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Review: World of War Crimes: Eyeless in Gaza … and Beyond – Geoffrey
Robertson (Penguin)
World of War Crimes: Eyeless in Gaza … and Beyond, the latest book by
barrister and human rights advocate Geoffrey Robertson, quickly establishes
that contemporary international laws against war crimes are completely
ineffectual.
The ongoing violence in Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan, Myanmar, the Tigray region of
Ethiopia, Kashmir and elsewhere is, initially, a compelling point in
Robertson’s favour. So is the failure of courts, either international or
domestic, to prosecute individuals, governments, militaries or corporations for
the horrors of war.
No doubt, Robertson would also include US President Donald Trump’s order for
the US military to kidnap Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as an example of
the failure of international law.
At the end of the second world war, a new international system was created. War
criminals were prosecuted before national and international tribunals. The
United Nations was formed to prevent wars and guide peaceful resolutions to
potential conflicts. A host of new treaties to limit the horrors of war were
signed.
How these systems failed and how to fix them are the central questions of
Robertson’s book."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
