“ICC must act fully independently”
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The International Criminal Court is a permanent tribunal established in 2002 to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes when national courts cannot or will not act. The debate over its independence centers on whether the ICC should issue arrest warrants and sanctions for sitting world leaders without veto power from permanent UN Security Council members—a tension between universal justice and geopolitical realism. This question has intensified as the ICC pursues cases against leaders from powerful nations, raising concerns about selective enforcement and the court's legitimacy.