{"id":2613,"date":"2025-10-30T10:00:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T11:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetoptenwebhosts.com\/?p=2613"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:46:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:46:26","slug":"diplomats-discuss-international-law-at-nyu-french-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetoptenwebhosts.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/30\/diplomats-discuss-international-law-at-nyu-french-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Diplomats discuss international law at NYU French house"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A panel of U.S. and French diplomats discussed the current state of international law and global conflicts at NYU\u2019s <\/span>La Maison Fran\u00e7aise<\/span><\/a> Tuesday evening, as part of its <\/span>two-year partnership<\/span><\/a> with Normandie Pour La Paix.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Organized by Guy Sorman, founder and honorary president of Action Contre La Faim, the event featured four speakers who addressed challenges resolving international conflicts and barriers to integrating democratic ideals in the global south. Fran\u00e7oise-Xavier Priollaud, vice president of the Normandy Region of France, opened the panel by introducing Normandie Pour La Paix \u2014 Normandy for Peace \u2014 as a platform for engaging students in global peace conversations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cInternational law is in danger,\u201d Priollaud said in an interview with WSN. \u201cSo the idea at the conference is to see what could be the road for a future system, how we can reorganize the international system.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

After Priollaud introduced the initiative, former U.N. under-secretary-general Jean-Marie Gu\u00e9henno spoke on the declining influence of international law in mitigating human rights violations. He referenced Israel\u2019s war in Gaza and the Sudan civil war \u2014 which the United Nations has <\/span>expressly condemned<\/span><\/a> in <\/span>its reports<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ambassador and permanent representative of France to the United Nations in New York J\u00e9r\u00f4me Bonnafont emphasized the sway that superpowers like China and the United States have on global dynamics, and the challenges of maintaining multilateralism. Former Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Ana Palacio emphasized the importance of considering cultural norms when integrating international law in the global south, which is home to less economically developed countries with a history of colonialism.<\/span><\/p>\n

Niagal\u00e9 Bagayoko, chair of the African Security Sector Network, also noted that cultural differences across the continent pose a barrier to integrating international law in the global south. She said that systemic and international policy changes are required to effectively achieve results.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe liberal principle now appears to many Africans as mere instruments of foreign policy, cynically used under the banner of international law,\u201d Bagayoko said at the panel. \u201cWe also have to stop seeing Africans as victims of the international orders. Africans themselves have definitely not shown lots of solidarities as regards the conflict on their own continents.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>Normandy for Peace<\/span><\/a> initiative was founded by the Normandy regional government in an effort to educate the public about international issues by hosting an annual local peace forum and holding academic conferences at universities around the world. This year\u2019s NYU event marks its fourth panel since 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cInternational affairs are not only an issue for specialists,\u201d Priollaud told WSN. \u201cThere is a really big involvement of young people, but they need to be helped in their desire to engage. So what we do is to give them the material, the intellectual material, and also the connection.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Contact Eva Mundo at emundo@nyunews.com.<\/em><\/p>\n

This story Diplomats discuss international law at NYU French house<\/a> appeared first on Washington Square News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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