International Criminal Court Issues Arrest Warrants for Israeli PM, Former Defence Minister
Pursuing democratically elected leaders with a history of Western support could undermine the Court’s legitimacy.
Pursuing democratically elected leaders with a history of Western support could undermine the Court’s legitimacy.
The actions of the International Criminal Court incentivize the Palestinians to continue their zero-sum stance towards the conflict.
Commentators say court’s statement is final evidence of its moral bankruptcy.
BRICS total economic output—which comprised 31.59% of the world’s GDP in 2022—has now surpassed that of the G7 group.
“The arrest would also undermine a South African-led mission to end the war in Ukraine and “foreclose any peaceful solution,” South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has stated his country will not risk a war with Russia in order to arrest President Putin while he attends the BRICS summit next month.
Despite the name, the new international body will not be able to prosecute the crime of aggression but is viewed as the first step toward creating another, Nuremberg-like war tribunal to put the entire Kremlin on the stand.
Russia went on a retaliatory spree, announcing entry bans for U.S. officials and opening criminal cases against ICC officials, while forcing Greenpeace into shuttering its Russian branch.
The International Criminal Court has no competence to persecute Russian war crimes in Ukraine. But perhaps the ICPA, launched by the Eurojust’s Joint Investigation Team will do.
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