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Re:US sanctions International Criminal Court officials by AnimalMuppet on Thursday September 03, 2020 @04:12PM (#24368333)
How much legitimacy does the UN Human Rights Commission have? (Hint: Look at the members.)

Having members in common with the UN does not automatically give it legitimacy. The UN does some good things, and does some things that are to give tinpot third-world dictators a chance to look respectable. The efforts involving the second are fine for trying to nudge countries into being more like the normal world, but should not be given any real authority over anything.

The question is, which camp does the ICC fall into? That question tells how much legitimacy it has as a court. (And I don't know the answer, so I'm not going to give one. All I'm saying is "It's like the UN" doesn't make it legitimate, at all.)

Re:US sanctions International Criminal Court officials by fulafel on Saturday September 05, 2020 @06:06AM (#24382579)
The UN RHC has legitimacy, even with its flaws. Political organisations have flaws. Even though not all members are really democratic, the vast majority are. The UN has problems (arguable less so than the US government) but it's the best we have.

(Click saver for others, the members:

1. Ms. Tania María Abdo Rocholl Paraguay 2017–2020

2. Mr. Yadh Ben Achour Tunisia 2019-2022

3. Ms. Ilze Brands Kehris Latvia 2017–2020

4. Mr. Christopher Arif Bulkan Guyana 2019-2022

5. Mr. Ahmed Amin Fathalla Egypt 2017–2020

6. Mr. Shuichi Furuya Japan 2019–2022

7. Mr. Christof Heyns South Africa 2017–2020

8. Mr. Hernán Quezada Cabrera Chile 2019–2022

9. Mr. Bamariam Koita Mauritania 2017–2020

10. Ms. Marcia. V. J. Kran Canada 2017–2020

11. Mr. Duncan Laki Muhumuza Uganda 2019–2022

12. Ms. Photini Pazartzis Greece 2019–2022

13. Ms. Vasilka Sancin Slovenia 2019–2022

14. Mr. José Manuel Santos Pais Portugal 2017–2020

15. Mr. Yuval Shany Israel 2013–2020

16. Ms. Hélène Tigroudja France 2019–2022

17. Mr. Gentian Zyberi Albania 2019–2022

18. Mr. Andreas B. Zimmermann Germany 2018–2020 )

Re:US sanctions International Criminal Court officials by AnimalMuppet on Saturday September 05, 2020 @01:07PM (#24385102)
That's actually a pretty good list. China, Venezuela, Cuba, and Saudi Arabia aren't members any more.