Dmitry Gudkov: "It won't help"

"On the intention of the Russian Federation not to become a member of the Roman status of the International Criminal Court." In such a crooked Russian language, President Putin today wrote a new milestone in the history of the country, ”the politician notes on his Facebook page.

“What is this“ intention not to become ”? The Roman Statute is a document that establishes the International Criminal Court in The Hague, which is also called the Hague Tribunal. It is investigating crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide. And it is precisely from participating in the Hague Tribunal that we refuse.

There are several reasons lying on the surface. The first is a very uncomfortable article 15 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation: "If the international treaty of the Russian Federation establishes other rules than provided for by law, then the rules of the international treaty are applied." The Duma already successfully fought this article, allowing our own court to decide what international norms he likes and which not. Now the next stage.

The second reason is the war with Ukraine. Only yesterday the media wrote with caution that in the Hague they considered Crimea an "armed conflict." Add Syria to this. And get the concern of the Kremlin. Therefore, "do not become a participant."

Of course, this will not help. The norms of international law, on the contrary, protect dictators from the people. But understanding comes too late.

The official explanation of the Foreign Ministry of the decision of Putin: Russia does not like how Gaaga reacted to the war with Georgia. If you argue like this, then any non -so -like court decision does not need to be executed. Citizens of the Russian Federation should adopt this strategy into service?

And by the way: the Hague Tribunal is the very world community that our authorities like to contact. Not individuals or the EU, namely the community. But with close acquaintance with him, it turns out that it is also saturated with Russophobia. Otherwise, do not explain. "