irelephant [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 5 months agoIf you had to choose a new lingua franca, what language would you pick?message-squaremessage-square126linkfedilinkarrow-up172arrow-down10
arrow-up172arrow-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 · 5 months agomessage-square126linkfedilink
minus-squareCanadaPluslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoCould be! Like “under the laws of Saudi Arabia…” in the legal advice community.
minus-squarepiwakawakas@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoI assume people asking legal advice but not specifying where they are?
minus-squareCanadaPluslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-25 months 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-up2·5 months 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!