International law and OBL’s death (II)
A world power acted in ‘self defence’ by carrying out a raid in another country.
DUBAI:
With reference to Zeeshan Adhi’s article, may I ask the writer that where does the world stand in the case of foreign troops entering Bahrain? Or, the attacks in Libya? Are these not violations of a country’s sovereignty? The fact of the matter is that in today’s world the laws are interpreted to one’s advantage by those who have the bigger guns. The Abbottabad incident is a classic example of this because a world power acted in ‘self defence’ by carrying out a raid in another country.
Arif Qadri
Published in The Express Tribune, May 16th, 2011.
With reference to Zeeshan Adhi’s article, may I ask the writer that where does the world stand in the case of foreign troops entering Bahrain? Or, the attacks in Libya? Are these not violations of a country’s sovereignty? The fact of the matter is that in today’s world the laws are interpreted to one’s advantage by those who have the bigger guns. The Abbottabad incident is a classic example of this because a world power acted in ‘self defence’ by carrying out a raid in another country.
Arif Qadri
Published in The Express Tribune, May 16th, 2011.