Anthropologist, Dr Hirsch talked on the International Criminal Court. She talked about how the ICC is a global type of security. This was interesting to see leadership at a global level. Those who sign the preamble are responsible to the ICC to help prevent things like genocide. The overall purpose of the ICC is to be a safety net and alliance for countries incase a (member) country cannot handle a global threat. Hirsch talked a good bit about the resistance to the ICC, particularly the United States. The main reason for resistance is military concern. An important system of leadership within the US.
This resistance from the United States has been seen recently as well. The US is beginning to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement. In recent history, the US has been a leader globally. As Hirsch talked I began to wonder if the US can maintain that dominance if they are critics or unwilling to agree globally. The US obviously is not in the ICC along with countries like China, Libya, Iraq, and Qatar.
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