Spread the word The International Criminal Court (ICC) is the only judicial body in the world capable of considering the most serious crimes at supranational level: war crimes against humanity. However, not all countries are under its control. The ICC’s jurisdiction extends only to those that have signed the Rome Statute, the treaty establishing this court, and ratified the agreement on its statute. Today, there are more than 120 states in the world that have signed this document, but the number of those that recognise the legitimacy of the ICC is much smaller. Virtually all nuclear powers have withdrawn from the ICC agreement or did not initially join it. These include the United States, China, Israel, India, Turkey, Russia, etc. This is one of the reasons why many countries criticise...