𝜯𝐞𝐡 𝜝𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐤𝐢@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 年前Why wasn't former President Bush of the USA, charged with any crimes, when we marched into Afghanistan and Iraq by his orders, under pretenses?message-squaremessage-square169fedilinkarrow-up1487
arrow-up1487message-squareWhy wasn't former President Bush of the USA, charged with any crimes, when we marched into Afghanistan and Iraq by his orders, under pretenses?𝜯𝐞𝐡 𝜝𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐤𝐢@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 年前message-square169fedilink
minus-squaredudinax@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·3 年前Starting a war is illegal under international law. People have hanged for it.
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 年前Sometimes, sometimes it isn’t. Specifically what would you have charged him with, and what evidence would have convicted him?
minus-squaredudinax@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 年前Crimes against the peace. The evidence is he started a war in Iraq. It’s not complicated.
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 年前Yes, it is. Merely starting a war isn’t justification for prosecution in the ICC. That’s not how the laws work.
minus-squareRandomlyAssigned@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 年前There is no such thing as international law despite what you’ve heard
minus-squaredudinax@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 年前There’s laws written, courts. They’ve arrested people, tried them, and punished the convicted. You can call it whatever dumb word you want to call it.
Starting a war is illegal under international law. People have hanged for it.
Sometimes, sometimes it isn’t. Specifically what would you have charged him with, and what evidence would have convicted him?
Crimes against the peace. The evidence is he started a war in Iraq. It’s not complicated.
Yes, it is. Merely starting a war isn’t justification for prosecution in the ICC. That’s not how the laws work.
There is no such thing as international law despite what you’ve heard
There’s laws written, courts. They’ve arrested people, tried them, and punished the convicted. You can call it whatever dumb word you want to call it.