Other countries' laws

i remember a story from ca 1992 when a young 16 year old boy from the US went to Singapore and got caught spraying graffiti over a public building.

Singapore has very strict laws in place, that when the boy was caught he was set to be punished with 6 lashes, or something similar. There was an international outcry from the US that the boy did not deserve such punishment.

However, he WAS in a country which has its own law. I can't remember whether the US managed to intervene or not...

But my point is...to what extent should the old adage "When in Rome do as the Romans do" be adhered to?

Should culture as opposed to legal differences be governed by the "When in Rome..." adage? Can you therefore, draw a straight line between cultural tolerance and legal obligation, when migrating or visiting a different country? What should be the course of action when a cultural difference (of immigrant) clashes with a legal obligation of the new/visited country?

Well he will most likely not have gotten the lashes, prolly got the US sentence for it in replace.

Well if you are in a certain country you are obligated to follow their rules and laws whatever those may be. only problem with that is that it would be helpful is if all countries obey the civil rights, which almost no countries do

yeah, if you brake a law of a country, you should get punished

though if it's lashes, it's against the human rights, but still, if a country didn't sign them, you can't complain

true, but most countries did

yes, but if you brake the law in a country that didn't sign them, you can't expect them to follow those rights

idd, then you're stuck with the laws of that country, however exceptions to that are scares

yeah, most countries signed it, but the mainpoint is, you can't go and brake the law just to say "but I want to be judged according the laws of country X and not Z"

lol idd

I thought that the laws apply to the "Citizens" not tourist or visitors.

than a tourist could kill a few guys and walk away without a punishment?

No, but the tourist embasy migth have something to say about punishment.

yes, if it's severe or so, and when the government of the tourist starts treatening about economical sanctions

What about International Law? Does it apply to tourist or is something totally different?

if the country in question has signed it yes
otherwise someone can make an international law and let it pass for every country even when they don't agree with it

See this is my thing yerssot, I want to travel to Cuba but there is no relations with the USA so therefore I can't go. But I could if I were to travel to Mexico or Central America and then go to Cuba. So I was wondering if International law applies to myself.

just don't shoot castro and you should be fine 😉

😆 Is a for cultural knowledge not politics....but that is funny!!!

Your biggest problem, SF, is if you run into any trouble in Cuba you will find it far harder to get the help you need.

Never underestimate the value of a passport in helping you when you get into trouble, but without the representation in the country of the state your passport was issued in, it is not much good.

now I aint quite sure

but I THINK it is (or certainly was) a crime for americans to travel to Cuba.
anywayz you have international laws and stuff. but you still have to respect the laws of a country, your punishment will probably depend on your country as well (if there is in a fact a dialog) but respecting the laws you will still have to do (if I go to the UK I have to drive on the left side of the road)

you don't HAVE to drive on the left side of the road, Fire, just ... doing that will make your chances of surviving the trip a LOT higher 😉