Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: Hezbollah Says It Sent Drone Over Israel [View all]shaayecanaan
(6,068 posts)merely invokes the decision of the Lebanese cabinet to accept the ceasefire, in the same way that it attempts to invoke the Taif Accords.
Let me explain further.
Many countries have laws explicitly permitting the operation of militias within their territory.
The US Constitution, for example, has a section stating: "A well-regulated militia being the best security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed" (probably a sentiment Hezbollah would endorse, I dare say).
The law that operates within the United States is United States law. It does not matter if the UN passes a law calling for the dismantlement of all militias within the United States. International law governs relations between states, but the UN has neither the capacity nor the ability to dictate how a state should govern within its sovereign territory.
The only way that militias can become illegal is if the UN adopts a convention banning all militias, the US signs that convention, and then ratifies that convention by enacting legislation within its own state banning same.
It is, after all, one of the only democracies in the Middle East!
It does indeed, and the law that deals with such matters is the Taif Accord. According to Lebanese law, Hezbollah is permitted to keep and use its weapons against Israel.