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Do you believe it’s justified? What’s the point of treaties if the agreement isn’t inviolable?
by SilverElfin 10mo ago
Do you believe it’s justified? What’s the point of treaties if the agreement isn’t inviolable?
- CGMthrowaway 10mo agoReserving judgment on the particular case at hand, rebus sic stantibus (fundamental change of circumstances) as well as self-preservation/national security are well-worn avenues for modifying treaties or adherence thereto. International courts almost always reject these arguments because they want treaties to be stable, but when a state (like the US or the USSR/Russia) has the power to back up their argument, they can be successful
- SilverElfin 10mo agoIsn’t that basically grounds for no country to respect the international order or laws or stability? Why would anyone care when the biggest powers can choose to abandon it at will. Laws for everyone but not for America (or Russia or China)?
- CGMthrowaway 10mo agoWhy do you think NATO exists, or has a need to exist?