The Liberal Democrat peer added that, under Section 2 of the UK’s International Criminal Court Act 2001, the Attorney General “has no discretion but to endorse any warrant of arrest for the President issued by the ICC”.
Human rights campaigner and independent crossbench peer Lord Alton of Liverpool urged the Government to “protest in the strongest possible terms” that Lady Kennedy has been “threatened with visa restrictions and potential fines for dealing with clients who are a part of the process of the International Criminal Court”.
Donald Trump risks an arrest warrant being issued for him after he imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), a top human rights lawyer has warned.
Former deputy High Court judge Lord Thomas of Gresford said that the forcible transfer of the population of Gaza, under Mr Trump’s plan, would be a crime against humanity under Article 7.1(d) of the Rome Statute of the ICC.
Responding, Foreign Office minister Lord Collins of Highbury said: “The Government has repeatedly expressed its support for the independence of the International Criminal Court, including most recently last week by joining a statement together with 70 other States Parties.
