In defence of international law
1 year, 2 months ago

In defence of international law

Al Jazeera  

October 2023 has been a month of many victims. That the political leaders of some of the wealthiest nations in the world initially refused, then tiptoed around, invoking international law as a red line for the Israeli armed forces in Gaza is a bleak development that is sure to have ramifications beyond the Middle East. It has taken simply too long for the United States and many of its European allies to offer tepid, overly qualified defences the value of international law in the context of Gaza. It’s worth recalling that the most universally accepted documents of international humanitarian and human rights law at least are developed on the back of some of the worst atrocities in history. These bodies of international law represent the aspiration to conduct humanity in a different way from the worst ways we have behaved towards each other in the past.

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