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[–] 74 points 5 months ago (9 children)

lmao @ new zealand, ig it's better than leaving them off the map entirely

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  • [–] 39 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    No one knows where New Zealand really is anyway.

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  • [–] 24 points 5 months ago

    Disappointing grayness in Europe

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  • [–] 14 points 5 months ago

    Isn't basically all of Africa and Asia supporting his arrest? I feel this map made every country not part of the western world grey, as in 'we dont now the data or don't care about it'.

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  • [–] 12 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Where is this data from? I seriously doubt NZs current thumb in chief has the stones to remove his tongue from Trumps ass long enough to arrest Netanyahu

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago*

    This is the cool thing about NZ. They're so geographically out of play, they can do/say whatever, geopolitically, without anyone caring.

    What's someone gonna do? Go fight them out in the carpark ten blocks away just to get absolutely nothing out of it?

    I think the only time they upset someone was when they disallowed bringing nuclear vessels and aircraft into their territory.

    USA: "You'll regret that."
    NZ: "Meh..."

    Three decades on, NZ still just chillin'. No need for the protection of the Pacific fleet lol

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  • [–] 36 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    I have serious doubts about Canada's "absolute readiness" given that Carney is Carney.

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  • [–] 19 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    It isn't an option. Canada would have to withdraw their support for the ICC, if they were to ignore one of their rulings. Carney can't just decide to do that on his own. It would need to be legislated.

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    Wait so are you saying that ICC rulings are in fact enforced by the judicial branch (like any other arrest warrants) and not the executive? That would be great because I was just about to lament on here that they seem to depend on the willingness of the executive in most countries. Which is the precise reason why we leave law enforcement to a separate branch

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  • [–] 13 points 5 months ago

    It's actually both branches, since law enforcement falls under the executive. Canadian law has been directly aligned with international law for decades. This means that if Netanyahu ever set foot on Canadian soil, the RCMP would be obligated to arrest him.

    However, I would assume they would probably hand him over to the Hague for prosecution, rather than try him in Canada...even though they have the legal authority to do so.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago*

    They would just "forget" about arresting him or purposefully started some kind of long procedural judicial consultation ("something, something, Diplomatic Immunity"), for long enough that Carney had time to properly lick Netanyahu's arse and the latter left Canada.

    Following that there would be some theatrical political performances on the theme "we could never imagine this could happen" including some deeply emotional "lessons were learned" at the end for that oh so very special "we're really genuinelly sorry and this will never happens again (until it does)" juice.

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  • [–] 11 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Weird that he’d be totally safe in Iran.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago

    Realistically, there's likely a diplomatic arrangement that he's given safe passage for negotiations. One might argue, however, that he could be classified as an enemy combatant, and just shot on sight - no arrest needed.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    I assume the map is excluding all the countries where he'd just instantly be chopped up on sight instead of arrested and handed over to the ICC.

    Seriously though, I assume this is only for countries that would enforce the ICC warrant. He's probably a wanted man in lots of countries. In reality this map is actually way redder than this.

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    If Denmark is red, then shouldn't Greenland be too?

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    What defines absolute readiness in this case? For example I know Starmer said the UK would honour its commitments to the Rome statute and arrest Nehtanyahu if he entered the UK.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago
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    Is there a bounty? If anyone wants to help, we can split it equally. I promise not to predictably change my mind once we get out deep into the canyon.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    Where is this data pulled from? Specifically, I'm not buying it that the Netherlands is dark-red.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    Ireland wouldn't arrest they'd get down on their knees and take a long drunk of water. Pucker up

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  • [–] 0 points 5 months ago

    Don't try to be a hero New Zealand. Wait for back up damn it.

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