tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545325128987261938.post571405220177567494..comments2023-05-29T05:12:51.200-07:00Comments on Four Ounces: world government: War Court to prevent the use of warUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545325128987261938.post-91635945515995218242012-04-29T19:32:27.697-07:002012-04-29T19:32:27.697-07:00I believe the International Criminal Court is a ve...I believe the International Criminal Court is a version of what you're suggesting here, Carl. Like all international institutions, it's not perfect, but moving in the right direction. After 2017, aggression will fall under its jurisdiction and state parties could be prosecuted. Those who do not become parties will become increasingly shamed as global pariahs as the international system continues to develop around them. <br /><br />This said, I would favor the development of a global democratic assembly as a preference to a court system as the basis for a worldwide government. Bringing into global negotiations some regard for the consent of the governed, along with the apochryphal notion that democracies never go to war with each other would likely be much more likely to prevent war in the first place than require its adjudication after the fact.Tony Fleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16517930223241975419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545325128987261938.post-26801830853262320022012-04-29T11:30:06.616-07:002012-04-29T11:30:06.616-07:00Creating legitimacy is not an easy task.
However,...Creating legitimacy is not an easy task.<br /><br />However, the credibility and legitimacy of the United Nations and nation-state system is weak too.<br /><br />If there was a court system that was widely recognized, I think it would be politically difficult for nation-states to simply ignore it.<br /><br />Going to war requires that the domestic population buy into the legitimacy of the war.<br /><br />Say, Country X failed to get approval and went to war anyways.<br /><br />I think this would empower and embolden the peace movement in Country X.<br /><br />I think members of the military who refused to participate would be liberally granted assylum in other countries.<br /><br />How much of the military hss to refuse orders to cause the system to break down?<br /><br />My guess is that even 1% of the military refusing orders would make warfare difficult. Somewhere between 3-12% and it would be impossible.<br /><br />The League of Nations model of states enforcing the rulings hasn't worked. The people need to enforce our expectations on our governments.Nyberg, Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15784252678181056809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545325128987261938.post-32310314917352256162012-04-29T11:00:07.628-07:002012-04-29T11:00:07.628-07:00We can write the rules any way we want. The only r...We can write the rules any way we want. The only real question is whether the world's superpowers will choose to obey them. The other members of the UN Security Council made it clear that Bush's invasion of Iraq was illegal. Consequences? Legally, there were none. Were we shamed into not doing something like that again? Maybe.M. Joseph Goodfriendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000064720810274362noreply@blogger.com