General Discussion

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court_arrest_warrants_for_Vladimir_Putin_and_Maria_Lvova-Belova

On 17 March 2023, following an investigation of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russian Commissioner for Children's Rights, alleging responsibility for the war crime of unlawful deportation and transfer of children during the Russo-Ukrainian War.

The warrant against Putin is the first against the leader of a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. The 124 member states of the ICC are obliged to detain and transfer Putin and Lvova-Belova if either sets foot on their territory.

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more at the link

Also, it is important to note :

https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/09/02/qa-international-criminal-court-and-united-states#2

2. Is the US a member of the ICC?

The US is not a state party to the Rome Statute. The US participated in the negotiations that led to the creation of the court.

However, in 1998 the US was one of only seven countries – along with China, Iraq, Israel, Libya, Qatar, and Yemen – that voted against the Rome Statute.

US President Bill Clinton signed the Rome Statute in 2000 but did not submit the treaty to the Senate for ratification.

In 2002, President George W. Bush effectively “unsigned” the treaty, sending a note to the United Nations secretary-general that the US no longer intended to ratify the treaty and that it did not have any obligations toward it.

However, since then, US relations with the court have been complicated but often positive (see question 7 below).

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