I hate how political the ICJ is becoming. It used to be about arresting African leaders.
this post was submitted on 17 Feb 2024
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๐ค uhh I believe you're thinking of the ICC
I'm talking about the Hague, if you're not kidding
Not kidding, other than making a nerd-shit technical point.
Both the ICJ and ICC are located in The Hague. The ICC is the one with the reputation for excessive focus on Africa and the one the U.S. has legislation against (The "Hague Invasion Act").
Okay so the ICJ is the part that's more for negotiating UN shit?
Countries are the parties in the ICJ, which dates to the founding of the UN and includes almost every country (if not every country, period). One country has to bring an action against another (see South Africa's case against Israel). The subject matter can be criminal or civil -- I think most ICJ cases have been the latter, think territorial or fishing rights disputes.
The ICC was founded in 2002, a bunch of major countries (including the U.S., Russia, and China) aren't signatories, and it (not specific countries) prosecutes individuals for international crimes (so no civil disputes).
if not every country, period
Pretty much, yes. Article 93 makes all UN members parties to the court's statute.
What if I told you politics is a thing here too
I would ask you why you are quoting the Morpheus image macro aloud and missing obvious sarcasm in 2024
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What If I told you that writing something in text does not count as quoting it aloud? ๐ค
It was a joke I wasn't going for epic pwnage
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Weird take. My initial reading suggests that the ICJ mostly found Russia guilty, i.e of funding terrorism and failing to prevent racism . https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/166/166-20240131-sum-01-00-en.pdf