World of War Crimes: Eyeless in Gaza … and Beyond, the latest book by barrister and human rights advocate Geoffrey Robertson, quickly establishes that contemporary international laws against war crimes are completely ineffectual.
The ongoing violence in Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan, Myanmar, the Tigray region of Ethiopia, Kashmir and elsewhere is, initially, a compelling point in Robertson’s favour. So is the failure of courts, either international or domestic, to prosecute individuals, governments, militaries or corporations for the horrors of war.
No doubt, Robertson would also include US President Donald Trump’s order for the US military to kidnap Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as an example of the failure of international law.
