International law Quotes · Page 8

The European Union will continue to fully support multilateral global governance based on international law, human rights, and strong international institutions.

— Federica Mogherini

International law says people fighting for self-determination can use force in order to achieve their independence.

— Norman Finkelstein

I believe that the American administration of Iraq has been arrogant, has pursued policies that are illegal in international law and has…

— Juan Cole

Now, if there were an Olympics for misleading, mismanaging and misappropriating then this administration would take the gold, world-records for violations of…

— Dennis Kucinich

I think what we need is goodwill because now our struggle is harder because it is an economic struggle. And now Europe…

— Ousmane Sembene

“Rhedi: I am always afraid that they will eventually succeed in discovering some secret which will provide a quicker way of making…

— Montesquieu

“The entire premise behind the Bush administration's policy of holding 'enemy combatants' in foreign military bases such as Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was…

— Mark Gibney

The collapse of good conscience and the absence of accountability and public scrutiny have led to crimes against humanity and violations of…

— Nelson Mandela

First, we could have defied both of them and could have gone to war against both of these nations for this violation…

— Anonymous

In addition, the United States Delegation will suggest a series of steps to improve the United Nations machinery for the peaceful settlement…

— John F. Kennedy

Nicaragua dealt with the problem of terrorism in exactly the right way. It followed international law and treaty obligations. It collected evidence,…

— Noam Chomsky

Palestine is occupied land, and under international law, the Palestinians have the legal right to resist this occupation by any and all…

— Enver Masud

“I see you have no need of a sword.” “Very difficult, these days, to get them through security,” she pointed out without…

— Christine Feehan

“Subversion can only be treason if government is legitimate.  When a government has broken international law and its own internal laws it…

— G. Russell Overton

[Donald Trump] suggestions are not only offensive but, in certain cases, dangerous and sometimes even illegal, like his dismissal of the laws…

— Hillary Clinton

I would apply international law and I think we need to be a force for international law.

— Jill Stein

There are both things in international law: the principle of territorial integrity and right to self-determination.

— Vladimir Putin

I'm standing up for the right of self-determination. I'm standing up for our territory. I'm standing up for our people. I'm standing…

— Margaret Thatcher

Apartheid is a crime against humanity. Israel has deprived millions of Palestinians of their liberty and property. It has perpetuated a system…

— Nelson Mandela

“Our task over the next few generations is to transform the world of independent states in which we live into some sort…

— Gwynne Dyer

The security of which we speak is to be attained by the development of international law through an international organization based on…

— Ludwig Quidde

When we talk about the assertion of basically new government privileges with weak or no justification, we don't even have to look…

— Edward Snowden

As long as Palestinian violence exists, but not a Palestinian state, Israel is in danger, because it cannot obtain assistance from the…

— Stephane Hessel

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

“Remaining for a moment with the question of legality and illegality: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1368, unanimously passed, explicitly recognized the…

— Christopher Hitchens