U.N. committee favors draft resolution referring N. Korea to International Criminal Court . The U.S. and its allies have been pushing for a tougher stance against North Korea, which has conducted nuclear tests in defiance of international sanctions. The authority to refer a country to the ICC lies only with the U.N. Security Council . North Korea has repeatedly denied the existence of political camps or human rights abuses .
U.N. committee favors draft resolution referring N. Korea to International Criminal Court . The vote is merely recommendation . The authority to refer a country to the ICC lies only with the U.N. Security Council . North Korea has repeatedly denied the existence of political camps or human rights abuses .