An overview of the international legal system, the place and necessity of democratization

At the beginning of the third millennium, humanity is faced with a multitude of complex problems that challenge its freedom and autonomy. In today's globalized and interconnected society, addressing and managing these issues, some of which were previously controllable by states, is beyond the reach of unilateral action by states and requires global response and management. International law, as the legal order governing the international arena, has not been very successful in managing and mastering these problems; this is partly due to the nature and characteristics of the international community and, more importantly, is a result of the structural weaknesses and shortcomings of international law and its lack of objectivity and impartiality. Based on an interdisciplinary methodology, the present paper considers the answer to the necessity of democratizing the international legal order as the central question of the present paper, as overcoming these problems and moving away from the existing situation, which can be achieved gradually and step by step. From the point of view of the present author, the aforementioned process, by overcoming the shortcomings of international law, can help strengthen it to act as a global law that can help establish the rule of law at the global level.