Joining court would allow investigation of Xi Jinping if he were to order act of war against Taiwan

Joining court would allow investigation of Xi Jinping if he were to order act of war against Taiwan

Taiwan’s government is considering joining the international criminal court, in part to increase deterrence of a Chinese attack or invasion.

Supporters also say it would help universalise the international legal system, which has a low presence in Asia, and increase Taiwan’s global participation at a time when Beijing works to keep it as isolated as possible.

The court was established by the Rome statute, which defined four core international crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and crimes of aggression. It has operated since 2002, prosecuting dozens of alleged war criminals. In March the ICC issued an arrest warrant for the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, over the forced deportation of children from Ukraine.

  • zephyreks@lemmy.mlEnglish
    1438·
    10 months ago

    This is the same ICC that the United States, Russia, China, and India are all not party to?

    The same ICC that Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Laos, Myanmar, and Brunei are all not party to?

    I guess Taiwan can join the illustrious list of signatories in the East/Southeast Asia region: Cambodia, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, and Timor-Leste.

      • zephyreks@lemmy.mlEnglish
        325·
        10 months ago

        Meanwhile most of Southeast Asia and the Middle East are not. What, exactly, is your point?

        • bean@lemmy.worldEnglish
          26·
          10 months ago

          Maybe read the article? It explicitly says why doing it in Asia would be beneficial.

        • thetreesaysbark@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          7·
          10 months ago

          He made his point clear. He asked you if you think the members that are included are significant. Clearly you don’t, but you could just say so instead of replying with a passive aggressive question.

    • Quokka@quokk.auEnglish
      35·
      10 months ago

      Imagine supporting not making it harder to get away with genocide because some other countries don’t.

      Like of all the reasons peer pressure wasn’t what I would have expected.

      • zephyreks@lemmy.mlEnglish
        520·
        10 months ago

        There’s already a UN body to handle disputes between states: the International Court of Justice. The ICC’s primary role is to prosecute individuals, not states.

        • Stamau123@lemmy.worldEnglish
          29·
          10 months ago

          Well it says in italics right at top Joining court would allow investigation of Xi Jinping if he were to order act of war against Taiwan so prosecuting individuals is probably what they had in mind.