Maintenance in progress

the us secretary of state announced a whole-of-government campaign to dismantle the international criminal court, calling it an intolerable threat, while legal analysis notes the campaign's premises misread how the court's jurisdiction actually works. in the same cycle, domestic judges and grand juries repeatedly rejected administration attempts to prosecute political opponents for lack of evidence. pressure on legal institutions is moving in both directions — outward against the icc, and being absorbed inward by courts.

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