Marco Rubio’s State Department has unveiled plans to dismantle the International Criminal Court, a tribunal that prosecutes individuals for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.

In a video, Rubio calls the ICC, "a global tribunal staffed by unelected globalist bureaucrats who claim their power is almost unlimited.”

The United States is not, nor has it ever been, a party to the ICC, which was established during the presidency of Bill Clinton. But could the ICC investigate and indict Americans anyway?

Today, The Global Story hears the view from within the world of international criminal law, with human rights lawyer, writer, and international law professor Philippe Sands.

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00:00 Introduction
02:03 The history of international criminal law
03:24 Forming the International Criminal Court
06:25 Why the US are among nations not signed up to the ICC
10:45 Evolution of US position on ICC
13:00 Marco Rubio's criticism of the ICC
17:32 Are the US concerned about the ICC?
18:30 Other criticisms of the International Criminal Court
22:05 Can the US dismantle the ICC?