this post was submitted on 26 Sep 2025
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[–] cabbage@piefed.social 68 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (4 children)

This is in New York. The US has never been part of the Rome Statute, which is the treaty that established the International Criminal Court.

Every American leader since Clinton has been too cowardly to commit to prosecuting war criminals. Maybe not too surprising since there's a strong argument to be made that they have all been war criminals themselves.

What's new with Trump is that he's actively attacking the ICC, but America has always been a safe haven for war criminals. "Nazi, Schmazi!" says Wernher von Braun.

[–] causepix@lemmy.ml 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That said, hasn't Mamdani promised to arrest Netanjahu if he wins the Mayoral race?

[–] RaoulDuke@piefed.blahaj.zone 6 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Does he really have that power?

[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

No, bibi is rich and

okay

which means he will never get in any real trouble in the US

The rich will sooner personally shoot Mamdani on 5th avenue than allow this to happen

From a legal standpoint, the Rome statute only grants ICC jurisdiction in places that signed the statute, which New York does not have the power to do. The US constitution grants the president (with consent of senate) exclusive authority to enter into treaties.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago

Might as well find out

[–] causepix@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago

If he's within physical jurisdiction and Mamdani directs the NYPD to honor the ICC arrest warrant... I don't have the legal credentials to say whether or not that would fly

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Interesting how that's where the UN is.

[–] cabbage@piefed.social 3 points 4 days ago

The institutions are scatterd around the world, but the general assembly is in the headquarters in NYC. I guess the idea was that it's the capital of the world or something.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 4 points 4 days ago

isn't the un building "international soil" or something?

[–] Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 days ago

It would require a constitutional amendment apparently, and that's not happening.