International Criminal Court (ICC)
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The International Criminal Court (represented here conceptually by 'The Hague') is invoked as the legal body that could pursue war-crimes charges if evidence emerges; it functions as the principal external check on executive action in the scene's moral calculus.
Manifested through the threat of invitation/prosecution described by Fitzwallace rather than direct institutional action in the scene.
Exerts juridical authority over alleged war crimes, challenging the unilateral prerogatives of national executives; occupies an adversarial stance to the administration's secrecy.
The mere invocation of the ICC reframes military secrecy as potentially criminal, forcing political actors to consider legal exposure beyond domestic politics.
Not depicted on-screen; implied independence and potential friction with U.S. refusal to cede jurisdiction.
The International Criminal Court (The Hague) is invoked as the juridical institution that could summon the President if incontrovertible evidence of a war‑crimes cover-up emerged; it provides the legal horizon that makes the military revelation politically existential.
Represented as a prospective prosecutorial body referenced in Fitzwallace's warning.
Situated as an external check on national power; potentially disempowering for the Presidency if international law is invoked.
Functions as the external moral-legal constraint that reframes covert military action as potentially criminal, forcing political actors to weigh legal exposure versus security claims.
Not engaged directly on-screen; functions as a looming institutional adversary rather than an active participant.