Hungary is being investigated by the International Criminal Court for refusing to arrest a major political leader.

Hungary’s withdrawal from the ICC amid Netanyahu’s visit erodes the trust on ICC’s legitimacy and shows that justice is not applied universally but selectively, along political and racialised lines ...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced his country would quit the court, claiming on local radio that the ICC was ...

Judges at the International Criminal Court have asked Hungary to explain why it failed to arrest Israeli Prime Minister ...

The rise of kleptocratic authoritarianism in Hungary means its exit from the ICC should not be particularly surprising. Inside the EU, Hungary has consistently acted as a Trojan horse for the ...

On April 3, 2025, Hungary announced its intention to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). The move came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was about to visit the country.

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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at a press conference on Thursday with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Hungary will leave the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC issued ...

“Hungary has always been half-hearted” in its ICC membership, said Orbán, who on Thursday said the ICC was “no longer an impartial court, not a court of law, but a political court.