Re:UK Formally Abandons Europe’s Unified Patent Court
by gadders on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @03:59AM
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As it's the security council, I think a functioning military would also be a requirement. Germany and Japan don't have this.
Re:UK Formally Abandons Europe’s Unified Patent Court
by dragonwriter on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @04:02AM
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Germany and Japan have functioning militaries; they have legal restrictions on their use, but those restrictions don't, IIRC, obstruct their participation in anything that the Security Council would decide.
When France and UK became part initial members the SC. They were still colonial powers controlling a lot of the world, and won the war, they are no longer have that kind of strength or influence.
If a new council were created in the somewhat near future it would be because power dynamics have shifted far enough that the current council is no longer useful, from the current members UK and France are most likely to ones for that shift and not enjoy similar rights. New powers at the table could be EU as a whole, India, Brazil perhaps Japan and Germany etc.