(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . I/P: Independent Non-Reciprocal Events and The Rules-Based International Law/Order [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-10-28 I will endeavor to be as cold and unemotional as I can, although I’m a little tired of walking on broken glass. [I don’t care what you think of me but I will not reply to insults.] So what is an Independent Non-Reciprocal Event? When you have one event followed by another but each event is judged separately. This is how the law works, it is certainly how the war crimes illegality works. You cannot use your enemy's set of war crimes to justify your own reciprocal war crimes. This system has evolved since WWII since after that war only the losers partially paid for those war crimes, the “valuable” people were spirited out by certain parties. [Think the Space Race and Ballistic Missiles for example] The current result is: The theory of Rules-Based International Order [RBO] will be undermined if it is ignored by its original proposers by their actions. [Hint The West: The not well-defined rules apply to everyone or no one.] The better solution is the body of International Law which includes: The Geneva Conventions. The Geneva Conventions and their Commentaries The Rome Statute: Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Rome Statute: If the 3 great powers would only pull their finger out. The right to self-defence It refers to the use of force to repel an attack or imminent threat of attack directed against oneself or others or a legally protected interest. Self-defense in international law refers to the inherent right of a State to use of force in response to an armed attack. Self-defense is one of the exceptions to the prohibition against use of force under article 2(4) of the UN Charter and customary international law. However, whether the armed attack that gives rise to self-defence should originate from another state ( as opposed to an armed group ) and whether the attack should actually materialize to lawfully invoke self-defense are ongoing conundrums for scholars. The concept of self-defence and defence of others is also used in criminal law as a defence to justify a necessary and proportionate use of force against an unlawful attack . Such conduct by civilians does not constitute direct participation in hostilities. *Underlining mine. What is proportionate? Total annihilation of Civil Society/Order? If you want to understand how illegal Occupation works Hollow Land: Israel's Architecture of Occupation by Eyal Weizman. This can be got for Kindle [about $8] a hard copy is much more difficult [up to approx $250]. You can log in through a school or library see link] It is an excellent study. How can we learn what has happened? forensic-architecture.org/... Beyond the 2014 conflict, this project was intended to create a tool that could be similarly employed in future conflicts, whether in Gaza or elsewhere, to collect research findings and casualty reports, and reveal emerging patterns that could be used to apply pressure concerning human rights violations in real time. Just A Thought [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/10/28/2202138/-I-P-Independent-Non-Reciprocal-Events-and-The-Rules-Based-International-Law-Order?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=more_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/