High court rules that there is no crime of aggression in English law under which former PM could be chargedTony Blair should not face prosecution for his role in the 2003 Iraq war, the high court has ruled. The decision blocks an attempt by a former Iraqi general, Abdulwaheed al-Rabbat, to bring a private war crimes prosecution against the former Labour leader. Chilcot: Tony Blair was not 'straight with the nation' over Iraq war Read moreThe two judges recognised that a crime of aggression had recently been incorporated into international law, but said it did not apply retroactively. The Chilcot inquiry’s conclusion that the invasion of Iraq was unnecessary and undermined the United Nations required the prosecution of Tony Blair, Mansfield told the high court. “The failure of the British government to give tangible commitment to the prosecution of the crime of aggression undermines the rule of law.

Source: The Guardian July 31, 2017 09:42 UTC