Between the life-and-death imperatives of self-defense and the diplomatic rituals of retorsion sits the law of countermeasures. |
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If countries are uncooperative, then the Department of State should take the lead and institute diplomatic retorsion efforts to enforce compliance. |
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He also addresses enforcement mechanisms, rejecting the usefulness of retorsion, reprisal, and sanctions in favor of an international compliance control mechanism. |
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Notes that the only universally effective mechanism for ensuring compliance with international law remains the traditional system of retorsion and reprisal. |
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