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Friday, July 09, 2004

Wolrd Court urges Security Council to consider action to stop fence

Haaretz (liberal)

The International Court of Justice ruled Friday in The Hague that the separation fence being built by Israel in the West Bank was in breach of international law, and called on Israel to tear it down and compensate Palestinians harmed by its construction.
"Israel is under an obligation to terminate its breaches of international law; it is under an obligation to cease forthwith the works of construction of the wall being built in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, to dismantle forthwith the structure therein situated," said the ruling, read by the court president, Judge Shi Jiuyong of China.

The court's non-binding advisory on the legality of the fence called on the United Nations Security Council to consider "further action" to stop the construction of the barrier.

"The court is of the view that the United Nations, and especially the General Assembly and the Security Council, should consider what further action is required to bring to an end the illegal situation resulting from the construction of the wall," said the court president.

He also urged the UN to "redouble its efforts" to end the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, which it said posed a threat to international peace.

In the ruling, the court said that Israel's security needs did not merit the construction of the barrier, stating that it "cannot be justified by military exigencies or by the requirements of national security or public order."...
This was very unwise of the Wolrd Court. Issuing a decision that they know before hand will be denounced by the US, defied by the Israelis, and most important, never implemented, can only weaken the authority of the court.

In leadership training the first thing they tell you is "never give an order that you know before hand will be disobyed", becuase it injures both the person giving the order and the institution and authority they represent, and those who will defy the order will become less willing to accomodate themsleves to the future expectations of that authority, thus forcing them into a confrontation that should have been and could have been avoided.
Posted by: Zayphar / 7/09/2004 09:46:00 AM
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