The ICC prosecutor's response in the Palestine situation is up: icc-cpi.int/sites/default/… The crimes alleged continue to this day. The victims of these crimes cannot wait. The men responsible for these crimes must face justice or live as fugitives. The Court must act now.

❗️New Analysis❗️ Writing for @wiiw_ac_at, @M_Reiterer explores the ways in which the liberal international order is at risk. He looks at how the emergence of rival blocs is hampering international cooperation in an era of economic competition. Read now🔸wiiw.ac.at/p-6836.htmleV

As reports come in that the International Criminal Court (ICC) might issue warrants for the Israeli leadership, this is a good time to remind folks of one of America's most insane pieces of legislation. Known colloquially as the "Hague Invasion Act", that law authorizes the to use all means necessary [including an invasion of the Netherlands where the ICC is located] to bring about the release of any person described in subsection (b) who is being detained or imprisoned by, on behalf of, or at the request of the International Criminal Court" (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_…). The persons described in subsection (b), as mentioned in the text, include not only "Covered United States persons" (i.e. US military personnel, US officials, etc.) but also "Covered allied persons", meaning military personnel, or government officials of US allies, of which Israel is very much a part of! This is a PERFECT illustration of the immense disregard the US actually has for International Law, and it goes a long way to explain why institutions like the ICC are more than reluctant to go after the West at large (the US and its allies). They might literally be raided by the US military, talk about obstruction of justice! And this isn't theoretical, the US has in fact been extremely hostile against the ICC in the past when they attempted to hold the US and its allies accountable. For instance starting in 2019 the US implemented sanctions and travel restrictions against ICC employees engaged in investigating potential allied war crimes in Afghanistan. As part of this the ICC's Chief Prosecutor at the time, Fatou Bensouda, and the Head of the Jurisdiction, Complementarity, and Cooperation Division, Phakiso Mochochoko, were both subjected to asset freezes and travel bans. The "Rules Based Order" in all its glory...

Join us today at 4:30 p.m. @wu_vienna, Executive Academy for the policy-panel of this year's @CentreFiw Conference. #BRICS+ - Tectonic shifts in the international economic order with @M_Reiterer, Giorgia Giovannetti, @ckesberg, Manfred Schekulin, Moderation: @MMGhodsi