Although Israel has never consented to the Court's judgment, the ICC issued arrest warrants for the leader of Israel and its former Defense Minister last November. By asserting jurisdiction over a non-member, the ICC has grossly violated the Rome Statute. the treaty that created the Court. The Court also broke its own rules against prosecuting individuals under governments with functioning criminal justice systems like Israel. (05:41–05:50)
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Asserts that the ICC violated the Rome Statute by asserting jurisdiction over non-member states.
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