World Succession Deed 1400/98
State Succession Charter 1400/98
Podcast Show - Season 1
(only in English)

00:01 

All right. So listen to this. You send us this German legal document, a Staatensukzessionsurkunde from 1998. 

 

00:10 

Now, at first glance, it kind of looks like a regular real estate deal. 

 

00:13 

But the claims it's making, well, let's just say they're making weight. 

 

00:15 

What's really interesting here is that this document comes from the sale of a NATO airbase in xxx in Germany, and it suggests that this seemingly ordinary transaction actually set off a chain reaction with global consequences. 

 

00:29 

Right. It's arguing that the sale of this one property somehow triggered a transfer of global sovereignty. It's like playing Monopoly in real life. But instead of boardwalk, we're talking about the whole world. 

 

00:39 

Yeah. The document really hinges on the specific wording used in the sale agreement, especially this phrase, 

 

00:45 

mit allen Rechten, Pflichten und Bestandteilen, which translates to, with all rights, duties, and components, really. 

 

00:52 

Now, in international law, this type of phrasing implies that the sale included not just the physical property, 

 

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but also any related rights and obligations tied to it. 

 

01:01 

OK, so let's try to break this down. 

 

01:04 

We have a NATO air base, a sale agreement with some loaded language, and a claim of 

 

01:10 

global implications. 

 

01:13 

Where do we even begin? 

 

01:14 

Well, the document takes a deep dive into the context of the sale. 

 

01:16 

It highlights that this airbase was governed by the NATO-Truppen Statute, an agreement between Germany and the Netherlands, regarding the presence of NATO forces in Germany. 

 

01:26 

So how does selling an airbase suddenly turn into an issue about international agreements and global power shifts? 

 

01:34 

That's where the document's interpretation really gets interesting. 

 

01:36 

It argues that because this property was under this NATO agreement, the sale brought in a whole web of international laws and obligations. 

 

01:44 

Hold on. I'm picturing this domino effect happening. We begin with just one property, 

 

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and now we're talking about international treaties and implications on a global scale. 

 

01:52 

That's exactly the story the document tries to tell. 

 

01:54 

It carefully connects the airbase to German utilities, then to larger European networks, and eventually to those massive transatlantic cables. 

 

02:03 

You know, the ones that connect continents. 

 

02:05 

It's like a spider web with the airbase right at the center. 

 

02:07 

And this sale, according to this document at least, somehow gave the buyer control over these networks. 

 

02:14 

How does that even work? 

 

02:16 

The document uses the concept of logical unity, which basically means selling a part of something, inherently includes the whole thing, especially when we're dealing with systems that are interconnected. 

 

02:26 

So by selling part of the airbase, according to the document, they effectively sold the entire network it's connected to. 

 

02:32 

Wow. Okay, so we've got this property sale, some clever legal wording, and this logical unity 

 

02:39 

concept that expands the reach of the sale to a global level. What's next in this domino effect? 

 

02:45 

Well, then the document brings in another key player, the Dutch Air Force, because they took part in the sale. 

 

02:50 

As a representative of NATO, the document claims that this action roped in all NATO member states and, by extension, all UN member states into the agreement as well. 

 

03:00 

Wait, let me make sure I'm following you correctly. 

 

03:02 

They're saying this simply because one NATO member was involved. 

 

03:06 

This property sale somehow transformed into a global treaty. 

 

03:10 

Yeah, that's the core of their argument. 

 

03:12 

The document really leans on the interconnectedness of international organizations and agreements to create this image of a global power shift, all stemming from this one transaction. 

 

03:24 

This is where I start to get a bit lost. 

 

03:26 

We went from a local property sale to a global power grab in just a few steps. 

 

03:31 

Yeah, it's a pretty audacious claim for sure. 

 

03:33 

But before we jump to any conclusions, let's take a closer look at who exactly the buyer is in this whole thing, because it actually gets even more complex. 

 

03:42 

Oh, I'm sure it does. Tell me more. 

 

03:43 

While the document lists the buyer as a joint group, including a construction company and a private individual, however, under international law, corporations aren't recognized as sovereign entities. 

 

03:55 

So that means a company can't just buy some land. 

