{"id":2982,"date":"2026-01-19T12:57:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T12:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mogitojournals.org\/?p=2982"},"modified":"2026-01-19T12:15:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T12:15:17","slug":"us-international-law-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mogitojournals.org\/fr\/us-international-law-un\/","title":{"rendered":"The Law of Power vs the Power of Law\u201d: UN Chief Warns of US Impunity and the Crisis of Global Order"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Introduction: A Stark Warning from the World\u2019s Top Diplomat<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When the Secretary-General of the United Nations publicly states that the United States believes its power matters more than international law, the accusation carries historic weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an unusually candid interview with the BBC, Ant\u00f3nio Guterres<\/strong> described a global order drifting away from the rule-based system established after World War II and toward a world governed by raw power. His words\u2014\u201cthe power of law being replaced by the law of power\u201d<\/em>\u2014were not rhetorical flourish. They were a diagnosis of a system he believes is breaking down in real time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article examines the deeper implications of Guterres\u2019 remarks: the erosion of multilateralism, the credibility crisis of the United Nations, the behaviour of great powers\u2014especially the United States\u2014and what this means for international law, global stability, and the future of world governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Antonio Guterres told the BBC some believe “the power of law should be replaced by the law of power”<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Post-1945 Order Under Strain<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Why the UN Was Created<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The United Nations was founded in 1945 to prevent a return to global catastrophe. Its core principles\u2014sovereign equality, non-aggression, collective security, and respect for international law\u2014were designed to constrain power, not legitimize it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UN Charter<\/strong> explicitly prohibits the use of force except in self-defense or with Security Council authorization
https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/about-us\/un-charter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For decades, this framework\u2014while imperfect\u2014created predictable norms. Today, Guterres argues, those norms are no longer respected by the very states that helped create them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The United States and the Question of Impunity<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Power Without Constraint<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Guterres\u2019 critique centers on what he describes as a \u201cclear conviction\u201d in Washington that multilateral solutions are irrelevant<\/strong> and that US power alone is sufficient to shape outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This perception has been reinforced by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n