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In US courts you can sue anyone for anything but you might not win. The US government has sovereign immunity from most civil liability. As for the legal system
by nradov 15d ago
In US courts you can sue anyone for anything but you might not win. The US government has sovereign immunity from most civil liability. As for the legal system in Bahrain I have no idea but hypothetically even if Amazon could somehow win a judgment they wouldn't be able to collect.
- jeltz 15d agoWhy wouldn't they be able to collect? As long as Amazon does business in a country the legal system in that country can collect.
- mitxela 15d agoHow would the Bahrain legal system force the USA to pay reparations for the war it started? Seize all US assets, the way we did with Russia?
- jeltz 15d agoI mean that is how it works in all legal systems. If you refuse to pay your assets will be seized. Which is why they would almost certainly not refuse.
- mitxela 15d agoWhat assets does the US have in Bahrain? Military bases? How do you seize a military base without getting blown up? The US would obviously retaliate by seizing Bahrain's assets in the US, which probably includes 100% of Bahrain's money (small countries don't get to have independent financial systems).