Why is the International Criminal Court under attack? - BBC News

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has come in for strong criticism - most recently from the United States, but also from many African nations.
Tasked with bringing to justice perpetrators of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, it has been accused of political and regional bias, and of failing to achieve convictions in some of its most high profile cases.
Reality Check investigates.
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[@darkslayer175]

Justice is meaningless, without the power to enforce it.

[@aldig3935]

Damn right

[@SA2004YG]

@Íbero Gallego your victim mentality is showing

[@Gabriel-l]

@@rixille thank you

[@dickmelsonlupot7697]

@Íbero Gallego Lol 😂 what a hypocrite. Talking about peace while being a douche. Spoken like a true liberal millenial. Let me guess, you've got hundreds if not thousands of self-obsessed selfies in your iPhone right?? And you go to Starbucks almost everyday and posting post after post of non-sense stuff on your FB/Instagram account?? And what's you're beef with white people?? I'm Asian and we are weirded out by idiots like you who have blind hate towards whites. And what? You think other races can't be racist as well?? Do you think Blacks, Hispanics, Latinos, Asians, etc. aren't racist as well?? Your blind stupidity for your SJW cause is unravelling buddy. Better get woke or go broke

[@carboy101]

Facts. That's why the UN is so useless.

[@williamhorton2643]

The USA argues the court undermines national sovereignty, HA! just how many national sovereign states as the USA undermined personally.

[@alanritchie7850]

William Horton how dare they point out our obvious war crimes and support for the brutal killers in Saudi Arabia and Israel

[@enriquevaldeza]

only in America (the continent) all of them but Canada.

[@Dcassimatis]

...the national sovereignty of The United States is the source of your sustained freedom as with the rest of the world. If every country in the world signs on in support of ICC it becomes a de facto world government....so tell me...where is the constitution in all this...where are individual liberties...this is nothing but a star chamber at this point...The United States didn't sign on because The Constitution and the Bill of Rights would be null and void under the ICC. The Constitution is the supreme law of the land in the U.S.....the people are in control. The ICC needs to be reformed to include a Constitution and a Bill of rights and not some non-codified (needs a formal written document) lib-speak as with the EU....with out these it will become a totalitarian ruling body and is at risk of a repeat of Hitler and Stalin

[@enriquevaldeza]

@@Dcassimatis More than a 100 years of Monroe doctrine tells me otherwise. Sadly.

[@drspastic]

@@Dcassimatis the rest of the world would be freer if usa mind its own business instead of destabilising any democratic government that wont give you cheap oil.

[@cush6827]

Because those who know their own crimes want to avoid being punished for them.

[@MattBiden]

1/3rd of all countries are muslims and they use it to bash Israeli. While muslim countries have no minority rights. I don't trust the world with justice. Look at the countries they build as exhibit A.

[@cush6827]

@@MattBiden If you get near a point, make it.

[@MattBiden]

What part did you not understand or am I leaving out? I told you I don't trust the world to make good decisions. Therefore there should be no international criminal court.

[@PAGANONYMOUS]

@@MattBiden If the USA refuses to investigate and prosecute war crimes their military commit abroad themselves they should face heavy sanctions. or not be allowed to make war overseas. One country can not be permitted to commit war crimes in another country with impunity.

[@MattBiden]

@@PAGANONYMOUS and let me guess, its a war crime because you disagree with the war? You do remember the USA congress and UN Voting to allow the war right? Also you statement is dumb. The only way you can stop a country from going to war overseas... Is war itself! You sound like a European leftist?

[@MrDaanJoanes]

Perhaps the ICC could gain credibility by pursuing a greater volume of varied case law - not solely targeting cases in Africa or cases outside of its own jurisdiction - making more vocal judgments on international humanitarian law, and establishing a legitimate witness protection program.

[@rammingspeed5217]

Also.. if it isn't used against West it shouldn't be used against Russia #Russia is innocent IF the West is innocent

[@nonofyabidnez5737]

America, Israel and Saudi Arabia don't like being called out for their war-crimes.

[@stephtimms1776]

It would destroy the sovereignty of each nation to allow them that power.

