Will the International Criminal Court Become Irrelevant?

It Will, Unless It Acts Now

On May 20, 2024, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, a British barrister with experience as a prosecutor at the ICC, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, and in special courts in The Hague, requested arrest warrants to be issued for three Israeli leaders, including the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and three Hamas leaders, two of which Israel has already eliminated (https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/statement-icc-prosecutor-karim-aa-khan-kc-applications-arrest-warrants-situation-state).

Months have passed and no arrest warrants have been issued. Why? The United Kingdom issued an objection, which had delayed matters, but it agreed to withdraw its objection on July 26. Still no arrest warrants!

The real reason for the delay? U.S. pressure on the court, the Chief Prosecutor and on its judges.

In the past, the ICC has issued warrants for 49 individuals, largely Africans and Russians, with 21 people detained. But it seems to buckling under U.S. pressure and threats. All the while, thousands have been killed and injured, with war crimes and genocide unfolding on a daily basis.

If the ICC does not act soon, it will be widely seen as a Western undercover agent, with its reputation so tarnished so as to become irrelevant.

Act now or close shop!