The United Nations Treaty Series clearly illustrates this: while the 20th century averaged over thirty new multilateral agreements each year, the 21st struggles to produce even two. The UN’s Sixth CommitteeFor decades, the Sixth Committee of the UN General Assembly has been where international law came alive. The International Law Commission, which provides the committee with its drafts, has quietly made adjustments. There’s a quiet lesson here for every policymaker: global law doesn’t fail because people stop caring about order. That’s what global law-making is evolving into: not enforcement through threat, but through participation and perception.

Source: GhanaWeb December 31, 2025 22:09 UTC