y his own conduct was a matter of defense, while that of his defeated enemy constituted aggression. Giving a special status to violations of international borders, as against crimes committed against people already within a country, also can be seen as a sort of hypocrisy, elevating "national rights" (such as sovereignty) above human rights.5
The fundamental reality of international relations is, however, that successful aggression anywhere makes the risk of war greater everywhere. Few if any nations in the world are, in a material sense, entirely safe from foreign aggression. Weak nations must always, potentially, be in fear of stronger neighbors. Strong nations, who must also fear potential rivals, are tempted to commit acts of aggression not only for immediate ________
3Lord Hankey, Politics Trials and Errors (Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1950), ix.
4"To the Victors Go the Trials," Newsweek, 117 (February 4, 1991), 52.
5John Alan Appleman, Military Tribunals and International Crimes (Indianopolis: Bobb
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