Posted on 03/04/2022 5:53:57 PM PST by BlackAdderess
On March 2, Khan issued a statement that he had received referrals from 39 countries. That is nearly one-third of the ICC’s members. Khan remarked, “These referrals enable my Office to proceed with opening an investigation into the Situation in Ukraine from 21 November 2013 onwards, thereby encompassing within its scope any past and present allegations of war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide committed on any part of the territory of Ukraine by any person.”
Without state referrals, Khan would have needed approval from the ICC’s pre-trial chamber judges to open a formal investigation. In the past, these judges have refused to authorize particularly contentious investigations. So this move, by such a large coalition of ICC member states, was significant.
A key challenge to the ICC’s success to date has been members’ cooperation in helping the court conduct its work. But as the historic mass referral from this week shows, ICC members are stepping up to help. In the future, perhaps their support could include arresting and transferring ICC fugitives that visit their countries. So members of Russia’s armed forces, and perhaps even Putin, may yet have their day in court.
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No.
Next question.
I guess they can fight their way into Moscow to arrest him, although the last two who tried fighting their way to Moscow (Hitler and Napoleon) didn’t have much luck.
Could Putin Actually Face Accountability at the ICC?
No.
Next question.
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Pretty much.
Sure, right after Clinton (Serbia) and GWB (Iraq).
Don't be ridiculous.
Well now, we’ll have to see what happens, but it there does appear to be a plausible path to that outcome
Getting so sick of the “Putin will face consequences at (insert international org here).
The man doesn’t give two creps about international organizations or norms or rules. He is resorting to brute force and that means game over for the high minded international order.
No, or we would have to go back and prosecute every world leader that waged war. Ain’t going to happen from the ICC.
Are you kidding me? He seems to love jetting around Europe, particularly France. Either he would have to cease these excursions or else probably get nicked
Putin’s never leaving Russia again, unless he is deposed, and even then the Russians will probably handle him themselves.
Right after Hillary is hanged
The article did go over the history you speak of, yet they found a plausible path forward.
ya gotta get him in the dock first...
He likes his Western European trips though, particularly to France
That is true
Agree, though he likely knows he’ll be arrested regardless of what the ICC does at this point (similar to the way Leftists in Spain arrested Pinochet without tipping him off)...so he’s done with Europe and most of the world anyway, and my guess is that he retires to his dacha on the Black Sea after this is over.
For a moment, I read the last word in your sentence as
‘banged’.
Ugh! But that works, too.
The bureaucrats will save us!
Better the bureaucrats than A-bombs dropping left-right-center like would happen if we listened to Z
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