The Guardian view on prosecuting war crimes: no one is above the law | Editorial

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Editorial: The new defence secretary ought to understand that the rule of law can only be upheld by observing it

The limelight was always going to be on Penny Mordaunt as defence secretary. A Brexiter accused by the last prime minister of lying to win, she is now touted as Theresa May’s emotionally intelligent successor. She did nothing to dispel such speculation with a speech on Wednesday, promising to protect soldiers from “lawfare” – a pejorative term coined to describe the use of a country’s legal system to undermine its defences.

 

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Why do you guys keep publishing Tony Blair then?

The 'rule of law' is whatever American schizophrenics say it is.

does this mean Blair is going to wear an orange jump suit ? About time !

Have you decided not to use the euphemism ‘battle crimes’ any more?

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