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World tribunal on Iraq : making the case against war /
This book is that testimony, expertly introduced by activist Muge Gursoy Sokmen, Booker Prize winner and peace activist Arundhati Roy, and the noted human rights scholar Richard Falk. As Roy notes in her introduction, this is an attempt to "correct the record-to document the history of the war...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Turkish |
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Toronto :
Between the Lines,
2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface Müge Gürsoy Sökmen; OPENING SPEECHES; Opening Speech of the Spokesperson of the Jury of Conscience Arundhati Roy; Opening Speech on Behalf of the Panel of Advocates Richard Falk; FIRST SESSION: THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AND INSTITUTIONS; The Illegality of Preventive Attack and Unilateral Use of Force Phil Shiner; The Conduct of the UN before and after the 2003 Invasion Hans von Sponeck; The History of US and UK Interventions in Iraq Larry Everest.
- The Doctrine of Humanitarian Intervention and the Neocolonial Implications of Its Revival in Our Unipolar World Jim HardingEmpire's Law and Human Rights as Swords of Empire Amy Bartholomew; Law's Empire and Empire's Lawlessness: Beyond the Anglo-American Law Issa Shivji; The Violation of the Will of the Global Antiwar Movement as a Crime against Peace Anthony Alessandrini; SECOND SESSION: THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GOVERNMENTS; Turkey's Situation and Politics in the US's Assault on Iraq Baskin Oran; The Responsibility of Arab Governments in the War on Iraq Khaled Fahmy.
- The Responsibility of European Governments Guglielmo CarchediThe Role of the "Coalition of the Willing" in the Violation of International Law and Universal Human Rights Walden Bello; THIRD SESSION: THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE MEDIA; Economic-Political Connections of Media Saul Landau; Media Wrongs against Humanity David Miller; The Moral Responsibility of War Journalism Mete Çubukçu; Media Wrongs against Truth and Humanity Jayan Nayar; The Quest for an Alternative Media Ömer Madra; FOURTH SESSION: THE INVASION AND OCCUPATION OF IRAQ.
- Testimony on War Crimes and the Recent Situation in Iraq Dahr JamailThe Use of Depleted Uranium (DU) Weapons Akira Maeda, Sayo Saruta, and Koichi Inamori; The Health Effects of DU Weapons in Iraq Thomas Fasy; The UN and Its Conduct during the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq Denis Halliday; Gender-Based Violence Hana Ibrahim; The Ruin of Daily Life Eman Khammas; The Conduct of the US Army Tim Goodrich; Detentions and Prison Conditions Amal Sawadi; Collective Punishment Fadhil al-Bedrani.
- "Shock and Awe" Therapy: How the US is Attempting to Control Iraq's Oil and Pry Open Its Economy Herbert DocenaThe Iraqi Legal System under the Occupation Mohammed al-Rahoo; The Transfer of Power in Iraq Abdul Ilah al-Bayaty; The Privatization of War Niloufer Bhagwat; The Occupation as Prison Nermin al-Mufti; Covert Practices in the US War on Terror and the Implications for International Law: The Guantánamo Example Barbara Olshansky; Testimony on Falluja Rana M. Mustafa; Human-Rights Violations and the Disappeared in Iraq Abdul Wahab al-Obeidi.