This paper, based on international law, analyses the legal basis and legal consequences of the War on Iraq, discusses the challenges to international law caused by the War.

本文从国际法角度分析伊拉克战争的法律依据及其引起的法律后果，探讨国际法在这场战争中面临的挑战。

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International wars are one of the important manifestations of international relations, and war and use of force are important regulated objects of international law.

国际战争是国际关系的一种重要表现形态，战争和使用武力是国际法的重要调整对象。

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"The only hope now is broader interpretation and evolution in international law, which is moving in the direction of universal jurisdiction for crimes against humanity and war crimes,".

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In its report,the U.N.panel headed by South African Judge Richard Goldstone said Israeli forces and Palestinian Hamas forces committed violations of international law, including war crimes, during the 22-day conflict which left 1400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis dead.

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International law includes the law of war.

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It is simply the victim of its enemies' cynical use of the rhetoric of international law as part of their diplomatic war against Israel.

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Such was the case of sending al Qaeda- and Taliban-linked detainees to Guantanamo and holding them under the international-law-of-war context similar to prisoners of war - though technically without the same rights, as they were unlawful enemy combatants, along with a lack of meaningful transparency that undermined public accountability.

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