Talk of the Town: The law of the strongest must not govern

Comments on “The law of the strongest must not govern,” (Flea Market of Ideas by Joel Ruiz Butuyan, 4/23/26) via https://opinion.inquirer.net:

The right path forward is for countries to intensify efforts to enforce compliance with international law, condemn wayward and defiant nations, and protect the ICC as a bulwark of international justice.

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Look for the Inquirer article, “Why do people support the drug war?” About violation of human rights in Iran, the IRGC has been killing large numbers of protesters, gays, and women across decades for going against the government or religious laws. And yet the world allows that in exchange for cheap oil.

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The narrative that “the law of the strongest must not govern” is a principle no one disputes, but invoking it in the context of the ICC case risks oversimplifying a complex legal process. The ICC’s proceedings are not moral symbolism—they are governed by strict evidentiary standards, jurisdictional rules, and procedural safeguards. What determines accountability is not rhetoric about global power dynamics but the admissibility, credibility, and sufficiency of evidence tested in court.

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