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by throwaway2048 1469 days ago
Generally speaking governments, unless bound by treaty (and not even then really) are completely free to ignore the results of (most) lawsuits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_immunity
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could be grounds for proposing relevant economic sanctions.

the wisdom of taking this risk comes down to how dependent the sued nation is on broader economic cooperation with the guilty nation.