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Article: It's the law (World Court rulings on nuclear weapons are ignored by most nations).
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- Ploughshares Monitor
- Article date:
- June 1, 1996
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Democracy, it is often said, is the worst form of government, except for all the others. It might likewise be said that using the judicial system to resolve controversial issues is the worst way to practise democracy - but, at least some of the time, it does seem to have advantages over the others.
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