A primary purpose of the state is the violent control of people and things.
An organization of states won't be any different.
this post was submitted on 13 Aug 2024
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Privacy dies in thunderous applause. Good job on voting in the conservatives and ludites everybody (or not voting at all)! A+ participation in democracy.
That's unfortunate.
Technically this hasn't been approved by the General Assembly yet, and then individual countries would need to ratify it. But press coverage suggest it's a done deal.
For the treaty to go into force, 40 nations have to ratify it.
In many places, ratifying a treaty requires parliament approval, so it's not going to be quick. Talk to your representative once this treaty comes up in your parliement's agenda.
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