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Abandoning Ukraine Could Spell the Surrender of International Law
This year, the world commemorates the 80th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter — arguably one of the most significant milestones in modern history. The Charter established a legal framework for a new world order, codifying the principles of international law to govern relations among nations. As its preamble declares, the Charter’s overarching goal was “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war and to reaffirm fundamental human rights.”
At its core, the Charter embodied the hope that a united global community could ensure peace and security and protect the legal principles that underpin those ideals. The political will to create such a system was nothing short of extraordinary. In 1945, it was universal. Today, it is anything but. Russia’s war against Ukraine stands as a stark indictment of our collective failure to uphold these foundational principles.
In Kyiv, a haunting memorial wall stretches on seemingly without end, with countless photographs of Ukrainian soldiers who have perished in the conflict, which began nearly three years ago. Each time I visit Kyiv, I make my way to this site, often at night during mandatory blackouts. Even in the dim light, the enormity of the loss is evident. It is a sobering reminder that, at the heart of Europe, we are witnessing one of the most egregious violations of international law in modern history: the use of force against the territorial integrity of another state. Article 2 of the UN Charter was designed to prevent precisely such acts of aggression.
www.jurist.org
Anything Putin sees as a way to diminish the cohesion of the western democracies and the law based order they established after WW II, he is in favor of it. It's why he wants to break the western alliance over support for Ukraine, why he wants to see NATO dismantled, and why he supported trump's candidacy for prez.
This year, the world commemorates the 80th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter — arguably one of the most significant milestones in modern history. The Charter established a legal framework for a new world order, codifying the principles of international law to govern relations among nations. As its preamble declares, the Charter’s overarching goal was “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war and to reaffirm fundamental human rights.”
At its core, the Charter embodied the hope that a united global community could ensure peace and security and protect the legal principles that underpin those ideals. The political will to create such a system was nothing short of extraordinary. In 1945, it was universal. Today, it is anything but. Russia’s war against Ukraine stands as a stark indictment of our collective failure to uphold these foundational principles.
In Kyiv, a haunting memorial wall stretches on seemingly without end, with countless photographs of Ukrainian soldiers who have perished in the conflict, which began nearly three years ago. Each time I visit Kyiv, I make my way to this site, often at night during mandatory blackouts. Even in the dim light, the enormity of the loss is evident. It is a sobering reminder that, at the heart of Europe, we are witnessing one of the most egregious violations of international law in modern history: the use of force against the territorial integrity of another state. Article 2 of the UN Charter was designed to prevent precisely such acts of aggression.
Abandoning Ukraine Could Spell the Surrender of International Law
This year, the world commemorates the 80th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter — arguably one of the most significant milestones in modern history. The Charter established a legal...
www.jurist.org
Anything Putin sees as a way to diminish the cohesion of the western democracies and the law based order they established after WW II, he is in favor of it. It's why he wants to break the western alliance over support for Ukraine, why he wants to see NATO dismantled, and why he supported trump's candidacy for prez.
