Humanitarian intervention and its dangers: a hypothetical
Is there a situation where it would be morally or legally right to use force to prevent genocide in another country without the approval of the Security Council? (No.)
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Identity cards, the national database and EU fundamental rights
The database will be the biggest ever invasion of British citizens’ privacy and lacks the most elementary safeguards — if it ever works
The ‘humanitarian intervention’ heresy and its perils
A Guardian letter about the danger of by-passing the Security Council
Jottings
…about the Guantanamo motto and Mme. Roland, an enjoyable film and a sharp TV programme, some horrible grammar, and the database that goes with ID cards
Iraq and Mr Blair: "If treason prosper…"? – a dialogue
My old friend Peter Harvey has posted the following thought-provoking comment on the two-part entry below about Iraq and the question of the legality of the war in the light of the Attorney-General’s advice. My own reply to Peter follows.