{"id":19621,"date":"2010-06-09T14:41:43","date_gmt":"2010-06-09T12:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turkishforum.com.tr\/en\/content\/?p=19621"},"modified":"2010-06-09T15:55:04","modified_gmt":"2010-06-09T13:55:04","slug":"crimes-against-the-peace-and-crimes-against-humanity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/2010\/06\/09\/crimes-against-the-peace-and-crimes-against-humanity\/","title":{"rendered":"Crimes against the Peace and Crimes against Humanity"},"content":{"rendered":"

TWO DIFFERENT VIEWS PRESENTED <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TURK VE AMERIKAN HUKUKCULARI N KONUYA BAKISLARI
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Lynda Brayer( a human rights lawyer):\u00a0 The Legal Framework of International Law<\/p>\n

The Attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla by Israeli Navy Commandos on May 31, 2010
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\nCrimes against the Peace and Crimes against Humanity<\/p>\n

During the pre-dawn hours of May 31, 2010, the Israeli Navy attacked the six<\/p>\n

civilian vessels of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. The attack took place in<\/p>\n

international waters against ships flying under national flags of countries with<\/p>\n

which Israel is not at war, namely Turkey, Greece and the United States. The<\/p>\n

ships were carrying civilians from more than sixteen countries.<\/p>\n

Salient points:<\/p>\n

Since no state of war existed at the time, the attack on these vessels<\/p>\n

constitutes an act of war against those governments under whose flags the<\/p>\n

vessels were sailing.<\/p>\n

The attack falls within the purview of the ius ad bellum, those laws which<\/p>\n

govern the resort to armed conflict. Israel\u00eds action does not fall into the<\/p>\n

category of the ius in belloor the laws which govern the actual conduct of war.<\/p>\n

Because this attack was carried out in international waters, the status of the<\/p>\n

relationship between Hamas, or any other Palestinian body, and the state of<\/p>\n

Israel is of no relevance whatsoever. Likewise, neither the blockade of Gaza nor<\/p>\n

Israel\u00eds claims and legal interpretations regarding it has any bearing on its<\/p>\n

acts of aggression in international waters.<\/p>\n

This is not an act of piracy. Piracy is an act of aggression carried out in<\/p>\n

international waters by individuals and not by states.<\/p>\n

The following internationally binding treaties, charters, and agreements are<\/p>\n

relevant to the attack by Israel:<\/p>\n

1. Article 6 of the Charter Provisions of the Nuremburg Trials<\/p>\n

(a) Crimes against Peace: namely, planning, preparation, initiation, or waging<\/p>\n

of a war of aggression, or a war in violation of international treaties,<\/p>\n

agreements or assurances, or participation in a common plan or conspiracy for<\/p>\n

the accomplishment of any of the foregoing;<\/p>\n

(3) Crimes against Humanity: namely murder, deportation, and any other inhumane<\/p>\n

acts committed against any civilian population, before or during the war…in<\/p>\n

execution of or in connection with any crime, whether or not in violation of the<\/p>\n

domestic law of the country where perpetrated.<\/p>\n

2. 1907 Hague Regulation Convention (XI) Relative to Certain Restrictions with<\/p>\n

Regard to the Exercise of the Right of Capture in Naval War<\/p>\n

Chapter II\u00a0 The Exemption from Capture of Certain Vessels<\/p>\n

Article 4. Vessels charged with religious, scientific, or philanthropic missions<\/p>\n

are likewise exempt from capture.<\/p>\n

Salient points:<\/p>\n

The standard for judging the Israeli acts is objective and not subjective. It is<\/p>\n

irrelevant what Israeli ministers, generals, admirals, or soldiers thought or<\/p>\n

intended. The test is in what they did.<\/p>\n

What they did was engage in acts of war using weapons of war in international<\/p>\n

waters against vessels that are protected not only in peacetime but also in<\/p>\n

times of war.<\/p>\n

Israel has therefore committed both crimes against the peace and crimes against<\/p>\n

humanity.<\/p>\n

These are crimes that have international jurisdiction. Israeli political and<\/p>\n

military personnel can be named in trials held in any and all countries of the<\/p>\n

world. If the Israelis do not attend the trials, they can be tried in abstentia,<\/p>\n

and those decisions in which the Israelis are found guilty can be executed<\/p>\n

anywhere in the world.<\/p>\n

Because unarmed civilians were murdered by a preplanned military attack, capital<\/p>\n

crimes have been committed. While it would appear that the international<\/p>\n

community no longer finds capital punishment civilized, the punishments for<\/p>\n

these capital crimes can be multiple life sentences.<\/p>\n

These crimes give rise to damage claims for huge sums of money and Israeli<\/p>\n

accounts can be blocked using decisions finding them guilty.<\/p>\n

The unarmed vessels were on a philanthropic mission, carrying civilians and<\/p>\n

humanitarian supplies. Even if Israel were in a state of war with any of these<\/p>\n

countries, it would be prohibited from capturing the vessels according to the<\/p>\n

terms of the Hague Convention of 1907.<\/p>\n

Conclusion:
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\nIt follows, therefore, that Israel was first of all not allowed to attack these<\/p>\n

vessels militarily, and then not to board these vessels by force, capture these<\/p>\n

vessels, attack the passengers, imprison them on the vessels, forcibly remove<\/p>\n

them from the vessels, and steal their private property in the form of cameras,<\/p>\n

computers, clothes, etc.<\/p>\n

Every single act carried out by the Israeli military forces in international<\/p>\n

waters no May 31, 2010, are unqualifiedly and absolutely violations of<\/p>\n

international law.<\/p>\n

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FW: Deniz Som- Mavi Marmara-Hukuksal Durum
\nSubject: <\/strong>Deniz Som- Mavi Marmara-Hukuksal Durum<\/span><\/p>\n

