ON A LIGHTER NOTE: I CANT LIVE WITHOUT THE LAW PLUS Mariah Carey - Without You (Official Video)

THE LAW MAKES ME FEEL THIS WAY. I FEEL I CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT THE LAW ANYMORE . EVERYWHERE I TURN IT IS LAW LEFT , RIGHT AND CENTER AND I LOVE IT.


XOXO

MS VEE

me and public international law

Public International law (PIL) is fascinating : at least from my own point of view. PIL covers a lot of things and one gets to understand why states do what they do. My understanding is that everything states do is for their own benefit and they do certain things if acting in such a manner benefits them. It is like the human nature really, people usually do something if it will benefit them. A few human beings, like Mother Theresa really do things out of their good hearts and expecting nothing. Now one concept of public international law has caught my eye and I am writing a dissertation on it. The concept that has stolen my heart and has got me salivating is none other than the controversial customary international law principle of universal jurisdiction. Universal jurisdiction is whereby a state can exercise its powers over an individual through prosecution regardless of where the crime was committed , whether the individual is a national of that country as long as it is in respect of heinous crimes such as piracy, war crimes and crimes against humanity. States can only exercise this power with regards to international crimes. The rationale for this principle is to make sure that no one can escape from crimes they committed in another country by escaping to another country. hence, no country can be a safe haven for criminals. This seems fair doesn't it? But doesn't this concept infringe state sovereignty . Wont this principle be used for political gains? Will it not create the tyranny of judges and result in a situation whereby the law is used to further political ideologies or further military strategies? In as much as the principle is theoretically sound , in reality bias, friction and disputes between states may arise when one country has tendencies to prosecute citizens of other countries without batting an eyelid. Will one ever be safe with universal jurisdiction?

Picking your brain......What do you think? Is universal jurisdiction fair /relevant / necessary in your own opinion?

xoxo

Ms Vee-