Nothing is more important than restoring a high degree of autonomy to educational experiences so that those who grow up in this… — 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… — 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 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
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
Trump's election is generally bad news.... In international policy, one can imagine that if Trump were foolish enough to go ahead with… — 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
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
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
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
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
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
It should be appreciated that if the arrangement on Iran's nuclear program collapses after being so patiently negotiated, and successfully implemented since… — 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
The main challenge is what to do in the face of double standards. Those who should be rendered accountable under international criminal… — 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
