CAN THE RULE OF LAW SURVIVE AN AGE OF PERMANENT WAR?

Posted: 3rd September 2026

What good is the law? From Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to the international community’s failure to enforce the ICC arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu over alleged war crimes, the foundations of the international order are being called into question.

As governments increasingly disregard international law and human rights, one of the world’s leading human rights lawyers asks whether the rule of law can withstand this moment—or whether the law of the strongest will prevail.
 

THE POWER OF LAW
Reconciling Legality and International Justice
 
WOLFGANG KALECK

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