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In reply to the discussion: UN seeks immunity for UNRWA employees complicit in Oct. 7 massacre - Channel 12 report [View all]Beastly Boy
(11,147 posts)59. Once again, any lawsuit against the UN has a predetermined outcome.
It is the outcome that has any consequences, not the theoretical capacity to sue. Case in point: the lawsuit in question. It is unlikely that the lawsuit will be terminated any time soon, but the outcome is already known.
To continue deflecting into legal matters relating to UN immunity distracts from the issue in at hand. So let's just stop doing this.
Just to bring us back to the issue at hand: it is the ethics of applying immunity to known war criminals. By applying it, the UN terminated any legal means to determine their guilt.
No other legal issues play a role in this.
If you are not willing to address the issue at hand, continuing this conversation is absolutely pointless.
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UN seeks immunity for UNRWA employees complicit in Oct. 7 massacre - Channel 12 report [View all]
Beastly Boy
Sep 22
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There will be rallies in support of the criminals in Teheran and Columbia University.
Beastly Boy
Sep 22
#2
They just got started back then. They didn't learn yet how to do things wrong.
Beastly Boy
Sep 22
#14
The UN is the defendant in this case. The hostage families are the plaintiffs.
Beastly Boy
Sep 22
#11
UNRWA is being sued for the damages the terrorists did wheb they vwere employed
Beastly Boy
Sep 22
#44
The validity or legality of the instrument of immunity afforded to the UN is not in dispute here.
Beastly Boy
Sep 23
#51
The immunity clause in the UN founding charter is absolute, and so is the UN discretion in using it.
Beastly Boy
Sep 23
#54
Disgusting. The UN was created to prevent wars, not protect and enable terrorists.
SunSeeker
Sep 22
#7