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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo, Putin's arrest warrant will prevent him from travel
It occurred to me that he will now be banned from international summits.
This is a very good consequence for Putin personally.
Lovie777
(12,232 posts)mysteryowl
(7,376 posts)mysteryowl
(7,376 posts)120 countries are part of the ICC. The ones that aren't:
USA
African states
Philippines
This is from my short research on it.
WhiteTara
(29,704 posts)malaise
(268,933 posts)yaesu
(8,020 posts)Could be forced down.
DetroitLegalBeagle
(1,922 posts)One of the perks of being part of the nuclear club is your country and leadership don't get the same treatment as everyone else. Pretty much every decision involving members of that club come with the added thought of would they push the button over this.
Marcuse
(7,479 posts)DetroitLegalBeagle
(1,922 posts)It's much more likely they handed over people they wanted to get rid of, rivals, or other non involved. I'd trust them about as much as I would trust trump at this point.
FBaggins
(26,729 posts)Countries may elect not to invite him as part of a sanctions regime
but he is unlikely to be arrested if he is otherwise part of an official event. Foreign heads of state are rarely subject to arrest.
It could cause him trouble later on down the line of Russia ever changes leadership.
mysteryowl
(7,376 posts)paleotn
(17,911 posts)even in a diplomatic role.
Jarqui
(10,123 posts)What a shame!
erronis
(15,241 posts)I would think that he might want to skip that trip for many other reasons, however.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_and_the_International_Criminal_Court
As of January 2019, 123 states are members of the Court.[3] Other states that have not become parties to the Rome Statute include India, Indonesia, and China.[3] On May 6, 2002, the United States, in a position shared with Israel and Sudan, having previously signed the Rome Statute formally withdrew its signature and indicated that it did not intend to ratify the agreement.[3]
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Whether we (under a Democratic president) would allow a visit and protect him from apprehension would no doubt be a situational decision. The principle's clear, though, and we approve the war crimes charges.
ananda
(28,858 posts)This is going to be an *interesting* week.
paleotn
(17,911 posts)mucifer
(23,530 posts)Traildogbob
(8,716 posts)And trump indictments. Birds of a feather. We could make the Whole Damn World Great Again in one sweep, to eliminate both of them.
Marcuse
(7,479 posts)Traildogbob
(8,716 posts)Tacopenis can represent them. Both are in the Mob Union. Why not hire lawyers from the union?
Igel
(35,300 posts)He'll be at risk if he's in a free country, but even then the government can grant a kind of temporary amnesty and just say that because he's invited and a representative they will not enforce the arrest warrant.
That's happened quite a bit (but IIRC at one point a group managed to nab a wanted person outside of channels).
Qutzupalotl
(14,302 posts)WarGamer
(12,436 posts)He can travel to any allies and other nations that wouldn't enforce the ICC.
Carlitos Brigante
(26,500 posts)makes him "Above the Law". He'd be very "Hard to Kill" even if he's "Under Siege". Those opposed to Mr Putin are already "Marked for Death", even if they think they're "Out for Justice" In any case, whoever made that "Executive Decision" is already considered "Half Past Dead".