Thread: Falkland Islands: Tensions Rising
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Old 19-06-2012, 15:05   #616
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Re: Falkland Islands: Tensions Rising
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Originally Posted by Chris View Post
There is no such thing as international law - nothing a State does is "legal" or "illegal" in the eyes of any other State. There are treaties, conventions and what you can get away with, which ultimately still comes down to a combination of political skill with economic and military power.

The Falklands remain British because we have the means to keep them and Argentina lacks the means to take them.
In that case as long as we can defend the Falkalnds, then we are fine, still boosts our "legal" case though!
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