[@theman44ful]

Steph Timms it doesn’t have to?? Why not just join the court but take it as a suggestion as they already do with the UN? It shows blatant complacency with war crimes and an unwillingness to get with the team.

[@stephtimms1776]

@@theman44ful Because most countries and their laws are prone to corruption, as well as the UN and any other type of union. The US Constitution is the ultimate law for a reason; it is the best safeguard of freedom on the earth.

[@kirstalamm6971]

Right, just like it interferes with my civil rights if I get arrested for committing a crime. I'm sorry but your argument is flawed. There has to be a way of holding countries to account for breaking international law, especially in a globalized society.

[@stephtimms1776]

@@kirstalamm6971 We can hold Americans accountable for any crimes under the US Constitution.

[@agedefiant-heteromundane-s6943]

Did they get Tony Blair yet?

[@chrisbayridge23]

As soon as he becomes Black

[@eyeswideshut2800]

Bless your heart but did they?

[@agedefiant-heteromundane-s6943]

Least they did him for being a gay prostitute before he was a politician.

[@phildobson8705]

@@agedefiant-heteromundane-s6943 Blair told the court "believe" and sacrificed the lives of 10000 soldiers on street Patrol with hedcamz so they couldn't defend themselves without being prosecuted as well as having their arms and legs blown off

[@phildobson8705]

@@agedefiant-heteromundane-s6943 British Intelligence said Islamic extremists with bomb making capabilities & UK nationality were travelling to Afghanistan. Tony Blair ordered British soldiers to Respect their Religion

[@smokyondagrass2353]

The fact that the U.S. has a literal Hague invasion Act. Says it all about the effectiveness of the ICC

[@infinityz7134]

Talk about American Justice

[@danobanano2505]

Yet the US does want the ICC to go after Putin.. 😂 so they do want it, but only if it benefits them.

[@michaelhiggins8843]

It’s almost like going to everyone’s house and asking if the cops can take a look around, and the cops aren’t allowed to come in if you say no, and expecting an arrest.

[@jamesmurphy9105]

Without America , Russia or China it's a paper tiger ! Africa should form it's own criminal justice system ! That would be a step forward Tanzania could be the headquarters

[@mawkuri5496]

dude Africa is a province of china now.. it soon will eventually follow china's laws

[@emmanuelokine8096]

@@mawkuri5496 never never

[@myg0t_jsm]

@@emmanuelokine8096 it's already happened lol

[@weylandyutani9622]

@@mawkuri5496 why ? Would u rather be dominated by US?

[@mikepowell8611]

The US will not subject its citizens to a foreign court.

[@RitobanRoyChowdhury]

Are US citizens not also citizens of the world? It's not a foreign court. That's like saying California shouldn't subject it's citizens to US federal court. If the world agrees that something is a objectively a crime against society, why does the US get to walk away? Regardless, it's not citizens the ICC looks that (usually), but governmental actions, and the government officials responsible for them. So it's really a check the the governments of the world have put on themselves. The founding fathers system of checks and balances was never designed for such an interconnected, global society. The ICC is just an extension of their idea of Checks and Balances on the government.

[@MultiDEVILMAYCRY123]

@@RitobanRoyChowdhury no such thing as the citizen of the world not yet anyways

[@sbnineteen4382]

Count Philippines out

[@ateam_141]

Wise move from that country.

[@dendrites8945]

Yes becoz it only applies to non powerful country...

[@Sacredswrd27]

Very ashamed of our President.. Just want other countries to judge his unjust actions..

[@hsbelvis]

@@Sacredswrd27 Bugok

[@reynonretro3639]

@@Sacredswrd27 bugok

[@Unazaki]

Well what do u expect when it doesn't have any actual power of it own? Especially when the world's major powers don't support it, it will be difficult to enforce any action.

[@lensak.a.z987]

Why small country bother to sign the treaty meanwhile the big shark and big bully is on the loose.

[@PAGANONYMOUS]

Any nation that decides not to agree that the ICC can investigate crimes committed by one country in another country should not be allowed to operate overseas. It's one thing for a country to decide not to allow the ICC to investigate crimes that took place only in their own country but it's quite another when a country's military takes action out side of it's own borders and refused to prosecute war crimes themselves.

