Selective Indignation: when International Law Is Instrumentalized Against the Us and the West

Neue Zürcher Zeitung

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With the establishment of the Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, the Americans have violated international law. However, international law is now being violated everywhere and systematically.

Report24

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The arrest of Nicolás Maduro makes waves around the world. But what should be more outrageous is the years of watching the Kleptocratic regime suppress its own people and force them into emigration.A commentary by Heinz Steiner In geopolitics, the principle of "power breaks law." International law itself is a paper tiger that is selectively interpreted and enforced according to power policy rules. In the end, it plays less a role whether interna…