US Threats to the International Criminal Court
This page provides information on two parts of the current US campaign against the ICC: Impunity agreements and Security Council Resolution 1422.
http://web.amnesty.org/pages/icc-US_threats-eng
From Information Clearing House
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The United States of America is the only state that is actively opposed to the new International Criminal Court. US opposition to the Court can be traced back to the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (Rome Statute) in 1998, where the USA was one of only 7 states to vote against adoption of the Statute. Reportedly a major reason for not supporting adoption of the Statute stems from the refusal of the international community to grant the United Nations Security Council (of which the USA is a veto holding permanent member) control over which cases the Court considered, instead favouring an independent Prosecutor who - subject to safeguards and fair trial guarantees - would make such decisions.
http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/?Page=Article&ID=3510
http://web.amnesty.org/pages/icc-US_threats-eng
From Information Clearing House
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The United States of America is the only state that is actively opposed to the new International Criminal Court. US opposition to the Court can be traced back to the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (Rome Statute) in 1998, where the USA was one of only 7 states to vote against adoption of the Statute. Reportedly a major reason for not supporting adoption of the Statute stems from the refusal of the international community to grant the United Nations Security Council (of which the USA is a veto holding permanent member) control over which cases the Court considered, instead favouring an independent Prosecutor who - subject to safeguards and fair trial guarantees - would make such decisions.
http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/?Page=Article&ID=3510
Starmail - 8. Jun, 23:43
