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> On the other hand you are not distinguishing countries that have signed but not yet ratified the treaty, leaving only 41 members. The US has also signed but
by leereeves 5y ago
> On the other hand you are not distinguishing countries that have signed but not yet ratified the treaty, leaving only 41 members.
The US has also signed but not yet ratified the treaty. We're not one of the 41 who haven't signed.
> Of those 41 members feel free to highlight those countries which are shining examples of rule of law and human rights.
I couldn't name any countries I would consider "shining examples of rule of law and human rights", ICC member or not. Even the ICC itself has been accused of racism and neo-colonialism because nearly all its prosecutions have targeted Africa.
I did notice that Ukraine, like us, signed but didn't ratify the treaty, which I thought was interesting at this time.
- monocasa 5y agoAt the time of the initial signing off the Rome Statute, Ukraine was a puppet state of Russia. Since then, it has been on track to ratify the statute, recently affirming ICC jurisdiction to prosecute war crimes going as far back as the Euromaiden protests. https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/03/02/ukraine-countries-request-icc-war-crimes-inquiry https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/03/02/ukraine-countries-reques...
- throwawaycities 5y ago> I did notice that Ukraine, like us, signed but didn't ratify the treaty, which I thought was interesting at this time. It’s a little more nuanced, Ukraine formally declared acceptance of the jurisdiction of the ICC following Russia’s initial illegal use of force and armed conflict in Ukraine beginning in 2014. Thereafter Russia withdrew their signature from the Rome Statute in 2016 the day following the ICC report on Crimea classifying Russia’s act as occupation.