For the big and powerful states, international law is more like international politics – more of the wheeling and dealing without the sting of the law. Of course the US has continued propound their own version of international law in Guantanamo with only murmurs coming from the rest of the international community.Unfair? It’s an important lesson in international law and, hopefully, Jammeh will learn that in exile. Lesson 3 – A stable and progressive regional hegemon is a sine qua non for a powerful regional blocA regional bloc is really nothing without a stable, prosperous, forward thinking and well-governed regional hegemon. I have shown in this piece that international law can be beneficial to micro-states and can form the basis for stability and development in a region.

Source: GNN Liberia January 22, 2017 14:56 UTC