Will the US AirForce fulfil the Tangerine Tyrant's threat to 'decimate' Iran's civilian infrastructure?.... widely regarded as being a potential war crime.
The US is explicitly not under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, but the US has so annoyed some allies that any USAF personal involved might need to be careful where they holiday, as any country claiming 'universal jurisdiction' for war crimes might see them as legitimate subjects for arrest?
@jwi @ChrisMayLA6 no one of any consequence is going to experience any repercussions, but some token scapegoats will maybe get spanks.
We, the people, need to remember every single Nazi and hunt them down until we find them all. No rest. No quarter.
@NosirrahSec @jwi @ChrisMayLA6 My bet is still on #trump indirectly. He is really invested in destroying US influence and power globally. People are missing that for war crimes there is this irritating thing called “universal jurisdiction,” and they have no statute of limitations. In practice you do not prosecute citizens of “powerful” countries, as these have ways to show their unhappiness.
But #trump really has managed to trigger a “route-around-the-US” movement all around the globe.
They are following illegal orders.
I hope so.
@ChrisMayLA6 Also puts Starmer / Scottish govt in a difficult position if TT decides to visit one of his Scottish golf courses.
Do we attempt to arrest "the leader of the free world"??
Oh, I'd so love to see that
In fact, the ICC can be invited by a non-signatory country to take jurisdiction (Article 12, Section 3). This is how the ICC is investigating tens of thousands of war crimes by Russia in Ukrainian territory, even though Ukraine did not sign the Rome Statute.
So Iran could invite the ICC to investigate crimes by the U.S. in Iran.
Or the next U.S. President could invite the ICC to investigate crimes against humanity by the Trump regime.
https://www.icc-cpi.int/sites/default/files/2024-05/Rome-Statute-eng.pdf
Good point - boosted
Emeritus Prof Christopher May
M Schommer
David Scott Moyer
The Doctor
KevinOnEarth
JW
NosirrahSec 🏴☠️ guillotine enthusiast
Andreas K
Moray
The Penguin of Evil
Mycotropic
Nomdeb
Glitzersachen
Fishd
Nini
BlueDot