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A couple of Norwegian conscripts technically invaded Finland earlier this year; while patrolling the border, they accidentally strayed onto the other side. (No
by lb1lf 8y ago
A couple of Norwegian conscripts technically invaded Finland earlier this year; while patrolling the border, they accidentally strayed onto the other side.
(Not as hard as it may sound; the border isn’t marked as such, only with the occasional pole here and there.)
- usepgp 8y agoinvading requires intent to occupy
- lb1lf 8y agoI guess it depends on whose definition you use; Norwegian papers at the time quoted experts (presumably a professor of international law, though I can’t remember) who claimed that legally speaking, having troops in uniform venturing into another country counted as an invasion. Considering all the notes being passed back and forth afterwards, the conscripts must be kicking themselves for not keeping quiet about it; they weren’t observed by Finnish border guards; rather, they notified their officers when returning to base that they’d crossed the border; the army notified the DoD, which notified the Foreign Department, which notified the Finns, who said ‘Huh?’
- orf 8y agoNo, it doesn't.
- deleted 8y ago[deleted]
- gpvos 8y agoThat depends on each countries' laws.