Elizabeth Wilmshurst

Overview

Elizabeth Wilmshurst born August 28, 1948. Professor of International Law; British negotiator of statute of International Criminal Court. Resigned from Foreign Office in protest of illegality of Iraq War, 2003.

Quotations

“I regret that I cannot agree that it is lawful to use force against Iraq without a second Security Council resolution. . .
I cannot in conscience go along with advice. . . which asserts the legitimacy of military action without such a resolution, particularly since an unlawful use of force on such a scale amounts to the crime of aggression.” (letter of resignation; photo BBC news)