court of world opinion

Noun

court of world opinion (plural courts of world opinion)

1. Synonym of court of public opinion.
   • Addressing this problem should be considered an Israeli national defense priority, as Israel needs American Jewish support to defend itself in the court of world opinion, in Congress, fighting boycotts worldwide and to resist journalistic and organizational attacks that aim to delegitimize its very...2017 July 10, Eric R. Mandel, “Is Jewish unity an Israeli national-security issue?”, in The Jerusalem Post, archived from the original on 01 Jul 2022
   • In seeking to disentangle responsibility for Saturday's attack on the Saudi oil installations, which was claimed by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels but blamed by Riyadh and Washington on Iran itself, the court of world opinion has to bear in mind many of those coming forward to give evidence...2019 September 19, Patrick Wintour, “Saudi oil attack shines light on geopolitical truth and lies”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 30 Apr 2022

   Synonyms:

   court of public opinion