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Re: Again, legal technicalities and this time together with unspecified terminology
gbaikie — (archived)

"GB, The 'RULE OF LAW' for countries is a lot different than the 'RULE OF LAW' for individuals. The UN could next friday endorse the murder of every American on sight, but that doesn't make it "THE RULE OF LAW", at least not in the sense you wish to use it."

If the American people signed an agreement (say the Senate passed a treaty) granting the UN dictatorial power, then whatever the UN said could become enforcable (legal to enforce). Dictatorial power can be "understood" in the framework of Rule of Law- someone or something makes the law without following any established law, but Rule of Law is generally constrasted against dictatorial power. Rule of Law means ruled by laws, whereas Dictatorial power is ruled by decisions of a person or group of people. A law whether a decree, or part of established set of laws must be enforcable in order to have power. So in your above example America citizens, miltary, or some police force would first need to "honor" the UN order, then have the ability to execute the UN decree.
One problem with above example is it would violate the Constitution for the Senate to grant this power to the UN. Of course, changes in the Constitution are possible. Anything is possible under the Rule of Law- slavery for instance.

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