Craig Mokhiber
Human Rights Lawyer
Craig Mokhiber
Human Rights Lawyer

Iran, Venezuela, Palestine: The Collapse of International Law

  • Created by: BreakThrough News
  • Date: 13/01/2026
  • Topic: US Foreign Policies
  • Category: Interview

We’re joined live by former UN human rights official Craig Mokhiber, whose recent Mondoweiss article, “Ushering in the age of impunity: Venezuela, Palestine, and the end of international law,” unpacks how recent U.S. aggression from Venezuela to Gaza signals a dangerous unraveling of the post-World War II legal order.

We’ll discuss:

  • What the U.S. attack on Venezuela reveals about the limits of global legal restraints.
  • How the violence in Palestine fits into a broader pattern of unchecked power.
  • The crisis facing international law and global institutions like the UN, ICC, and ICJ.
  • What meaningful resistance and accountability might look like.