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Goldstone also recounted the process through which the International Criminal Court was created in 2002 and lauded the improvement in the United States’ opinion of the court since its conception.
Goldstone, a native of South Africa, described his experience leading the prosecution against war criminals from the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda in the Hague to illustrate the sometimes-blurred line between politics and international criminal law.
Goldstone detailed the process through which the members of the United Nations Security Council attempted to select the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor, which involved the vetoing of eight nominees for the position by council members.
“I hardly need to say to this audience that international criminal law is all about politics,” he added. “It’s more about politics probably than the law.”
Goldstone told those in attendance that he got an “amusing invitation from the Hague” to serve as chief prosecutor for the Criminal Tribunal dealing with the Yugoslavian conflict. Though he initially rebuffed the idea, Goldstone said his opinion was swayed by two factors: the encouragement...