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Obama administration urged not to re-sign ICC Rome treaty

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

[JURIST] The Obama administration should not re-sign and ratify the Rome Statute and join the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to a study released Tuesday by the Heritage Foundation. According to the report, the ICC lacks checks on its power, is a threat to national sovereignty, and could cause complications to military cooperation between the US and its allies. The report concludes:While the International Criminal Court represents an admirable desire to hold war criminals accountab read more

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on August 19, 2009 (boomark / email).