Without Fear or Favour - For an Effective International Criminal Court

Abstract

Germany, like any other State Party to the Rome Statute, would be obliged under international law, and would be capable under German law, to arrest any person against whom the ICC has issued an arrest warrant, be it President Putin or, in future, perhaps one of the Hamas leaders, Defence Minister Gallant or Prime Minister Netanyahu. The opposing view not only misrepresents the current state of international law, but it also contradicts the Nuremberg legacy, which must be upheld particularly by Germany.

Keywords

• International Criminal Court
• International Criminal Law
• Internationaler Strafgerichtshof | Den Haag
• Internationaler Strafgerichtshof | Den Haag