On 18/08/2019 16:58, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 18/08/2019 16:48, nightjar wrote:
On 17/08/2019 19:19, harry wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpnU...5bngutC Bhjpc

AIUI the Court is being asked to decide a point of law. If so, the
government is not on trial and does not need to mount a defence. What
it has done is to present a case to the Court. However, withdrawing
that case does not necessarily affect the decision of the Court.
Either the extension was lawful or it was unlawful and that is what it
will rule on.

It is a British court. It has no power to judge on the extension which
comes under international law, where the court of the Hague is the
relevant authority. As does the whole treaty of Lisbon, except where
power is explicitly devolved to another legal institution.

Even if the court judges that the extension is not conformant to UK law,
it doesn't matter. It is conformant to international law in the terms of
the treaty.

There's no such thing as international law. Just treaties by sovereign
nations.

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Max Demian