Trump risks ICC arrest warrant being issued for him, says human rights lawyer
Trump risks ICC arrest warrant being issued for him, says human rights lawyer
Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws told the House of Lords that the Article 70 of the Rome Statute forbids the obstruction of justice.
As said by others in the comments, there are quite a few things that come into play here, which all would be true regardless of who the actual sitting President is.
- The Constitution of the US is seen as the Supreme Law of the Land. The US being subservient to the ICC would be a direct violation of that. The ICC does not and cannot carry any legal weight in this country.
- There are already laws in place saying that the US can and will use military force in order to extract a US citizen held by the ICC.
- The US is, by far, the most powerful military in the world, and it isn't even close.
- The US is also the cornerstone of the global economy. Any attempt at enforcing sanctions against the US in order to force compliance with any kind of international law would likely simply be ignored, and would probably do more damage to the sanctioning country than to the US anyway.
- The US is host to the United Nations. I don't think I have to say what kind of shitshow would happen if the UN tried to arrest the leader of the country that's hosting it.
The ICC could issue a warrant for Trump's arrest as a symbolic gesture, but it would have about as much practical effect as if I had issued it.
I wish they would arrest President Musk.
In what world does this matter, at all ?
Are they in some alternate universe where the ICC police will swoop and arrest the president of the United States, and everything will be alright ?
It’ll severely limit his ability to travel internationally. Plus sometimes it’s just about making a statement.
To countries which will be able to fend off a US invasion? It would be interesting to see which country would defy the Hague Invasion Act.
Hmmm what would the Secret Service do if Trump were to be arrested while on a diplomatic trip? Yeah, Trump would not be taken into custody, I’d bet my Legos on it.
It matters, just not in as much as one might hope. It is mostly a symbolic step, true, because no one will arrest a sitting president. But it shows that the court is observing and condemning the actions. Think of what might come after: Trump couldn't enter quite a few countries without fear of arrest once he is no longer president. Same with Putin, or Netanyahu. It makes international action so much easier if you can just say "well, there is a warrant out for you, so you better not show up". Become a refugee? Better not go to a country that might uphold the warrant. Regime change in your current country of residence? Better think fast, the new administration might just need a reason to take you in.
Couldn't this be used by courts in other countries to seize his foreign assets abroad and justify sanctions?
And then other countries won't do anything about it, same as with Putin and Netanyahu
Let’s stop fucking about with such nonsense. There are far more tangible, executable solutions to the trump problem.
I’m sorry but all I got out of that was “let’s stop fucking about…executable…trump.”
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noun
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: a putting to death especially as a legal penalty