irelephant [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 18 days agoIf you had to choose a new lingua franca, what language would you pick?message-squaremessage-square134fedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down12
arrow-up169arrow-down1message-squareIf you had to choose a new lingua franca, what language would you pick?irelephant [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 18 days agomessage-square134fedilink
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·16 days agoCould be! Like “under the laws of Saudi Arabia…” in the legal advice community.
minus-squarepiwakawakas@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·16 days agoI assume people asking legal advice but not specifying where they are?
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-216 days agoYup. Jurisdiction is very important, but a lot of people seem to have never considered it. And if you’re not aware, Saudi is still a medieval-style absolute monarchy with public beheadings for, like, adultery. (And a valued Western ally)
minus-squarepiwakawakas@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·16 days agoI knew things were grim, but that’s worse than I thought!
Could be! Like “under the laws of Saudi Arabia…” in the legal advice community.
I assume people asking legal advice but not specifying where they are?
Yup. Jurisdiction is very important, but a lot of people seem to have never considered it.
And if you’re not aware, Saudi is still a medieval-style absolute monarchy with public beheadings for, like, adultery. (And a valued Western ally)
I knew things were grim, but that’s worse than I thought!