> Why is this not written in international law and closed once and for all? Because there is no single document for "international law" that you can just chang

> Why is this not written in international law and closed once and for all? Because there is no single document for "international law" that you can just change. International law is basically word-of-mouth agreements and norms bunch of countries have, of what they agree to follow, without anyone actually being responsible for creating, maintaining and enforcing them. Basically, international law is as far away from "law" as you can get in the traditional sense, and a bit of a gentlemen agreement today.