• hydrospanner@lemmy.world
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    15 days ago

    I like how you missed the “our legal system” when giving examples entirely outside the legal system in which this killing took place.

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      15 days ago

      Umm, no, not really? King Louis maybe, but the Common Law system used across most former UK colonies traces a line back to before King Charles’ execution, and the Nuremberg Trials were set up by the Allies (which prominently includes the US and UK) and form an important basis of 21st century international law.