> If one side has breached another’s rights, the injured party is no longer bound to respect the treaty rights of their assailant This norm creates a market fo

> If one side has breached another’s rights, the injured party is no longer bound to respect the treaty rights of their assailant This norm creates a market for casus belli. I am reminded of how the Serbs kept talking about how the Croats massacred their ancestors and collaborated with Nazi Germany. Well, yes, that happened. And yet. Or suppose you are an Indian Muslim, and you have been worshipping at the Babri Masjid (a mosque) just as your parents did. But then a Hindu mob is reminded in 1992 that, when it was constructed in the 16th century, it was built on top of a temple to Rama (indeed it is His birthplace!) -- what an outrage! So they tear it down with their bare hands. Have they delivered justice to your community? (What actually happens: Violence breaks out between Hindus and Muslims, and pretty soon 2,000 people have been killed.) There are people who benefit when society switches to "war mode", and they are not good people.