Why Russia Was Right to Veto the Malaysian Boeing Tribunal
... the evolution ladder of international law. Today, ad hoc tribunals are obsolete and ineffective in the face of the permanent International Criminal Court in The Hague. By blocking the resolution, Russia might save international criminal justice from erosion ... ... the crime and prosecuting its perpetrators. Despite the support of this resolution from the Council’s majority, Russia vetoed it on July 29, 2015. This move was met with an international outcry, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power being among ...
05.08.2015