Antigua’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne has told the United Nations that his country’s online gambling dispute with the United States demonstrates that “might is right” when it comes to international trade obligations.

On Thursday, Browne addressed the 70th Session of the UN General Assembly Debate, reminding delegates that it had been 11 long years since the World Trade Organization (WTO) had ruled in favor of Antigua in the trade dispute. Yet the US has failed to respond in any meaningful way to the ruling, leading Browne to echo Martin Luther King’s maxim that “justice delayed is justice denied.”

Back in 2003, Antigua filed a complaint with the WTO, arguing that the US’ refusal to allows Antigua-licensed online gambling operators access to the US market was in breach of America’s trade obligations. The WTO agreed with Antigua, telling the US it couldn’t block international online operators while simultaneously permitting US horseracing interests to conduct online advance deposit wagering.

Given the option of either allowing access by Antiguan operators or curtailing its online horse betting operations, the US chose to do neither. The WTO said the status quo was unacceptable and ordered the US to pay an annual $21m in penalties until the matter was resolved. But the US has to date paid Antigua nothing, creating a total outstanding debt of over $200m.