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[โ€“] lonewolfhashashinOKEPICMODE@hexbear.net 41 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I hate how political the ICJ is becoming. It used to be about arresting African leaders.

[โ€“] MarxMadness@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

๐Ÿค“ uhh I believe you're thinking of the ICC

https://iccforum.com/africa

[โ€“] lonewolfhashashinOKEPICMODE@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm talking about the Hague, if you're not kidding

[โ€“] MarxMadness@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not kidding, other than making a nerd-shit technical point.

Both the ICJ and ICC are located in The Hague. The ICC is the one with the reputation for excessive focus on Africa and the one the U.S. has legislation against (The "Hague Invasion Act").

[โ€“] lonewolfhashashinOKEPICMODE@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Okay so the ICJ is the part that's more for negotiating UN shit?

[โ€“] MarxMadness@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Countries are the parties in the ICJ, which dates to the founding of the UN and includes almost every country (if not every country, period). One country has to bring an action against another (see South Africa's case against Israel). The subject matter can be criminal or civil -- I think most ICJ cases have been the latter, think territorial or fishing rights disputes.

The ICC was founded in 2002, a bunch of major countries (including the U.S., Russia, and China) aren't signatories, and it (not specific countries) prosecutes individuals for international crimes (so no civil disputes).

[โ€“] ComradeEd@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 years ago

if not every country, period

Pretty much, yes. Article 93 makes all UN members parties to the court's statute.

[โ€“] Vampire@hexbear.net -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What if I told you politics is a thing here too

[โ€“] lonewolfhashashinOKEPICMODE@hexbear.net 21 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I would ask you why you are quoting the Morpheus image macro aloud and missing obvious sarcasm in 2024

[โ€“] taiphlosion@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 2 years ago

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[โ€“] TimeTravel_0@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago
[โ€“] ComradeChairmanKGB@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What If I told you that writing something in text does not count as quoting it aloud? ๐Ÿค”

[โ€“] lonewolfhashashinOKEPICMODE@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It was a joke I wasn't going for epic pwnage

[โ€“] ComradeChairmanKGB@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What If I told you that Morpheus has pilled me and I will now start all my comments with "what if I told you"?

[โ€“] ComradeChairmanKGB@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What If I told you I'm reconsidering this joke already?

[โ€“] ComradeChairmanKGB@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What If I told you to stay the course and stfu.

[โ€“] ComradeChairmanKGB@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What If I told you that's understandable and to have a nice day?

[โ€“] Antisocial_Socialist@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What if I told you I just banned them from Hexbear for being a weirdly hostile little shit?

[โ€“] ComradeChairmanKGB@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What If I told you that I don't really think their comment was worthy of a ban?

[โ€“] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

they have a history

Was about to write a longer comment asking them about their ban from chat but none of it is in the modlog and theyre gone now

What If I told you I didn't know that but in that case good shot.

[โ€“] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What if I told you there were more in the mod log?

What If I told you that I appreciate our moderator vanguard keeping an eye out.