The liberal order of the past 70 years is under threat

This article provides an interesting perspective on why international law, the topic of this year's CAIDP-CCIL conference is so important. Notiing that the rules-based international order that emerged from the wreckage of the second world war a huge improvement on anything that preceded, and it currently under threat.

https://www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21729415-it-was-underpinned-movement-make-waging-aggressive-war-illegal-and