The International Criminal Court’s recent issuance of arrest warrants to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav

The International Criminal Court’s member states open their annual meeting Monday as the court faces pushback over arrest warrants for Israeli officials, sexual harassment allegations against the court’s chief prosecutor and a very empty docket.

The president of the International Criminal Court has lashed out at the United States and Russia for interfering with its investigations and calls threats and attacks on the court “appalling.”

The high aspirations with which the tribunal was founded should not shield it from the consequences of its decision to pursue other agendas.

The world’s only permanent global court for atrocity crimes has come under fire after issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and Hamas leaders, among other controversies.

The warrants put Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant and Mohammed Deif at risk of being arrested if they enter one of the ICC’s member nations.

Outgoing European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell called on all EU member states on Thursday to respect decisions by the International Criminal Court, including the arrest warrant against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The document makes six recommendations to the EU and its member states to advance arrest strategies for outstanding ICC arrest warrants. These arrest strategies include complying with the clear legal obligation of EU member states to arrest individuals sought by the ICC if they are on their territory.

The president of the International Criminal Court lashed out on Monday at Russia for targeting its prosecutors and judges over the panel’s investigation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and slammed comments by a U.