UK threaten to enter Ecuadorian embassy and arrest Julian Assange

Re:UK threaten to enter Ecuadorian embassy and arrest Julian... by julianz on Wednesday August 15, 2012 @06:22PM (#4388589)

So, just to make sure I'm keeping up, the UK is threatening an act of war against Ecuador in order to extradite an Australian who's wanted by the US to Sweden. okithinkigotit.

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Re:UK threaten to enter Ecuadorian embassy and arrest Julian... by elemeno on Wednesday August 15, 2012 @06:29PM (#4388627)

It's not an act of war - it's, at worst, a violation of a convention. An embassy/consulate/mission is the territory of the host country and not, as is commonly thought, sovereign to the country who's located in it.

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Re:UK threaten to enter Ecuadorian embassy and arrest Julian... by Old_Faithful on Friday August 17, 2012 @01:31PM (#4397589)

You are mistaken. Under International law, embassies are on sovereign soil of the guest country.

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