Fifty Years after Russell: Tariq Ali on the anniversary of the Russell War Crimes Tribunal

Atrocities committed during the Vietnam War led Bertrand Russell and Jean-Paul Sartre to establish a tribunal to prosecute war crimes of the United States at the time and in the same way as the Allies had tried war crimes after the Second World War, at Nuremberg and Tokyo. The resultant Russell War Crimes Tribunal can be viewed both as a possible precursor to the contemporary system of international war crimes law, with its tribunals in The Hague, Sierra Leone and Cambodia, but also as an experimental site of resistance to war and violence.

Tariq Ali (@TariqAli_News) is a commentator on the subject, having written extensively about international affairs throughout his career as a prominent journalist for the Guardian. He is author of over two dozen books on world history and politics, and editor of the New Left Review. Ali has been a leading figure of the international left since the 1960s. Whilst studying at Oxford, he was involved in the movement against the Vietnam War, and upon graduating led the Vietnam Solidarity Campaign.

Ayça Çubukçu is Assistant Professor in Human Rights, LSE.

Tor Krever (@tor_krever) is a PhD candidate at LSE Law, and Assistant Professor, University of Warwick.

Jayan Nayar is Associate Professor, The University of Warwick.

Gerry Simpson is Professor of Public International Law, LSE Law.

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