Israel has seen both the legitimacy of its "security wall," as well as the wall's proposed path through Palestinian territory, called into question - differently, but in a parallel manner - by both its own Supreme Court and by the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Israel will not be able to ignore completely the rulings of either court.
L'Afrique de son côté, en passant de l'Organisation de l'Unité Africaine à l'Union Africaine, se lance dans un immense effort de maîtrise des conflits, de diffusion des droits de l'homme et de lutte contre la pauvreté.