Thank you, Mark Carney!

Rule of International Law DOES stand, somewhere, to some degree!

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In today’s day and age, upholding the law presents itself as some remarkable competence.

Ahh yes, agreeing to respect international law: the lowest bar of effort. How sad is it that this feels like something we must celebrate?

Is he even planning to go there, tho?

Fuck international law it’s the worst thing to happen to the world

It’s even sadder - I don’t believe him

Okay, now back it up

Why does canada still have good trade relation with Israel and lies about stopping selling arms to Israel so the war criminal use it to continue occupation? Carney is a snake

He came two times during the conservatives being in power

He isn’t respecting internstional law since he didn’t implement an both side arms embargo , no sanctions on the state of israel and deny palestinian rights to self defence

the lowest bar of effort.

This feels a bit disingenuous.

We’re in the middle of trade negotiations that affect a huge swathe of jobs etc with an aggressively pro Israel leader. Considering donald’s capriciousness and willingness to punish allies for ideological disagreement, this actually feels like a bit of a ballsy statement.

If I were on the US relations file, I’d be praying no one related this to trump etc.

What international laws are you thinking of?

the Geneva and genocide conventions

Geneva applies to Israel’s conduct.

The genocide convention underlies the icj and UN approaches etc, all of which Canada is following. (Yes, the UN is flawed but that’s the unfortunate reality of international law.)

Canada is following the geneva convention obligations?

Are you sure you mean the Geneva convention?

That’s about how countries conduct war and outlines the rights of civilians, soldiers etc.

I’m not sure how you get to Canada violating that?

He says in an attempt to save face.

Go educate yourself . The convention also oblige countries to not be complicit with countries who do not respect it and abuse human rights. Canada is still selling and buying military equipment’s from/to Israel and did not impose a single sanction of the state of Israel

The High Contracting Parties undertake to respect and to ensure respect for the present Convention in all circumstances

Common Article 1 of the 1949 Geneva Conventions - Lieber Institute West Point

Nicaragua alleges Germany violated IHL by supporting Israel, neglecting obligations under Geneva Conventions & IHL principles.

Lieber Institute West Point (lieber.westpoint.edu)

Article 1 of the Geneva Conventions is generally interpreted as conferring a responsibility on third party states not involved in an armed conflict to not encourage a party to an armed conflict to violate international humanitarian law, nor to take action that would assist in such violations, and to take appropriate steps to cause such violations to cease.

Common Article 1 Does Prohibit Complicity in IHL Violations, Through Arms Transfers or Otherwise

Blog of the European Journal of International Law

EJIL: Talk! (www.ejiltalk.org)

Also there hundred of canadians serving in the idf despite canadian law prohibiting serving a foreign state army especially one with serious human right abuses

Great but can we add Trump to the list?