There's a myth that international laws & norms must be useless because there's no international Leviathan, & thuggish countries flout them (so why shouldn't we?). Responses: 1. People flout laws against murder, assault, & rape, too; that doesn't prove the laws are useless. The relevant question is how much worse life would be without the laws. 2. Most of our social behavior is in practice regulated by norms, not laws: nudity, lewdness, belching & farting, racist & misogynistic jokes, basic table manners, queuing,... either there is no law, or it's unenforceable. The norms are enforced by ostracism, gossip, shows of contempt. 3. Nations depend on each other (trade, terrorism, piracy, pandemics, borders, extradition, ...) so sanctions and exclusion are not toothless. 4. War is in fact NOT the "realist," pragmatic, unromantic alternative, but often leads to catastrophic failures: US in Vietnam, US in Afghanistan, USSR in Afghanistan, Iraq in Kuwait.. https://t.co/blRzIrdMSO
I think that the study of International Law should be paused for a few years to enable a full review of its jurisprudence, principles, statutes, case law and judicial precedents.
Today, to revive the hope of peace for the Palestinians and Israelis, and a two state solution, the United Kingdom formally recognises the State of Palestine.