Violation of the law

While a few Canadians think the war occurring in Afghanistan will bring peace to the country, Canadians should come back home because this combat is illegal. Actually, according to an article written by Gail Davidson, a lawyer, it violates the Charter of the United Nations, the Geneva Conventions, the agreements against terrorism, and the Rome Statute. First of all, according to the UN Chart, the use of any kind of force to bring down a foreign government is illegal. In fact, the Canadians are trying to bring down the Taliban’s government. The UN also prohibits the killing of non-combatants. For example, our country is not respecting this law, even though we are a member of the United Nations, because the Canadian troops are killing innocent Afghanis. These Afghanis are not combatants. To continue, the Geneva Conventions completely outlaw this quarrel. In fact, the Conventions forbid the murder of civilians and the bombing on a country without making a difference between civilians and military. In other words, Canadian troops are not respecting this law because they are bombing a specific group of people, such as the Taliban’s, by taking the lives of civilians. Third of all, Canada is not respecting the Multi-Lateral Agreements against terrorism because they are posing a terrorist attack on Afghanistan by shooting on the country since 2001. Finally, the Rome Statute strictly bans the starvation and the deprivation of essential objects such as food for resident of a country. Canada is against this law because they are causing the starvation of many Afghanis in this war. To learn more about this aspect, click here. You could also view Linda McQuaig’s, a journalist known for her best selling books, interview discussing about the Afghanistan war and its unlawful aspect.   

- Elie