[Keirmot]

Because one of the 3 basic principles of sovereignty (as is understood by western political philosophy, known as Westphalian sovereignty) is that there is no other authority inside a State’s borders except its own.

This means no other country has jurisdiction in North Korea, besides, there’s also no incentive to help in case DPRK asks for help.

France doesn’t investigante crimes that happen in Spain, Portugal doesn’t investigate crimes that haven in Canada, the USA doesn’t investigate crimes that happen in Germany, etc…

[JumpCrisscross]

> western political philosophy, known as Westphalian sovereignty) is that there is no other authority inside a State’s borders except its own

You’re citing centuries-old political philosophy, only remnants of which remain in our world [1].

The West that arose after WWII and through the Cold War is decidedly non-Westphalian. Concepts like human rights, non-proliferation and self determination are non-Westphalian. The Nuremberg trials were anti-Westphalian.

The closest modern analogues to (and proponents of) Westphalian philosophy are Russia, China and North Korea.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westphalian_system

[OKRainbowKid]

These "proponents" seem less strict about applying this philosophy to states other than their own.

[JumpCrisscross]

The Westphalian treaties gave France, Sweden and later Russia the explicit right to intercede to guarantee the Imperial constitution [1]. (Westphalia was concerned with the Holy Roman Empire.)

Westphalian sovereignty as a historical concern is a myth [2].

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guarantor_of_the_imperial_co...

[2] https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-organi...

[klausa]

>France doesn’t investigante crimes that happen in Spain, Portugal doesn’t investigate crimes that haven in Canada, the USA doesn’t investigate crimes that happen in Germany, etc…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpol

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europol

[joecool1029]

Remember this guy didn't fly to DPRK, he committed what could be considered crimes under CFAA while on US soil? (CFAA written broadly enough that taking a country offline could be considered to affect foreign commerce/communication of the US)

[sitkack]

The FBI has offices around the world.