The United States and the International Criminal Court - National Security and International Law (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2000
First published:	August 2000
Editors:	Sarah B. Sewall • Carl Kaysen
Contributors:	Gary J Bass • Bartram S. Brown • Abram Chayes • Robinson O Everett • Richard J. Goldstone • Madeline Morris • William L. Nash • Samantha Power
Dimensions:	236 x 156 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-0-7425-0134-8
Categories:	Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Criminal law Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > Law > International law > Settlement of international disputes > International courts & procedures
LSN:	0-7425-0134-5
Barcode:	9780742501348

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