To British ministers, the role that the International Criminal Court played over Libya
was key – it made clear that Colonel Gaddafi’s actions were unacceptable and would be subject to international law. Tory MP Dominic Raab even wrote a piece in The Times about the need for
Libyans to rely on the ICC in The Hague, rather than seek retribution and revenge against Gaddafi and his loyalists.
And it wasn’t only the British government.
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