"Duterte's arrest on an ICC warrant... shows that suspected perpetrators of the worst crimes, including government leaders, can and will face justice," said one human rights advocate.
USA, China, Russian Federation and Israel for example, are not (signatory) members of the ICC. If anything, they are allergic towards it.
Also the previous/current? Prosecutor ( Kahn , some diehard Lawyer), was even often threatened, which I found crazy. So there is alot of pressure on the Prosecutor’s Office.
I know people like to pretend that every institution in the world is controlled by the US but this is certainly not true for the ICC.
That said, the US has maintained a very threatening posture towards the court so they might fear a reprisal even if they’re not directly controlled.
Indeed.
USA, China, Russian Federation and Israel for example, are not (signatory) members of the ICC. If anything, they are allergic towards it. Also the previous/current? Prosecutor ( Kahn , some diehard Lawyer), was even often threatened, which I found crazy. So there is alot of pressure on the Prosecutor’s Office.
Ed: Mb RF, not USSR ofc.