International Law and its Place in 'Late-Stage' Capitalism

Toronto-based international criminal lawyer and long-time critic of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Christopher Black, recently published a paper titled, "Marx and International Law - A Perspective," which is now available online on his blog. The paper provides insights on global capital, discussing how international law for capital means the mechanisms used to "solidify and codify" imperialism, and how law affects class relations on a global scale. In it, he states: "This class tension both within states and between states is essential to understand in order to understand the real nature of international law," and that the issue then becomes what to do about the global dominating military power that is Washington. And indeed, the UN has been used by Washington "in violation of the central precepts of the UN Charter," particularly against nations that are targets of U.S. foreign policy and refuse to allow U.S. international capital into their countries.

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