Ukraine has ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Wednesday, opening the possibility of more prosecutions of Russian officials for war crimes

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However, many Ukrainians feared that ratification of the Rome Statute could allow the ICC to prosecute Ukrainian citizens participating in the armed conflict on Ukrainian territory.

To reflect those concerns, the legislation contains a clause that says Ukraine will not recognize the ICC’s jurisdiction in cases where the crimes may have been committed by Ukrainian nationals.

  • aleats@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    23·
    3 months ago

    Isn’t the entire point of the Rome Statute that the country accepts the court’s jurisdiction involving international crimes and crimes against humanity as higher than that of any national court? I’m not an expert, but I imagine this defeats the point of signing the statute in the first place.

    • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      3 months ago

      Yes, that’s why many countries, like the US, haven’t ratified the Rome Statute. They refuse to accept anything they don’t control as having jurisdiction over their country or citizens.