The Geneva Convention is more a set of guidelines than an actual ruleset abided by signatories. Russia signed the Geneva Convention, is a permanent member of the UN security council, and yet still bombs maternity wards and kidnaps children by the thousands. The UN is a toothless tiger and the Geneva Conventions are a dead letter at this …
The Geneva Convention is more a set of guidelines than an actual ruleset abided by signatories. Russia signed the Geneva Convention, is a permanent member of the UN security council, and yet still bombs maternity wards and kidnaps children by the thousands. The UN is a toothless tiger and the Geneva Conventions are a dead letter at this point. The “Rules Based International Order” is only as strong as the countries with wealth and firepower willing to enforce it, and it’s come up short since the 1940’s. You might as well be invoking rules struck by the League of Nations right now.
The Geneva Convention is more a set of guidelines than an actual ruleset abided by signatories. Russia signed the Geneva Convention, is a permanent member of the UN security council, and yet still bombs maternity wards and kidnaps children by the thousands. The UN is a toothless tiger and the Geneva Conventions are a dead letter at this point. The “Rules Based International Order” is only as strong as the countries with wealth and firepower willing to enforce it, and it’s come up short since the 1940’s. You might as well be invoking rules struck by the League of Nations right now.