Re:UK threaten to enter Ecuadorian embassy and arrest Julian...
by elemeno on Wednesday August 15, 2012 @06:29PM
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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
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You are mistaken. Under International law, embassies are on sovereign soil of the guest country.