RE: The United States and Allies can ignore international la
International courts are a joke.
Law is useless if it can not be brought to bear on a significant number of those that defy it. Think of the nations led by mass murderers (China, Zimbabwe, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Saudi Arabia, IMHO, and just off the top of my head) How many of these leaders or their colleagues have come to the Court? NONE. It is a joke.
And it is seen as such throughout the world.
Law is WORSE than useless if it is used for political reasons............and that is why the US will not sign on. Among all the butchery in the world, there are many in the west who would see Bush tried, while ignoring China, North Korea......
The entire concept is flawed from the start. It is an attempt to begin building a framework for world governance........and that would be a disaster beyond all comprehension.
Life, ideas, creativeness, and evolution all depend on VARIETY.......a multitude of systems, laws, cultures, many of which fall by the wayside, some of which actually work.....survival of the fittest.
Chaos? Yes. Cruel? Yes, at times, but so is nature.
To try to force conformity on the chaos simply crushes any adaptability, it creates stagnation, and kills development and evolution...........
That is if any such thing is possible.