INTERNATIONAL law, that supposed arbiter of justice and accountability, stands today as little more than a hollow relic- a crumbling edifice of hypocrisy wielded by the powerful and ignored by those with the audacity to do so.
The notion of a rules-based international order, enforced by treaties and norms, is a laughable fantasy when the likes of the US, Russia, and Israel trample on it with impunity, exposing its irrelevance. It is a lie told to the world- a farce designed to mask the naked reality of power politics. And now, with Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the already fractured illusion of international justice faces a new and devastating blow.
The International Criminal Court (ICC), that supposed beacon of accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity, has…