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1. petcat · 1790157264 · 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. lazyasciiart · 1790157496 · focus · HN ↗

      They don’t recognize it because they don’t have to. Why would you voluntarily agree to be bound by laws and subject to a court system if you have the option to just say you didn’t want to?

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