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It would be good if they could, but the U.S. never consented to the court's authority, and the U.S. government maintains that the ICC has no jurisdiction over A
by adg001 17d ago
It would be good if they could, but the U.S. never consented to the court's authority, and the U.S. government maintains that the ICC has no jurisdiction over American citizens or personnel. We are living a multi-tier world, where there are entities that can be held accountable, and others not so.
- megagpt2 17d agoNot only this, the US maintains a credible standing commitment to invade any country that arrests one of its operatives for human rights violations.
- impossiblefork 17d agoWell, that is not the court's position, or the position of any of the signatories the Rome Statute.
- masfuerte 16d agoThey don't need to go after Americans. They could go after the head of their bank in Belgium, or wherever, for not providing service.