Baxter Parp Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 No, I am aware of how to google. You bolded this :- Under the treaty of Vienna, successor states retain assets including treaties and membership of organisations. I want you to show me exactly where it says that. If that's too complicated, here you go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succession_of_states Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_B Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 You don't know what a continuator state is, do you? A continuator state is a continuation of the current state (will continue to use the name "UK" for instance), a successor state succeeds the old state but inherits a share of the assets. Including treaties and membership of international bodies. Post-secession Scotland will be a new state and inherit none of the UK's treaty rights and obligations. Now, where is that quote from?. I want to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_B Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 If that's too complicated, here you go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succession_of_states A wikipedia link! Wow - now I'm impressed. You linked to the Vienna Convention on Succession of States in respect of Treaties (interestingly not the 1983 Vienna Convention on Succession of States in respect of State Property, Archives and Debts). So, where is the part of the treaty you quoted from? About assets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Post-secession Scotland will be a new state and inherit none of the UK's treaty rights and obligations. Now, where is that quote from?. I want to see it. It wasn't a quote and I never said it was. I wrote it based on the provisions of the Treaty of Vienna and international law. Successor states inherit the assets of the predecessor state including participation in treaties, membership of international bodies and debts. It's in black and white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 A wikipedia link! Wow - now I'm impressed. You linked to the Vienna Convention on Succession of States in respect of Treaties (interestingly not the 1983 Vienna Convention on Succession of States in respect of State Property, Archives and Debts). So, where is the part of the treaty you quoted from? About assets? I linked to the convention in respect of treaties because we were talking about treaties, fuckwit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbl Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 It seems we've gone somewhere beyond scrambling for relevance. We're now into desperately flailing for relevance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_B Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 It wasn't a quote and I never said it was. I wrote it based on the provisions of the Treaty of Vienna and international law. Successor states inherit the assets of the predecessor state including participation in treaties, membership of international bodies and debts. It's in black and white. Oh right!! Even better. So this was based on your super duper understanding of a hugely complex area of international law. That's just great. Where to start... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_B Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I linked to the convention in respect of treaties because we were talking about treaties, fuckwit. No, we were talking about assets, you moron. Being a signatory to a treaty is not an asset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbl Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 No, we were talking about assets, you moron. Being a signatory to a treaty is not an asset.Is he a "nattard" as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_B Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Is he a "nattard" as well? I have no idea of his political persuasions. He's just not the brightest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Oh right!! Even better. So this was based on your super duper understanding of a hugely complex area of international law. That's just great. Where to start... Look, just admit you're wrong and we can all get on with our lives. Either Scotland is the successor state and rUK is the continuation (getting to keep the seat on the UN security council, etc.) and everything is negotiated nicely like adults or rUK acts like a spoilt child and we have a fight over everything, in which case Scotland can play hardball as much as rUK and nothing is off the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 No, we were talking about assets, you moron. Being a signatory to a treaty is not an asset. Under international law it is. Just saying the same thing over and over does not make it true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I have no idea of his political persuasions. He's just not the brightest. You've got a brass neck, I'll give you that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 BaxterParp: Could you please point us to the specific provisions of the Vienna Treaties and international law more generally that state the following things: 1. Scotland would be a "continuator state" or "successor state" (or similar), whether alongside rUK or to its exclusion 2. That assumption shares in state liabilities is determined by whether or not a state has been given the rights of a continuator or successor state (i.e rights and obligations in respect of other treaties like, say, the Lisbon Treaty). Could you also please explain why South Sudan both had to apply to join the UN and all other international bodies founded on treaties and yet is also having to negotiate a settlement of debts and assets with Sudan, who did not have to reapply to join the UN or these other international organisations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 "Just saying the same thing over and over doesn't make it true" Take note, xbl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_B Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Under international law it is. No. It. Isn't. Show me the word "asset" used anywhere in the 1979 Treaty (Ignoring for the moment that it has been signed by about 2 people and a small terrier dog) and does not constitute the International Law position. Anywhere at all will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Scotland cannot "play hardball" if the UK refuses to share things it literally has no right to share (like membership of international organisations, stipulating that you must be the single named signatory and sovereign state to be a member) or for that matter it refuses to share sovereign institutions emanating from its state like the Bank of England. Refusing to pool sovereign power does not entitle Scotland, unilaterally, to secede from the Union, free from debt and in sovereign control of territory. Read the Quebec secession reference and perhaps you might understand the interface of domestic and international law. Unilateral secession is only a legal right under international law in instances like genocide, and all other disputes are left to negotiation and domestic settlement, including the divvying up of actual assets and liabilities. Institutions and treaty signatures are not assets and liabilities in and of themselves and have a completely different set of rules applied to them in facilitating continued operation and function in law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbl Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Scotland cannot "play hardball" if the UK refuses to share things it literally has no right to share (like membership of international organisations, stipulating that you must be the single named signatory and sovereign state to be a member) or for that matter it refuses to share sovereign institutions emanating from its state like the Bank of England. Refusing to pool sovereign power does not entitle Scotland, unilaterally, to secede from the Union, free from debt and in sovereign control of territory. Read the Quebec secession reference and perhaps you might understand the interface of domestic and international law. Unilateral secession is only a legal right under international law in instances like genocide, and all other disputes are left to negotiation and domestic settlement, including the divvying up of actual assets and liabilities. Institutions and treaty signatures are not assets and liabilities in and of themselves and have a completely different set of rules applied to them in facilitating continued operation and function in law. So we scotch should Know Our Place eh? Be grateful for whatever crumbs we can get? Hope the magnificent and glorious British Government are kind to us? Pish. We keep their lights on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Your determination to misrepresent anything that might just suggest Scotland has to play by the rules to become a strong independent state properly integrated into the international community as "know your place" is impressive: I'll grant you that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_B Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 What Baxter here is demonstrating is in some ways the value of xbl's "too difficult, will just spam with triteness" approach. If in doubt, when you are miles out of your depth, it's really best to adopt the "voice of the common man" approach. It has a lot of merit. Sadly, his views aren't really out of step with the SNP's own, as we've seen similar levels of understanding coming from Nicola Sturgeon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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