Decline of International Law

[Prefatory Note: International law, as so much else of value, has fallen on hard times,

[Prefatory Note: This post was initially published on January 27, 2020 in a Turkish online publication, Fikir Turu, and is slightly modified below.]
 
The Decline of International Law
 
There is widespread agreement that international law is experiencing a sharp decline in
relevance when it comes to foreign policy, especially in the eye of the public. At first glance,