"British and Canadian lawyers, together with a UN watchdog group, are complaining this week of alleged bias in the Goldstone Commission investigating possible war crimes committed during Operation Cast Lead in December and January.
The commission, established by the UN Human Rights Council and headed by former South African judge Richard Goldstone, is expected to file its report as early as Monday, though no specific date has been formally announced.
Some 50 British and Canadian lawyers have signed a public letter protesting the presence of London School of Economics professor Christine Chinkin on the commission. The letter said her participation "necessarily compromises the integrity of this inquiry and its report."
Chinkin signed a public letter in January that called Israel's actions "war crimes." This disqualified her from participating in an international panel investigating whether Israel had, in fact, committed war crimes, the lawyers contended....."
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