September 23rd, 2008 Leave a comment Go to comments

Is the Great Wall of China lawful at international law in light of the International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall? Discuss.

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  1. Dan
    September 27th, 2008 at 13:54 | #1
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    I would say yes. Given the centuries of its existence, and the yielding of countries of the world, there is the requisite opinio juris and state practice. Only the Mongolians would object, and we don’t care what they think…

  2. Thomas Faroutford
    September 28th, 2008 at 14:22 | #2
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    Yes. It is artistic. Like Christo’s gates.

  3. Tommy Chen
    September 28th, 2008 at 17:14 | #3
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    Artistic merit is, clearly, a defence to illegality. Israel should recruit artists to decorate the security barrier.

    Is persistent objection from, say, Mongolia, sufficient to sway the classification of Inner Mongolia as an occupied territory? Would the wall be required to adhere to the internationally recognised northern border of China at the time of construction? This could be a dissertaion topic.

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