Abstract
US/UK efforts led to the devastation and ruination of Iraq from 1991 through aerial bombardment and economic embargo and then military invasion and occupation (2003-11) which led to the deaths and ruination of large numbers of Iraqi civilians. This period (1990-2011) witnessed the US/UK policy viz. Iraq abrogate the Nuremberg Charter, Judgment and Principles, a repudiation of the very legal mechanisms and norms intended to constrain such state actions. It is suggested that, following such mass casualties, that all US and UK government officials should be held fully accountable under international law for the commission of such grievous international crimes.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 85-92 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | International Journal of Contemporary Iraqi Studies |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2017 |
Keywords
- Aggression
- Crimes against peace
- George W. Bush
- International law
- Madeleine albright
- Nuremberg principles
- Torture
- UN sanctions
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Arts and Humanities
- General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
- General Social Sciences