Venezuela’s “Firm and Unwavering” Decision to Leave the International Criminal Court: From the Political Turmoil to the Legal Loopholes

[Efrén Ismael Sifontes Torres is an Ayudante de Segunda in international law courses, and the academic co-coordinator of the Observatory of International Humanitarian Law, for the University of Buenos Aires School of Law] On 24 July, the Venezuelan’s interim authorities announced through their Minister of Foreign Affairs’ X account, the “firm and unwavering” decision to withdraw from the Rome…