At this stage of our planetary evolution there is no such thing as "international law". There is no international constitution, no international law making body, no international supreme court to interpret international law, and no international police force to enforce international law. The various nations of the world have not ceded their authority to the United Nations except in limited and particular circumstances.
There are agreements, treaties, alignments--but it is all in flux and has not solidified to the point of "law". Perhaps someday there will be international law--but we don't have it yet and the mechanism needed to create it does not even exist. If the United States wants to invade Fiji or Austria or Iraq there is nothing to stop us except world opinion and our sense of fair play and what's right. This is a terrible responsibility for the US to bear when you think about it. I hope we don't screw up too badly. Maybe that's what causes the uneasiness and hatred towards the US--nobody could stop us from doing whatever we wanted to do. Sam Ewalt Croswell, Michigan, USA -- Arachne V1.70;rev.3, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/
