19/03/2025
Hindustan Times reporter: Against world leaders like Russia, the US, China or Israel, it (ICC) becomes a “toothless tiger”
In a commentary over YouTube, Ananya Dutta of Hindustan Times said that the International Criminal Court (ICC) becomes a “toothless tiger” when dealing with big countries, and relies only on the cooperation of governments to arrest those charged with crimes.
“There were two other world relader the ICC had issued arrest warrants against in the past (Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, and Vladimir Putin of Russia),
“Why hasn't the ICC been able to move against them? The answer is simple.The ICC's hands are tied, and this is the case in most high-profile arrest warrants. It's just optics at the end of the day.
“Rodrigo Duterte's arrest may seem like a big win for the ICC, but it only exposes the court's weaknesses. His detention was driven by Philippine politics, not ICC's power. So it acts when the political landscape allows it.
“But against world leaders like Russia, the US, China or Israel, it becomes a toothless tiger,” she said.