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Lysander1on Nicolas Guillou, French ICC judge sanctioned by the US and “debanked”

I'm talking about the ICC. I'm not trying to explain that.

Lysander1on Nicolas Guillou, French ICC judge sanctioned by the US and “debanked”

I'm talking about the sanctioned individuals on the ICC, judges and the prosecutor. The issue is not a matter of certain individuals going to a different country and allegedly committing a crime there. No one is talking about sea piracy.

Lysander1on Nicolas Guillou, French ICC judge sanctioned by the US and “debanked”

That's not how treaties work, and it's not how the ICC is supposed to work based on its explicit provisions.

Lysander1on Nicolas Guillou, French ICC judge sanctioned by the US and “debanked”

What's good for the goose is good for the gander. The US is acting to impose sanctions on individuals with no direct ties to it by using its legal authority over American entities. The reason the US wants to do this is because the ICC is seeking to impose its legal authority over individuals whose state has not joined the ICC with novel legal theories and using its legal authority over ICC states. If the ICC had remained in areas where its legal authority is clear and not disputed, its judges and prosecutors wouldn't be facing this issue.