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
Trump will have to take up juggling if he goes ahead and scraps the agreement with Iran and at the same time,… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
We should not rule out the possibility that Trump's diplomacy could deescalate Middle East strife and international tensions, give the US a… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
The existing order is breaking down at a very rapid rate, and the main uncertainty is whether mankind can exert a positive… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
The central task of our time is to evolve a new system of world order based on principles of peace and justice. — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
The idea of self-determination was gradually given credibility by international law, and it lent strong emancipatory support to movements of liberation struggling… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
This kind of totalization of security consciousness [after tragedy of 9/11] has the effect within classrooms (and beyond) of constraining the imagination… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
It may be that there is so much ambiguity and ideology attached to the term 'terrorism' that it is best to avoid… — 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
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