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Among the many changes the US needs right now, joining the ICC and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights should be a priority. It's another way to get your Supreme Court in check and prevent further damage in the future.
Don't expect politicians to do this for you. They won't. But make the call loud enough and, at some point, they'll have to.
Almost all European countries are party to the Council of Europe and as such the European Court of Human Rights. Most have joined the Rome Statute too, which established the International Criminal Court.
The member states of the EU are also party to the Court of Justice of the European Union.
I am incredibly grateful for these courts to exist and to have them as, ultimately, the highest authority when it comes to my rights and those of my fellow EU and European citizens.
These courts are not perfect and they have made errors in the past but by and large they do the right thing. They have shown to be progressive which is largely because of how they are set up.
These courts are independent of national politics and there's no need for them to be kind. As the judges are multi-national it is near impossible to influence them.
A singular judge may have been appointed within a national political context but they are joined by other judges who stand separated from this. Their various backgrounds and cultures inform them but do not lead the decision.
It leads to balanced judging with significant, positive, change as a result, on both the individual and societal scale.
The US, obviously, can't join the European courts but there are other options. It's time.