Cumhuriyet 06.06.2010<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span>Kaos<\/strong><\/span> <\/span>MARMARA \u00dcniversitesi Hukuk Fak\u00fcltesi Uluslararas\u0131 Hukuk Anabilim Dal\u0131 \u00f6\u011fretim eleman\u0131 Re\u015fat Volkan G\u00fcnel<\/strong> Mavi Marmara gemisinin Ortado\u011fu\u2019da yaratt\u0131\u011f\u0131 kaosu de\u011ferlendiriyor:<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

1) Birle\u015fmi\u015f Milletler Deniz Hukuku S\u00f6zle\u015fmesi\u2019ne g\u00f6re genel olarak \u00fc\u00e7 tip gemi vard\u0131r; sava\u015f gemisi, kamu hizmetine tahsis edilmi\u015f devlet gemisi; ticari gemi. Mavi Marmara gemisi hi\u00e7bir tipe girmemektedir. \u0130nsani yard\u0131m gemisi deniliyor. Bu hakk\u0131 ona kim vermi\u015ftir? BM Bar\u0131\u015f G\u00fcc\u00fc bile yard\u0131m sevklerinde devletlerden yetki almak i\u00e7in bo\u015funa m\u0131 u\u011fra\u015fmaktad\u0131r?<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

2) Deniz Hukuku S\u00f6zle\u015fmesi\u2019ne g\u00f6re geminin tabiiyetsiz oldu\u011fundan \u015f\u00fcpheleniliyorsa bar\u0131\u015f zaman\u0131nda dahi gemiye ziyaret hakk\u0131 do\u011far ve iki veya daha fazla devletin bayra\u011f\u0131 alt\u0131nda seyreden ve bunlar\u0131 i\u015fine geldi\u011fi gibi kullanan bir gemi, bu tabiiyetlerden hi\u00e7birini di\u011fer devletlere kar\u015f\u0131 ileri s\u00fcremez ve tabiiyetsiz bir gemi gibi i\u015flem g\u00f6r\u00fcr. Mavi Marmara Komor band\u0131ral\u0131 ama T\u00fcrk bayra\u011f\u0131 \u00e7ekmi\u015f bir gemidir. Bu hileli durum \u0130srail\u2019in gemiye \u00e7\u0131kmas\u0131 i\u00e7in hakl\u0131 bir sebep yarat\u0131r.<\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

3) Hakl\u0131 veya haks\u0131z, Gazze b\u00f6lgesi fiilen \u0130srail devletinin kontrol\u00fcnde bir sava\u015f b\u00f6lgesidir. Sava\u015f b\u00f6lgesine y\u00f6nelen ve a\u00e7\u0131k\u00e7a rotas\u0131n\u0131 buraya k\u0131ran bir gemiye uluslararas\u0131 sular da olsa, sava\u015f hukukuna g\u00f6re sava\u015fan taraflar m\u00fcdahalede bulunabilir. <\/span><\/p>\n

4) Komor \u0130slam Cumhuriyeti bayrakl\u0131 Mavi Marmara \u00fczerinde T\u00fcrkiye\u2019nin yetkisi yoktur. T\u00fcrkiye, olaylarda vatanda\u015f\u0131na kar\u015f\u0131 su\u00e7 i\u015flendi\u011fi iddias\u0131 ile T\u00fcrk Ceza Kanunu\u2019na g\u00f6re sorumlular\u0131n \u015fahs\u0131 hakk\u0131nda T\u00fcrk mahkemelerinde yarg\u0131lamaya gidebilir. Ancak sorumlu \u0130srail askerleri T\u00fcrkiye\u2019ye gelmedi\u011fi s\u00fcrece b\u00f6ylesi bir ceza yarg\u0131lamas\u0131 somut bir sonu\u00e7 ifade etmez. Di\u011fer yandan, devletler hukukuna g\u00f6re devletlerin egemenlik amac\u0131 ile yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131 fiillerden \u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fc hi\u00e7bir devlet yabanc\u0131 bir mahkemede yarg\u0131lanamaz. Uluslararas\u0131 Adalet Divan\u0131\u2019na gitmek ise her iki taraf\u0131n r\u0131zas\u0131 ile kullan\u0131labilecek bir se\u00e7enektir, \u015fik\u00e2yet mercii de\u011fildir.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

5) Sava\u015f hukukunda sivilleri \u00f6ld\u00fcrmek kesinlikle yasakt\u0131r diye bir h\u00fck\u00fcm yoktur.<\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

6) Hamas, T\u00fcrkiye\u2019nin da alt\u0131na imza koydu\u011fu uluslararas\u0131 belgelere g\u00f6re bir ter\u00f6r \u00f6rg\u00fct\u00fcd\u00fcr.<\/span> <\/span>Dalkavuklar\u0131 Fatih Sultan Recep\u2019i umar\u0131z d\u00fcnya ger\u00e7ekleri konusunda d\u00fcr\u00fcst\u00e7e bilgilendirir de T\u00fcrkiye Ortado\u011fu batakl\u0131\u011f\u0131na s\u00fcr\u00fcklenmez!<\/span> <\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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