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Another misconception is that the ICC is better placed to deal with such crimes. We appear to have forgotten what the ICC is and what it can do. Its jurisdiction is significantly limited and the majority of cases of atrocity crimes are outside its jurisdiction. Again, do not take my word for it—ask the Yazidis, the Uyghurs, the Rohingya, the Darfurians and the Tigrayans. It is not that all these groups would see cases heard in the United Kingdom, but the amendments would mean that perpetrators who can currently travel to the UK with impunity would at least run the risk of arrest and prosecution. If all that this achieved was a deterrent effect, that would at least be better than we have now.