Suspending the ICC’s work in this way would undermine its potential for deterrence, one of the purposes for which it was established. Postponing the case against al-Bashir would seriously undercut the important principle – which has gradually been taking root worldwide – that no one is above the law.
Suspender de ese modo la labor de la CIJ socavaría su capacidad disuasoria, uno de los fines para los que fue creada. Aplazar la causa contra al-Bashir socavaría gravemente el importante principio, que ha ido arraigando gradualmente en el mundo, de que nadie está por encima de la ley.