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Netherlands bracing for potentially devastating US sanctions against the ICC

143 points · 131 comments · vrganj

  1. petcat · · focus · HN ↗
    > "The Trump Administration has been clear: the International Criminal Court is a corrupt and fatally politicized supranational court that has maliciously abused its authority and exceeded its mandate," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement.

    I've never really thought about the ICC at all other than just knowing that the few countries that possess both hard power (military) and soft power (economic) have refused to join or recognize the ICC since its inception in 2002.

    Why would China and USA both not recognize it? It seems like they're the only ones that really matter.

    1. applfanboysbgon · · focus · HN ↗
      If you like doing illegal things, why would you voluntarily submit to a framework for punishing illegal things?
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