International Criminal Court

House Republicans defended voting against an investigation into possible war crimes in Ukraine, fearing it could put American soldiers at risk for prosecution.

Leila Sadat, the ICC prosecutor's special adviser on crimes against humanity, told Newsweek: "It's a problem of double standards."

If the International Criminal Court issues a warrant for this arrest, he would not be able to travel to more than 100 countries.

Carla Del Ponte called Putin a "war criminal" and said that probes of war crimes "must go up the chain of command until you reach those who took the decisions."

Former ICC President Chile Eboe-Osuji told Newsweek that 'the leadership of major countries have contributed to unreasonable restraint on the project of accountability for international crimes.'

International Criminal Court prosecutors tell Newsweek what the challenges of building a case against Russia are and how Ukrainians can help gather evidence.

Prosecutor Karim Khan said he plans on opening an investigation "as rapidly as possible."

"Without justice there can be no peace."

Sensible rulings from the ICC at the outset of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan 2.0 could help the international community understand the criminals it will be dealing with.

The dossier established "that Uyghurs have been targeted, rounded up, forcibly disappeared and deported from Tajikistan" back into China's western Xinjiang region "by Chinese operatives," the lawyers said in a statement.

"The US and Israel have absolutely committed unspeakable atrocities. Crack a history book," Jewish Voice for Peace Action tweeted.

"You are wrong and either showing a lack of understanding or something more intentional veering on anti Semitism," Guttenberg told Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter.

The independent commission called upon the global community to support an International Criminal Court investigation, though the U.S. is not a member state of the ICC.

President Joe Biden must prevent the return of injustice in the Balkans.

The court, based in The Hague, the Netherlands, has been monitoring the conflict since June 13, 2014.

Faith in multilateralism is at the heart of the mindset of the foreign policy establishment stalwarts who have returned to power in the last month.

The case against Israel is but a symptom of the politicization of yet another international institution serving to empower the culture of impunity in regimes where there is no means for justice.

Whether the ICC decides to investigate Venezuela could determine its future.

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) said the International Criminal Court "is an enemy to freedom and is morally bankrupt" while urging the Department of Justice to launch a probe months after the court launched an investigation into alleged U.S. war crimes.

"In any system in which the rule of law is respected, courts are never coerced. They may be criticized—even robustly. But never coerced," ICC President Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji told Newsweek in an interview.

Leaders of French Polynesia cited nearly 200 nuclear tests France carried out in the South Pacific, causing thousands to become ill from radioactive fallout. 

Human rights groups say at least 12,000 people have been killed since Duterte took office in 2016.

The court brings those who commit the worst atrocities to justice when their own countries will not.

The Trump administration had threatened to sanction the International Criminal Court if it investigates war crimes accusations against the U.S.

John Bolton will warn Monday that the U.S. "will use any means necessary" to keep Americans from facing trial in what the administration considers an "illegitimate court."

The strongman leader says he is "sick and tired" of being accused of crimes against humanity.

Jude Josue Sabio has accused Duterte of being the mastermind behind thousands of killings as mayor of Davao and as president.

The country is reconsidering its membership in the international court after the African Union unveiled a plan for a mass withdrawal.

South Africa and Burundi have indicated they will withdraw from the Hague-based International Criminal Court.

African 'domino effect' is symptomatic of tensions within the international justice system.