RAEPINOSAS CONTINUED PRESENCE IN ASIOYA IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW I.

Applicant has no jurisdiction since Van Bogaerdes regime and its representatives cannot appear in the name of Asioya a. Van Bogaerdes regime is illegitimate because it did not obtain consent of Asioyan people i. Question of effective control on the part of Van Bogaerdes government ii. Government is illegitimate because it is in violation of the principle of political participation b. Denouncement of Van Bogaerde does not necessarily reflect the denouncement of the State II. Continued presence of Raepinosa is in pursuance of their duties under RLSEMC a. Use of force is not illegal, because the legitimate government of Asioya consented to the RLSEMC b. Composition of troops i. *explain why* c. The actions are attributable to RLSEMC i. It possesses independent international personality ii. RLSEMC sent the peacekeeping troops in the first place NOT Raepinosa. d. Raepinosa stayed due to the exigencies of the situation i. Cite the exigencies i. As it can be seen by subsequent events first, death of Hawthorne. Second, the installation of the new Head of State through extralegal means. Third, publication of The Daily Asioya calling for civil unrest. These events indicate that there was sufficient reason for the Raepinosa peacekeepers to stay. ii. *Look for jurisprudence* (Maybe theres jurisprudence regarding the mandatory withdrawal of troops if there are reports of exploitation albeit unverified for the protection of the institution) e. Their presence in Asioya was not solely motivated by Raepinosas oil interest III. Raepinosas responsibility to protect is recognized under CIL a. Facts show that various acts committed by SPL call for protection i. SPL took control of two oil wells ii. Refused to entry to persons affiliated with national government iii. Kidnapping tourists iv. Aid workers in the islands of Dereez and Lexseia in exchange for ransom v. Rebel threw grenade at the city-center of the island of rechoji vi. SPL soldiers set off explosives in Longbottom Subway Station in Vasaran vii. SPL rebels hijacked the audio-video system of government television and radio channel viii. SPL hacked the website of The Daily Asioya and posted message from Van Bogaerde

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Laurent Brancowitz Building which housed the Asioya Stock Exchange and the Este Haim University were bombed Ten SPL rebels that were housed in the Lee Jordan Maximum Security Prison instigated a riot and escaped from prison PM Hawthorne was assassinated