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cabot

(724 posts) Mon Jan 6, 2020, 01:46 PM Jan 2020

War crimes, Trump, and The Hague

If Trump does indeed target cultural monuments in Iran (which the UN states constitutes a war crime) what would a Democratic president do? Would Trump be extradited to The Hague to stand trial, or would the government protect him?

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War crimes, Trump, and The Hague (Original Post) cabot Jan 2020 OP

While President, he will simply refuse to appear. MineralMan Jan 2020 #1

Agreed cabot Jan 2020 #2

The U.S. is not a signatory to the ICC in the Hague. former9thward Jan 2020 #3

MineralMan

(146,324 posts)

1. While President, he will simply refuse to appear.

Reply to cabot (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 01:49 PM

Jan 2020

When he is no longer President, such a refusal will not be available to him, and no Pence pardon would apply in international courts. He is screwed, if he commits war crimes. So, I suggest that he not do that.

cabot

(724 posts)

2. Agreed

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 01:52 PM

Jan 2020

I just hope the next sane government doesn’t refuse to extradite (if it comes to that). I’d like to think Canada would extradite one of our officials if they committed a war crime.

former9thward

(32,064 posts)

3. The U.S. is not a signatory to the ICC in the Hague.

Reply to cabot (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 05:40 PM

Jan 2020

Never has been. No one is going to be extradited there. There is no legal authority. No president, Democratic or not, is going to do that.

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