Exclusive: jury in anti-genocide activist 'terrorism' trial 'told to ignore international law'

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• givesomefucks@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  International law guarantees an unequivocal right of resistance, including armed resistance, to people under illegal occupation. Legal experts say that UK terrorism legislation breaches international law by blocking this right.

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  • ohulancutash@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    However the jury are not sitting in an international court so that’s beyond their remit.

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    • RobotToaster@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      A jury’s remit is whatever the jury decides is it’s remit.

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    • givesomefucks@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I tried googling if you all have jury nullification, but just got AI slop and stuff about America…

      The most I know about the UK legal system is the cool wigs, and what I learned from Sherlock and Misfits.

      But I’d assume a jury can do whatever they want. As long as you’re not self snitching, you don’t have to explain anything. And we’re talking about government support of an ongoing genocide, it’s hard to expect jurours to solely follow the letter of the law.

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    • astutemural@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Everything is within your remit. Fuck anyone who tells you otherwise.

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• FishFace@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Well yeah. The Court’s job is to enforce the law of the land, and if that is not compatible with international law, the law must be changed.

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