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I don't think legal cover is the right term. My understanding that basically all nations view their domestic laws as higher than the UN.

UN decisions are more like a veil or facade of moral Authority



The UN is a powerful, active international organization. If you aren't aware of that, you don't know what you are talking about. It's certainly limited in many ways and imperfect, but it transforms international affairs, freedom, and human rights.

Ignorant, cynical claims on the the Internet do a lot of harm to real people, by tearing down valuable things that people need.


I think you might have a typo: "you and decisions" may mean "UN decisions".


> UN decisions are more like a veil or facade of moral Authority

Not so; "veil" or "facade" implies fakeness or concealment. The U.N. does not hide its mission or its position on human rights.

> One of the great achievements of the United Nations is the creation of a comprehensive body of human rights law—a universal and internationally protected code to which all nations can subscribe and all people aspire. The United Nations has defined a broad range of internationally accepted rights, including civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights. It has also established mechanisms to promote and protect these rights and to assist states in carrying out their responsibilities. [1]

The lack of consensus and consistency is an ongoing challenge, sure, but it doesn't make the goals fake. Countries are flawed and have competing interests, but it is important to nudge the world in a better direction.

[1] https://www.un.org/en/global-issues/human-rights


The UNSC has demonstrated its ability to impose force on some countries, when the permanent five agree.




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