Mamdani says New York City does not have legal authority to arrest Netanyahu
www.theguardian.com
Mayor had said he was reviewing ability to execute arrest warrant issued by the ICC for Israeli prime minister
  • Davel23@fedia.io
    595·
    23 days ago

    While I would have loved to see it happen, arresting a world leader while in the country for a UN General Assembly dangerously undermines that body’s function.

    • ryannathans@aussie.zoneEnglish
      292·
      23 days ago

      The UN headquarters agreement grants immunity to world leaders when travelling to New York for these events

          • BrikoX@lemmy.zipOPMEnglish
            2·
            21 days ago

            True, but it does have Permanent Observer State status. But it’s a moot argument either way as the immunity given by treaty explicitly extends to anyone invited by the UN to conduct “official business”.

        • ryannathans@aussie.zoneEnglish
          56·
          23 days ago

          It is unclear, however, if the US move to deny or revoke visas complies with that document

          • BrikoX@lemmy.zipOPMEnglish
            181·
            23 days ago

            Use full quote from the article and see how stupid that sounds.

            It is unclear, however, if the US move to deny or revoke visas complies with that document, which outlines that foreign officials’ attendance in New York should not be impeded by the US, “irrespective of the relations” between their respective governments and the US.

            • ryannathans@aussie.zoneEnglish
              15·
              23 days ago

              Your argument is that if the US govt breaks their own law to prosecute their ally who has immunity then they can do it?

              Sure, people can do whatever they want at the end of the day and this is meaningless time waste

    • FishLake@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
      13·
      23 days ago

      But capturing them from within their own country and charging them with crimes in your country’s legal system is okay.

      • brewery@feddit.ukEnglish
        7·
        23 days ago

        So is waiting for them to return home and bombing their whole family, or rigging their devices with bombs and having them all go at once even if you don’t know who’s nearby

    • krashmo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      23 days ago

      I get what you’re saying but I don’t think another letter from the UN is going to accomplish anything so that feels like an empty ideal to hold to

      • luciferofastora@feddit.orgEnglish
        1·
        21 days ago

        The federal government wouldn’t write a letter though. They’d jump on the opportunity to selectively enforce international agreements against their enemy and point to the pressure from all the other countries as justification.

        Better not to risk it for the sake of briefly locking up one guy and instead keep working on things he can affect.