| Title | Armageddon or Brave New World?: Reflections on the Hostilities in Iraq |
| Author | C.G. Weeramantry |
| Notes | "Like so many thinking people all over the world Christie Weeramantry has been very perturbed by the tragedy in Iraq -- the invasion of the country by the US, British, and Australian forces.... In protest against this planned invasion, Mr Weeramantry wrote articles, gave interviews and addressed meetings, which included a sessions of British parliamentarians in London. The general thrust of his arguments was that an attack on Iraq without the approval of the Security Council would be unconstitutional. He specified ten principles in the UN Charter which would be violated. An invasion would also be morally indefensible, as it would inevitably result in the killing of numerous lives and serious damage to the infrastructure, hospitals, schools and religious and cultural institutions.
"In his book, Mr. Weeramantry enlarges on the opinions he has expressed earlier and stresses the fact that we have a task to counter the dangers ahead of us. He refers to the UN Charter as 'the basic document of today's international law'....
"Armageddon or a brave new world? A world of violence or a world of peace? Mr Weeramantry's book is a source of valuable information as well as a guide to the action which all of us should now be taking." |
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| Type | Book |
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Publisher | Vishva Lekha Printers |
| Length | 197 pages |
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Year | March 2005 |
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Place | Sri Lanka |
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ISBN | 995-599-324-5 |
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Keywords | Iraq, International Law |
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