There is no effort to acknowledge some equivalent accountability by associating "terrorism" with all violence that is deliberately aimed at civilians, either… — Richard A. Falk 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
What both the state and the capitalist economy oppose is an understanding of what might be called "the true nature of things"… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
I am quite confident that there are numerous discussions going in various "deep states" throughout the world about how to contain Trump's… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
Looked at objectively, it is clear that the overwhelming majority of civilian deaths resulting from political violence are produced by what should… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
It should be appreciated that this whole effort to hold leaders of states criminally responsible is a rather radical challenge to territorial… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
Post-1989 capitalism was far more unfriendly to economic and social rights than was the prior capitalism seeking to win public approval as… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
America is perhaps best viewed as an 'authoritarian democracy' within its own territory and as 'a global state' of a new kind… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
To achieve effectiveness and legitimacy it is time to scrap the right of veto given to permanent members of the UN, or… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
After the Second World War, facilitating the establishment of the UN and aiding the reconstruction of Europe, the United States was widely… — 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… — 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… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
At present, the United States, with over 700 foreign military bases, navies in every ocean, a programme to militarise space, and drone… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
It would not be desirable to include 'terrorism' among international crimes subject to International Criminal Court jurisdiction if defined to apply only… — 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… — 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
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
As such the meaning of hegemony is subject to varying interpretations depending on how the historical role of the United States is… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
We live in a state-centric world faced with global-scale problems that cannot be met by the actions of single states, no matter… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
On the cautionary side, Universal Jurisdiction could be used to achieve some kind of ideologically motivated criminalisation of 'the other' that would… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
The deliberate weakening of the labour movement by the machinations of market fundamentalists, gaining momentum during the periods when Margaret Thatcher led… — 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
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 are degrees of incompatibility, and there are more factors relevant to upholding democracy and human rights than the operation of neoliberal… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
So far, the official definitions of terrorism have the role of demonizing the enemies of the United States and Israel, and of… — 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
Any move by Israel to end the conflict with the Palestinians by unilateral moves - such as annexing the West Bank, delinking… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
It was a step forward to charge Pinochet with terrorism, and to acknowledge that the essence of the crime is the use… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
Already there exists a growing international concern that Israel has become "an apartheid state" pursuing policies manifesting a "settler colonial" mentality. Such… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
Since Israel would rather re-experience Masada than renounce the core Zionist objective of establishing a Jewish state, the only one-state "solution" on… — 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
