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Yeah, one would assume that when one signs a treaty with another country you try to honor that treaty. The US generally doesn't give a damn and will usually do
by phobosdeimos 8y ago
Yeah, one would assume that when one signs a treaty with another country you try to honor that treaty.
The US generally doesn't give a damn and will usually do what it wants anyway.
- Tomte 8y agoAnd that you structure your country so that you can comply. In the case of Karl and Walter LaGrand there was a clear violation of the Vienna Convention, a binding verdict by the International Court of Justice, a sympathetic US President, but the Governor of Arizona didn‘t care, and America just said „too bad, we signed this convention, but if a state doesn‘t want to comply, what can we do?“. And SCOTUS confirmed that stance.
- JumpCrisscross 8y ago> And that you structure your country so that you can comply That really ought to be taken into account in the treaty negotiations. If a company signs an agreement the company can't legally comply with, that tends to have the effect of nullifying the agreement more than forcing the company to change. (Tends to. Generally.)