Sunday, January 18, 2009

Minister Not Informed by Officials about Legal Advice on Iraq War


A document issued in 2003 by the legal services of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed doubt about the legal basis of the Dutch participation in the Iraq war. They expected that the Netherlands might possibly lose a case before the International Court of Justice. The secretary-general of the ministry filed the advice and did not pass it on to the minister.
www.trouw.nl/nieuws/nederland/article2006892.ece/in_2003_onenigheid_op_BZ_over_inval_in_Irak_.html

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