Sands is an expert in international law and works in the same chambers as Blair's wife, Cherie Booth. During the interview Sands explains what international law is, where it comes from and how all countries (incl the US) benefit overall from abiding by it. The alternative is a lawless world, hence his recent book on the subject.

 http://www.toucano.plus.com/PoliticsCurrentAffairs/AudioMP3/BBC_WS-Interview-PhilipSands.mp2
(~12mb in .MP2 mono format, ~25mins, play using Winamp or whatever)

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Comment:-

Thanks for that. Despite his profuse verbosity, the key element could be summed as 'The Iraq war was illegal'.

QED. Our government (NuLabour, Tories *and* LibDems) have acted illegally and therefor must be brought to inquiry at the international level. A coalition of minority parties to be put in place at the earliest possible moment, preferably those unfettered by the dictates of central banks...

That's the theory, then there's Bolton, Straw, Shalom and a lofty yet isolated cabal of similar minds hell-bent on world conflagration just to assuage their power lust...

Perhaps we should all email BBC to call for this to be broadcast domestically?