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Venezuela to exit International Criminal Court, accusing it …
Venezuela to exit International Criminal Court, accusing it of ‘bias’
Summary
Venezuela's ICC withdrawal exemplifies authoritarian regimes circumventing international accountability mechanisms to evade justice for alleged human rights abuses and state repression, representing erosion of global governance structures designed to check authoritarian power.
Announcement comes as Venezuela has hewed close to Trump administration, who has pledged to'disable' international court.
International justice evasion
Authoritarian accountability avoidance
Institutional capture
Political repression shielding
Geopolitical authoritarianism
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