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This is the official chamber of the Strategic and Economic Treaty Alliance's High Court. Here we meet to discuss and decide lawsuits between SETA members, among other things concerning international law. We meet in a special chamber of the SETA HQ.

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The Romextlian Judge has an issue. "We would like to have New Antartica's reckless use of Nuclear weapons"

"New Antartica has been summoned to the SETA HQ. This case is titled: New Antartica vs. Insaanistan."

"Antarctica, what is your defense?"
OOC: For the prosecution, I wil use my dragon account

"Yes?"

Romextly wrote:"Antarctica, what is your defense?"
OOC: For the prosecution, I wil use my dragon account

"Well, first off. What do you mean by 'use of nuclear weapons'? That could've meant anything! Hell, it could've meant testing nuclear weapons for all I know!"

New Antarcticania wrote:

Romextly wrote:"Antarctica, what is your defense?"
OOC: For the prosecution, I wil use my dragon account

"Well, first off. What do you mean by 'use of nuclear weapons'? That could've meant anything! Hell, it could've meant testing nuclear weapons for all I know!"

"You have used multiple nuclear weapons on major populated cities in rebel controlled land. The death toll has been a confirmed 2,576,857 deaths."'''

"The weapons detonated were small nuclear weapons aimed at key strategic rebel bases, unfortunately. It appears that cvillians has been refugeing in said bases, when we warned them. They refused to back down, so we can only assume that they were enemy combatants at the time"

New Antarcticania wrote:"The weapons detonated were small nuclear weapons aimed at key strategic rebel bases, unfortunately. It appears that cvillians has been refugeing in said bases, when we warned them. They refused to back down, so we can only assume that they were enemy combatants at the time"

New Antarcticania wrote:@yournewsdaily, 9:30PM
CONFIRMED:biggest nuclear bomb in history detonates at shia isaanistan capital

@Newsmedialworld, 9:32PM
Hundreds are fleeing from the #shiaisaanistan after the Tsar bombs detonated at their capital at exactly 1:00PM

@populardramaOMG!
OMG: famous actor's mansion destroyed at the #shialcaitolnuke
#NewAntarticasux #ververyangry

What is this?

"The nuclear detonation at the shia capital was a retaliatory strike after the shia isaanis launched a nuclear weapon at our capital"

New Antarcticania wrote:"The nuclear detonation at the shia capital was a retaliatory strike after the shia isaanis launched a nuclear weapon at our capital"

"Did it hit?"

"It almost did"

New Antarcticania wrote:"It almost did"

"But did it? Yes or No."

New Antarcticania wrote:"The weapons detonated were small nuclear weapons aimed at key strategic rebel bases, unfortunately. It appears that cvillians has been refugeing in said bases, when we warned them. They refused to back down, so we can only assume that they were enemy combatants at the time"

Partial perjury.

Romextly wrote:

New Antarcticania wrote:"It almost did"

"But did it? Yes or No."

That is a clear no

New Antarcticania wrote:

Romextly wrote:"But did it? Yes or No."

That is a clear no

"So why did you fire?"

New Antarcticania wrote:

Romextly wrote:"But did it? Yes or No."

That is a clear no

"Was it within your power to stop the nuke?"

Romextly wrote:

New Antarcticania wrote:That is a clear no

"So why did you fire?"

"We could only assume that they would launch more ICBMs at our soil until successful so it was decided that we had to retaliate"

New Antarcticania wrote:

Romextly wrote:"So why did you fire?"

"We could only assume that they would launch more ICBMs at our soil until successful so it was decided that we had to retaliate"

But by attacking thousands of innocent civilians, clearly against Geneva conventions?

An Insaani prosecutor enters.

New Antarcticania wrote:

Romextly wrote:"So why did you fire?"

"We could only assume that they would launch more ICBMs at our soil until successful so it was decided that we had to retaliate"

Violation of Article 51 of the Geneva Conventions Protocol I

As stated below:
Carpet bombing of cities, towns, villages, or other areas containing a concentration of civilians is considered a war crime as of Article 51 of the 1977 Protocol I of the Geneva Conventions.

Langenia wrote:

New Antarcticania wrote:That is a clear no

"Was it within your power to stop the nuke?"

"It wasn't, the only thing that saved us was orbital debris that was above our atmosphere, at that time. All anti nuke armaments were under thorough maintiance"

“Additionally, it is a violation of the Islamic Rules of War, which all SETA members were informed they had to abide by,” the prosecutor added.

South Cayriya wrote:

New Antarcticania wrote:"We could only assume that they would launch more ICBMs at our soil until successful so it was decided that we had to retaliate"

Violation of Article 51 of the Geneva Conventions Protocol I

As stated below:
Carpet bombing of cities, towns, villages, or other areas containing a concentration of civilians is considered a war crime as of Article 51 of the 1977 Protocol I of the Geneva Conventions.

(Is nuclear bomb considered carpet bombing)

South Cayriya wrote:

New Antarcticania wrote:"We could only assume that they would launch more ICBMs at our soil until successful so it was decided that we had to retaliate"

Violation of Article 51 of the Geneva Conventions Protocol I

As stated below:
Carpet bombing of cities, towns, villages, or other areas containing a concentration of civilians is considered a war crime as of Article 51 of the 1977 Protocol I of the Geneva Conventions.

It would be considered a war crime for violating this.