What happens if you break international law? An animated explainer

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ. ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ืžืชื•ืจื’ืžื•ืช ืžืชื•ืจื’ืžื•ืช ื‘ืžื›ื•ื ื”.

00:04
Let's say you've broken international law.
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ื ื ื™ื— ืฉื”ืคืจืช ืืช ื”ื—ื•ืง ื”ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™.
00:08
What next? Well, it depends.
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ืžื” ื”ืœืื”? ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ื–ื” ืชืœื•ื™.
00:11
Quite often, nothing happens at all.
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ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืœื ืงื•ืจื” ื›ืœื•ื.
00:14
Pursuing justice takes time and money,
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ืจื“ื™ืคืช ืฆื“ืง ื“ื•ืจืฉืช ื–ืžืŸ ื•ื›ืกืฃ,
00:18
but sometimes things do happen.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืงื•ืจื™ื.
00:22
Let's imagine you're a state that invades another.
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ื‘ื•ืื• ื ื“ืžื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืืชื ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืฉืคื•ืœืฉืช ืœืžื“ื™ื ื” ืื—ืจืช.
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You've broken one of the most fundamental international laws
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ื”ืคืจืช ืืช ืื—ื“ ื”ื—ื•ืงื™ื ื”ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™ื™ื ื”ื‘ืกื™ืกื™ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ
00:31
and committed the crime of aggression.
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ื•ื‘ื™ืฆืขืช ืืช ืคืฉืข ื”ืชื•ืงืคื ื•ืช.
00:35
You can expect sanctions
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ืืชื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืฆืคื•ืช ืœืกื ืงืฆื™ื•ืช
00:38
or maybe even military intervention.
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ืื• ืื•ืœื™ ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื”ืชืขืจื‘ื•ืช ืฆื‘ืื™ืช.
00:43
Now, let's say you're an individual
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื ื ื™ื— ืฉืืชื” ืื“ื
00:46
who's committed a war crime.
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ืฉื‘ื™ืฆืข ืคืฉืข ืžืœื—ืžื”.
00:49
You personally might be tried at an international court:
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ืืชื” ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืื™ืฉื™ ืขืœื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ืฉืคื˜ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืžืฉืคื˜ ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™:
00:54
this can take decades and requires the help of your own country.
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ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืงื—ืช ืขืฉืจื•ืช ืฉื ื™ื ื•ืžืฆืจื™ืš ืืช ืขื–ืจืช ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืฉืœืš.
00:59
And what if you're an energy company
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ื•ืžื” ืื ืืชื” ื—ื‘ืจืช ืื ืจื’ื™ื”
01:02
that has spilled oil in the sea around another country?
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ืฉืฉืคื›ื” ื ืคื˜ ื‘ื™ื ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืื—ืจืช?
01:08
Then this might be a case for private international law
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ืื– ื–ื” ืขืฉื•ื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืงืจื” ืฉืœ ืžืฉืคื˜ ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™ ืคืจื˜ื™
01:13
and your company could face fines and punishment.
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ื•ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืœืš ืขืฉื•ื™ื” ืœืขืžื•ื“ ื‘ืคื ื™ ืงื ืกื•ืช ื•ืขื•ื ืฉื™ื.
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International laws are sometimes broken
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ื—ื•ืงื™ื ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™ื™ื ื ืฉื‘ืจื™ื ืœืคืขืžื™ื
01:21
because of the problem of effectively enforcing them,
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ื‘ืขื™ื” ืฉืœ ืื›ื™ืคืชื ื‘ื™ืขื™ืœื•ืช,
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but they're there to guide us
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ืฉื ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื“ืจื™ืš ืื•ืชื ื•
01:28
for when things do go wrong.
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ื›ืฉื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืžืฉืชื‘ืฉื™ื.
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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