The International Court of Justice is following the rules and the “rules based order” is rejecting its findings. From Bill Bonner at bonnerprivateresearch.com:
The International Court of Justice drops the hammer…
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Bill Bonner, reckoning today from Youghal, Ireland…
It was a show-down. A ‘rules-based order’…vs. firepower. Law versus brute force. Civilization vs. Barbarism.
On Friday, the International Court of Justice handed down a verdict.
The World Court, on Friday, ordered Israel to take action to prevent acts of genocide as it wages war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, but it stopped short of calling for an immediate ceasefire, Reuters reports.
Ruling on a case brought by South Africa, the Court said Israel must ensure its forces did not commit genocide and take measures to improve the humanitarian situation for Palestinian civilians in the enclave.
In the ruling, 15 of the 17 judges on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) panel voted for emergency measures which covered most of what South African asked for, with the notable exception of ordering a halt to Israeli military action in Gaza.
Even the American judge, Joan E. Donoghue, sided with the majority.
Is this progress? The ruling was mostly ignored in the US; ‘how many divisions does the ICJ have,’ Anthony Blinken might have asked, if he had a sense of humor.
But it was headline news throughout the rest of the world. It was something new. One nation is trying to prevent a slaughter by another nation by appealing to an international court.
Plausible Evidence
Whatever else it is, it is definitely the first time a rag-tag bunch of religious extremists on the edge of the civilized world – with no navy – has tried to impose a shipping blockade. And it’s the first time such an ‘act of terrorism’ (shooting at passing ships) has been done with the apparent approval of the ‘rules-based order.’ In other words, now that the ICJ has found plausible evidence of genocide, all nations are meant to do what they can to prevent it. So far, the Houthis are the only ones to take this responsibility seriously…which is in itself extraordinary.
Etiquette and intellect is lovely but sometimes you have to hoist the Jolly Roger and get busy.
Don’t be afraid of your animal instinct or human nature.