"The International Criminal Court (ICC's) mandate to investigate war crimes has thus been hampered by the unwillingness of the world’s sole superpower to commit to the organization.... Recent statements...suggest that the United States is now preparing to go to war against the ICC itself, motivated largely by an effort to silence investigations into alleged American war crimes committed in Afghanistan, as well as alleged crimes committed by Israel during the 2014 war in the Gaza Strip....The unwillingness or inability of U.S. courts to seriously investigate war crimes carried out by American citizens is part of why the ICC mandate in Afghanistan has been viewed as an important effort to bring a minimum level of accountability over the conflict."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Murtaza Hussain, The U.S. Goes To War Against the ICC to Cover Up Alleged War Crimes in Afghanistan, The Intercept, (12 September 2018)
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
International Criminal Court
28 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by International Criminal Court →
Related Quotes
"US national security adviser John Bolton announced... that the US will use "any means necessary" to protect its citiz…"
"Today, I announce that following a thorough, independent and objective assessment of all reliable information availab…"
"The US has revoked the visa of the international criminal court’s chief prosecutor in response to her intention to in…"
"Bensouda’s office said she had an “independent and impartial mandate” under Rome Statute governing the ICC. “The pros…"
"The Trump administration has barred International Criminal Court investigators from entering the United States. Secre…"
"John Bolton, the national security adviser to the U.S. president, held a speech last September in which he wished dea…"
"I, along with my Office, execute our mandate under the Rome Statute with utmost independence, objectivity, fairness a…"
"If the U.S. government had prosecuted Bush administration officials for their war crimes during the “war on terror,” …"
"Bensouda (the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor since June 2012) found the alleged crimes by the CIA an…"
"The Palestinian foreign minister has called on the international criminal court to immediately open an investigation …"