The government is undermining international law when its representatives dismiss the legality of US and Israeli attacks on Iran as a "seminar issue," write four international law experts in DN Debatt.
Swedish politicsU.S. President Donald Trump threatens to kill “an entire civilization” in Iran. The intent is unclear - but according to international law, attacks against civilians and civilian objects are war crimes. Directing violence against civilian infrastructure violates the principle of distinction, says international law expert Mark Klamberg.
Conflicts"The US and Israeli attacks on Iran violate international law, according to Mark Klamberg, a professor of international law. 'If you start from how international law is formulated and the practice that has developed around it, then this is illegal,' he told TT."
WorldThe US and Israeli attacks on Iran violate international law, according to Mark Klamberg, a professor of international law. "If you start from how international law is formulated, and the practice that has developed around it, then this is illegal," he tells TT.
WorldThe United States has committed several violations of international law in attacking Venezuela and removing President Nicolás Maduro, according to international law professor Mark Klamberg.
WorldIn the middle of Tuesday, Israeli fighter jets dropped ten bombs over a residential area in central Doha, the capital of Qatar. Can one attack another sovereign state in that way? Two professors of international law sort it out.
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