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Lifting 1 kg by 1 m would take 9.8 joules.

It's an American ship. They can't transport Iranian oil for the same reason they can't transport cocaine. It's illegal.

The DoJ told the company they were breaking the law. The company admitted wrongdoing and told the captain to turn around and bring the oil to the US. By handing over the oil, the company hopes their fines will be reduced.

No naval forces were involved. No piracy, no interception at sea. Just a company trying to get out of hot water after it was busted

No, she doesn't. She is a magistrate judge, and that's an appointed position.

This judge is not an elected official.

International laws do not exist.

Alena Douhan, the Special Rapporteur you cited.

States have an obligation under international human rights law

Make up your mind. If they don't exist, then what she said is meaningless.

And on the subject of Ms Douhan...

The Special Rapporteurs are part of what is known as the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council. ... Special Procedures’ experts work on a voluntary basis; they are not UN staff and do not receive a salary for their work. They are independent from any government or organization and serve in their individual capacity.

Looks like she was speaking for herself, not for the UN.

Trade embargoes do not violate international law. Otherwise, we would condemn Iran for its embargo against Israel. But Iran is free to pursue whatever trade policy it wants.

And don't confuse a statement by a UN employee for a statement by the UN.

Iran sanctions are meant to slow their nuclear program and thus de-escalate the region. It's possible they are now counterproductive. But it's also possible that without them, a paranoid right wing Israeli government would have openly attacked Iran by now. So it may well be the lesser evil.

If some people are treated unjustly, the solution is not to treat everyone unjustly.

They are not illegal. All sovereign countries can refuse to trade with any other country or restrict the use of their own currency.

Which is all that these sanctions amount to.

No, but they control what happens aboard ships that fly American flags.

Do you think the ocean is some sort of lawless no man's land, where captains do as they please with crew and passengers?

Well, it isn't. The ship has a flag, and while aboard you follow the laws of that flag.

While underway, everything that happens aboard that ship is governed by American laws.

If the captain murders one of the crew, they can be tried in the US.

If the crew sell passengers cocaine, they can be tried in the US.

Likewise if the captain and crew transport contraband oil.

The constitution and state law must be in keeping with any employment contract. That doesn't mean there is no employment contract.

Without an employment contract, there is no penalty if an employee suddenly decides to quit. If you are at will (no contract), giving notice to your employer is merely a courtesy.

The government does not want judges to suddenly quit in the middle of a trial, for the same reason that hospitals don't want doctors to quit in the middle of a patient appointment. Those kinds of employees need contracts.

Among other things, the contract specifies termination procedures. This may include a requirement to give notice and also limit the opportunity for summary firing.

An example of an employment contract for a judge can be found here.

Whatever her contract specifies has to be consistent with the constitution, but her contract covers a lot more than that. It's not like she can look through the constitution to find her PTO policy.

At will is simply the default, so it only applies to workers without an employment contract.

She is a government official, and most certainly has a contract that specifies termination procedures.

Keep in mind that at will cuts both ways, it allows workers to quit at any time without notice. The government really, really doesn't want judges to peace out in the middle of a trial. So the contract provides penalties for both sides if termination procedures aren't followed.

Her contract almost certainly requires due process before she is terminated under these circumstances.

And while not all workers in the US get that protection, it would be better if they did.

The justice system generally allows everyone a chance to defend themselves. People aren't removed immediately for the same reason they aren't executed immediately.

Except the author generally does not design the book cover, and often does not design the thumbnail.

If you tried to transport a kilo of Mexican cocaine through another country and were caught, do you really think Mexico would get its cocaine back?

It's an American ship. It's bound by American laws.

It's not piracy when the ship literally sailed to Texas and delivered the oil as part of a plea bargain deal.

The US Navy was not involved.

Every country that has gone to war has killed civilians.