United States and the International Criminal Court

National Security and International Law

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

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American reluctance to join the International Criminal Court illuminates important trends in international security and a central dilemma facing U.S. Foreign policy in the 21st century. The ICC will prosecute individuals who commit egregious international human rights violations such as genocide. The Court is a logical culmination of the global trends toward expanding human rights and creating international institutions. The U.S., which fostered these trends because they served American national interests, initially championed the creation of an ICC. The Court fundamentally represents the triumph of American values in the international arena. Yet the United States now opposes the ICC for fear of constraints upon America's ability to use force to protect its national interests. The principal national security and constitutional objections to the Court, which the volume explores in detail, inflate the potential risks inherent in joining the ICC. More fundamentally, they reflect a belief in American exceptionalism that is unsustainable in today's world. Court opponents also underestimate the growing salience of international norms and institutions in addressing emerging threats to U.S. national interests. The misguided assessments that buttress opposition to the ICC threaten to undermine American leadership and security in the 21st century more gravely than could any international institution.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2000-08-28
Mått163 x 223 x 22 mm
Vikt426 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor288
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780742501355

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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 The US and the ICC: An OverviewPart 3 The Roots of the ICCChapter 4 The Evolution of the International Criminal Court: From the Hague to Rome and Back AgainChapter 5 Lessons from Recent International Criminal TribunalsChapter 6 The Statute of the International Criminal Court: Past, Present and FutureChapter 7 Exceptional Cases in Rome: The United States and the Struggle for an International Criminal CourtPart 8 The US and the ICCChapter 9 US Perspective on the International Criminal CourtChapter 10 The Constitution and the International Criminal CourtChapter 11 American Servicemembers and the International Criminal CourtChapter 12 The ICC and the Deployment of American Armed ForcesChapter 13 The United States and Genocide Law: A History of AmbivalencePart 14 The ICC and National Approaches to JusticeChapter 15 Justice Versus PeaceChapter 16 Complementarity and Conflict: States, Victims, and the International Criminal CourtPart 17 The ICC's Implications for International LawChapter 18 The ICC's Jurisdiction Over the Nationals of Non-Party StatesChapter 19 The International Criminal Court and the Future of the Global Legal SystemChapter 20 Appendix: Steps in Getting a Case to the ICCChapter 21

Whether the International Criminal Court is seen as a necessary, inevitable instrument for justice and peace in our world, or a cleverly designed mechansim for the destruction of national sovereignty—especially the sovereignty of the United States—this book needs to be read by political and military leaders alike. Future military operations will increasingly involve coalitions, non-governmental agencies, non-national armed forces, and international structures. As a result, our future national military strategy will be confronted increasingly with theoretical and practical issues of national sovereignty vs. international governance. The creation of the ICC brings these issues into sharp focus. America's political and military leaders need to explore in detail how an international entity such as the ICC might impact on our legitimate national interests. This book will help.