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Why have an ICC at all then? If US soldiers are (once again) committing war crimes, will the US do anything? What’s the recourse for the victims of those crime
by nielsbot 1y ago
Why have an ICC at all then?
If US soldiers are (once again) committing war crimes, will the US do anything? What’s the recourse for the victims of those crimes? Should there not be one?
- dragonwriter 1y ago> What’s the recourse for the victims of those crimes? The war crimes (and some others) that are subject to the jurisdiction of the ICC are already crimes recognized explicitly in the treaties establishing them as crimes matters of universal jurisdiction. Yeah, its difficult to get your hands on them to exercise that jurisdiction, but... that hasn’t really been a problem the ICC has solved with regard to significant powers when their personnel are subject to its jurisdiction, either.
- polski-g 1y agoThe recourse is for the country of those citizens to declare war against the US.