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Briefings & Information CND and the illegal warCND took the government to court in Dec 2002 to ask for an advisory opinion on the legality of using Resolution 1441 as a pretext for war, comprehensively argued by Rabinder Singh, QC and Charlotte Kilroy, (see Nov 02 opinion) acting for CND. The three judges ruled that they could not give an opinion as they had no jurisdiction on this aspect of international law and that it may be “damaging to the public interest in the field of international relations, national security or defence.” (see judgment) . The same CND legal team also produced an opinion on why the proposed draft “2nd resolution” would not give legal authority to go to war (see Feb 03 opinion) They also produced an opinion on the Attorney General’s use of Resolutions 678, 687 and 1441 to authorise the war, both on the eve of war and after it became clear that weapons of mass destruction were not being found in Iraq (see June 03 opinion). For further detailed information on the legal issues concerning war in Iraq, read The Case Against War CND also believes war crimes were committed in the way the war was conducted Iraq war crimes - 'a case to answer' says tribunal CND briefings on Iraq | |||||||||||||||