CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Burundi has become the first country to withdraw its membership from the International Criminal Court (ICC). It accused the ICC of deliberately targeting Africans for prosecution.

Detailed explanation-2: -Notes: Recently, Burundi became the first United Nation country ever to leave the international criminal court.

Detailed explanation-3: -Operation of the Court States which become party to the Rome Statute become members of the ICC, serving on the Assembly of States Parties, which administers the court. As of March 2022, there are 123 ICC member states; 42 states have neither signed nor become parties to the Rome Statute.

Detailed explanation-4: -On May 6, 2002, the United States, in a position shared with Israel and Sudan, having previously signed the Rome Statute formally withdrew its signature and indicated that it did not intend to ratify the agreement. United States policy concerning the ICC has varied widely.

Detailed explanation-5: -India and International Criminal Court (ICC) India chose not to ratify the Rome Statute due to national interests, state sovereignty, the difficulty in locating fair prosecutors, the difficulty in gathering evidence, and the difficulty in defining crime.