tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660027112573057110.post5898574479639117726..comments2024-01-17T00:50:59.507-08:00Comments on The Encyclopedia Of Decency: Case LawMalky Muscularhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12239599055237749201noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660027112573057110.post-90683397576549422222007-12-19T23:12:00.000-08:002007-12-19T23:12:00.000-08:00That's all very well, but have you considered whet...That's all very well, but have you considered whether it's <EM>reasonable</EM> to expect a superpower not to indulge in torture or high-altitude bombing?<BR/><BR/>Surely, it's only <EM>sensible</EM> to realise that great powers will sometimes feel the need to pogo on some diddy country, and failing to recognise this is deeply <EM>unserious</EM>flyingrodenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12560266705069504771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660027112573057110.post-85619485637196825192007-12-19T04:12:00.000-08:002007-12-19T04:12:00.000-08:00(btw, what Geras is groping away from here and wha...(btw, what Geras is groping away from here and what Ken Roth understands is the sensible point that countries like the US, UK etc, ought to be held to higher standard of <I>compliance</I> with the <I>same</I> laws. So for example, under the Financial Services Act, me and my grocer are both equally forbidden from acting so as to manipulate prices on the London Stock Exchange. <BR/><BR/>But it clearly wouldn't make sense for a Turkish tobacconist to record all his telephone calls, go on quarterly compliance training courses, consult a lawyer for all of his official correspondence etc, whereas it does make sense to expect that from me, because unlike him, I am spending every working day presenting myself as an honest dealer in securities. And because I have an important an long-term interest in the general standards of market conduct on the stock exchange in a way that my grocer doesn't give a tupenny shit about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660027112573057110.post-47555580759641047772007-12-19T04:05:00.000-08:002007-12-19T04:05:00.000-08:00"Higher standards" (Hie-err Stan-dudz).The same st..."Higher standards" (Hie-err Stan-dudz).<BR/><BR/>The same standards. For example, to expect that the USA obeys the UN Convention on Torture, signs up to the International Criminal Court etc, is to hold it to a <I>higher standard</I> than countries which do obey international law. Similarly, to expect Israel to refrain from destroying civilian infrastructure or using cluster bombs is to hold it to a "<I>higher standard</I>" than the relevant Geneva Conventions.<BR/><BR/>It must surely be counted a weakness in Prof Geras' case against Our Intelligence that he seemingly regards "the US is being held to a higher standard" and "the US is being held to the same standard" as the <I>only</I> two possibilities - perhaps he ought to be an Emeritus Professor of Mathematics as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com