'If the US Can Do This, Why Can't We?' Legality of Iran Strike Questioned
- Rep. Lateefah Simon criticized President Donald Trump's decision to bomb Iran without Congress's consent, stating it disregarded human lives and constitutional authority over war declarations.
- Rep. Ro Khanna is leading a bipartisan War Powers Resolution to prevent unauthorized hostilities in Iran, currently supported by 44 sponsors.
- Experts, including Erwin Chemerinsky, argue that Trump's actions may violate the War Powers Act, emphasizing that Congress retains the power to declare war.
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The presidential candidate of the Broad Front, Gonzalo Winter, referred this Sunday to the attack carried out by the United States against facilities in Iran, and called for maintaining Chile’s historic position in foreign policy. “In view of the alarming situation that occurs in the Middle East, we must stick to the invariable conduct that the Republic of Chile has had throughout its history, which is to stick to international law,” said the MP…
According to international law expert Jochen von Bernstorff, the US military strike against Iranian nuclear facilities clearly violates international law. "I see little room for international legal justification," the professor of state law, international law, constitutional doctrine and human rights at the University of Tübingen explained. Von Bernstorff justified his assessment to the German News Agency by the fact that the US had not been att…
Is the attack by US President Donald Trump on Iran covered by international law? Expert Jochen von Bernstorff gives answers. Also on the NATO case in case of a counterattack.
The US has no support in international law for last night's attacks on Iran, according to Said Mahmoudi, professor emeritus of international law at Stockholm University.
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