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In violation of the United Nations Charter, which is the law of the land under the U.S.
A Veteran's Declaration of Independence for July 4, 2008 2008
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More than ten years ago, they agreed that the imposition of economic sanctions under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter is the only peaceful option available, and they pledged to abide by any decisions in this respect by the
ANNEX 1975
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It isn't legally enforceable, but it defines the freedoms and rights set out in the United Nations Charter, which is binding, and its provisions - including a ban on torture, slavery and discrimination
Life and style | guardian.co.uk Anna Tims 2010
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It isn't legally enforceable, but it defines the freedoms and rights set out in the United Nations Charter, which is binding, and its provisions - including a ban on torture, slavery and discrimination
Education news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk Anna Tims 2010
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When he continued to advocate for the eradication of Israel in 2007, one hundred members of the United States House of Representatives co-sponsored a bill "Calling on the United Nations Security Council to charge Ahmadinejad with violating the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and the United Nations Charter because of his calls for the destruction of the State of Israel."
Haggai Carmon: Durban Review Conference on Racism: Genuine Effort or Political Hypocrisy? Haggai Carmon 2011
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The modern Law of War, which draws on Grotius, began with conventions at Paris in 1856, and later at other places, and now is codified in the United Nations Charter, the record of the Nuremburg and Tokyo war-crimes trials, and subsequent conventions and treaties.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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The United Nations Charter is not an obscure document that can be safely ignored when it is convenient to do so.
Robert Naiman: "No-Fly Zone"? Senator Kerry, the UN Charter Is Supreme Law Robert Naiman 2011
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When Soviet premier Nikolai Bulganin proposed that Soviet and American forces jointly end the war in Egypt, Eisenhower warned the Soviet leader that any unilateral action “would violate the United Nations Charter.”
Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011
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The United Nations Charter is not an obscure document that can be safely ignored when it is convenient to do so.
Robert Naiman: "No-Fly Zone"? Senator Kerry, the UN Charter Is Supreme Law Robert Naiman 2011
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The modern Law of War, which draws on Grotius, began with conventions at Paris in 1856, and later at other places, and now is codified in the United Nations Charter, the record of the Nuremburg and Tokyo war-crimes trials, and subsequent conventions and treaties.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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