Zak Golombeck
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Clinical negligence and human rights lawyer, with an interest in international law and affairs

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Blair and his Raskolnikov morals

(0) Comments | Posted 3 September 2012 | (16:36)

An unfortunate truism: Tony Blair and others will never stand trial over the alleged crime of aggression in taking their respective countries to war in Iraq in 2003. The corollary of this is that the culture of impunity for Western leaders over breaches of international law (Treaties and jus cogens)...

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Rachel Corrie: Another Case of Military Protection by the State?

(59) Comments | Posted 28 August 2012 | (14:28)

Nearly nine and a half years after the death in Rafah, Gaza, of Rachel Corrie, an American International Solidarity Movement volunteer, a Haifa district court has ruled that the State of Israel, vicariously liable for the Israeli Defense Force (IDF), did not breach their duty of care owed to Rachel...

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