The U.K. government has reversed its opposition to the International Criminal Court (ICC) seeking an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Friday marked the deadline to submit documents as part of a legal challenge against the ICC, a date which had been extended due to the U.K. general election and change of government earlier this month.
“We’ve been very clear about the importance of the rule of law and the independence of the courts both domestically and internationally,” a spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer said.
“And our position on this process matter is that it is for the courts and prosecutor to decide and that’s why we’ve not taken forward plans put forward by the previous government,” the spokesperson said.
The decision marks a contrast to the previous Conservative government, who requested the court provide written observations on whether it “can exercise jurisdiction over Israeli nationals” given the Palestinian Authority cannot exercise criminal jurisdiction over Israeli nationals. The Conservatives did not submit a full objection before the election.
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The second good thing the Tory-lites have done since taking office, the first being the appointment of James Timpson as The Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation.
The US' gonna be pissed off!
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methinks they are silly enough to warrant the disco elysium idle treatment
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this is how they exist in my head btw
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leander is so so so heavily associated with the magician tarot card I’m positive that that’s the key to his monstrous nature. his wildly powerful magic, the white lilies, the ouroboros and the infinity symbol in his sticker/charm, as above so below--it all references the magician
upright, the magician is associated with manifestation of results, power, resourcefulness, and action, all things we see in him from introduction! reversed, it is associated with manipulation, misdirection, greed, and unfulfilled potential
homeboy does not like being refused (see: his not giving the flowers to someone else when you refuse them, his reaction to “hold back,” his insistence on being the one to provide the drink) and does not like not being the center of attention (see: how he talks about the others if you answer positively about them)
anyway, I think he’s a machiavellian heel and I’m sooooo excited to see his darkness revealed. some monsters don’t have to have talons or fangs to be truly frightening, after all
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