While the "loophole" essentially protects Putin from being cuffed during his U.S. trip, de Bretton-Gordon noted the Kremlin will likely still be on high-alert and won't be taking any chances of their leader being thrown behind bars.

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska this week, an important location chosen for its neutrality and safety for the Russian leader.

The State Department said the judge was sanctioned for 'ruling to authorize the ICC's investigation into U.S. personnel in Afghanistan'

Experts say that food is increasingly being used as a weapon in conflicts in places like Sudan, Syria and Gaza. But this has to stop, it's against international humanitarian law, " Shayna Lewis, senior adviser on Sudan for the US-based group PAEMA told DW recently.

The U.S. Treasury Department has added four individuals associated with the International Criminal Court to its special designated nationals sanctions list. A related general license was issued, allowing for the wind-down of transactions involving these individuals as of August 20.

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan asserted there are no grounds for his disqualification from the case involving detained former president Rodrigo Duterte.

GENEVA — Switzerland and Austria said Tuesday that they would host Russian President Vladimir Putin if he came for talks on peace in Ukraine, despite the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant.

Dubbed the Association of Counsel of International Criminal Courts and Tribunals (ACICCAT), in its petition dated August 12, the lawyers want President Museveni to cause the setting aside of counsel Peter Haynes on account that he can't speak Kony’s local language of Acholi, which was one of the vital requirements during recruitment.