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Just googling for: France breaks international law https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20181017-amnesty-france-violates-international-law-by-selling-arms-to-egyp

by akerro 6y ago

Just googling for: France breaks international law https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20181017-amnesty-france-violates-international-law-by-selling-arms-to-egypt/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20181017-amnesty-france-vi... Spain breaks international law: https://www.icj.org/spain-conviction-of-catalonian-leaders-violates-human-rights/ https://www.icj.org/spain-conviction-of-catalonian-leaders-v... Poland breaks international law https://www.ecre.org/human-rights-organisations-poland-violates-international-law-by-blocking-entry-of-asylum-seekers-from-belarus/ https://www.ecre.org/human-rights-organisations-poland-viola... I don't think I need to search for any about USA, each of us remembers at least 5 from very recent history.

chki 6y ago
The very important difference being that these countries did not explicitly say: "We will break international law". You might think that's a technicality but in international law that's really an important distinction.
Voxoff 6y ago
I mean I did explicitly say the West vs the West. And self-determination is definitely a special case so none of these apply. Again, the US vs the West? I'd be surprised if its never happened. But the ensuing uproar is part of the politics - It's an extra hurdle for countries in a political maneuver. And a broadly positive hurdle.