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Netherlands bracing for potentially devastating US sanctions against the ICC

143 points · 131 comments · vrganj

  1. jaapz · · focus · HN ↗
    Can anyone explain to me why the trump administration hates the ICC so much?
    1. ta20240528 · · focus · HN ↗
      Because

      - they issued a non-revocable arrest warrant for Netanyahu

      - Afghanistan is a member and once threatened to prosecute US military staff for human rights violations.

      Its not just the Trump adminstration, the &quot;Hague Invasion Act&quot; (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;American_Service-Members%27_Protection_Act" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;American_Service-Members%27_Pr...) was signed into American law in 2002 by G.W. Bush.

      Impunity is a drug.

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