Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor:

Zionist colony head serpent “Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to visit Hungary on April 2—despite an active ICC arrest warrant for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Gaza. This visit poses a direct challenge to international justice—and Hungary is enabling his evasion of accountability.

Hungary is a State Party to the Rome Statute, which established the International Criminal Court. Under Articles 86 and 89 of the Statute, Hungary is legally bound to cooperate fully with the Court, including the arrest and surrender of any individual subject to an arrest warrant—such as Benjamin Netanyahu.

Hungary claims it is not required to comply with the ICC’s arrest warrant, arguing that it has not “promulgated” (i.e., formally incorporated) the relevant provisions of the Rome Statute into domestic law due to alleged constitutional concerns. However, this argument violates Hungary’s binding obligations under both the Rome Statute and general international law.

Hungary ratified the Rome Statute in 2001, and under Article 88, it is legally obligated to ensure that its national legal framework enables full cooperation—including arrest and surrender. Nearly 24 years later, it has yet to enact the necessary legislation. This is not a legal oversight—it is a calculated political decision to shield those accused of atrocity crimes from accountability.

Under Article 27 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) (VCLT)—to which Hungary is a party—“a party may not invoke the provisions of its internal law as justification for its failure to perform a treaty.” A state cannot use domestic law as a shield against treaty obligations. This core principle of international law is one that Hungary cannot escape.

The principle of pacta sunt servanda, codified in Article 26 of the VCLT, obliges states to perform their treaty commitments in good faith. A state cannot ratify a treaty and then invoke domestic legal barriers to justify non-implementation. Such conduct is fundamentally incompatible with the principle of good faith and effectively nullifies the binding nature of the treaty commitment.

Article 31(1) of the VCLT requires treaties to be interpreted in light of their object and purpose. The object and purpose of the Rome Statute is unequivocal: to ensure accountability for the most serious crimes of international concern—not to provide loopholes to shield suspects or safe havens. Hungary’s position undermines this foundational purpose, nullifies the Statute’s legal effect, and entrenches impunity as the opposite of the accountability it was designed to guarantee.
Hungary’s refusal to execute the ICC arrest warrant constitutes a serious breach of its obligations under the Rome Statute. It may trigger formal action by the Assembly of States Parties—including condemnation, diplomatic repercussions, and measures to confront deliberate non-compliance.

By hosting Netanyahu, Hungary is not merely failing to comply with international law—it is providing haven to a fugitive wanted for war crimes and crimes against humanity. This is not diplomatic neutrality. It is active complicity that grants impunity to someone who ought to be brought to justice.

Allowing non-compliance in this case would set a dangerous precedent—undermining the enforceability of international criminal law, diminishing the ICC’s authority, and signaling to States that obligations under the Rome Statute can be ignored without consequence and that accountability is negotiable.

We urge ICC States Parties, the Assembly of States Parties, and the broader international community to take immediate and coordinated steps to enforce the arrest warrant against Netanyahu and to hold any state accountable for defying the Court’s authority. Failure to act not only weakens the Court—it abandons the victims of Gaza to impunity.”

PressTV report

Amnesty Urges Hungary to Arrest Netanyahu Ahead of Planned Visit

Amnesty International urged Hungary to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his upcoming visit, calling it a “disregard for international law.” The organization accused him of war crimes in Gaza and warned that allowing his visit without action would encourage further violations. 

This marks Netanyahu’s first visit to an ICC member state since the court issued an arrest warrant against him in November. He is set to meet Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán, who previously called the warrant “shameful.”

“Israel” rejects the ICC’s authority, but as a member state, Hungary is legally bound to comply, making Netanyahu’s visit a key test of international law enforcement.

Al Akhbar