Malaysia’s government withdrawal from the the International Criminal Court has little to do with the ICC itself, says Griffith University's Renee ...
SYDNEY: Well, that was short lived. With the rounds of applause that accompanied its historic decision to accede to the Rome Statute still reverberating,In the space of just a month, the Malaysian government has performed a complete U-turn, undoing years of work on the part of local and international activists, and dashing hopes for a new era of human rights accountability in Southeast Asia.
Since taking up office for a second time, he has particularly clashed with the Sultan and Crown Prince of Johor.On several occasions in recent months, members of the Johor royal family have challenged what they view as undue and unconstitutional interference in the affairs of their state by the Mahathir government.banned foreigners
And in January, the Crown Prince again accused Mahathir of acting unconstitutionally for failing to gain Johor’s approval for the establishment of a multi-million dollar ship-to-ship cargoIn the context of this ongoing tussle over national versus state sovereignty, the Sultan and Crown Prince of Johor have emerged as prominent opponents of Malaysia’s decision to ratify the Rome Statute.
In the absence of that permission, he and others have argued that the decision to ratify the Rome Statute is unconstitutional.What is fundamentally at stake here are concerns that the Rome Statute might impinge upon the rights and interests of Malaysia’s hereditary rulers and, in particular, render the King, as the head of the armed forces, open to prosecution for crimes committed by those under his command .
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