Merkel is a flagship of the EU. Not everything depends on her, but much does. I have been shocked in a positive… — Arseniy Yatsenyuk Copy Share Image
“What the [Clinton/Lewinsky scandal] showed was that a matter of personal behavior could crowd out of the public's attention far more serious… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
“It took the Afro-Asian giant several centuries to digest all that it had swallowed, but the process was irreversible. Today almost all… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
The importance of the term "genocide" for many Indigenous Peoples is that it is more than a term or an accusation; it… — Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Copy Share Image
If the most important revolutionary part of the George W. Bush Doctrine is that states that harbor terrorists are terrorist states, what… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“General international law’ refers to rules and principles that are applicable to a large number of states, on the basis of either… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia prohibit inmates from voting while incarcerated for a felony offense. Only two states - Maine… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
“[Israel's military occupation is] in gross violation of international law and has been from the outset. And that much, at least, is… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“Democracy’s brand was also damaged by America’s reaction to the Al Qaeda attacks in 2001. George W. Bush’s response to 9/11 dealt… — Edward Luce Copy Share Image
“This new situation, in which "humanity" has in effect assumed the role formerly ascribed to nature or history, would mean in this… — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
“On the afternoon of August 9, hearing the news that Nagasaki had been bombed, Emperor Hirohito called an imperial conference at which… — George Weller Copy Share Image
“It has often been suggested to me that the Constitution of the United States is a sufficient safeguard for the freedom of… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
“1. Bangladesh… In 1971 ... Kissinger overrode all advice in order to support the Pakistani generals in both their civilian massacre policy… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“Remaining for a moment with the question of legality and illegality: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1368, unanimously passed, explicitly recognized the… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image