Consistent application of norms key to international justice credibility – expert to RT (VIDEO)

International law should be blind to a country’s size and clout, Hany Soliman of the Arab Center for Research and Studies has said The credibility of international law hinges on whether it is applied consistently, regardless of a given country’s size and military clout, Hany Soliman, the executive director of the Cairo-based Arab Center for Research and Studies (ACRS), has told RT.In his interview on Monday, the researcher touched on the relevance of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which was created in 2002 under the Rome Statute to prosecute genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. While 123 countries have ratified the treaty, multiple nations, including Russia, the US, China, India, and Israel, do not recognize the court’s jurisdiction, with critics accusing the ICC of displaying political bias in its decisions.For the concept of international justice to remain credible, “the same legal and moral standards… [should be applied] to everyone, regardless of a country’s size, military power, or political influence or alliances,” Soliman argued.The ACRS executive director emphasized that international law should be enforced “in the absence of double standards” and sho...