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News Image 13938 - Tamils have a De jure State - Karen Parker
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Tamils have a De jure State - Karen Parker
Karen Parker is a San Francisco-based attorney who specializes in human rights and humanitarian law. She has helped evolve international law in such areas as economic sanctions, weaponry, the environment, and the rights of persons with disabilities. She also consults with parties to armed conflicts, other States, and UN officials on the application of armed conflict law.
In 1982, she co-founded the Association of Humanitarian Lawyers (originally incorporated as International Disability Law), and has served as its president for over twenty years.
In addition, she is the chief delegate for International Educational Development - Humanitarian Law Project, a nongovernmental organization (NGO) accredited by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
This year marks her twenty-fifth year representing human rights and humanitarian law concerns at the U.N. Human Rights Forums.
Ms. Parker has facilitated extensive discussions with the Sri Lankan Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam about their obligations under the Geneva Conventions and human rights law, with the goal of bringing the conflict to an equitable resolution.
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tamilcanuck
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13 Apr 2007 22:22:44 GMT Report for Abuse
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What is the difference between De jure and De facto?
De jure means ?by law.? Applied to land and States, if the land is legally your land and you are present and govern in your land, you are the de jure State. De facto means ?by fact.? The Sri Lankan government?s occupation of part of the historic Tamil Eelam is de facto. They are there by the clear facts on the ground but they don?t have the legal right to it. So, their governance over Tamil land is not de jure.
I know the LTTE has used the terms the other way around when they maintain that they have a de facto State. But I think the Tamils have a de jure State: they have the right to self-determination, the Tamil lands are those lands attached to that right, they are present in their land and they have a Tamil civil administration governing it. This is a de jure State. The Tamil people, of course, also have a de jure right to the Tamil lands under control of the government, but they are not now in control of them.
whole interview here
http://www.sangam.org/2007/04/DeJure_State.php?uid=2322
Edited By - tamilcanuck - 13 Apr 2007 22:23:26 GM |
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13 Apr 2007 22:29:48 GMT Report for Abuse
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She has many good lines as always:
The Sinhala have had almost 60 years to show the International Community that they can have a multi-ethnic state and all they have shown is that they can have a Sinhala state with an oppressed minority. I think after 60 years, time is up! |
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13 Apr 2007 22:33:51 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Everybody knows who she is. She is a top intelligence officer (CI*). The same thing happened last August in New York. All the Vanni LTTE supporters were caught by FBI. This time USA and other countries want to apprehend world most wanted terrorist Prabakaran. No one in the world support Vanni LTTE terrorists. Handful of Sri Lankan North Tamils are supporting Vanni LTTE invaders. |
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13 Apr 2007 22:39:22 GMT Report for Abuse
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All the Vanni LTTE supporters were caught by FBI
tricked by gothabaya the US citizen? |
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13 Apr 2007 22:41:37 GMT Report for Abuse
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Ragu0000:
What does happen to your 'President Karuna and Prime-minister Pillian' posts? Should not you write it down several times over and over again, then some day it may come true? |
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13 Apr 2007 22:42:00 GMT Report for Abuse
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This time USA and other countries want to apprehend world most wanted terrorist Prabakaran
I thought your mighty superhero Karuna was going to do it? What's the matter couldn't kidnap enough kids for his 'army'? LOL |
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13 Apr 2007 23:02:42 GMT Report for Abuse
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Everybody knows who she is. She is a top intelligence officer (CI*)
Thank you Ragu2006 for the valuable info.
So after reading what she has to say, you must be little worried huh?
Where is Karuna Amman, Still in Thailand or in Bombay ?
Tell him to not to forget his condoms. |
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14 Apr 2007 00:01:38 GMT Report for Abuse
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'The Sinhala have had almost 60 years to show the Int'l community'......??????
Oh..... what a statement..... someone thinks that we are still a white man's colony.... for them to impose things on us....!!
This woman didn't know that we had and continue to have a multi ethnic state.....!!
Sri Lanka does not have to show any foreigner anything what they wish to hear..... A soverign country has the right to determine what is right for them.....!!
This is the voice of the hidden hand who supports seperation of SL..... dream on..... you'll get both De Jure and De Facto states very soon.....:))))))) |
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14 Apr 2007 00:17:50 GMT Report for Abuse
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Sri Lanka does not have to show any foreigner anything what they wish to hear..... A soverign country has the right to determine what is right for them.....!!
It is too bad buddy, You have to show everything. Welcome to real world.
Don't give us the Soverign crap. Remember Afganistan was also a soverign state
before US kick out the Taliban. |
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14 Apr 2007 00:25:23 GMT Report for Abuse
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Sri Lanka does not have to show any foreigner anything
At least you have a back bone. Please could you tell me why GOSL has gone to almost ever western capital with begged money? Why do your leaders keep running to India?
Is MR going to see the pope for confession? |
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