The International Criminal Court drew anger over its consideration to issue arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas officials, prompting critics to highlight cases of rogue nations where leaders appear to escape the court’s scrutiny.
The ICC has previously drawn a clear line on who it can and cannot pursue in cases, depending on membership as determined by signatories of the Rome Statute. The court considered two different cases brought against North Korea – one in 2014 and one in 2016 – and determined that in the first case the court had jurisdiction because South Korea was a signatory, but in the latter case, North Korea alone lay outside jurisdiction as non-signatory, the Korea Herald reported.
Fox News Digital reached out to the ICC prosecutor’s office but did not receive a response by time of publication. China, Syria and Iran are not signatories to the Rome Statute, but Venezuela is. The court sidestepped the 2016 North Korea case because the issue appeared internal, and the China, Syria and Iran cases have largely consisted of internal issues that would provide the ICC with little territorial justification.
It hasn’t made a difference, it won’t make a difference,' Kittrie said, noting that it did give the prosecutor 'some sense that he was getting legitimacy from the United States,' which also is not a signatory of the Rome Statute. 'I think one of the first things the U.S. is going to do is cut off its assistance to the ICC.
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