[@orlandodessi5460]

That is what the isdrelian war criminals are doing. 😢

[@karinapalacios7407]

TWO cases acquitted? I know about the Bemba case, but which is the other one?

[@PirateRadioPodcasts]

WHY? One reason is b/c, as w/ AMNESTY INT'L, they've unfortunately been USELESS.

[@techtubee8041]

this is propaganda video, again.. You keep saying that they deal with only Africa lately, its a lie.. what about all the Yugoslavian war crimes?

[@NewChocotBoy]

Tech Tubee, well actually, if you do a little bit of research, you will see that the Yugoslavian war crimes were dealt by the ICTJ, not by the ICC. So yeah, don't go accusing people without evidence...

[@chfgbp6098]

Lol. U r proving the point.

[@lukeecle117]

USA : ok but i refuse to sign, and i'm not your member, hold my Hague Invasion Act

[@retsamrazwinkz9765]

Its Like a Police Station without the Police

[@RegentDeMarquis005]

its time the truth came out

[@mr.hotpotato78]

Philippines is not a member now

[@bradjohnson6744]

Good Stop the ICC.

[@ronooralom1887]

Thanks

[@zavizavi3754]

The US gov withdrawled from aome human rights international body. They havent even rarified the san jose pact, but made all of South America sign it.

[@martysmith5260]

Any country that is offended the US has not signed on to the ICC are welcome to break off relations with us. But you might have to call Gabon, Fiji, or Andorra if you need anything in the future. No? I didn't think so.

[@NaeemTahir-zi3qu]

ICC should also instigate probe against India for henious crimes against humanity in Kashmir.

[@emilybell7984]

Please add real Closed Captions (not auto-generated ones) to make this accessible!

[@HardKore5250]

So 🇺🇸 will never be charged?

[@samlandsteiner6237]

The ICC would receive a lot more credence, if they prosecuted returning ISIS-members (those who originally came from European countries) in the Hague. For one thing, it would alleviate the burden on an already wrecked Iraq and Syria of having to prosecute and potentially detain for years hundreds of criminals (sure, in these parts they would execute some, but you're still left with minor collaborators, e.g. some women that emigrated to fight but were married off and turned into baby machines). For another, European national jurisdictions wouldn't have to deal with semi-stateless individuals, who have on the one hand relinquished their citizenship (making them someone else's problem), but due to the commitment to denying statehood to terrorists cannot be regarded as foreigners (international conventions rule out statelessness as an option). As I see it, the aftermath of ISIS is an international issue that's practically tailored to the cmptenecies of the ICC, if only because prosecuting an international gang of separatists is such a thankless job for any one nation to take on.

[@alexanderchristopher6237]

If they do it. We're still waiting.

[@anaikapalacios8376]

I'm still going through in the USA

[@sosoutofdarkness1800]

God will bring Justice? Thanks

[@SolarWarden613]

what an interesting time

[@jimmyandtheresurrection7247]

How dare you question certain people. That scale dont seem balanced from where i am.

[@mdtalhaansari1096]

Oh, the tiny but valiant head boy will continue to bravely wag his finger at the bully!

[@hotrod9757]

Wow that sucks

[@wangqi1387]

As a Chinese, it must be strongly pointed out that the trial of the United States is the United Nations International Criminal Court. The last ad hoc arbitral tribunal on the review of China’s South China Sea sovereignty was not the UN agency, and its competent authority, the Hague Arbitration Tribunal. It is a court of similar negotiation in civil commerce -- and it is funded and has no power to decide on disputes between other countries such as sovereignty. There is also the fact that the arbitration fees are supported by the Philippines. What is even more interesting is that the Philippines believes that the United States does not help pay and now refuses to pay. Your cognition comes from the paradox of American control, and there are too many fake news.

[@conradojavier7547]

President BBM didn't want the Phillipines to Rejoin the ICC.

[@user-op9fo7vg2y]

where have icc to Japan’s or Singapore or South Korea other country of Asia ?

[@martymcfly5423]

ICC is not a Court. Its a private corporation

[@stevemygoodman7809]

Why did that map have Ukraine as part of Russia?

