2.
"The law of war is a delusion designed by great powers by their servant lawyers & diplomats so that it will never hinder their military ambitions."
"There's so much wriggle room... by the major powers... that their own troops will, by & large, not fall foul of it."
Eg, Nuremberg didn't prosecute Göring for bombing civilians, bcz "they were afraid he'd run the 'You did it too' defence."
"Bcz there's no clear law against it."
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/latenightlive/geoffrey-robertson-war-crimes-/106097984

