As the United States ratchets up the pressure on the International Criminal Court, sanctioning two more high-ranking staff members in recent weeks, a small but growing number of the global tribunal’s member states have announced they will quit the institution.

The recent departure of Venezuela and Chad brings the number of countries to pull out of the court in the past year to five, joining Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. The surge in withdrawals comes as the ICC faces hostility from Washington and a leadership crisis after ousting its own chief prosecutor.

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[–] 61 points 2 months ago (1 child)

So more or less all the countries leaving have internal conflicts and/or commited atrocities faling into ICC resort... what a coincidence.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    venezuela. boy thats been in the news recently. if I could only remember why.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 months ago

    Seems like the ICC was sabotaged from within.

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  • [+] -51 points 2 months ago (3 children)