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"Any putative norm must have broad consensus within the context of a plural world with very diverse political, economic and social settings. It cannot be the lopsided imposition by a powerful or vocal elite as this would be an act of disenfranchisement" - pointed out by Professor Thio Li-Ann in a conversation with Lénárd Sándor.
"I think the West was in too much in a hurry, and it was too optimistic (especially for this part of Europe) that democracy would be the resolution of a problem or that Russia would be so weak that it could not contest a Western hegemony that was evolving and developing in Europe in the 1990s" - Michael C. Kimmage, professor and department chair of the Catholic University of America pointed out in a conversation with Lénárd Sándor.
“If put into print and translated into other languages, texts of this sort could also be used to publicize a country’s legal and political system across borders, and put a particular polity on the map” – Linda Colley pointed out in a conversation with Lénárd Sándor.
In times of war, it is of utmost importance and of larger European interest that avenues, such as arbitration at the SCC, remain open for parties to settle their differences in a peaceful manner. Therefore, it is of critical importance that sanctions do not prevent parties from using international arbitration to solve their differences - Robin Oldenstam pointed out in a conversation with Lénárd Sándor.
"Japanese judges do not seek to be the catalysts of social change. They believe in democratic institutions and thus defer to the democratic institutions of governance while maintaining, indeed reinforcing in their priority of values, the rule of law" - Professor John Haley pointed out in a conversation with Lénárd Sándor.
“Central European countries such as Hungary can benefit from the rise of Asia by focusing on targeted niche areas where it enjoys comparative advantage to complement the supply chain in Asia, which is undoubtedly turning into the factory for the world” – Darius Chan, Director, SMU Law Academy pointed out in a conversation with Lénárd Sándor.
It remains unclear how many projects will be affected due to the war in Ukraine, but in the short term natural extraction projects in Siberia could be affected as well as shipping along the Northern Sea Route - Fréderic Lasserre professor of Geography pointed out in a conversation with Lénárd Sándor.
"Water is often a weapon and an objective of armed conflict" - Mara Tignino, reader at the Faculty of Law and the Institute for Environmental Sciences at the University of Geneva pointed out in a conversation with Lénárd Sándor on the widespread international regulation of water.
There is a consistent lack of understanding of the more primordial forces in history among European policy makers. Europeans need to disprove the adage that “Americans come from Mars and Europeans from Venus,” in short that Americans fight wars and Europeans are pacifists. But the way to prevent war are strong defenses – Norman Naimark, Professor of Stanford University pointed out in a conversation with Lénárd Sándor on the context and consequences of the Russia – Ukraine war.
"The conflict may thus highlight the need to adjust the ICC Statute to the realities of contemporary warfare" - Professor Carsten Stahn pointed out in a conversation with Lénárd Sándor on the international legal questions of the Russia-Ukraine war.