Is the International Criminal Court’s future in peril? | Front Burner

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Last week, the U.S. released another round of sanctions against officials at the International Criminal Court (ICC), including a Canadian judge. They’re the latest in a string of attacks from the Trump administration this year, after the ICC issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
The sanctions come at a difficult time for the ICC as it operates without a chief prosecutor and is under increasing pressure to address the ongoing atrocities in Gaza. But what is really under the ICC’s jurisdiction, and is it equipped to hold some of the most powerful leaders in the world to account?

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