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Why hire? There's no law against kidnapping or slavery on a seastead.
by all_blue_chucks 7y ago
Why hire? There's no law against kidnapping or slavery on a seastead.
- HaloZero 7y agoBecause the UN will get on you. While this isn't an issue for some random warlord in Africa if you're a tiny island who still wants to operate within the world you're still fucked.
- X6S1x6Okd1st 7y agoThe UN doesn't have an army
- HenryKissinger 7y agoThe US military is the de facto UN Army.
- Alupis 7y agoNo, but it's members do. And some of those members aren't afraid of using them, or their Navys, or Air Forces...
- edanm 7y agoYou're not wrong, but consider that there are plenty of atrocities, including slavery, happening right now around the world.
- OldHand2018 7y agoHappening in sovereign nations, not on floating platforms in international waters [1]. Items of interest: Article 88: Reservation of the high seas for peaceful purposes Article 98: Duty to render assistance Article 99: Prohibition of the transport of slaves Article 100: Duty to cooperate in the repression of piracy Article 101: Definition of piracy Article 103: Definition of a pirate ship or aircraft Article 105: Seizure of a pirate ship or aircraft The law is very clear on the authority of warships to intervene. [1]https://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/unclos_e.pdf https://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unc...
- BurningFrog 7y agoWill the billionaires themselves do the kidnapping/enslaving? If it's done by henchmen, we're no longer in the "billionaires only" city state that I'm making fun of.