Constitutional Court’s decision to become a legal signal primarily for UN
The decision of Belarus’ Constitutional Court will serve as a certain legal signal, primarily for the United Nations, on the need to promptly and effectively response to such cases of violations of universal norms and principles of international law. This was stated by the Chairperson of the Standing Commission of the Council of the Republic for Legislation and State Administration, Sergei Sivets, after the Constitutional Court announced its decision on the case on compliance with the generally recognised principles and norms of international law of the documents adopted (issued) by the European Union and some foreign states and their bodies providing for restrictive measures against the Republic of Belarus.
Mr. Sivets attended the announcement of the decision and noted, “Unfortunately, as the practice of recent decades shows, some states somewhere consciously, somewhere intentionally, and sometimes even rudely pursue a policy of violating universally recognised principles and norms of international law, which ultimately conflict with universal international acts, while leading to violation of the architecture of peaceful coexistence of states, deconsolidation of the world community and ultimately directly infringing on citizens’ fundamental rights and freedoms.”
He emphasised, “In this regard, the Constitutional Court’s decision will serve as a certain legal signal, primarily for the United Nations, on the need to promptly and effectively response to such cases of violations of universal norms and principles of international law – so that this organisation ultimately does not turn into a legal and political decoration but, using a wide range of tools available to it in line with the UN Charter, can promptly assess and stop such illegal actions by certain states.”
