Dead or alive? Global constitutionalism and international law after the start of the war in Ukraine

IF 0.8 Q3 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Global Constitutionalism Pub Date : 2023-12-13 DOI:10.1017/s2045381723000369
Takao Suami
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Russia’s continued aggression against Ukraine has sent shock waves around the world. Russia has violated the most fundamental rule of international law and most people intuitively feel that the war in Ukraine has changed the entire landscape of international society. Given what is clearly a turning point, it is difficult to assume that global constitutionalism founded on ‘human rights, the rule of law and democracy’, called ‘the constitutional trinity’, will not undergo any changes. Can global constitutionalism survive such a difficult moment? This is a fundamental question that global constitutionalists must address. This article answers this question in the affirmative. First, despite its gross violations of international law, Russia is not necessarily attempting to withdraw from the current framework of international law. The existing individual-centred elements in international law, which are the central pillar of global constitutionalism, will not be replaced by any alternatives. Second, even if the existing framework of international law remains viable, there is an undeniable risk that the polarization of international law accelerated by the ongoing war will negatively affect global constitutionalism. Such polarization may hollow out the constitutional trinity in international law. However, global constitutionalism will continue to function as the principal cognitive framework for international society because the exercise of individuals’ rights embedded in international law will incessantly provide energy for global constitutionalism. This article concludes that insofar as international law keeps its individual elements, global constitutionalism will be able to retain its normative power under the present predicament in the world.
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是死是活?乌克兰战争爆发后的全球宪政与国际法
俄罗斯对乌克兰的持续侵略在全世界掀起了轩然大波。俄罗斯违反了最基本的国际法规则,大多数人直观地感觉到乌克兰战争改变了整个国际社会的格局。鉴于这显然是一个转折点,很难假设建立在 "人权、法治和民主 "基础上的全球宪政主义(被称为 "宪政三位一体")不会发生任何变化。全球立宪主义能否挺过如此艰难的时刻?这是全球宪政主义者必须解决的一个基本问题。本文对这一问题做出了肯定的回答。首先,尽管俄罗斯严重违反了国际法,但它并不一定试图退出当前的国际法框架。国际法中以个人为中心的现有要素是全球宪政主义的核心支柱,不会被任何替代品所取代。其次,即使现有的国际法框架仍然可行,但不可否认的风险是,持续的战争加速了国际法的两极分化,这将对全球立宪主义产生负面影响。这种两极分化可能会掏空国际法中的宪法三位一体。然而,全球宪政仍将继续作为国际社会的主要认知框架发挥作用,因为个人行使国际法中蕴含的权利将源源不断地为全球宪政提供能量。本文的结论是,只要国际法保持其个体要素,全球宪政主义就能在当前的世界困境下保持其规范力量。
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