ST. PETERSBURG. June 26 (Interfax) - The International Criminal Court (ICC)'s warrants for the arrest of Russian officials do not deserve attention, Russian Constitutional Court Chairman Valery Zorkin said in a report published on the court website on Wednesday.
"A possible implementation of orders by interstate bodies and interstate or foreign courts can be discussed only if their adoption has at least some plausible legal basis. Therefore, there is no need for assessing the International Criminal Court warrants for the arrest of a number of Russian officials in the light of the judicial sovereignty, as they have no such basis and seem to be 'information noise'," the report said.
The ability of national courts to assess the admissibility of implementation of orders by interstate or foreign courts and to administer justice irrespective of orders issued in foreign or supranational jurisdictions on the principles inadmissible for the legal system of a particular country are part of the judicial sovereignty, i.e. a manifestation of the state sovereignty, Zorkin said.
The report Constitutional and Judicial Protection of Rights in the Russian Federation: Key Features was presented for the Protection of Rights and Constitutional Oversight conference held in St, Petersburg on June 26 as part of the 12th St. Petersburg International Legal Forum.
The ICC Pre-Trial Chamber issued warrants for the arrest of former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Russian General Staff Chief Valery Gerasimov on Tuesday in connection with the Ukraine crisis.
In 2023, the ICC issued orders for the arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Children's Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova.