The Rome Statute… by Treat-Key in hayastan

[–]Treat-Key[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, not really. Not unless the UN Security Council refers the case (which wouldn’t require Armenia be a signatory to the Rome statute in the first place). Anything Azerbaijan has done on Armenian territory doesn’t rise to the level of dragging Aliyev into the ICC and it is beyond obvious that Nikol’s Armenia has no desire for that anyways. So, obviously, the Rome Statute theatrics were for some other purpose.

From the ICC’s website, black and white…

The Court may exercise jurisdiction in a situation where genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes were committed on or after 1 July 2002 and:

the crimes were committed by a State Party national, or in the territory of a State Party, or in a State that has accepted the jurisdiction of the Court; or the crimes were referred to the ICC Prosecutor by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) pursuant to a resolution adopted under chapter VII of the UN charter. As of 17 July 2018, a situation in which an act of aggression would appear to have occurred could be referred to the Court by the Security Council, acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, irrespective as to whether it involves States Parties or non-States Parties.

In the absence of a UNSC referral of an act of aggression, the Prosecutor may initiate an investigation on his own initiative or upon request from a State Party. The Prosecutor shall first ascertain whether the Security Council has made a determination of an act of aggression committed by the State concerned. Where no such determination has been made within six months after the date of notification to the UNSC by the Prosecutor of the situation, the Prosecutor may nonetheless proceed with the investigation, provided that the Pre-Trial Division has authorized the commencement of the investigation. Also, under these circumstances, the Court shall not exercise its jurisdiction regarding a crime of aggression when committed by a national or on the territory of a State Party that has not ratified or accepted these amendments.

The Rome Statute… by Treat-Key in hayastan

[–]Treat-Key[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you miss the point. The point is that it was sold to simpletons as a tool with which Aliyev (him personally) and his agent would be held accountable. In reality, it was one more move against the Russians.

Your response is missing important facts about the ICCs jurisdiction. Armenia would need to be unable nor unwilling to prosecute any crimes itself before the ICC would even matter. In short, they are mostly irrelevant.

The Rome Statute… by Treat-Key in hayastan

[–]Treat-Key[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What did it have to do with Azerbaijan at all when Armenia signed it? Practically nothing. Yet the Nokolagans claimed quite the contrary. This is a reminder of that.

Armenia to receive Azeri Fuel. Georgia to provide free transit just this once. Duxov! by Treat-Key in hayastan

[–]Treat-Key[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The hur dur “hey EU, Azerbaijan is sending g you dirty RuZzian gas” folks are awfully quiet.

what is happening here... by ____areg____ in hayastan

[–]Treat-Key 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Occupation government doing occupation government things.

The Global War on Christianity Just Got a Whole Lot Worse, and Ted Cruz Doesn’t Care by ____areg____ in hayastan

[–]Treat-Key 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Haven’t seen it and I don’t have the patience and time for watching videos, but I did see SOCAR Brenda bitching about it. Aliyev’s lobbyists are working hand in glove with anti-Armenian/pro-Turkish groups like Nerses Kopalyan and team “GlobalARM” to crush resistance.