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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Is there such a thing as specific agents/officers legally pursuing international criminals across borders?
This is a continuance of this question regarding Interpol.
The answer to that question left a hole; who's going to be the international pursuer in the classic, world-wide cat-and-mouse game? It is a ...
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Where does outer space legally start?
Recently the Billionaire Space Race culminated with both Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson, doing what I can tell without any dispute, "going up" and "coming down". The claim that ...
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Are there any international laws governing the change of country of a region?
Russia last week held a referendum on whether the occupied regions of Ukraine would want to join Russia. Many states and international institutions have already made clear that they will not accept ...
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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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Does the Geneva Convention apply to the party denying that the war is going on?
Suppose a country R invades another country U without declaring war and insists that the invasion is not a war, but a "special operation", aimed at liberating U's citizens from U's ...
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What is the jurisdiction of the Khashoggi murder case?
Today, I read that Turkish president Erdogan wants the Saudi hit squad that killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi to face justice in Turkey for their role in the murder.
There seems little doubt that a ...
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Are countries not allowed to require proof of revaccination (booster) against the yellow fever as a condition of entry?
I read on cdc.gov:
Countries cannot require proof of revaccination (booster) against [the yellow fever] as a condition of entry, even if the traveler’s last vaccination was >10 years ago.
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Does the federal government of USA have any powers over functioning of ICANN
Since the very inception of the internet, as we know it today, USA had a pivotal role to play including in the management of DNS (Domain Name System). However internet evolved to be more free.
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Claiming my own country
Let's say one day, as I sail across the pacific, I come across an uncharted island.
This island is not anywhere near the borders of existing countries. It is unoccupied.
Can I put up a flag on the ...
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Which jurisdiction applies in a vessel?
Consider an aircraft registered in country A. On a flight operated by an airliner based in country B, it carries passengers on a flight from country X to country Y. The flight path overflies airspace ...
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Can a citizen be denied access to their own country?
With decades of international treaties covering refugees, asylum, diplomats, espionage, and countless other interesting and relevant topics to international politics, is there any international treaty ...
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What happens if someone requests asylum in Vatican City?
Suppose someone were to enter Vatican City and request asylum. Vatican City is a highly unusual country and I’m not sure what would happen. Are they a party to any treaties that would require them to ...
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In USA, does private property go right up to the international border?
I was out hunting with a friend yesterday, and the land we were on borders Montana. We were keeping on the North side of the barb-wire fence we assumed was the border, but then we found one of the ...
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Can a country start sending troops before declaring war?
Can a country send invasion forces before an official declaration of war?
So, if the US wants to invade France, can they, under international law, officially declare war by the time their aircraft ...
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Is there a manslaughter version of genocide?
Snopes's article on the South Africa vs Israel genocide case explains that intent is an important element of genocide. Likewise, intent is an important element of murder.
But we've also invented the ...
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