[lit-ideas] Re: Right of Return
- From: "Phil Enns" <phil.enns@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 18:03:43 -0500
Omar Kusturica wrote:
"In these days, there is the international law, based on treaties signed
by governments. When a government signs an international treaty, it
undertakes an obligation to establish and implement the appropriate
legislation."
'International law' is a misnomer. There is an important difference
between a treaty and a law. There is no political body that establishes
particular 'International laws' and there is no such body that enforces
those laws. What gives international agreements or treaties their
status is their being affirmed by particular governments. A government
can withdraw from a treaty but no individual can withdraw from a law.
"The political position of the Hamas (not yet the government) has
changed, and even before it was more complex than is conveyed by the
above phrase."
Hamas, today, re-affirmed that it refuses to accept the existence of
Israel.
"This does no more than avoid the issues, rendering the debate
pointless."
If you say so. But why did you go on for another five sentences?
Sincerely,
Phil Enns
Toronto, ON
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