The International Criminal Court - Selective, Unrepresentative and Without Credibility
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    Instead of investigating all abuses of International Law, the Geneva Convention and other abuses and abusers, prosecutors and the court itself only get off their collective behinds when it suits their political masters, or when convenience or alternative political and other unrelated criteria are taken into consideration. In other words, as it stands, the ICC is a failure as it currently operates and unless it changes into a properly constituted international law judicial authority, it might as well stop wasting everyone's time and abandon its highly ineffective and selective processes.
     
    Take some of the abusers of International Law who are highly likely never to be prosecuted and/or charged. The best known one would have to be George W Bush. This particular individual, together with his former halfwit mate, Donald Rumsfeld, dumped the U.S. into a host of processes that were not only illegal, but also highly suspect in terms of its own legal processes.
     
    Then there is former Australian Prime Minister, John Howard. Howard ignored just about every piece of international law convention and laws that he could lay his hands on, subsequently turning his regime into one of the most oppressive and obnoxious Governments that Australia has ever seen.
     
    Then you have Tony Blair, also known as Tony 'Me-too'. Blair closely followed Bush into a regime of human rights and other abuses.
     
    And then to give the last of many examples, one only has to look at Robert Mugabe. Mugabe has turned Zimbabwe in a basket case through a regime of murder, abuses, breaches of international law and a host of other processes. This feeble little dictator governs through violence and abuses alone.
     
    And do you think that any of these four halfwits and their mates will ever be brought to justice? I doubt it very much as it is not convenient to the major international game players to apply proper and legitimate international justice.
     
    The ICC now has a choice. Either investigate, prosecute and trial all human rights abuses and abusers without fear of favour in accordance with international laws and conventions or do everyone a favour and close up shop, being regarded as an unrepresentative farce and a total waste of time. In other words, either prosecute the lot or none at all.

     

     

     




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    helen




    helen says on 2008-08-07 13:58:24 about ICC
    Justice must not only be done. It must be seen to be done and the international community has thus far denied justice by selectively targeting the have-beens and could-have-been little dictators and foemer dictators that are spread across the globe.
    Instead of enpowering the ICC to hold every single abuser to account for his or her actions, no matter from whichever country they may come,the international community has provided the ICC with very few powers in order to satisfy a few countries with less than perfect human rights records. Mr Luf is correct by saying that the ICC is a farce.






    henk




    henk says on 2008-08-06 23:33:56 about ICC
    Hi Harrie.

    You just metioned exactly what is wrong with the ICC. Its limitation ie. its selectiveness.
    And yes, I have read the Rome declaration and more than once and I am more than aware that the limitations put upon the ICC are hampering its operational functions. I am of the view that the ICC's prime rule, which is to reflect international justice on behalf on those having been the subject of injustice exacted by the likes of Mugabe, Bush and company,has been diluted into a farce. I am also of the view that, in order to reflect true international justice, the ICC needs to be truly independent. As I mentioned, it is not at the moment and that needs to change.
    Regards
    Henk






    Harrie




    Harrie says on 2008-08-06 14:18:29 about
    The reason why the ICC hasnt indicted President Bush is because the alleged crimes he is accused of do not satisfy the criteria laid down in the Rome Statute. Perhaps you should read the Prosecutor's reply on this issue. The ICC can't do right for doing wrong. People criticize it for being too unconstrained and then at the same time say things the above article. People need to make up their minds. Do they want the Court to run within its pre-assigned limits or do they want it to indict everyone without any regard for what the powers the ASP has given to it?









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