10-25-2017, 02:30 AM
It occurs to me that we need to consider how this proposal interacts with non-member states.
If a member state subject to fines and sanctions ceases to be a member of the World Assembly, what happens? Do the sanctions imposed by other member states still apply? Are the fines and sanctions automatically re-imposed if and when the member state rejoins?
I wonder if you could effectively enforce WA law on non-member states (or perhaps just former WA member states) in compliance with the OOC ruleset by requiring that member states simply sanction non-member states that do not comply with WA law as judged by the IAC. I think this would only be morally acceptable insofar as the law being enforced coincides with a clear objective moral norm, as is the case for most international human rights law.
If a member state subject to fines and sanctions ceases to be a member of the World Assembly, what happens? Do the sanctions imposed by other member states still apply? Are the fines and sanctions automatically re-imposed if and when the member state rejoins?
I wonder if you could effectively enforce WA law on non-member states (or perhaps just former WA member states) in compliance with the OOC ruleset by requiring that member states simply sanction non-member states that do not comply with WA law as judged by the IAC. I think this would only be morally acceptable insofar as the law being enforced coincides with a clear objective moral norm, as is the case for most international human rights law.