 

03:57 

and suddenly claimed to be in charge of a whole country right. 

 

04:01 

You got it. That leaves this private individual as the only one who possesses the acquired rights, 

 

04:06 

at least according to how the document interprets things, and that's where it becomes truly fascinating. 

 

04:11 

So we have one person who, through this series of legal loopholes and a unique take on international 

 

04:18 

law, now supposedly controls these global networks and possibly even holds the keys 

 

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to a whole new world order. 

 

04:26 

This is unbelievable. 

 

04:27 

You're picking it up quickly. And it doesn't stop there. The document goes on to claim that this sale basically nullifies existing national and international legal systems, making way for a whole new structure with the buyer at the top. 

 

04:42 

Are they saying this one person could potentially have more power than any government on the entire planet? 

 

04:49 

That's what the document seems to imply. It's a pretty radical concept, to say the least. 

 

04:53 

This has definitely been one of the most mind-blowing deep dives we've ever done. 

 

04:56 

We're talking about a legal document that reads like a sci-fi thriller. 

 

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And you, our listener, sent it to us. 

 

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It reminds us that even in what seems like the most mundane transactions, there can be layers of complexity and completely unexpected consequences. 

 

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And we're only scratching the surface here. 

 

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To dig deeper into the details of what this new world order could actually look like, don't go anywhere. 

 

05:21 

Welcome back to the Deep Dive. 

 

05:23 

We're still diving deep into this Stettin Succession circund document. 

 

05:27 

The one that claims that selling a single property in Germany could have flipped the script on global power. 

 

05:33 

Yeah, last time we talked about how this document connects a seemingly normal real estate deal to a chain reaction of international agreements and network control, all pointing to a private individual as the one who ends up with these extraordinary rights. 

 

05:46 

Exactly. And now we're getting to the really interesting part. What this document claims about the transfer of jurisdiction and sovereignty, I mean, it's one thing to say that you control power grids and cables, but to claim you've basically replaced every government in the world, that's a whole other level. 

 

06:00 

It is a very radical idea. 

 

06:01 

The document basically argues that the buyer, by acquiring this airbase and all the networks that come with it, now holds both national and international jurisdiction. 

 

06:10 

It's like saying they created one big global jurisdiction under their control. 

 

06:14 

So let me see if I'm understanding this correctly. 

 

06:17 

No more separate countries, no more international courts. 

 

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It's all under the authority of this one person. 

 

06:24 

That's what it's suggesting. 

 

06:25 

The document essentially dismantles the whole legal framework that we're used to. 

 

06:29 

National courts, international tribunals, even the U.N. 

 

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They all become obsolete in this new world order. 

 

06:35 

Wow. Okay. My mind is officially blown. They're saying this one person through some legal 

 

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interpretations and buying this airbase has become the ultimate authority figure for the entire planet. 

 

06:46 

That's what it's laying out. 

 

06:48 

It claims this individual now has the power to create a global court, 

 

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make laws, and enforce those laws across the whole world. 

 

06:56 

This is pretty intense. 

 

06:57 

So what happens to all the laws we have right now? 

 

07:00 

Well, according to the document, any national law that was enacted after the sale date, October 6, 1998, is considered unlawful. 

 

07:07 

The argument is that since the authority to make laws for nations has been transferred, any laws they made after that date aren't valid anymore. 

 

07:14 

Wait a minute. So every law passed anywhere in the world in the last 26 years basically doesn't count. 

 

07:22 

It is, and this applies to everything. 

 

07:24 

Constitutional amendments, tax laws, 

 

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administrative regulations, even economic policies. 

 

07:31 

The document essentially wipes the slate clean, 

 

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at least from a legal standpoint. 

 

07:35 

But what about laws that apply internationally, like treaties, agreements between different countries, all that stuff? 

 

07:41 

Does this document talk about those? 

 

07:43 

It does. It claims that the current system of international law is basically replaced by this new order. 

 

07:49 

Existing treaties are absorbed into this new global system, but now it's up to the buyer to interpret and enforce them. 

 

07:55 

So things like the Geneva Conventions, the UN Charter, all those important agreements 

 

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that determine how countries are going to act. 

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