[NEWS] Russia renounces International Criminal Court (warcrime court) membership

[Jairo]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-international-criminal-court-icc-leaves-pulls-out-withdraws-putin-assad-syria-war-aleppo-a7420676.html

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/16/world/russia-quits-international-criminal-court/index.html?sr=twCNN111616russia-quits-international-criminal-court1239PMStoryLink&linkId=31217123

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/glance-international-courts-world-43575444

the international criminal court is where perpetrators of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, etc. are sent for prosecution by an international, nonpartisan power. russia was formerly a signatory of the court's charter, but putin has signed legislation for russia to shed that responsibility, calling it "ineffective" and a waste of money.

to put this into geopolitical perspective, the united states is a signatory who has renounced her membership as well, and china has never ratified the charter.

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[Satan From Wreck-It-Ralph]

rip ukraine, belarus, and finland it was nice knowing you guys

[Conan]

another blow to humanitarian efforts. rip.

any idea why the US resigned from the court?

[Jairo]

another blow to humanitarian efforts. rip.

any idea why the US resigned from the court?

we signed on in 2000 under clinton but the bush administration pulled out in 2002 (presumably so the united states wouldn't be indicted for war crimes during the iraq war)

[McZealot]

good ole bush

[Notorious B.I.G.]

Mark my words, the Soviet Union will make a comeback.

[Becquerel]

^Soviet Re-Union, anyone?

[Notorious B.I.G.]

^Soviet Re-Union, anyone?

LMFAO

[Perry]

Russia can now chew up UN convoys to their hearts content

[NotBomberguy]

bye ukrain
bye balrus
was nice knowing you

[Jairo]

just gonna bump this one more time for visibility

[Toxicology]

i did the same thing too they just forgot to renew their builders club membership

[Foopster]

any idea why the US resigned from the court?

"ineffective" and a waste of money.

[Magus]

Well of course it's ineffective if people keep resigning from it.

[Nonnel]

I wish I could just resign from the US Justice System and commit all the crimes I want