So. The book most often checked out of the United Nations members’ library is a tome on, as Vox put it, “how to be immune from war crimes prosecution.”
Which for some inexplicable, incredible reason the United Nations decided to widely publicize via Twitter:
What was our most popular book of 2015? Find it in our library catalogue! https://t.co/hmfeCmGKCj (UN only) pic.twitter.com/niGXUxHtGt
— UN Library (@UNLibrary) December 31, 2015
Of course, the International Criminal Court and its backers could issue a one-page book on how to achieve de facto immunity: Be a rich, powerful nation that can expand either the treasury or purview of the Hague or…the client state of a rich, powerful nation that can expand either the treasury or purview of the Hague.
For further reading see…
An End to Impunity…For the Poor & Disempowered
ICC Lead Prosecutor Admits Court Prefers Power to Justice
Welcome to the Reality of the ICC