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Originally Posted by Yahoshua
ask your students if "U.N. law should supersede U.S. Law" (the first answer is the accepted one, no changes allowed and it's strictly a yes or no answer).
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Well I am about half way to getting my doctorate in International policy following up on a 25+ year career in political analysis and I could not answer that question yes or no.
The question is too complex for a dichotomous answer.
Clearly UN law (which is a confusing term in itself) does not apply to domestic issues. So no the UN can't dictate how a sovereign nation handles internal issues such as rebellion or dissent.
If a nation is operating under the auspices of the UN via Chapter seven of the charter, than yes, the UN would have jurisdiction.
If a sovereign nation is responding in self-defense, then the answer is maybe as it depends on whether the UNSC is already addressing the issue or not.
Lawyers and policy analysts work for years trying to answer your question. I think it would be patently unfair to ask that of students and judge them by their answer.