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| Subject: Russia snubs International Criminal Court amid scrutiny of Crimea annexation Wed Nov 16, 2016 9:49 pm | |
| Russia appeared on course Wednesday to become the latest nation to snub the International Criminal Court, sending a signal of defiance after a U.N. panel cited rights abuses and other complaints linked to Russia’s annexation of Crimea more than two years ago.
The decree to formally withdraw from the ICC, signed by President Vladimir Putin, also could be a preemptive move to buffer Russia against future claims of war crimes related to its military intervention in Syria.
The move marked the latest defection from the international court, which prosecutes cases involving genocide and crimes against humanity, and raised further questions about the tribunal’s role as a forum of global conscience.
In recent months, South Africa and two other African nations, Burundi and Gambia, have announced plans to leave the court, which is based in The Hague, amid widening complaints in Africa that the court has disproportionately focused on the continent and its leaders. The United States is among a handful of nations that remain outside the court, with U.S. leaders fearing membership could open the door to prosecutions against American military personnel and others.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/russia-snubs-international-criminal-court-amid-scrutiny-of-crimea-annexation/2016/11/16/6186d2b0-ac05-11e6-8b45-f8e493f06fcd_story.html |
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