The Worldwide Prison Court docket receives a wave of assist after it’s hit with US sanctions.
Donald Trump’s govt orders are coming thick and quick. The newest being sanctions on the Worldwide Prison Court docket (ICC).
Trump claims the ICC abuses its energy, taking “illegitimate and baseless” actions towards the US and its largest ally Israel. He additionally claims its investigators are a menace to nationwide safety.
How will this have an effect on the one court docket with the flexibility to prosecute genocide and warfare crimes? Is the very idea of a rules-based worldwide order below menace?
Presenter: Maleen Saeed
Company:
William Tempo – Former convener of the Coalition for the ICC
Kenneth Roth – Visiting professor at Princeton College for Public and Worldwide Affairs and the previous govt director of Human Rights Watch
David L Phillips – Adjunct professor at Georgetown College’s College of Overseas Service and a former senior adviser to the US Division of State
