Sentence examples for basic international norms from inspiring English sources

But it does mean that America has both the right and responsibility to act when basic international norms and principles are violated in the most egregious of ways.

International and UN-assisted tribunals are pursuing accountability and having a discernible deterrent effect on would-be violators of basic international norms.

We still cooperate with Russia where we can, but we have to be clear about the challenge we now face: we are dealing with a Russian state that has cast aside the most basic international norms.

As a result, the international community has taken measures to impose economic costs on Russia for its failure to uphold basic international norms and rules – and not only that, but also Russia's continued failure to abide by agreements it signed in Minsk this past September.

International and UN-assisted tribunals, including the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, are pursuing accountability and having a discernible deterrent effect on would-be violators of basic international norms.

Ahead of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in September, Obama said he'd bring up the drug war during a planned meeting with Duterte, because he believed in the need to "have due process and to engage in that fight against drugs in a way that's consistent with basic international norms".

"It was because the independence and sovereignty of a country, Ukraine, had been encroached upon by force, by Russia.... And, Russia continues to occupy Ukrainian territory and meddle in Ukrainian affairs and support military surrogates who have violated basic international laws and international norms".

Dozens of leaked State Department cables made it apparent that American diplomats closely followed the travails of Mr. Liu and other activists and regularly pressed Chinese officials to honor international norms for basic freedoms, even as Washington muted its public position on Chinese behavior.

"The action Visa has taken is in line with legislation passed in Russia and with basic international copyright and intellectual property norms," a Visa spokesman said.

— within international norms.

But conflict with international norms is inevitable.