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Re:Patriot Act on steroids: anti-TikTok Trojan horse for cen... by sschueller on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @02:40AM (#35336798)
What I find extremely odd is how the US is pushing for the ICC to arrest Putin. [1] Aren't they opening pandoras box here as they are also not a signatory of the ICC and have quite a few very similar skeletons in the closet? I know there is the "Invade the Haag" Act[2] but Lavrov also just said they would drop a bomb on the Haag if Putin gets arrested.

[1] https://www.reuters.com/world/us-top-diplomat-blinken-urges-...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Service-Members%27_Pr...

Re:Patriot Act on steroids: anti-TikTok Trojan horse for cen... by cudgy on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @07:09AM (#35338793)
How exactly does the ICC enforce these decrees? Fly into Moscow and snatch Putin from his office? Fly into Texas and snatch George Bush from his art studio?
Re:Patriot Act on steroids: anti-TikTok Trojan horse for cen... by sschueller on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @07:21AM (#35338882)
They would be arrested upon setting foot in a country that is part of the ICC. Similar to how interpol issues arrest warrants. However, since these are high ranking officials that will just not travel to these destinations it's a pointless exercise. It does however hinder these people from going on speaking tour after they have left office which many do.

How exactly this would play out if a country tries to arrest a head of state which travels with security is unclear. I highly doubt any leader or nation would attempt to travel to a country where there is that risk of such a confrontation.