Will Hegseth be sued at the international court of justice? And what could that look like?

[susieq0044@sh.itjust.works]

As the USA minister of defence, he is in all likelihood responsible for crimes against humanity/war crimes, for instance, the killing of people on small boats in the Caribbean, and the hundreds of school girls in Iran, to name just two cases. But who could sue him; it seems it is usually countries that do this, but could eg an organization of international lawyers do this? What would it take for an individual to get him sued? (Asking for a friend).

[arcanepotato@crazypeople.online]

The US is not a member state of the ICC. In fact, when the ICC was being formed the US passed a law giving the president the right to "to use all means necessary and appropriate" to free certain people from the ICC and prohibits cooperation with the courts.

In addition to US politicians, the law explicitly names the government of Israel (and several other countries) as people covered under this law. I am always surprised when people act shocked that the US will not arrest Bibi.

So when the other person mentioned invading the Hauge if he is arrested, they were being quite literal.

Eta: the ICC will still announce charges against individuals from non member states if the charges stem from actions with member states. That is why they have made charges against Putin and Bibi.