US Attorney General visited the ICC on 19 June 2023

NOTE from Sudan Watch Ed: The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague relies on international cooperation and lots of money for support.

This footage tweeted by ICC shows US Attorney General Merrick Garland visiting ICC Headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands on Mon 19 Jun 2023.

It shows Mr Garland meeting ICC President Judge Piotr Hofmanski, ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan KC and ICC Registrar Osvaldo Zavala Giler.

The end of the clip shows Mr Garland sitting at a table signing a document.

Maybe the US is signing up to the ICC or just wants to be seen as supporting it by sharing intel evidence to help catch people accused of war crimes etc.

🎥 The Attorney General of the United States, The Honorable Merrick B. Garland, visited the #ICC today@TheJusticeDept #BuildingSupport pic.twitter.com/IvmgAE7YtF

— Int'l Criminal Court (@IntlCrimCourt) June 19, 2023

Post script by Sudan Watch Editor:

Countries that are part of the ICC

123 countries are States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Out of them 33 are African States, 19 are Asia-Pacific States, 18 are from Eastern Europe, 28 are from Latin American and Caribbean States, and 25 are from Western European and other States.

Read UN Treaty - Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court   

View States Parties - Chronological Lists 

Source: ICC https://asp.icc-cpi.int/states-parties

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Countries that are not part of the ICC

At the time of writing and after a quick search, it seems at least 22 countries of are not part of the ICC, namely: United States, Russia, China, India, Israel, Egypt, Ethiopia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Libya, Ukraine, Cuba, Haiti, Crete, Turkey, Indonesia, North Korea, Burundi, Philippines, Sudan, South Sudan.

Note, in 2020, the largest contributions came from Japan, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom. Some countries, notably Brazil and Venezuela, have run up millions of dollars in overdue payments.

Washington has backed ICC efforts on several occasions, however. In 2005, the Bush administration allowed the Security Council to refer the Darfur case, and it later offered to assist the court’s investigation, which legal experts saw as a softening of the US stance. In 2011, the Barack Obama administration voted in favour of the Security Council referral for a Libya investigation. It also helped deliver several fugitives to The Hague and offered to pay millions of dollars as rewards for information on individuals accused of atrocities.

Source: CFR https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/role-international-criminal-court

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UPDATED on Sat 24 Jun 2023 15:17 BST

Ref list of countries not part of the ICC: changed number 20 to 22 and added Sudan, South Sudan.

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