It would be good if they could, but the U.S. never consented to the court's authority, and the U.S. government maintains that the ICC has no jurisdiction over American citizens or personnel. We are living a multi-tier world, where there are entities that can be held accountable, and others not so.
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It would be good if they could, but the U.S. never consented to the court's authority, and the U.S. government maintains that the ICC has no jurisdiction over American citizens or personnel. We are living a multi-tier world, where there are entities that can be held accountable, and others not so.
They don't need to go after Americans. They could go after the head of their bank in Belgium, or wherever, for not providing service.
Well, that is not the court's position, or the position of any of the signatories the Rome Statute.
Not only this, the US maintains a credible standing commitment to invade any country that arrests one of its operatives for human rights violations.