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    6 months ago

    If the arrest warrants are approved, do they actually have any power? Are there examples of such arrest warrants being executed for high ranking officials, especially heads of state?

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      6 months ago

      If the arrest warrants are approved, do they actually have any power?

      Nope. It all depends on whether it’s in the interests of those in power to carry out such arrest warrants. For instance, Germany will happily arrest any Hamas leaders they can, but will never arrest any Israeli war criminal no matter how many warrants are issued for their arrests.