| Consultation: | FYEG General Assembly 2026 |
|---|---|
| Agenda item: | 8. Resolutions |
| Proposer: | Swiss Young Greens, Giovani Europeisti Verdi, Joves Ecosocialistes, Young Greens South Tyrol Verdi |
| Status: | Published |
| Submitted: | 04/15/2026, 19:15 |
International law exists to protect everyone, people and states, especially in
an asymmetric geopolitical landscape where many small actors are challenged by
few powerful empires.
Nevertheless, the effectiveness of international law is inversely proportional
to the aggressiveness of imperial powers.
In fact, many promoted the illusion that modern empires will mutually balance
their influence, resulting in a global state of substantial peace.
However, reality is different: while super powers will not engage in direct
confrontation, they will express their violent imperialistic attitude against
their neighbours.
In their eyes, international law is not valid within their regional sphere of
influence, areas where they feel they can play with their own rules.
We can see the actualization of such tendency on all fronts:
Russia invading Ukraine and claiming it does not even have the right to
exist and dreaming of a Belarus-style subordinate regime, while
interfering with democratic processes all over Europe, especially in the
East
The US taking Venezuela overnight, threatening to do the same with Cuba
and arbitrarily targeting boats in the Caribbean, while aggressively
undermining the sovereignty of historic allies such as Canada and Europe’s
Greenland.
We can see Israel, with the United States’ support and accordance, commit
the barbaric destruction of Gaza and unlawful occupation of Transjordan
and south Lebanon, including the violent strikes on Iran and central
Lebanon.
China, far from being the peaceful super power they claim to be, has
already extended their sovereignty over Hong Kong and poses increasing
pressure on Taiwan, with the explicit goal of annexation. It also commits
severe human rights violations such as the persecution of Uyghurs with the
EU turning a blind eye.
The pattern is clear: modern empires want to delegitimize international law and
multilateral institutions with the goal of presenting themselves as the only
legitimate authorities capable of providing security.
It’s a geopolitical oligarchy.
They want to create a world dominated by a few super powers, instead of an
international community governed by law.
Today, reality suggests that they managed to break international law.
We have to fight this trend and call our governments to engage in the active
protection of multilateral institutions.
In the end, international law is as effective as we allow it to be. In fact,
although we might think international law is just an illusion, as Europeans, we
are the living proof that sovereign states can coexist in harmony within a
shared framework of norms and values.
Let’s acknowledge our privilege and let’s fight for a world where this is no
longer a privilege, but rather the legal foundation of peaceful coexistence.
Nevertheless, when it comes to Europe, it should be noted that our continent
plays a key role in the global political system. In this sense, Europe actively
decides to be subordinated to the imperialist system led by major powers, such
as the US and Russia. This can be seen when we purchase gas, oil and nuclear
energy to the aforementioned countries.
Neocolonial powers, including Europe, get the raw materials that they need from
other countries while exploiting them and their natural resources, while at the
same time externalising the management of migratory fluxes.
When Human Rights are enforced within our continent but not outside, the
hypocrisy of the EU emerges, for instance regarding Afghanistan’s women rights.
Protecting international law also means protecting AFAB.
Finally, imperialism finds a non-regional dimension in the competition for
space, replicating the East-West blocs opposition, perpetuating a climate of
tension, and precluding real global safety and security.
In this competition, traditional state actors are joined by private
corporations: so much power in the hands of individuals, rather than accountable
institutions, is cause for concern, especially where a capacity to enact mass
remote surveillance is concerned.
Therefore, as Young European Greens, we demand:
= The EU end all economic and political relations with states that violate human
rights. We call on the EU to completely repeal the EU-Israel Association
Agreement.
= Strengthen relations and unity within the EU and also paneuropean countries
and strategic democratic partners to have a more powerful voice in the
international scenario
= Enforcing a swift transition from fossil fuels to end reliance on
authoritarian countries and guarantee energy independence
= Develop EU-technology, (explore the possibility of higher public ownership or
control in these areas)
= International law has to be binding for every country. Democratic countries
should explore measures to enforce it. For instance: protecting ICC officials
from US sanctions.
= Strategic autonomy, we shouldn‘t rely on weaponry and external forces
= we urge European governments to refrain from engaging in the Board of Peace, a
unilateral organisation created with the only aim of boosting a man’s ego and
wallet
= that all political leaders face equal accountability for war crimes. ICC
arrest warrants must be enforced without geopolitical bias, and any sanctions or
pressure to obstruct the Court must be abolished.
=a fundamental reform of the UN Security Council, specifically the abolition of
the Veto Power under Article 27 of the UN Charter. The veto must never be used
to obstruct justice for war crimes or genocides. We support the "Veto
Initiative" (UNGA Res 76/262) to ensure transparency and accountability.
= that all European states, immediately ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of
Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). We insist that nuclear-armed states fulfill their
disarmament obligations under Article VI of the NPT, moving beyond deterrence
toward total elimination.
= absolute adherence to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional
Protocols.
= The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) must remain the non-negotiable
legal floor, and all states must comply with the rulings of the European Court
of Human Rights (ECtHR) without exception.
= the universal abolition of the death penalty. We call on all states to ratify
the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR, using European diplomatic and trade
relations as leverage to end this violation of the fundamental right to life.
= the legal recognition of the Right to Food and Clean Water under the ICESCR.
We condemn starvation as a method of warfare (Art. 8, Rome Statute) and demand
the strict regulation of commodity trading hubs to end neocolonial extractivism
that exploits the Global South.
= that international law applies equally to all, regardless of power. We demand
full support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Rome Statute,
including the protection of its officials from external sanctions and political
interference.
= that states fulfill their obligation to protect human rights from climate
change. Following the ECtHR ruling in KlimaSeniorinnen v. Switzerland, we affirm
that Article 8 of the ECHR protects the right to a safe climate and demand
science-based, legally binding targets for all.
For consultation. Last year's resolution on Defense and Security.
The rationale behind this resolution is rooted in the transition from a rules-based international order to
"geopolitical oligarchy." Imperial powers (specifically Russia, the US, Israel and China) are systematically eroding international law by creating spheres of influence where they operate with impunity.
This resolution serves as a strategic demand for Europe to end its energy dependency on authoritarian regimes, abandon neocolonial trade practices, and champion the reform of multilateral institutions (such as the UN Security Council) to ensure that accountability is not a privilege, but a global legal foundation.
