Norway's Oslo International Peace Research Institute names the International Criminal Court (ICC) as a potential candidate for this year's Nobel Peace Prize

On the 22nd, Norway's International Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), which predicts the Nobel Peace Prize winner every year, named the International Criminal Court (ICC, headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands) as this year's likely candidate. As the Trump administration is increasing pressure on the ICC, he explained that the award "allows us to demonstrate that all countries and leaders have an equal responsibility to respect international law."

Referring to the U.S.-Israel military operations against Iran and the U.S. military intervention in Venezuela, PRIO pointed out, ``Maintaining an internationally recognized normative order, especially international law, is essential to preventing and resolving conflicts in an increasingly polarized world.'' He emphasized that the ICC's efforts "have the potential to greatly contribute to world peace."

The ICC is a permanent international tribunal that tries individuals suspected of involvement in genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. The United States, which is not a member of the ICC, is rebelling against the ICC for allowing war crimes investigations into American soldiers, and is planning to ``dismantle it'' by asking member states to withdraw from the ICC and by designating judges and prosecutors, including Director Tomoko Akane, as targets for sanctions.