In Search of Justice: Ethnic Cleansing of Rohingyas and the International Criminal Court

The article addresses calls to bring the crimes against the Rohingyas in Rakhine State before the International Criminal Court, which would require a referral by the Security Council because Myanmar is not a state party to the Rome Statute.

It writes: ‘The international law on the issue is quite straightforward but the politics, not so much.’ It argues that China should support a referring resolution rather than veto it, and that Bangladesh should press for one at the United Nations.

It concludes: ‘In the end, a “people” who have been subjected to mass killings, rape, and destruction of their homes deserve justice, and such atrocities and their perpetrators—no matter the political and economic ramifications—must be condemned and punished.’