[DRAFT] Repeal "International Criminal Court"

[Mousebumples]

So long as I've got an SC draft going, I might as well unearth some of these promised GA repeals that I've had moldering on my hard drive for (no lie) ... years. This is the first, a second is forthcoming, and maybe you'll see a third within a week or so.

Repeal "International Criminal Court"
Category: Repeal | Resolution: #102 | Proposed by: Mousebumples

Argument:THE WORLD ASSEMBLY:

RECOGNIZES that through the passage of previous legislation, the World Assembly has established a standard of conduct within WA member nations:

• GAR# 9, Prevention of Torture, outlawed torture and established procedures for the investigation and prosecution of those involved in torturing others.
• GAR#18, The Prisoners of War Accord, established standards of appropriate treatment and care for PoWs.
• GAR#23, Ban on Slavery and Trafficking, outlaws slavery and forced labor.
• GAR# 35, Convention on Genocide, outlawed genocide and allowed for the prosecution of perpetrators of such a crime within WA Member States.

ACCEPTS that such international standards are good and right within such an international body, even though the application of such legislation is limited to acting within the sovereign borders of WA member nations.

HIGHLIGHTS the following clause in GAR#102, International Criminal Court, which reads:
AUTHORIZE the ICC to issue arrest warrants for any person ("wanted person") suspected of these crimes if their home jurisdiction refuses to bring them to justice, unless an extant WA resolution requires they be tried elsewhere;

NOTES that the jurisdiction of the World Assembly, and thereby the aforementioned International Criminal Court, is limited to only acting within WA member nations or through their actions and, therefore may be limited in its efficacy, in terms of international justice, due to such restrictions.

ARGUES that the inclusion of crimes within GAR#102 that are not otherwise specified within existing resolutions may result in individuals being tried on an Ex Post Facto basis, depending on the laws of the nation or region in question.

OPPOSES the police and military power granted to the WA, superseding the standard practices of the police and military of WA member nations.

DISPUTES, additionally, the ICC's power to extradite such an individual based solely on probable cause.

BELIEVES that such an abbreviation of the legal process is unjust and unacceptable violation of an individual’s human rights.

DECLARES that such a questionable legal process should be neither endorsed nor enshrined in World Assembly law.

ASSERTS that WA member nations will be most effectively served by passing additional legislation aimed at outlawing the international travesties included within GAR#102 that are not presently covered within existing WA resolutions.

REPEALS GAR#102, International Criminal Court.

Co-authored by: Ainocra

As always, thoughts, comments, and critiques are welcome!