Questions whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would be arrested if he left the country. 

The International Criminal Court's been served with an arrest warrant for alleged war crimes. 

124 countries are obligated to carry out warrants. 

Auckland University Associate Law Professor Treasa Dunworth told Heather du Plessis-Allan countries like the UK and France have been cagey about whether they'd follow through.

“When it was specifically asked what would they do if Netanyahu was in their country, they fudged the answer, so we just don’t know.”

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<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">The International Criminal Court's been served with an arrest warrant for alleged war crimes. 
<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">124 countries are obligated to carry out warrants. 
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With a straight down the middle approach, Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive on Newstalk ZB delivers the very latest news and views to New Zealanders as they wrap up their day.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Treasa Dunworth: Auckland University associate law professor on whether countries would follow through with ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu

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