Reuters quote of the day, July 8

London, July 7 (Reuters) Following is a notable quote from history.

''Nuclear weapons, the ultimate evil, destabilise humanitarian law, which is the law of the lesser evil. The existence of nuclear weapons is therefore a challenge to the very existence of humanitarian law.'' -- World Court President Mohammed Bedjaoui, while casting his decisive vote on July 8, 1996 in favour of a ruling by the International Court of Justice that said the use or threat of nuclear weapons in war should be outlawed.

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