[@angryblackman857]

Because Ukraine belong to Russia, just like Pologne and many other east European countries. East Europe is Russia area so west shouldn't go there.

[@sayis191]

Have courage and bring the US criminals to justice

[@TheSpongion]

How about first bring Assad to justice over a million dead in a decade of a civil war and then talk about the "US criminals".

[@logoutofmyaccountweirdo]

@@TheSpongion why not both at the same time. Arrest all of them especially us war criminals as they are the biggest perpetrators of this. As they are in perpetual war with another nation

[@carthicss1]

No one has the courage unfortunately

[@CrimsonAlchemist]

If US don't accept ICC. Myanmar does not need to accept too

[@RyuujinReyes]

What is ICC? A total waste of time and money.

[@BiswasdipTIGELA]

Good document

[@platonian2421]

Thank the Philippines for it

[@eyeswideshut2800]

The Phillippines has been destroyed with degradation, shame on everyone.

[@pailyfstyle]

The ICC actually failed to observed and complied to certain agreements so Duterte requested for the withdrawal of the Philippines on the Rome of Statute (ICC) and that withdrawal or recision will take place after a year - and I think this is a good idea because these organizations' built up by the UN are all propagandas and fraud💔

[@boompete4886]

@@eyeswideshut2800 you ignorant.

[@duke.2580]

@@eyeswideshut2800 if u dont live in Philippines .. STFU

[@dickmelsonlupot7697]

@@boompete4886 He's not wrong though. We are all to blame for the state of the country especially after buying into the whole EDSA scam. Since then it's been downhill eversince.

[@prestonp732]

I believe I have information about the United States criminal acts. Only the FBI is unwilling to accept infor.ation. is there someone in the international criminal court interested in U.S.A criminal activities?

[@karlbahena1733]

I've heard that Philippines is withdrawn

[@joshbeck9761]

Philippines has massive corruption at every political level. The people elect leaders who admit to killing people or have been found guilty of murder to the highest office of power. The late Dictator Ferdinand Marcos's daughter admitted in court to having people killed when her father was in power, she's a governor in the Philippines now. The current president Duarte has waged a deadly war on drugs that has had no effect in stopping the the use of meth. So yes the Philippines left the International Court.

[@karlbahena1733]

@@joshbeck9761 and du30s son is now accused that he is involved on drug dealing with the video totoong narcolist that just black propaganda

[@alexanderchristopher6237]

@@karlbahena1733 didn't Duterte said if his son is really guilty, he'll be willing to kill him?

[@grantjsimon]

They have called for Tony Blair to be arrested for crimes against humanity but he still walks around?

[@aligamers8090]

THANK YOU BBC AND ICC JUSTICE WORLD I LOVE SO MUCH,I AM FROM INDONESI IN SULAWESI TENGAH PALU

[@nischuma6910]

what now?

[@MJ-jh2dk]

And who rules the International Criminal Court for turning a blind eye to USA and NATO and even Ukraine in war crimes in Iraq and Syria

[@askhowiknow5527]

The ICC has no power that I don’t expressly give it.

[@RussiaNukesAmerica3]

If the countries committing the most atrocities, the U.S. and Israel, can't be held accountable what good is the ICC ?

[@Wolf-bn8mz]

Because they Don’t know what Justice is all about!.

[@angryblackman857]

Africa must leave this colonial court so called icc.

[@god5620]

Angry Black Man icc can’t help it that Africa is just the place with the most war crimes and stuff

[@junecera8773]

Yeah, Philippines already out for being part of that institution. ICC is just a tool to make not other countries prosper.

[@junecera8773]

Yeah, Philippines already out for being part of that institution. ICC is just a tool to make not other countries prosper.

[@alexanderchristopher6237]

@@god5620 except the ICC should help prosecute those who are also guilty of human rights abuse and starting wars like those in the US and Europe.

[@kayak0000]

It's powerless against powerful countries.

[@crocodilealigator5504]

Anyone who knows what people go to Hague for knows that you need to be a monster for the ICC

[@Ad-Lo]

Like George Bush or Tony Blair.

