With this latest aggression, the collapse of law and reason |
With this latest aggression, the collapse of law and reason
The fact that Iran is a brutal and inhumane theocracy does nothing to lessen the severity of these crimes. We are now witnessing the absolute collapse of international law.
The US and Israeli aggression against Iran is yet another blow dealt to international law.
It is a blatant violation of the fundamental principle of the United Nations Charter, which in Article 2 prohibits the use of force against a sovereign state, as well as the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, whose Article 5 classifies a war of aggression as a “crime” under its jurisdiction.
The US bombardments have already claimed countless civilian casualties. They struck a girls' school, resulting in the deaths of over 80 young girls and injuring another 80 students.
The fact that Iran is a brutal and inhumane theocracy does nothing to lessen the severity of these crimes. We are now witnessing the absolute collapse of international law.
This undeclared war served as the official proclamation by the world's greatest military power that the law of the strongest is the new fundamental norm in international relations.
After all, this rejection of any limits had already been flaunted by President Donald Trump with the bombing of Iran in June 2025, followed by the bombing of ISIS factions in........