The United States and the International Criminal Court: National Security and International Law

by Sarah B. Sewall (Editor), Gary J. Bass (Contributor), Bartram S. Brown (Contributor)

A growing international consensus supports the idea of holding individuals responsible for the most egregious violations of human rights such as genocide. This consensus lies behind the recent efforts to create an International Criminal Court (ICC). The United States, however, has refused to support the ICC, citing concerns that the Court may pose a threat to national security. This volume brings legal, historical, military, and political perspectives to an examination of U.S. concerns about the ICC. The contributors assess not only the potential national security risks that would be associated with a functioning ICC, but also the potential costs to U.S. security that may result from opposing the Court's creation.

282 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Bella Nesbeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another Rwanda read, I’ve been interested in the work of the ICC since I busted The Hague last year and I think this book did a great job of looking at the hypocrisy of America being apart of the Security Council yet it’s refusal to recognize the legality of the ICC presumably because quite a few American Heroes have committed crimes punishable under the ICC