By Ranjan Solomon

When the judge is punished: America, the veto and the unravelling of international law

“When law becomes subordinate to power, justice becomes a privilege rather than a right”

GOA, India - There is something profoundly disturbing about the spectacle now unfolding before the world. The United States, which has for decades presented itself as the principal architect and defender of the rules-based international order, is increasingly behaving as though international rules are legitimate only when they serve American power.