Why ICC Should Drop Its Gaddafi Case

Why ICC Should Drop Its Gaddafi Case

Legal justice is hardly assured in Libya these days, although the other, rougher kind sometimes is: Al-Islam’s lawyers have warned that their client faces the death penalty or a lynch mob, with no due process either way. That is why they support the recent decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to continue its own case against him. And that is also why, despite protests from Libya, the Hague Court’s decision might seem welcome, offering the chance of a real trial in a real court with a full range of procedural protections. But it’s not, and the reasons why should instruct us in the dangers of judicializing global politics, particularly for states and societies at risk.

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