Read the Kuala Lumpur Initiative to Criminalise War

Kuala Lumpur Initiative to Criminalise War

December 19, 2005

The Kuala Lumpur Initiative to Criminalise War was drafted by Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Prof. Francis Boyle, Law Professor at the University of Illinois, Dr. Helen Caldicott, President of the Nuclear Policy Research Institute, Prof. Michel Chossudovsky, Economics Professor at the University of Ottawa & Director of the Centre for Reseasrch on Globalization (CRG),  Denis Halliday, former assistant Secretary General of the United Nations, Hans van Sponeck, former assistant Secretary General of the United Nations, Feisal Abdul Rauf, founder of the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

The complete text of the Declaration will  be posted shortly. The main points are summarised below.

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“Since killings in peace time are subjected to domestic law of crime, killings in war must likewise be subjected to international law of crimes,” said Dr Mahathir.

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“All commercial, financial, industrial and scientific activities that aid and abet war should be criminalised,” said the former Prime Minister.

Among the other points in the declaration are:

* All national leaders who initiate aggression must be subjected to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court;

* All nations must strengthen the resolve to accept the purposes and principles of the United Nations (UN) Charter and institute methods to settle international disputes by peaceful means and to renounce war;

* Armed force shall not be used except when authorised by a resolution passed by two-thirds majority of the total membership of the UN general assembly;

More:
http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=20051219&articleId=1561