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World tribunal on Iraq

Making the case against war

ed. by Müge Gürsoy Sokmen ; Introd. by Arundhati Roy ; Richard Falk

Buch

englisch

Falk, Richard (Introd.) DNB
Roy, Arundhati (Introd.) DNB
Sokmen, Müge Gürsoy (Ed.) DNB

Olive Branch Press

New York

2008

XI, 562 p.

978-1-56656-683-4

Irak dünya mahkemesi

united states
united kingdom
iraq
armed forces
colonization

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World Tribunal on Iraq : Making the Case Against War
by Sokmen, Muge Gursoy (Editor); Roy, Arundhati (Introduction by); Falk, Richard (Introduction by)




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Preface Muge Gursoy Sokmen p. ix
Opening Speeches p. 1
Opening Speech of the Spokesperson of the Jury of Conscience Arundhati Roy p. 2
Opening Speech on Behalf of the Panel of Advocates Richard Falk p. 5
First Session: The Role of International Law and Institutions p. 13
The Illegality of Preventive Attack and Unilateral Use of Force Phil Shiner p. 14
The Conduct of the UN before and after the 2003 Invasion Hans von Sponeck p. 29
The History of US and UK Interventions in Iraq Larry Everest p. 35
The Doctrine of Humanitarian Intervention and the Neocolonial Implications of Its Revival in Our Unipolar World Jim Harding p. 50
Empire's Law and Human Rights as Swords of Empire Amy Bartholomew p. 76
Law's Empire and Empire's Lawlessness: Beyond the Anglo-American Law Issa Shivji p. 84
The Violation of the Will of the Global Antiwar Movement as a Crime against Peace Anthony Alessandrini p. 90
Second Session: The Responsibility of Governments p. 97
Turkey's Situation and Politics in the US's Assault on Iraq Baskin Oran p. 98
The Responsibility of Arab Governments in the War on Iraq Khaled Fahmy p. 108
The Responsibility of European Governments Guglielmo Carchedi p. 114
The Role of the "Coalition of the Willing" in the Violation of International Law and Universal Human Rights Walden Bello p. 120
Third Session: The Accountability of the Media p. 133
Economic-Political Connections of Media Saul Landau p. 134
Media Wrongs against Humanity David Miller p. 141
The Moral Responsibility of War Journalism Mete Cubukcu p. 156
Media Wrongs against Truth and Humanity Jayan Nayar p. 162
The Quest for an Alternative Media Omer Madra p. 174
Fourth Session: The Invasion and Occupation of Iraq p. 179
Testimony on War Crimes and the Recent Situation in Iraq Dahr Jamail p. 180
The Use of Depleted Uranium (DU) Weapons Akira Maeda and Sayo Saruta and Koichi Inamori p. 188
The Health Effects of DU Weapons in Iraq Thomas Fasy p. 209
The UN and Its Conduct during the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq Denis Halliday p. 212
Gender-Based Violence Hana Ibrahim p. 221
The Ruin of Daily Life Eman Khammas p. 224
The Conduct of the US Army Tim Goodrich p. 228
Detentions and Prison Conditions Amal Sawadi p. 235
Collective Punishment Fadhil al-Bedrani p. 238
"Shock and Awe" Therapy: How the US is Attempting to Control Iraq's Oil and Pry Open Its Economy Herbert Docena p. 240
The Iraqi Legal System under the Occupation Mohammed al-Rahoo p. 264
The Transfer of Power in Iraq Abdul Ilah al-Bayaty p. 268
The Privatization of War Niloufer Bhagwat p. 280
The Occupation as Prison Nermin al-Mufti p. 302
Covert Practices in the US War on Terror and the Implications for International Law: The Guantanamo Example Barbara Olshansky p. 308
Testimony on Falluja Rana M. Mustafa p. 314
Human-Rights Violations and the Disappeared in Iraq Abdul Wahab al-Obeidi p. 317
Human Rights and the US/UK Illegal Attack on Iraq Johan Galtung p. 321
Fifth Session: Cultural Heritage, Environment, and World Resources p. 329
The Destruction of Cultural Heritage: A Report from the Istanbul Initiative Gul Pulhan p. 330
Testimony on the Destruction of Cultural Heritage Amal al-Khedairy p. 336
The Ecological Implications of the War Joel Kovel p. 340
Environmental Damage of Military Operations during the Invasion of Iraq (2003-2005) Souad Naji al-Azzawi p. 353
Sixth Session: The Global Security Environment and Future Alternatives p. 363
Militarism and the Culture of Violence Ay e Gul Altinay p. 364
Gender and War: The Plight of Iraqi Women Nadje al-Ali p. 371
Creating Racism and Intolerance Liz Fekete p. 399
The Militarization of Economy and the Economy of Militarization Samir Amin p. 404
The Relationship between Iraq, Palestine, and Israel Ahmad Mohamed al-Jaradat p. 409
Polarization and the Narrowing Scope of Political Alternatives Wamidh Nadhmi p. 417
Collateral Damage: The Mexican Example John Ross p. 422
Human Security vs. State Security Christine Chinkin p. 430
Next Steps for the Peace Movement Ken Coates p. 441
Towards a New Political Imaginary Corinne Kumar p. 448
Alternatives for an Alternative Future Biju Matthew p. 465
The WTI as an Alternative: An Experimental Assertion p. 468
Closing Speeches p. 485
Closing Speech on Behalf of the Panel of Advocates Richard Falk p. 486
Closing Speech on Behalf of the Jury of Conscience Arundhati Roy p. 490
Declaration of the Jury of Conscience p. 492
Appendix I International Law p. 502
Appendix II List of Legal Documents p. 510
List of WTI Sessions Held Worldwide p. 512
Notes p. 515
Biographies of the Contributors p. 548
Biographies of the Jury of Conscience p. 559
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Inspired by the Bertrand Russell Tribunal of the Vietnam War era, the World Tribunal of Iraq consisted of 20 sessions held worldwide between November 2003 and June 2005 addressing political, legal, and economic issues surrounding the US invasion and occupation of Iraq. Edited by Sökmen (co-founder, Metis Press), Roy (an Indian activist and Booker Prize-winning novelist), and Falk (emeritus, international law, Princeton U.), this volume collects materials from the World Tribunal on the role of international law and institutions; the responsibility of national governments; the accountability of the media; the conduct and consequences of the invasion and occupation; impacts on cultural heritage, the environment, and world resources; and implications for the global security environment and future alternatives. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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