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minus-squareFluffyPotato@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down1·11 months agoIsn’t fighting piracy like legal for everyone? Like a private citizen or any country’s military could go out there and hunt pirates. I remember that from when the somali pirates got yeeted.
minus-squarestoly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoThe AUMF probably also actually has given him the right to do this.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoNo AUMF required to bonk pirates. It’s the national version of self defense.
minus-squareDragonAce@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down6·11 months agoThere are no laws in international waters.
minus-squareKevonLooney@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 months agoYou underestimate the reach of US law. Also, the “Law of the Sea” clearly applies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Convention_on_the_Law_of_the_Sea There are laws that govern Antarctica, Outer Space, the Moon, etc. International waters are just less regulated, but there are definitely laws.
Isn’t fighting piracy like legal for everyone? Like a private citizen or any country’s military could go out there and hunt pirates. I remember that from when the somali pirates got yeeted.
The AUMF probably also actually has given him the right to do this.
No AUMF required to bonk pirates. It’s the national version of self defense.
There are no laws in international waters.
You underestimate the reach of US law. Also, the “Law of the Sea” clearly applies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Convention_on_the_Law_of_the_Sea
There are laws that govern Antarctica, Outer Space, the Moon, etc. International waters are just less regulated, but there are definitely laws.