> > a discussion that is able to derive a meaningful interpretation of
> > protecting Pinochet but not Assange has to be necessarily
> > technical, yes?
I would have said that a *meaningful* interpretation would be necessarily political rather than technical. A technical interpretation might be interesting to practitioners but otherwise inconsequential. Figleaves are only interesting insofar as they reveal where people think figleaves are called for.
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