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Lebanon for now, Who is next ?
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>>Sorry, you are incorrect. Regardless of a nation's willingness to particpate in the war crimes court, its citizen can still be tried.
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>>"Note, however, that a citizen of one of the 'objector nations' could still find himself before the Court if he were to travel to a country which is a signatory to the treaty, regardless of the fact that their country of origin is not a signatory."
>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crime#International_Criminal_Court
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>Sorry, I should have been clearer. As a civilian, if I am on another country's soil, I am obviously subject to their laws. Here in the U.S.? I am subject to U.S. laws, not the laws of the International Criminal Court.

You are still subject to international laws, regardless of your or your country's decision to be subject to them. That's what the sentence says above. It is just a matter of being able to nab you.
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