International law Quotes

Governments are mandated by international law to protect people from genocide.

— Bianca Jagger

International law now grants rights to all human beings, not only to citizens.

— Kofi Annan

Abuse of human rights and international law demand resolution - whoever is responsible.

— Ed Davey

I fight because international law recognises my right.

— Xanana Gusmao

I do think that Magna Carta and international law are worth paying some attention to.

— Noam Chomsky

“Endangering human life for profit should be a universal crime.”

— Suzy Kassem

“Modern national constitutions usually contain references to international law.”

— Anonymous

“Genocide is the responsibility of the entire world.”

— Ann Clwyd

I am the president of 146 million Russians. I have to represent their interests. We are willing to settle this without any…

— Vladimir Putin

I'm telling Palestinians don't use violence. We're going to use the civilized means of international law to achieve our goals, our independence,…

— Saeb Erekat

In my view, the military action taken in Iraq in 2003 was not lawful under international law because there was no U.N.…

— Keir Starmer

What we are doing in the Pacific is we're flying, operating, and sailing wherever international law allows, and the purpose of that…

— Joseph Dunford

International law in its counter-hegemonic uses is very important in any domain where issues of legitimacy are significant, but is rarely able…

— Richard A. Falk

In fact, the Senkaku Islands are... inherent territory of Japan that is recognized in our history and also by international law.

— Naoto Kan

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

— Nelson Mandela

I am still profoundly troubled by the war in Nicaragua. The United States launched a covert war against another nation in violation…

— Bianca Jagger

I’m trying to learn more about international law to understand why we don’t have better solutions for conflict - for dictators or…

— Angelina Jolie

Gerhard Schröder offered a clear German NEIN to an American president's war of aggression that was in violation of international law. That…

— Martin Schulz

The United States, therefore, works to ensure that any actions we take are consistent with international laws and norms - including those…

— Barack Obama

“[...]if Nazi Germany had not invaded other countries but had simply sought to eliminate the entire Jewish population within its own territorial…

— Mark Gibney

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

— Stephane Hessel

I had been brought up in the law and had this sort of instinct that international law operates and was there to…

— David Lange

Under international law, defendants convicted in absentia have the right to a retrial, unless the prosecutors for the authorities who do finally…

— Ronen Bergman

This resolution simply says Israel has the right to defend itself. This includes conducting operations both inside its borders and in the…

— John Boehner

“General international law’ refers to rules and principles that are applicable to a large number of states, on the basis of either…

— Anonymous

We [with Shindzo Abe] should understand that the results of that terrible tragedy of the 20th century, namely World War II, are…

— Vladimir Putin

“International law now covers vast and complex areas of transnational concern, including traditional topics, such as the position of states,59 state succession,60…

— Anonymous

Human rights and international criminal law both illustrate the contradictory potential of international law. On one level, the imposition of human rights…

— Richard A. Falk

The bottom line is this: Peace will come to Israel and the Middle East only when the Israeli government is willing to…

— Jimmy Carter

If the most important revolutionary part of the George W. Bush Doctrine is that states that harbor terrorists are terrorist states, what…

— Noam Chomsky

“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

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

“Such impulses have displayed themselves very widely across left and liberal opinion in recent months. Why? For some, because what the US…

— Norman Geras

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

— Christopher Hitchens

“On the afternoon of August 9, hearing the news that Nagasaki had been bombed, Emperor Hirohito called an imperial conference at which…

— George Weller

“1. Bangladesh… In 1971 ... Kissinger overrode all advice in order to support the Pakistani generals in both their civilian massacre policy…

— Christopher Hitchens

“It has often been suggested to me that the Constitution of the United States is a sufficient safeguard for the freedom of…

— Emma Goldman

“Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia prohibit inmates from voting while incarcerated for a felony offense. Only two states - Maine…

— Michelle Alexander

“[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

“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