277 Quotes by Jack Straw

The British government's position is that prisoners -- regardless of their technical status -- should be treated humanely and in accordance with customary international law, ... We have always made that clear and the Americans have said they share this view.

That obviously includes France, Germany, and Italy, who are offering forces as part of this coalition and all the other member states as well.

The mere fact of having a Security Council meeting at ministerial level will send out a very sharp message indeed to the Syrians.

The Italians have shown consistently that they live by the rule of law. They have given these undertakings and we expect them to abide by them.

Your circumstance is entirely hypothetical, and I'm quite clear it won't arise.

This is an event of such horrifying, unimaginable proportions that I believe it is one where shock grows with time rather than diminishes.

This is a truly historic day for Europe and for the whole of the international community.

This is a terrible outrage committed by people with no humanity, ... I know that the police are devoting huge efforts to find the perpetrators.

This is... the funeral of the Cold War. It marks a profound, historical change,