Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Singapore has admitted that we're at the mercy of HK court.
http://news.asiaone.com/news/asian-opinions/terrex-vehicles-ball-now-hks-court
State immunity is a privilege (not an entitlement) that can be extended and also can be revoked. Therefore, there is no such protection under international law because state immunity is based on political relationship between 2 nations. The truth is out finally and we're really at the mercy of HK court. If HK doesn't extend this privilege to SG because we're so anti-China, HK has the right to seize and confiscate our tanks. We can only shut up and suck our thumb in a corner while waiting for the kind gesture from HK.
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When our defence minister quoted state immunity under international law as our defence argument, I had some doubts about the legality of this argument because I had this understanding that international law couldn't supersede local law because this would contravene the sovereignty of any nation. Even ICJ under UN cannot rule on sovereignty matters because of this common understanding in this world.
With this article, we can understand now that state immunity is a privilege, not an entitlement. When something is a privilege, we cannot demand too much because it can be revoked.
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