Charging Israel with genocide makes a mockery of the ICJ
Charging Israel with genocide makes a mockery of the ICJ
And it diverts attention from the real humanitarian crisis in Gaza
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The ICJ will make a mockery of itself by the time this is all over, because even if it finds Isn’treal guilty years from now when the trail finally concludes, the US will veto any action at the Security Council.
Citations Needed podcast: News Brief: The ICJ Ruling and the Essentialness of Squishy Western Liberal Support for Genocide
In this public News Brief, we react to the media spin around the ICJ's genocide ruling against Israel and how framing by the NYT and BBC seeks to uphold the logic of the so called "war" creating said genocide.
What does the security council have to do with this. These operate completely separate, and the most powerful party in the security council does not even recognize the ICJ's authority.
Regardless of your views on the matter at hand, it is still important that these kind of processes exist, in an attempt to make the world a better place.
An advisory relation. The Security Council may act upon their advise, just like the Security Council can decide to do something because it's Tuesday.
I think they should follow up on a verdict, but it's unfortunately not legally binding.