Is international law powerless against Russian aggression in Ukraine? No, but it's complicated
- Written by Juliette McIntyre, Lecturer in Law, University of South Australia

The world was treated to a grotesque spectacle this week. Russia, the current president of the UN Security Council, launched an invasion of Ukraine while the Security Council was holding an urgent meeting to try to resolve the crisis.
This has many people asking whether there is any point to international law – is it...