Tag: The Hague

Israeli leaders must know they can go to prison | The Electronic Intifada

Israeli politicians, civil servants, generals and soldiers should have to think twice before they participate in these crimes, knowing that by doing so there is a very real chance they could end up in a prison cell in The Hague.

via Israeli leaders must know they can go to prison | The Electronic Intifada

A good day in The Hague | The Monthly

It may sound unpatriotic, but I could not help cheering when the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague brought down its decision last week against Australia. After more than 12 festering years, this finally brings to a head a shameful and shameless exhibition of browbeating and exploiting our newest and poorest neighbour, Timor-Leste.  John Howard claimed much of the credit for defending the independence of the nation, and so he should; but his motives were not entirely altruistic.

Source: A good day in The Hague | The Monthly