Law
Enforcing Judgments Against Sovereign States: Legal Challenges
Quick fact
Even when an international court orders a state to pay, the state can often ignore the judgment without any direct consequence, because no global sheriff exists to enforce it. In fact, most states that lose cases at the International Court of Justice have failed to comply with the ruling.
Why this is interesting
You win a $10 billion judgment against a country—now try to collect. Why is the hardest part not winning in court, but getting paid?