This debate unfolds at a global moment already marked by a rapid erosion of the rules that have governed international relations for decades. What distinguishes the current phase is the shift from political and economic pressure to the use of cross-border legal mechanisms. Are we witnessing a natural evolution in international accountability mechanisms, or an expansion of legal power by major states outside established multilateral frameworks? As a result, the international legal system now faces a genuine test. When international legal tools are enforced selectively, justice becomes vulnerable to doubt and is transformed from a shared system of rules into a field of political contestation.

Source: Daily News Egypt January 07, 2026 19:22 UTC