The United States Lends Credibility to the International Criminal Court

The worldwide sad Court (ICC), created in 1998 (Thayer and Ibryamova 2010), is responsible for investigating and prosecuting the most positive cases, including crimes against humanity, aggressive crimes, war crimes, and genocide. The credibility of this institution, however, has been compromised due to the unite States revocation of makeing and subdivisionship. Initially it is important to recognize the arguments against the United States becoming a member state of the ICC and what precipitated the U.S. withdrawing its signature from the document that instituted the Court. Once this has been established, the arguments in favor of ICC membership will be developed by addressing and refuting these objections. Finally, this analysis will come before to proving how the United States becoming a member state will sum up the effectiveness and integrity of the International Criminal Court.One opposing sales booth to the union of the United States and the International Criminal Cou rt is the concern of sovereignty. Those who support the United States decision to revoke its signature from the Rome Statute moot that by joining the ICC, Americas sovereignty would be threatened, for the domain would be required to answer to a higher court. In conformism with this, many on the opposition believe it is necessary to create economy that protects Americans from the ICC and allows the U.S. to retain its sovereignty. Consequently, the international community has expressed outrage in the United States actions to combat the International Criminal Courts authority. As a world leader with one of the most sophisticated and respected discriminatory systems, these types of actions present the U.S. as appearing indifferent to the plight of human rights vi... ...s in International Relations (New York Longman).Elsea, Jennifer (2006), U.S. Policy Regarding the International Criminal Court, in CRS calculate for Congess (Washington D.C. Library of Congress), 4.Bogdan, Attila ( 2008), The United States and the International Criminal Court Avoiding Jurisdiction done Bilateral Agreements in Reliance on Article 98, International Criminal Law Review, 8(1-2), 5.Barnett, Laura (2008), The International Criminal Court History and Role, Library of Parliament, 2(11), 12. boodle Council on Global Affairs (2010), Constrained Internationalism Adapting to New Realities, http//www.amicc.org/docs/Chicago_Council_Global_Views_2010.pdf, accessed 9 April 2012.American Non-Governmental Organizations Coalition for the International Criminal Court (2012), US and ICC Info, http//www.amicc.org/info, accessed 9 April 2012.