"There is an increased awareness that this is a really scary moment, but what will it take for people to put their differences aside and come up with something new and radical? she said while on a visit to the UK to deliver two lectures. I hope it does not take total collapse, but it might. I don't know. We will see."
"She said: We are not seeing a global response to the US willingness to flout international law. It is probably time to start thinking about that. With the UN security council unable to enforce ICJ rulings, she proposed novel measures to allow nation states to seek compliance with court orders. These include suspending states from UN committees, withdrawing speaking rights or even suspension from the general assembly a punishment meted out to South Africa for refusing to comply with an ICJ order to"
A coalition of states is needed to stop the international legal order from falling apart and to defend the postwar prohibition on taking land by force. The prohibition on territorial seizure faces unprecedented challenge amid conflicts such as Ukraine and Gaza, which have heightened global focus on international law. Key institutions including the International Court of Justice face a crisis of authority as workload rises while compliance with rulings has fallen from about 80% to closer to 50%. Protection of civilians under international humanitarian law is eroding. Novel enforcement options for UN bodies are being proposed to secure compliance.
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