Is International Law Built for Today's Wars?

About this episode

The episode discusses the relevance of international law in modern conflicts, featuring insights from former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour.

As the US-Israel war on Iran continues , the international rules , laws, and norms meant to govern it are collapsing and being rewritten . Does international law still matter? And h ow a re modern conflicts reshaping accountability and impunity ? Former UN High Commissioner for Human Righ ts Lou ise A rbour br eaks d own w hat's changing, whether law s and norms are eroding, and if the se d on't hold—what comes next.

People in this episode

Guest: Louise Arbour

Topics covered

• international law
• war
• accountability
• impunity
• human rights
• conflict

Keywords

• international law
• US-Israel war
• Iran
• accountability
• impunity
• human rights
• conflict norms

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UN

Places: US, Israel, Iran

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