Human Rights | The United States Should Not Support the International Criminal Court

The treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC)—which would investigate, try, and punish various crimes against humanity—runs counter to the values on which the United States was founded and should not be supported, Lee A. Casey and David B. Rivkin Jr. argue in the following viewpoint. According to the authors, the treaty threatens the American ideal of self-government. In addition, they contend that the judicial system established by the ICC violates the U.S. Constitution and could place American soldiers and civilians at the mercy of judges who harbor animosity...

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