Comments on: How I Learned to Stop Worrying About International Law and Love Toothless Inquiries http://www.legalfrontiers.ca/2010/02/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-about-international-law-and-love-toothless-inquiries/ McGill's Blog on International Law Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:16:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Brett Hodgins http://www.legalfrontiers.ca/2010/02/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-about-international-law-and-love-toothless-inquiries/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Brett Hodgins Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:04:13 +0000 http://www.legalfrontiers.ca/?p=734#comment-43 Thank you for your response. I attempted to outline the "overwhelming evidence" of a breach of international law in the body of the article, though perhaps I should have made this clearer. The evidence is clear that the Foreign Minister's top two legal advisors, as well as (initially) the Attorney General himself told those responsible for taking Britain to war that such an action would be illegal, because their pretext (Resolution 1441) did not authorize such an action. Other world leaders (mentioned in the article) have been charged by the ICC despite their not having had such comprehensive and unambiguous legal advice about the international law they were breaking. The fact that these leaders come from poor counties led to my snide assertions. Thank you for your response. I attempted to outline the “overwhelming evidence” of a breach of international law in the body of the article, though perhaps I should have made this clearer. The evidence is clear that the Foreign Minister’s top two legal advisors, as well as (initially) the Attorney General himself told those responsible for taking Britain to war that such an action would be illegal, because their pretext (Resolution 1441) did not authorize such an action.

Other world leaders (mentioned in the article) have been charged by the ICC despite their not having had such comprehensive and unambiguous legal advice about the international law they were breaking. The fact that these leaders come from poor counties led to my snide assertions.

]]> By: Timmyson http://www.legalfrontiers.ca/2010/02/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-about-international-law-and-love-toothless-inquiries/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Timmyson Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:31:06 +0000 http://www.legalfrontiers.ca/?p=734#comment-42 Perhaps if you took a break from your snide assertions concerning wealth and the rule of law, you could expound upon the "overwhelming evidence" beyond accusing a few lawyers of flip-flopping and façile comparisons between international and interpersonal standards of law. Perhaps if you took a break from your snide assertions concerning wealth and the rule of law, you could expound upon the “overwhelming evidence” beyond accusing a few lawyers of flip-flopping and façile comparisons between international and interpersonal standards of law.

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