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# Legal Action Against War
- URL: https://www.protein.xyz/legal-action-against-war/
- Published: 2004-03-02T16:37:10.000Z
- Updated: 2016-06-02T19:51:17.000Z
- Description: Lawyers are due to explain why they are asking the International Criminal Court to investigate allegations of war crimes by top…
- Author: Protein
- Tags: Seeds, #protein, #Import 2024-06-11 13:25

Lawyers are due to explain why they are asking the International Criminal Court to investigate allegations of war crimes by top British politicians in invading Iraq. The group [Legal Action Against War](http://www.laaw.org/?ref=protein.xyz) will submit a petition to the court in The Hague asking it to investigate alleged offences by Prime Minister Tony Blair, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon and Attorney General Lord Goldsmith. The group said "a principal charge" was "intentionally launching an attack knowing that it will cause incidental loss of life or injury to civilians". At a news conference at the Palace of Westminster, lawyers including Michael Mansfield QC will present legal argument and an evidence bundle, and journalists will be invited to question experts on the laws about war on the "genocidal blockade and inhuman attacks on Iraq". [Discuss ...](http://forum.proteinos.com/?ref=protein.xyz)