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  • @Dawn then the question should more be. How can it be justified for a government to do so and what would be the explanation of doing? Commented Aug 1, 2016 at 14:16
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    Decrees are not typically justified, they are simply announced. Commented Aug 1, 2016 at 14:55
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    In the case of UAE it is a mix of anti-fraud law and enforcement of telecomm monopoly: law.stackexchange.com/a/12041/4501 Commented Aug 1, 2016 at 16:03
  • For the most part international laws only apply to a country when it passes a domestic law that enacts that law. For some international laws, they may execute as part of a country signing a treaty. Commented Sep 12, 2024 at 18:53