Did ST report US sanctioning Judges of the International Criminal Court. ?
THE WEST'S RULES-BASED ORDER was yesterday declared "a hoax" after US representatives voted to sanction staff at the International Criminal Court.
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Many economists and other commentators said the move confirms the US position as a rogue nation outside international law.
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The ICC earlier infuriated US and Israeli leaders with actions and statements condemning the mass slaughter of innocents in Gaza by Benjamin Netanyahu—and now the House of Representatives wants to punish individuals at the justice organization with sanctions.
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"International Law is officially dead, by the west's own hand," said geopolitical economist Yanis Varoufakis.
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"This global system - the so-called 'liberal international order' - was set up by the US and allies to constrain the power of opponents of their empire," said Matt Kennard, leading UK investigative journalist.
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"As soon as it is used equitably - proving a constraint on their own power - they throw it in the bin.
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"Whole thing was a hoax."
Economists and commentators around the world used X and other internet platforms to call out the shocking bill, which aims to enable the US to punish ICC staff and any country – including US allies – who choose to obey international law and abide by the court's rulings.
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Many mainstream media outlets are choosing not to carry the story.
It exposed the world's biggest economy's much-vaunted "international order" as a scam, many commentators said.
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"The west has proven beyond a shred of doubt that international law was never meant to hold them accountable," said Assal Rad, historian of the Middle East.
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