Russian War Crimes Are Condemnable — but Not by the International Criminal Court

The ICC is an enterprise antithetical to the Constitution and national defense, and our government should never facilitate its mission and operations.

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Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky looks on as he is surrounded by Ukrainian servicemen in Bucha, Ukraine, April 4, 2022.

Marko Djurica / Reuters

In an editorial published Monday evening, the Wall Street Journal’s editors appear to echo President Biden’s call for war-crimes prosecutions over Russia’s atrocities in Ukraine. Tellingly, though, the Journal omits the little detail of who, exactly, should do the prosecuting.

Presumably, that’s because the Journal well knows it shouldn’t be the International Criminal Court — not if the United States has anything to say about it.

Andrew C. McCarthy

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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