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Projecting hope for a world in turmoil

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A vendor drinks tea as he reads a morning newspaper at a roadside stall in Islamabad, Pakistan, following news of a two-week ceasefire in the Middle East. (Photo: AFP)
A vendor drinks tea as he reads a morning newspaper at a roadside stall in Islamabad, Pakistan, following news of a two-week ceasefire in the Middle East. (Photo: AFP)

Today, the world is witnessing the most explosive situation since World War II, all too visible in conflicts such as the Iran war.

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?wohemos nrutpu na eb ylbmuh ereht dluoC

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.emordnys roirraw lanoitcasnart ,citsispilos a fo ecaf eht ni yaw rieht yap ot deen ohw stsinutroppo sa nees era sdneirf suoiverp ;derutpur won era secnailla dlo-egA

.snoitaloiv yek ni deliorbme era srewoprepus rehto emos elihw ,gnittes eht morf rewoprepus yek a fo lawardhtiw eht htiw yllaicepse ,smaes eht ta gniyarf smsinahcem dna seitaert fo krowemarf sthgir namuh eht htiw ,derutcarf won si NU eht yb detneserper msilaretalitlum eht ,drihT

.noitalubobmocsid cinorhc htiw ,dnik suoitcnubmar a fo gniretsubilif yb yltrap nekorb neeb sah egnahc etamilc elkcat ot susnesnoc labolg eht ,htruoF

.neht yb elbatibah eb ton thgim tenalp ehT .yrutnec siht fo dne eht yb suisleC seerged 2 evoba bmilc lliw serutarepmet labolg taht si raef tsrow ehT

.nrut egnarts a gnikat won si stnemnrevog nairatirohtua gnoma ticifed ycarcomed eht ,yllacinori ,htfiF

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.yllacitsard knurhs sah ecaps civic eht ;tnempoleved lanoitan morf gnireetiforp sa desinomed era ohw slanoitan-non dna seitironim ,noitisoppo eht fo srebmem ylralucitrap ,egral ta elpoep eht fo seitrebil dna sthgir eht yllaicepse stcapmi sihT

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.yalp rewop lanoitanretni ni yas on ro elttil evah taht seitinummoc rof efil fo scisab eht ot ssecca esilibatsed sleuf dna slarenim lacitirc fo noitasiloponom dna ,swolf ygrene ni skcenelttob ,secruoser revo noitargalfnoc eht ,htneveS

.NU eht dna snoitasinagro latnemnrevog-non ,semmargorp tnempoleved fo rebmun eguh a rof ecnatsissa fo noitcuder eht ni yadot llot sti sekat osla noitelped diA

.noitavirped dna raef tnemgua taht sevitarran gnitacirbaf dna seitilaer gnitrotsid ,hceeps etah gnitarefilorp yb degarapsid era ytinamuh gninniprednu ytiruces dna ytefas ,ecaeP .erafraw yb detceffa won elpoep noillim 002 naht erom fo sevil eht ni tnedive-fles era gnieb-llew dna noitidnoc namuh eht fo noitadarged dna noitaderped eht ,ylbatterger tsom ,hthgiE

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.rewop fo sedon rehto ot thgiewretnuoc a sa gnidliub-noitilaoc dna gnidliub-egdirb ekatrednu dna yllacitamgarp tupni ehcin sti yfitnedi osla nac puorg sihT .rewoprepus rehtona ro eno fo ecneulfni eht rednu demusbus gnieb gnidiova ot yek si gnigdeh cigetarts ,srewop elddim fo esir eht htiw ,drihT

.ytngierevos etats gnitcepser elihw rehtona eno troppus nac sgnittes lanoitan dna ,ycarcomed fo enobkcab eht niamer smetsys ytrapitlum fo ecneserp eht dna snoitcele riaf dna eerF .yawhtap derreferp eht wollof ot srehto tsissa dna selpmaxe doog tes ot level lanoitan eht ta smetsys nepo dna citarcomed rof nosaer erom eht lla si ereht ,snekaew msilaretalitlum sa yllaicepse ,htruoF

.noitareneg ecruoser dna dia ,gnidnuf ot ssecca yfisrevid dna elbatiuqe ekam ot noitca dna gninnalp seriuqer sihT .dia fo stneipicer erem niamer naht rehtar emocni etareneg ot detsissa eb dluohs yehT .ezisnwod ot evah won semmargorp dna snoitasinagro yteicos livic ,dia fo enilced eht htiw ,htfiF

.srednefed sthgir namuh yb gnirotinom ot tcejbus niamer dna ruobal tcetorp ,noitpurroc tsniaga ycnerapsnart erusne ,noitcetorp latnemnorivne ot etubirtnoc ,mrah etagitim ot ecnegilid eud ekatrednu dluohs rotces ssenisub eht elihw ,noitaicossa dna noisserpxe fo modeerf sa hcus sthgir lacitilop tcepser ot deen eht htiw deknil ylesolc si sihT .laitnesse si ,rotces ssenisub eht gnidulcni ,sredlohekats elbisnopser dna yteicos livic tnaligiv a fo ecneserp eht ,htxiS

.rewop fo sesuba ni nier ot secnalab dna skcehc sa evres lennosrep dna smsinahcem tnednepedni dna riaf ,tnerapsnart fo yteirav A .hcaorppa desab-ecitsuj a segaruocne tnemnorivne elbaniatsus a ot thgir ehT .sthgir larutluc dna laicos ,cimonoce ,lacitilop ,livic fo tnemyojne eht tibihni taht swal evomer ot dedeen si noitalugered elihw ,esuba detaler dna ,IA dna noitasilatigid ot noitcidda morf nerdlihc gnidraugefas si sliardraug yrotaluger rof aera yek A .snrecnoc fo murtceps lluf eht sserdda ot dedeen era noitalugered dna noitaluger esiw ,htneveS

.dlrow eht fo sliavart eht lla etipsed epoh fo yrotcejart eht ,ylbmuh ,si tahT .gnisinamuh dna gnirac yllautum eb ot denehtgnerts eb nac spihsnoitaler lanoitarenegretni ,setar htrib gninilced dna snoitalupop gniega fo emit a tA .seitinummoc tnereffid gnoma tnemegagne larutluc-ssorc yb detarogivni si sihT .level lanoitutitsni eht ot lanosrep eht morf yllaudarg elppir nac taht yhtapme fo kraps a erutrun pleh yam -- noigiler no desab ylirassecen ton -- reyarp fo htgnerts ehT .dekoolrevo eb ton dluohs tnemele lautirips eht ,yllanif dna hthgiE

Vitit Muntarbhorn

Chulalongkorn University Professor Emeritus

Vitit Muntarbhorn is a Professor Emeritus at the Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University and a former UN Special Rapporteur. His latest book is ‘Challenges of International Law in the Asian Region’, which will be followed by a forthcoming book on IHL in Asean.

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