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The International Criminal Court has received a legal communication, issued by a Geneva-based NGO with consultative status at the United Nations, that accuses Ursula von der Leyen and several other EU officials of complicity in committing war crimes and crimes against humanity. Read the press-release here: Read the legal communication here: Contact of the initiators: Im talking to one of the leading international lawyers involved in the drafting of the communication about the content of the accusations, the legal arguments, and the chances of success. Bottom line: While one individual communication might not be enough to convince the ICC to open proceedings, a precedent has been set and more communications from civil society toward the ICC to investigate the nature of the complicity of western leaders toward the various warcrimes committed in Gaza and the West Bank might be yet a new route to bring to an end the impunity of these leaders in their support for the most horrific crimes against humanity. To all international lawyers and human rights lawyers out there: Please do study the above communication and think about submitting your own communication to the ICC if you are in a position to do so with institutional support behind you. Pressure from civil society through the international legal system (even a flawed one) is a good way of increasing the heat on the warmongers and maniacs in these elites.
