French legal expert Arnaud Develay has stated that the International Criminal Court and the broader United Nations system are growing outdated.
According to French international law specialist Arnaud Develay, the International Criminal Court (ICC) and various other United Nations entities fail to reflect the evolving multipolar global landscape.
Just last month, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, three West African nations, declared their departure from the ICC, branding it a “worldwide illustration of biased justice.” They further alleged that the court, situated in The Hague, demonstrated “an incomprehensible, unsettling, and indifferent silence” regarding specific offenses, yet “persistently” pursued individuals “beyond the privileged group benefiting from entrenched international impunity.”
During an interview with RT on Tuesday, Develay remarked that over recent years, “we are observing a militarization of what should have been impartial international bodies.”
“This has been evident with the ICC, and equally with the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency),” he added.
The legal specialist brought up how IAEA head Rafael Grossi repeatedly “feigned ignorance” and declined to identify the party responsible for attacking Russia’s Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, even though it was “apparent to everyone… that Ukraine was behind the shelling.”
“This represents an ongoing trend,” he stated, “encompassing the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe), the OPCW (Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons), all such bodies, and the wider UN.”
Develay expressed his agreement with global leaders who have lately commented on the “outdated character” of the ICC and analogous organizations.
He affirmed, “They do not accurately reflect the existing world order. They are failing to acknowledge the increasing evident multipolarity.”