Questions tagged [international]
For questions about the interaction of two or more sovereign states, including agreements and laws between them, and disputes of jurisdiction for civil or criminal matters.
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Would it have been legal for Ukraine to target the Pollux?
The M/T Pollux has been hit by a Houthi missile. This has been described as "lawless" by the US State Dept.
The Houthis are describing this as a "British ship", and Reuters is ...
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Publish a vocabulary list from a Korean Comic
I'm learning Korean through comics. So everytime I read a chapter, I always make an extensive vocabulary list containing an English translation for each Korean word in that chapter.
My question is: ...
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Section 184 of the Canadian Criminal Code and Foreign Actors
This is inspired by recent events, but I will not be naming names.
My understanding of section 184 is that people in Canada are allowed to intercept communications by any means provided that they ...
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Is there a specific law protecting undersea cables?
It is in the news that the Yemeni republic are saying the Houthis may target the undersea communication cables that run through the red sea.
Shipping is protected by specific international treaties ...
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German Online Law [closed]
Since moving to Germany you're always faced with stories of fees to pay upon internet usage (streaming movies, z-library, google adblocker add-on, VPN add-on etc.) what's the punishable acts online in ...
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What is the legal situation with warships and Israeli flagged vessels using Yemeni waters?
A previous answer discussed the legality of a blockade and the answer was that this is governed by the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. On the signatories page this was created when Yemen was two ...
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Does US courts' application of the "political questions doctrine" to breach of international conventions not itself breach them?
The US is a party to the 1948 genocide convention (full text here), and is obligated by it not to support genocide, and, in fact, to act to prevent genocide. It has also codified the convention into ...
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Can a Japanese Company sue another Japanesse Company in US Court?
The company Pocketpair recently released a game that many allege violates Nintendo's IP rights. My friends and I were discussing the situation when I brought the Idea-Expression Dichotomy, a feature ...
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Do armed residents engaging in self-defense count as civilians during armed conflict?
Resident T does not hold any official position in an armed group
An Army or a militia from a foreign country not recognized by T's country, enters T's neighborhood.
T attempts to defend his ...
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is it legal to monetize a translation of a foreign song
Suppose I find a copyright-protected song that has not been released in English. Could I release and monetize an English translation/interpretation of this song?
Is it possible to copyright my ...
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Risk assessment and international safety regulations for cruise ships
I saw that a new giant cruise ship powered by methane gas has just entered service. The linked article talks only about the risk for climate change which might be caused by leaking gas, but I thought ...
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Would destroying rupees be an international offense?
In the Bill No. 174 of 2023 - "THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA (SECOND) SANHITA, 2023", it is stated that:
"Mischief causing loss or damage to any property or fine, or both, including ...
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Does offering a surrender you know will not be accepted count as a false surrender?
you're a captain on a ship that's taken heavy damage, so you decided to devise a plan, you order your crew off the ship, you surrender your damaged ship and her crew (which consists of just you) to ...
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What implications does the signatory and ratification status bring to the Rome Statute?
Wikipedia has a map of the Rome Statue with signatories and ratification,
My question is about the significance of these status points. What does it mean to be signatory, and ratifier and what ...
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Do the ICC and ICJ (UN) have different definitions or different standards for burden of proof on Genocide?
There are two international,
ICC: International Criminal Court
ICJ (UN): International Court of Justice
These two courts both claim global jurisdiction over charges of genocide. Regardless of one ...
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Judge being Guilty
Assume there is a criminal trial, where somehow defence proves the judge to being a criminal. In this scenario, does the judge leaves the bench and his authority over the case is removed? Based on ...
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How would one go about a DBA on the internet?
AFAIK a DBA (Doing business as) needs to be for the target market, not for the place of the business. If I'm wrong, that's that.
If I'm correct, then how would one who is selling over the internet to (...
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Does a decision by the International Court of Justice provide a legal basis for an armed intervention?
The Charter of the United Nations states in Article 49 Par 2:
If any party to a case fails to perform the obligations incumbent upon it under a judgment rendered by the Court, the other party may ...
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Now is it legally possible to hold political office in two countries at the same time?
For example, are there two or more countries where there is no requirement on a head of government to give up dual citizenship? If so, the technical possibility of becoming the head of two countries (...
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Is a machine that automatically shoots back legal?
A major difficulty in modern warfare is that militants often shoot rockets from within a civilian area, then quickly go into underground tunnels. It is very difficult for the defenders to shoot back ...
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What regulations is this person talking about?
I am studying at a US university, on a student loan from a UK company - funds are paid directly to the university.
The loan provider already disbursed the loan amount to my university's finaid ...
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Are parole agreements between PoWs and their captors legally binding?
It seems at one point to not have been unheard of for a prisoner of war to sign a parole agreement with their captor, independent of their own country's command structure.
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Is capital punishment for prisoners of war legal?
The Third Geneva Convention guarantees several human rights to prisoners of war. Suppose Country A captures prisoners of war, puts them to trial for a specific offense, gives them a good defense ...
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Germany GmbH shareholder living in another EU country
When an EU citizen who is holding shares of a GmbH decides to move to another EU country, what are his obligations to the tax office and the state?
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Legality of the Border Tunnels
The Korean Demilitarized Zone is a well-established demarcation line between the Republic of Korea (RoK) in the south and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in the north. It is also ...
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Are there established criteria for minimum number/fraction of kills to constitute genocide?
Suppose the state of Nowhereistan has subjects of different ethnic groups, including, say, a Million Somebodyites. One day, the government decides ceremoniously to randomly choose one Somebodyite and ...
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Is it illegal to give false information about a person to a foreign-based telemarketer?
I have always wondered if there is anything illegal with an American citizen giving false information about another American citizen to a foreign-based telemarketer, such as someone who by their ...
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Are there countries in which the "price" paid in a prisoner exchange deals is restricted by law?
When terrorist organizations capture hostages, sometimes the captives' country tries to negotiate a deal, which often includes prisoner exchange. The "price" for such deals may be very high. ...
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What countries don't have fair use in copyright law?
I know that Japan is one of these countries without fair use, are there any others?
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