Letter

In response to Australia must defend the International Criminal Court

Full text of Trump’s February diktat about the ICC

Greg Barns makes a clear call. It is worth viewing Donald Trump’s February diktat against members of the ICC.

A total of 125 nations are ratified parties to the ICC, while the US, Russia, China, Libya, Iraq, Qatar, Yemen and Israel are among those who are not.

As the ICJ has also delivered advisory opinions on the war in Palestine, Australia must stand up for both the ICC and the ICJ, action their decisions, and protect their judges and staff and their families from actions of the US, especially as our own Hilary Charlesworth is a judge on the ICJ.

— Geoff Taylor from Borlu (Perth)