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Can International Law Save Us?
Human rights lawyer Viviana Krsticevic on defending international law in an age of might-makes-right.
“Either the ICC will end its threats, or we will end the ICC.” With those words, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced American sanctions on the International Criminal Court. President Trump has said, “I don’t need international law.” President Macron has asked whether we want to return to “the law of the jungle” or live in a civilized international society.
Think of it as might-makes-right versus universal values.
**Viviana Krsticevic, Executive Director of the Center for Justice and…
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