UN passes resolution . US abstain vote.

SSJ2Marx, 2 months ago

So, in a realpolitik sense, the only reason the Security Council has power is because they can command the rest of the UN to do things if their resolutions aren’t heeded. Will the UN invade Israel on a peacekeeping mission to enforce its demand for a ceasefire? I certainly don’t think so! But Israel will probably get a very sternly worded letter.

Coolkidbozzy, 2 months ago

it will mean nothing, like the demand to end the US embargo of Cuba

RION, 2 months ago

The resolutions on the US embargo on Cuba are made by the general assembly of the UN and explicitly non-binding. This is different:

“Resolutions of the Security Council are international law. They are always seen as binding on all the member states of the United Nations,” [Al Jazeera diplomatic editor James Bay] added.

So there’s teeth to this, but it remains to be seen how sharp they are.

Ecoleo, 2 months ago

What has the historical precedent been for countries that break a binding resolution?

Awoo, 2 months ago

To my knowledge this has never happened to a country that has nuclear weapons.

The resolutions have been enforced militarily in the past but only against countries without nuclear weapons. I sincerely doubt that would be the case for any nuclear armed country though. Libya is the obvious example.

YEP, 2 months ago

Even in the case of libya nato went well beyond the mandate of the security council resolution.