Kant urges legal equality Access and future law

Jun 24

Chief Justice Surya Kant discusses the gap between formal sovereign equality and access to international justice. He draws on India's experience and legal traditions, urges inclusion rather than dominance in shaping international rules, and argues that smaller and developing states need the institutions and expertise to exercise equal rights. In the later complete return on the future of law, he calls for genuinely diverse treaty consultations, cooperation on border-crossing AI and cybersecurity risks, and a new framework that promotes cooperation. He stresses that additional treaties alone are insufficient without legal capacity and equitable participation in arbitration. These are principles and proposals, not an announced treaty or implemented programme.

Surya Kant argues that international law must deliver real equality rather than only formal rights. He urges broader participation in shaping law and support for institutions and expertise that let developing states access arbitration and exercise their rights. His later return stresses implementation and legal capacity rather than simply drafting more treaties. This is a public appeal, with no newly established institution or funding programme.