This is the GA, no veto power there. It's just the entire UN going "this is against the UN charter, other resolutions of the UN, etc." and the U.S. going "ok"

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[–] SpaceDogs@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Yeah I went back to read it, no veto. So that just confuses me more because what’s stopping the “international community” from enforcing anything to stop this damned embargo?

[–] Saeculum@hexbear.net 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)

International law is an anarchist system. If you possess enough power and social standing you can ignore and manipulate it without consequence

[–] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

One could argue that's how national law works too

[–] Saeculum@hexbear.net 8 points 11 months ago

True, though not to the same extent.

[–] SovereignState@lemmygrad.ml 20 points 11 months ago

Critical support for UN peacekeepers entering the U.S.

[–] ComradeEd@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The GA has no such power. It can discuss and recommend on a bunch of stuff, but can't enforce something like a blockade, anything that would effect things. The only body that can do that is the SC (and wouldn't you know it, that's where there is veto)

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[–] hglman@lemmy.ml 14 points 11 months ago

It would have dissolved otherwise.