[@conservativedragon]

We are doing nothing wrong that talk about a bad people in Afghanistan and they are evil people you know you know nothing about that part of the world

[@dux2508]

The worlds criminals doesn't support it...

[@baatile]

When will Tony Blair be brought to justice? The UK is a member.

[@Charles-hy6gp]

That how leaders in the UK, USA and France works. Even Churchill and Eisenhower did crimes like: -Both overthrowing Iranian government in 1953 -Churchill causing famines that killed millions in India -Eisenhower involved in killing innocent people in WW2

[@ramblinlamb6459]

Grammatically speaking, the International Criminal Court would make the court the criminal. It should be called the International Court of Crime. Hey, that even saves their abbreviation. You're welcome, ICC :)

[@aaronstorey9712]

have they got macron yet

[@chrissistarski]

What about radowan karadic or slobdan milosovich? Both were tried for war crimes in the icc?

[@user-qr3uk5vw6k]

What about Bush? What about tony blair?

[@chrissistarski]

@@user-qr3uk5vw6k that's my entire point...

[@jullinnarcooper878]

Your welcome

[@synergynation332]

What is that crazy music telling us?

[@lindachene5006]

Who needs music in the background?

[@billolsen4360]

Politics aside, I don't like the international criminal court because it's silly main building looks like an giant incomplete concrete form device and it's surrounding buildings appear to have been manufactured in the world's largest kindergarten mosaic studio.

[@chaizgabyano3243]

Icc has autority to anyone like you tell to somebody or a nation to not do that or do this? How? They have no military or power to impose the law so how they do that? Nahhh... just widraw coz its just a waste of money...

[@khairulamin8458]

I request all around the world international of leadership and Myanmar military day by day abuses and punished every day made genocide of the rohingya people and we're want international peacekeeping

[@crazybike911]

ICC is used to control specific countries.

[@josephwinetou3256]

Take what you got.....and leave.

[@prathambhurke7700]

Shame BBC u showed wrong map Indias part of kashmir in China 👎

[@askarniko024]

All our intenational royal family business thailand not our member n can not intervene in our all intenational royal all business n problam all .

[@frankiecal3186]

Count American out.

[@RegentDeMarquis005]

🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘 #RockOnICC

[@shoesjekke4628]

War criminal communicate via war weapons devices that puts pressure on eyes and ears with electric music to paralyize the victims

[@abduldzaky1555]

Yang bisa translate in tolonggg😭

[@firlivirginia2700]

ya allah, bakalan jadi sarjana hukum internasional ni habis lulus dari sekolah analis:(

[@abduldzaky1555]

Tolong, jadiin aku top koment🤧

[@abduldzaky1555]

Dak ado nan pakai bahasa indonesia mangoment do. Wak pakai bahaso minang se lay

[@firlivirginia2700]

mangasih urang ngomen pakai bahaso inggris

[@abduldzaky1555]

Iko channel apo sii

[@travelphilippinesbeautiful747]

Malaysia is backing out too. Goodbye ICC

[@DerrtyRidhey]

@Jack Walters yep because Malaysia is a peaceful country & poses no threat to the world, they don't invade other nations under false pretence, they don't do genocide ect ect

[@Adrianadrian173]

DerrtyRidhey Tell that to the Chinese who have almost all left to Singapore due to widespread racism and discrimination. Malaysia is anything but peaceful.

[@zeemey5917]

Jack Walters lol are u Malaysian? If you dont know anything about our country . You should shut up .. of course we will protect our religion . We are the majority . Also Chinese and indian can practice about their culture .

[@billcox8870]

29 seconds into this video my KZbin app shut down. Making a second attempt to watch this. Success.

