Enabling Networks: What Alliances Mean In International Law

From economic advantages to military might, alignment with the great powers of the world has its perks. But what about potential implications and advantages in the legal realm?

UN Office at Geneva, Switzerland (UNOG); headquarters of the UN Human Rights Council. The International Criminal Court — where international tribunals are held — is located elsewhere, in The Hague, Netherlands. Credit: Mathias P.R. Reding

In a World Policy Journal article published in 2003, the current Chair of Political Science at City University of New York, Rajan Menon, boldly declared “The End of Alliances” [1]. After…