ICC incapable of delivering ‘real justice’ – expert to RT (VIDEO)

Powerful states can use their influence to avoid accountability at the tribunal, while weaker countries remain more vulnerable to prosecution, Hikmahanto Juwana argues The international community cannot expect “real justice” from the International Criminal Court (ICC), University of Indonesia international law professor Hikmahanto Juwana has told RT.Juwana argued that the tribunal has undermined its claim to universal justice by disproportionately targeting weaker countries while powerful states evade accountability.His comments came as former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte made his first in-person court appearance since his arrest in March 2025 on an ICC warrant. He faces crimes against humanity charges over alleged killings linked to his anti-drug campaign, which he has denied. Juwana described the Hague-based ICC as “not a workable system,” arguing that political power inevitably shapes its ability to operate.”There’s going to be a political domination of how the ICC will work,” he said in an interview aired on Wednesday. “The big states may use [their] influence and force not to abide with the ICC… And it is because of that […] we cannot expect real justice to be delivere...