In the Goldstone Report, Israeli perpetrators of possible crimes against humanity were made subject to prosecution and punishment, although the geopolitical leverage… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
As matters now stand, the veto seems inappropriate, given the absence of any deep ideological split between major states, and definitely constrains… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
I think it is less the limited amount of information than the filters that information about the Middle East must pass through… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
This issue of expanding the reach of international criminal law by reliance on the use of Universal Jurisdiction by domestic courts needs… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
There was a deliberate decision after the failure of the League of Nations to make the next attempt to establish a global… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
On the one side, I welcome prosecutions of individuals such as Pinochet, and would welcome the indictment, prosecution, and punishment of Kissinger.… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
There are degrees of incompatibility, and there are more factors relevant to upholding democracy and human rights than the operation of neoliberal markets. Perhaps… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
Cumulatively, American society is sliding toward a new form of 'authoritarian democracy'. Elections continue, free speech is generally protected, institutions operate in accordance with… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
Historically, international law lent a measure of legality to the colonial system, and allowed the West to set the rules for participation as a… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
Nothing is more important than restoring a high degree of autonomy to educational experiences so that those who grow up in this society and… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
In the Goldstone Report, Israeli perpetrators of possible crimes against humanity were made subject to prosecution and punishment, although the geopolitical leverage of the… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
The UDHR has become an iconic document over the course of more than six decades, the starting point for discussions of whether or not… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
International law in its counter-hegemonic uses is very important in any domain where issues of legitimacy are significant, but is rarely able to have… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
The atmosphere of fear and security manipulated by the government has converted American citizens into terrorist suspects who are all subject to arbitrary and… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
What both the state and the capitalist economy oppose is an understanding of what might be called "the true nature of things" (using the… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
The fact that Universal Jurisdiction exists in relation to serious international crimes does convey two important aspects of the global reality: first, that such… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
The weaknesses and biases of the international mechanisms of accountability make it seem desirable to extend the domain of accountability by empowering domestic courts… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
As matters now stand, the veto seems inappropriate, given the absence of any deep ideological split between major states, and definitely constrains the war-prevention… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
