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...Rwanda in 1994. In another U.N. war crimes trial, former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has taken a similar strategy of obstructionism. He delays his trial with each of his attempts to halt the proceedings. The problems of these tribunals are likely to plague the newly-ratified International Criminal Court (ICC) in its pursuit of war criminals...
...without consultation with or consideration of America’s allies. The very mention of the possibility that Bush might “unsign” the treaty is deeply disturbing; such an action would enrage allies who have put a great deal of effort into finally establishing the ICC. In the post-Sept. 11 world, the United States needs to cooperate with friendly foreign governments, not antagonize them by opposing an overdue international body that would provide the framework to prosecute those responsible for genocide, terrorism and other war crimes...
...staff mistakenly calls the International Criminal Court a multinational institution. In fact, the court is a supranational institution. Rather than being an agreement between sovereign nation states, the court claims ultimate jurisdiction over independent nation states. The ICC claims the right to address issues of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and aggression. All of these, particularly aggression—which the court has not yet defined—are subject to politically motivated interpretation. Consider one of the many vague definitions of crimes against humanity, “acts...causing great suffering...to mental or physical health...
...treaty been in effect during the bombing of Afghanistan, it is likely that the United States would have been accused of inflicting mental hurt upon the civilian population. The ICC could easily evolve into an institution that tries to trump preventative military action. In an era of maniacal terrorism, does it make sense for the U.S. to ratify a treaty that has no mechanism for preventing this type of jurisdictional overreaching...
...impetus of the Arab caucus and other third-world countries, the ICC will face a torrent of accusations against Israel and the United States. International organizations where small states have as large a role as major powers create comical scenarios such as Syria replacing the U.S. on a Human Rights Commission. The U.S. should not be party to more of this nonsense than it already...