Key states spoke up to defend the ICC, set up in 2002 with jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute the world’s worst crimes including genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. He also cited a recent move by Palestinian leaders to have Israeli officials prosecuted at the ICC for human rights violations. We will provide no assistance to the ICC and we certainly will not join the ICC. After all, for all intents and purposes, the ICC is already dead to us.”But in response, the ICC declared itself an “independent and impartial judicial institution”. The court can investigate prosecute serious crimes but does not have the capacity to arrest suspects and depends on member states for their cooperation.

Source: Libya Today September 11, 2018 18:56 UTC