Inside Geneva: Who Will Defend The International Criminal Court?

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) This week on Inside Geneva, host Imogen Foulkes asks whether the International Criminal Court (ICC) can survive Washington's brutal sanctions. Select your language

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Imogen Foulkes reports from Geneva for SWI swissinfo as well as the BBC.

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James Goldstone of Open Society tells us the sanctions mean a“financial death sentence” for the court's judges and lawyers, who can no longer use credit cards and even US based systems like Microsoft.

Philippe Bolopion of Human Rights Watch says the court is a last resort for the victims of terrible atrocities, such as war crimes and genocide. But Richard Goldberg of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies describes the ICC as a“kangaroo court”, which he believes is intent on prosecuting US and Israeli citizens.

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