ICC Rebukes Hungary for Shielding Netanyahu, Undermining Justice and Sovereignty

The International Criminal Court (ICC) recently delivered a stinging rebuke to Hungary, accusing it of undermining international justice by refusing to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his April visit to Budapest. This move not only highlights cracks in the global court’s enforcement mechanism but also raises serious questions about national sovereignty and the limits of supranational institutions. When Enforcement Depends on Political Will, Justice Falters In a formal filing, an ICC panel of judges noted that Hungary’s failure to detain Netanyahu—despite a standing ICC arrest warrant related to alleged crimes against humanity in Gaza—“severely undermines the Court’s ability...