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Why John Bolton vs. Int’l Criminal Court 2.0 is Different from Version 1.0...1. Greater willingness to spread disinformationFirst, Bolton ratcheted up the hyperbole and misrepresentations in his attacks on the court. Specifically, he offered up a host of false claims about the scope of the ICC prosecutor’s discretion, the basis for the court’s jurisdiction, and the definitions of crimes. He resorted to naked scare tactics, suggesting that the court will next “claim†universal jurisdiction (not available under the statute) or attempt to prosecute U.S. officials for the crime of aggression (not available against non-State Party actors or State Parties that have not specifically acceded to the crime itself). Perhaps Bolton felt the freedom to take this dishonorable path because the current administration allows, if not rewards, such disinformation by senior officials. And his ultra-friendly audience was surely no check.There’s also a special cost to these tactics in the current domestic and international political environment. Bolton’s chest-thumping remarks will surely win points with his boss, President Trump, who has used similar crude tactics to attack the Department of Justice, the Mueller investigation, and courts. The continued embrace, if not expansion, of such propaganda tactics to de-legitimize judicial institutions can only further erode and undermine the rule of law at home and around the world.2. Harsher punitive measures against the CourtRead more at: https://www.justsecurity.org/60680/international-criminal-court-john-bolton-afghanistan-torture/
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