>So I don't see it at all as 'enforcement of laws while not being bound by such laws themselves' but rather as simply protecting its sovereignty to deal with misdeeds within the confines of its OWN laws.

Taking that to it's logical conclusion, surely that means that the ICC has no reason to exist. All countries will deal with their own miscreants under their own laws, if they make the decision not to prosecute, then that is their right.