International Opinion

From Ukraine to Palestine, the assault upon law

Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu have the same objective in war, namely the end of international law and the advent of a world where no other law exists except that of force, writes Mediapart co-founder Edwy Plenel in this op-ed article. From that perspective, he argues, to support Israel’s war in Gaza is to offer the Kremlin its victory in Europe.

Edwy Plenel

The press releases were published two years apart, but both carried the same heading: “The court indicates provisional measures”. The first, dated March 16th 2022, concerned Ukraine. The second, dated January 26th 2024, concerned the Gaza Strip. In both cases, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which is the principal judicial arm of the United Nations, and whose members are, ipso facto, a party to, pronounced an order “which has binding effect”.

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