Vladimir Tochilovsky

PhD. Formerly UN WGAD and UN ICTY.
International criminal justice & human rights in criminal justice.
3d edition of my book:

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“ICC issue is especially relevant for countries where American troops are deployed … However, according to sources, “Lithuania did not receive a direct request from America to withdraw from this court.” https://t.co/qX5h2RDX1M

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On “integrated” and/or “unified” teams in the Office of the Prosecutor.
I wrote of such a “phenomenon” some time ago in «Special Commentary: International Criminal Justice – Some Flaws and Misperceptions», 2011:

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@multilateralist These US arguments have been ignored.
(From “The International Criminal Court: The Challenge of Jurisdiction” by David Scheffer (1999):

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2/ As to the double standards, see another excerpt from the same publication (“The International Criminal Court: The Challenge of Jurisdiction” by David Scheffer):

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1/ It seems that these arguments, published a quarter of a century ago, remain topical today:

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@kiphale Here are some arguments from the David's publication:

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True, territorial state doesn’t need approval of another state.
The U.S. has always objected to *delegation* of territorial jurisdiction without consent of non-party state of nationality.
https://t.co/JZskzy2T2a

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Not how criminal law works, or said differently, such a proposal undermines the utility & import of criminal law, and down the slippery slope we go. States would have free rein to claim their nationals are immune to the criminal law of another country absent sovereign approval.

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See e.g. “The International Criminal Court: The Challenge of Jurisdiction” by David Scheffer (1999).

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“The October 7 prosecutions will inevitably be judged not only by the verdicts they produce, but by the institutional model of accountability they leave behind.” https://t.co/uK5RuLGVo9

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As to the protection of confidential information. In the early days of the OTP ICTY, a reminder had been sent to the staff: “Loose lips sink ships.” Yet, there was a serious leak later: minutes of an internal indictment review appeared in a newspaper in the state concerned.

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That is what US delegation was told in Rome:

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Procedural challenges of international crimes proceedings in a common law system. https://t.co/4mmuAQYGHG

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Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Magyar "invited Prime Minister Netanyahu to participate in a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Hungarian Uprising."
https://t.co/GNXwiTfE69

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Netanyahu is not “indicted by the international criminal court”.
No charges have been confirmed by the judges (Article 61 of the RS) in the “Situation in the State of Palestine” yet. https://t.co/RscVvugwLj

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https://t.co/nDiCYG7hep

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Antony Blinken on CNN (Fareed Zakaria GPS), 21 Dec 2025.

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'Whenever [Hamas] saw daylight emerging between Israel and …United States, they would say ‘we can pull back’ [from negotiation]. When there were ICC indictments of Netanyahu and the defence minister, when a number of European countries recognised Palestine …, they pulled back.'

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Lessons learned? https://t.co/Xom5BAHk5g

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The mandate of the panel is to advise the competent decision-maker(s) "in case of complaints against judges, the Prosecutor, the Deputy Prosecutors, Registrar and Deputy Registrar". https://t.co/W85M26wDab

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The mandate of the panel is to advise the competent decision-maker(s) "in case of complaints against judges, the Prosecutor, the Deputy Prosecutors, Registrar and Deputy Registrar". https://t.co/W85M26wDab

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“He will also formally request the handover of Assad, a Russian ally, for trial over alleged crimes against Syrians, the source added.”
https://t.co/OsVMxQU8m4