Noam Chomsky on US Immunity in International Law in the Case of Yugoslavia vs. NATO

„In the case of Yugoslavia v. NATO, one of the charges was genocide. The U.S. appealed to the court, saying that, by law, the United States is immune to the charge of genocide, self-immunized, and the court accepted that, so the case proceeded against the other NATO powers, but not against the United States.“

Noam ChomskyNoam Chomsky explains US self-immunization in international law in the genocide charge case of Yugoslavia vs. NATO.
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Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, and political activist, renowned for his work in linguistic theory and critical social analysis.

Noam Chomsky criticizes the political immunity of the U.S. in international legal cases using the genocide charge against NATO in the Kosovo conflict as an example.


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Noam Chomsky quote about US immunity in international law and the Yugoslavia v. NATO case

Born in 1928, Noam Chomsky is a prominent linguist, cognitive scientist, philosopher, and political activist. He is widely regarded as the father of modern linguistics and revolutionized the field with his theory of generative grammar. Additionally, Chomsky is known for his critical analyses of politics and mass media.

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