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At the heart of contemporary international law lies a paradox: the attacks on the United States of September 11, 2001 have justified 16 years of international war, yet the official international community, embodied principally in the United Nations, has failed to question or even scrutinise the US g…

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Despite the emergence of an impressive and serious body of literature that impugns the official account and even suggests that 9/11 may have been a classic (if unprecedentedly monstrous) false-flag attack, international statesmen, following the lead of scholars, have been reluctant to wade into what appears to be a very real controversy. African nations are no strangers to the concept of the false flag tactic, and to its use historically in the pursuit of illegitimate geopolitical aims and interests. This article draws on recent African history in this regard, as well as on deeper twentieth-century European and American history, to lay a foundation for entertaining the possibility of 9/11-as-false-flag. This article then argues that the United Nations should seek to fulfil its core and incontrovertible ‘jury’ function of determining the existence of inter-state aggression in order to exercise a long-overdue oversight of the official 9/11 narrative. Back to Top About this Journal Editors and Editorial Board Indexing About this Journal Now 4 issues per year The African Journal of International and Comparative Law re-started publication with EUP in 2005, with the approval of the African Society of International and Comparative Law. The eminent Editorial Board continues as previously, with members from international institutions in Geneva and from universities in Africa, the UK and the US. The journal continues its tradition of providing invaluable refereed material in both international and comparative law on a pan-African basis. It includes articles on public or private international law, either in English or French, as well as a section on recent developments relevant to the continent. Editors and Editorial Board General Editors Professor Rachel MurrayProfessor of International Human Rights Law, University of Bristol Professor Kofi Oteng KufuorProfessor of Law, University of East London   Editorial Board Dr Solomon Ayele DerssoAdjunct Professor, College of Law and Governance Studies, Addis Ababa University Dr Olufemi EliasAfrican Association of International Law Professor Nelson EnonchongBarber Professor of Law, University of Birmingham Professor Hajer GueldichFaculty of Legal and Political Sciences of Tunis, University of Carthage Dr Mamadou HébiéAssociate Professor of International Law, Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, Leiden University Ms Ndanga KamauNdanga Kamau Law Dr Tunde OgowewoSenior Lecturer in Law, King’s College, London Dr Peter SlinnDirector, Diplomacy programmes, School of Oriental and African Studies, London April 2021It is with great sadness that we note the passing of the great Christof Heyns, our esteemed colleague and long-standing member of the editorial board the African Journal of International and Comparative Law. Prof Heyns was, as his colleagues in the University of Pretoria describe so well, a 'legal giant' in the human rights field. His contribution to the Journal over the years involved not only giving detailed editorial advice, but also his thoughtful reflections on the Journal’s development and strategic direction. We are honoured as a Board to have had the opportunity to work with him on the Journal and we will miss him deeply.Our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues in Pretoria and around the world. 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