World Tribunal on Iraq : Making the Case Against War

Table of Contents

• Cover 1
• Half Title 2
• Title Page 3
• Copyright 4
• Contents 5
• Preface Müge Gürsoy Sökmen 9
• OPENING SPEECHES 12
• Opening Speech of the Spokesperson of the Jury of Conscience Arundhati Roy 13
• Opening Speech on Behalf of the Panel of Advocates Richard Falk 16
• FIRST SESSION: THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AND INSTITUTIONS 23
• The Illegality of Preventive Attack and Unilateral Use of Force Phil Shiner 24
• The Conduct of the UN before and after the 2003 Invasion Hans von Sponeck 39
• The History of US and UK Interventions in Iraq Larry Everest 45
• The Doctrine of Humanitarian Intervention and the Neocolonial Implications of Its Revival in Our Unipolar World Jim Harding 60
• Empire’s Law and Human Rights as Swords of Empire Amy Bartholomew 86
• Law’s Empire and Empire’s Lawlessness: Beyond the Anglo-American Law Issa Shivji 94
• The Violation of the Will of the Global Antiwar Movement as a Crime against Peace Anthony Alessandrini 100
• SECOND SESSION: THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GOVERNMENTS 106
• Turkey’s Situation and Politics in the US’s Assault on Iraq Baskin Oran 107
• The Responsibility of Arab Governments in the War on Iraq Khaled Fahmy 117
• The Responsibility of European Governments Guglielmo Carchedi 123
• The Role of the “Coalition of the Willing” in the Violation of International Law and Universal Human Rights Walden Bello 129
• THIRD SESSION: THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE MEDIA 141
• Economic-Political Connections of Media Saul Landau 142
• Media Wrongs against Humanity David Miller 149
• The Moral Responsibility of War Journalism Mete Çubukçu 164
• Media Wrongs against Truth and Humanity Jayan Nayar 170
• The Quest for an Alternative Media Ömer Madra 182
• FOURTH SESSION: THE INVASION AND OCCUPATION OF IRAQ 186
• Testimony on War Crimes and the Recent Situation in Iraq Dahr Jamail 187
• The Use of Depleted Uranium (DU) Weapons Akira Maeda, Sayo Saruta, and Koichi Inamori 195
• The Health Effects of DU Weapons in Iraq Thomas Fasy 216
• The UN and Its Conduct during the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq Denis Halliday 219
• Gender-Based Violence Hana Ibrahim 228
• The Ruin of Daily Life Eman Khammas 231
• The Conduct of the US Army Tim Goodrich 235
• Detentions and Prison Conditions Amal Sawadi 242
• Collective Punishment Fadhil al-Bedrani 245
• “Shock and Awe” Therapy: How the US is Attempting to Control Iraq’s Oil and Pry Open Its Economy Herbert Docena 247
• The Iraqi Legal System under the Occupation Mohammed al-Rahoo 271
• The Transfer of Power in Iraq Abdul Ilah al-Bayaty 275
• The Privatization of War Niloufer Bhagwat 287
• The Occupation as Prison Nermin al-Mufti 309
• Covert Practices in the US War on Terror and the Implications for International Law: The Guantánamo Example Barbara Olshansky 315
• Testimony on Falluja Rana M. Mustafa 321
• Human-Rights Violations and the Disappeared in Iraq Abdul Wahab al-Obeidi 324
• Human Rights and the US/UK Illegal Attack on Iraq Johan Galtung 328
• FIFTH SESSION: CULTURAL HERITAGE, ENVIRONMENT, AND WORLD RESOURCES 335
• The Destruction of Cultural Heritage: A Report from the Istanbul Initiative Gül Pulhan 336
• Testimony on the Destruction of Cultural Heritage Amal al-Khedairy 342
• The Ecological Implications of the War Joel Kovel 346
• Environmental Damage of Military Operations during the Invasion of Iraq (2003–2005) Souad Naji al-Azzawi 359
• SIXTH SESSION: THE GLOBAL SECURITY ENVIRONMENT AND FUTURE ALTERNATIVES 369
• Militarism and the Culture of Violence Ay e Gül Altinay 370
• Gender and War: The Plight of Iraqi Women Nadje al-Ali 377
• Creating Racism and Intolerance Liz Fekete 405
• The Militarization of Economy and the Economy of Militarization Samir Amin 410
• The Relationship between Iraq, Palestine, and Israel Ahmad Mohamed al-Jaradat 415
• Polarization and the Narrowing Scope of Political Alternatives Wamidh Nadhmi 423
• Collateral Damage: The Mexican Example John Ross 428
• Human Security vs. State Security Christine Chinkin 436
• Next Steps for the Peace Movement Ken Coates 447
• Towards a New Political Imaginary Corinne Kumar 454
• Alternatives for an Alternative Future Biju Matthew 471
• The WTI as an Alternative: An Experimental Assertion WTI Istanbul Coordination 474
• CLOSING SPEECHES 490
• Closing Speech on Behalf of the Panel of Advocates Richard Falk 491
• Closing Speech on Behalf of the Jury of Conscience Arundhati Roy 495
• Declaration of the Jury of Conscience 497
• Appendix I: International Law 507
• Appendix II: List of Legal Documents 515
• List of WTI Sessions Held Worldwide 517
• Notes 520
• Biographies of the Contributors 553
• Biographies of the Jury of Conscience 564
• Back Cover 568