international law
noun
: a body of rules that control or affect the rights of nations in their relations with each other
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The third implication concerns the potential misuse of international law to undermine countries' territorial integrity or political independence.
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Gadi Ezra, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
Woods cast Iran as a frequent and reckless violator of international law that was complicit in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
—Matt Viser, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2024
Iran maintains the attack on its diplomatic mission violated international law.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
In the six months since the start of the war, Israeli forces have repeatedly pummeled hospitals in Gaza, even though international law states that hospitals should not be attacked during war.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
But an Israeli military spokesperson denied that the Israeli army had used AI in this way, saying that in all cases, a human intelligence analyst had to verify the targets were legitimate and that the conditions for an attack complied with Israeli military doctrine and international law.
—Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
Targeting hospitals in wartime is prohibited under international law, but those standards change if enemy combatants are using the facility to attack an enemy.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
The government is still waiting for legal advice from its lawyers on whether or not selling arms to Israel is in breach of international law.
—Luke McGee, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
The Biden administration is under pressure to assess the credibility and reliability of Israel’s assurances that its actions in Gaza are consistent with international law.
—Michael
birnbaum, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
Gadi Ezra, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
Woods cast Iran as a frequent and reckless violator of international law that was complicit in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
—Matt Viser, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2024
Iran maintains the attack on its diplomatic mission violated international law.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
In the six months since the start of the war, Israeli forces have repeatedly pummeled hospitals in Gaza, even though international law states that hospitals should not be attacked during war.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
But an Israeli military spokesperson denied that the Israeli army had used AI in this way, saying that in all cases, a human intelligence analyst had to verify the targets were legitimate and that the conditions for an attack complied with Israeli military doctrine and international law.
—Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
Targeting hospitals in wartime is prohibited under international law, but those standards change if enemy combatants are using the facility to attack an enemy.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
The government is still waiting for legal advice from its lawyers on whether or not selling arms to Israel is in breach of international law.
—Luke McGee, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
The Biden administration is under pressure to assess the credibility and reliability of Israel’s assurances that its actions in Gaza are consistent with international law.
—Michael
birnbaum, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
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“International law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/international%20law. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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