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Well, there's these things called "international agreements" where countries come together and agree to do certain things.
by foerbert 5y ago
Well, there's these things called "international agreements" where countries come together and agree to do certain things.
- icegreentea2 5y agoRight, but the problem in question is that a nation is trying to get reparations for damages done. Why would any nation preemptively sign away one of their largest source of leverage for being made whole? Or more specifically, why would Egypt sign-on to one of these agreements? Or perhaps say, if the Ever Given's grounding was actually caused by negligence or malice on the part of the crew, how would these agreements work?
- foerbert 5y agoThese would all be details of the agreement. Maybe they set up some kind of fund for these circumstances. Maybe they set some kind of rule allowing the seizing of the vessel, or who knows what. Maybe they go the other route and use their freedom to determine who they do business with, and under what terms, to convince Egypt to sign it. And at the end of the day, obviously this leverage is pretty bad. It seems to be just making things pretty awful for one or a few people, often from poorer nations, where there is no clear and undeniable nation responsible for their predicament. If the 'leverage' is just being left to rot at sea for years on end, is it that useful in the first place?