Professor Pan Deng, of the China University of Political Science and Law, told Prensa Latina that the US action challenges the sovereign equality of States and the United Nations’ collective security mechanism by using force without authorization from the Security Council or justification of self-defense.

Pan Deng underscored that this operation weakens the central role of the Security Council and increases the risk that major powers will resort to unilateral actions outside the multilateral system.

The expert expressed that using US domestic law as a legal basis for intervening in another country undermines the international rule of law and turns global regulations into instruments applied selectively.

The professor noted that the cross-border detention of a head of State is a direct denial of the principle of sovereignty and sends a signal of insecurity to small and medium-sized countries.

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