[@onuryldz2691]

TV ICC-watch documentary *ICC issues political verdict: Yüksekdağ’s appeal rejected* The individual appeal submitted by former HDP Co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ to the Constitutional Court (CC) has been rejected. Red. 8.8.2018 Turkey’s AKP regime controlled judiciary has issued a verdict on former HDP Co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ’s individual appeal to the Constitutional Court. The appeal had been made on the following grounds: - The capture, detention and arrest warrants issued against Yüksekdağ after the date of arrest are not lawful. - Access to the investigation casefile has been restricted, as such the rights to freedom and safety have been restricted. The accusations leading to the arrest pertain to acts of exercising freedoms of expression and political activity. - The rights to free speech and political activity have been violated as Yüksekdağ was unable to fulfill her duties as a deputy on account of her arrest. The Constitutional Court ruled that the appeal is “inadmissible”, and claimed that Yüksekdağ’s politically charged arrest is “lawful”. The CC argued that “arrest on political grounds is not possible”, and that “the arrest is warranted”. The same verdict also claimed that Yüksekdağ is “at flight risk”, and as such, “there is factual basis for the arrest regarding flight risk”. The CC said, “It is clear that there is no violation regarding the applicant’s claims that the arrest was made unlawfully, and as such that part of the appeal is clearly without merit, and the application must be ruled inadmissible.” The only CC member to object to the verdict and pose an opposing viewpoint was Engin Yıldırım. anfenglishmobile.com/news/cc-issues-political-verdict-yueksekdag-s-appeal-rejected-28801 *+* *+* TV ICC-watch documentary **Erdogan's crimes have gone unpunished for too long. International courts apparently won't do it, so it's our duty to make them do it. Let's collect as much evidence of his crimes as possible, so he can be put on trial! Join our Twitter Storm!** *+* *+* TV ICC-watch documentary

[@rauldolatre7249]

ICC... Better go to norkorea...

[@buniyaminpu]

Iam talking english

[@corettaha7855]

At some point the capacity of humans to effectively stand in judgment against one another does fall entirely apart. Who is the one guy who is really fit to have the final word about right and wrong over all of the rest of humanity? I see the need to try for justice, but I also see why it’s a lot of hubris to believe that’s really in the scope of human power.

[@Infernal460]

Victors justice.

[@TonyDmgl8181]

This is attrition and interfering with the sovereignty of the local justice systems

[@seth3638]

Mark Anthony Demaguil It is not an interference of sovereignty when a state has consented to the courts jurisdiction, which many states have done so. In such case they are justified in being involved in local justice systems as the state has consented

[@TonyDmgl8181]

@@seth3638 ICC can interfere if and only the local justice systems are not working.. And also in the case of the USA.. whom they are not a signatory of the Rome Statute but still insisting the USA to go to trail against the alleged atrocities they made in Afghanistan

[@seth3638]

Mark Anthony Demaguil Afghanistan is a party to the Rome Statute and thus the ICC. Since the US has committed human rights violations in their territory, the ICC has jurisdiction to investigate. USA is not a member of the ICC. Due to their sovereignty they are free to obstruct and resist the investigation against them. They are already doing this as seen by revoking the visa of the ICC investigator. Such conduct my the USA confirms the wider world’s suspicions that the USA have violated HR and are seeking to escape accountability

[@boypazaway5833]

Is ICC and IDC (International Dummy Court) the same? Useless right? Who funded them by the way? What a waste!

[@lanzortiz3199]

who funded them? the 100 plus idiotic members who pays membership per year. those gullible countries who wanna look good on international community. lol good thing we got out last year. what a waste of money. no one follow them anyway, every country only follows their own judicial system. why would you let someone outside you're country to decide who is guilty and not in you're country. why would you follow their ruling. that is not part of you're constitution. super lame! they can only arrest people from africa, because ever since europeans enter and do military intervention in africa at will. they always have a presence there, and africa is letting them. so they use ICC ruling to take out leader by force who don't follow their policy and propaganda. but they can't do it in countries who has full sovereign rights. states that don't allow any military, or diplomat to enter without their permission. so if they attempt to enter and investigate places like myanmar, laos, cambodia, etc. they're people would be arrested or deported immediately. totally useless. no police power. they only expect you to follow their ruling, and who would be dumb enough to follow that?

[@anaikapalacios8376]

They won't let me go back to my origin

[@andrew1470]

Imagine someone judging how you run your own house.

[@juinmeister162]

RIP ICC. They create chaos and definitely not justice.

