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?
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
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