Imperializt Russia wrote:The centralised body of the ICC (repealed, I know) offered oversight and consistency. The gnomes are, as we know, infallible.
Individual states on a topic where one is claimed to have wronged the other were able to bring their case before an impartial body.
Giving states the ability to demand jurisdiction and try another nation's citizens has huge and worrying implications for sovereignty, and is akin to one person in a civil suit trying the other person themselves.
"The implications of this passing are grave, indeed. We can expect a lot less justice handed out by our less-principled members, that's for sure."