[@malcolmtas5601]

I am angry that my country, Australia accepts the jurisdiction of the ICC. If any Australian citizen commits war crimes, we prosecute and punish them. Therefore the ONLY reason the ICC would want to investigate Australia would be that they are playing political games against us. This is unacceptable. I am quite happy to assist the ICC in chasing down real war criminals, but never, never to accept jurisdiction over us. This, of course, is the same reason the US refuses to get involved. In fact, if I were the American President I would propose a law to prosecute any foreign court which attempted to arrest, request extradiction of, prosecute, or punish any US citizen for alleged actions taken on behalf of the American Government.

[@dianewuchevich6208]

Maybe you should petition the ICC against your own government for the inhumane treatment of Australians in the midst of this covid19 crap like the UK did. I'm American. Unfortunately I'm unable too petition the ICC on behalf of America because America does not accept the ICC as an authority.

[@thato596]

There is no political gaming playing by icc in australia. Just say you want to get away with crime

[@JipSlinger]

the united states has a law that has passed if im not wrong, that is allowing military action to be taken to free an american that will be prosecuted in the hague. if the united states actually does that, they will basically declare war on the netherlands, which means a NATO ally, which could spark a world war. so, i think the chances of a country attacking a NATO member is so extremely low, the ICC actually does have the *protection* to do their work, which makes them meaningful.

[@wildboy700]

ICC: Why does the United States disapprove of the ICC? Jim Crow leaves the chatroom.

[@sayakdas4159]

Inter arma enim silent leges.

[@ShivamPatil-zg5ck]

India knows one icc that is International cricket council.

[@BaibonnDilangalenSangid-fv9qk]

Why not? ICC is selective is chasing after the weakling country. Why would country be subjected to ICC when criminal Zionist UK monarchy are sitting finely in Buckingham? How could US, Nazi Ashkenazim Israel and Nazi Saudi who killed people with impunity and UN immunity? be not subject to court martial? The trial evils are real terrorists. So before ICC charge the small states, it must jail first the big time criminal and violators of human rights.

[@buniyaminpu]

Hi

[@genz1344]

THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH, ICC MEMBERS.. 110% RESPECT

[@iamnotacrook292]

Who are they to enforce the law?

[@kanyewest7152]

@@iamnotacrook292 are you seriously more worried about the icc enforcing justice than america literally being hold accountable for war crimes?

[@mgtv2802]

ICC is USELESS !

[@andmos1001]

It’s only useless because most nations that are breaking human rights does not recognize ICC as the facto court for crimes against humanity

[@Agent_N7]

so if the U.S. joins the I.C.C. it will go a long way to solving the problem but there's more to do

[@Digitaltravellingnomads]

This report is incredibly bias

[@gomeza]

You should have placed the elephant on top of the #empirestate after all, they think they own it😅

[@elizabetharmada5335]

My opinion is that...do not mind my country Philippines...they.have no idea how huge the drug problems are...let our president do his promises...period

[@alexanderchristopher6237]

The same here in Indonesia, your neighbor. I've seen some Western media saying that our current policy of restricting anti-government hoax, crackdown on drugs, etc. are threatening democracy, but they don't realize how bad is things over here. For example, the opposition in current election kept spewing nonsense, dangerous lies that many believed and shared. Sure, alternative opinion is fine, but when they decide to resort to hoax and fake news, you know that there is a problem. We're talking about hate speech against non-Muslim individuals, fake news about the incumbent planning to make Indonesia secular or that he's not even a good Muslim (even though his VP is literally the president of one of the largest Muslim organization in Indonesia and a cleric himself), and even an artist who faked an police brutality. It's funny how the world was once against that whole blasphemy shenanigan in 2017 with the Christian governor, but then they believed that the word of the opposition (which includes some disheartening comments on making Islam the only faith in the land from their supporters) must be heard, even though considering those words would eventually break democracy itself.

[@alexanderchristopher6237]

Yeah, Western people don't know our problems. They're like, "Not democratic? Here comes the bomb!"

[@elizabetharmada5335]

@@alexanderchristopher6237 if all Filipinos outside the Philippines explain to them what really happened to us..they might understand why President Duterte is very tough with his job...I'm doing my part of explaining how bad the roads were when President Duterte isn't yet the leader...how dangerous it was riding on the public utility vehicles,,Because of the snatchers or robbers