The following memo was sent to Eric Schwartz in his capacity as a member of the Obama transition team by John Washburn, Director, International Criminal Court Programs, United Nations Association of the USA; And Don Kraus, CEO, Citizens For Global Solutions.  Click here for a pdf version. There are three priority actions open to the incoming Obama administration for creating a new relationsh...

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE VICTIMS' TRUST FUND: Biographies Provided by the International Criminal Court Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan was elected to serve as the representative for the Asian Region on the Board. As First Lady, Queen Rania's activities encompass issues of national and international concern, such as the environment, youth development...

The ICC and the U.S. Constitution COMPARISON: The U.S. Constitution and the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court PDF version The following chart was prepared by Monroe Leigh, former President of the American Society of International Law and former State Department legal advisor to Henry Kissinger.  Leigh stated in testimony to the House International R...

US Democratic Allies Strongly Support the ICC More than 90 countries around the world are full members of the ICC, accepting its jurisdiction and supporting its work. This includes almost every major U.S. ally, including all members of the European Union. For countries like Canada and New Zealand, the ICC is a means to help other countries improve their legal systems ...

More Information on US Policy on the ICC The Bush Administration has taken a strong position against the ICC, has withdrawn from all negotiations, and has pursued policies that could undermine the Court's important work.  This staunch opposition is despite the fact that the U.S. played a leading role in negotiating the Rome Statute, the treaty establishing t...

"Unsigning" the Rome Statute May 6, 2002 -- In a letter addressed to the UN Secretary General and in a speech by Under Secretary of State Marc Grossman, the Bush administration declared that "the United States has no legal obligations arising from its signature" of the Rome Statute, in essence "unsigning" the ICC treaty and withdrawing U.S. involve...

Presidential Policy Statements on the ICC Obama Administration Pre-Inauguration "Now that it is operational, we are learning more and more about how the ICC functions. The Court has pursued charges only in cases of the most serious and systemic crimes and it is in America’s interests that these most heinous of criminals, like the perpetrators of the genocide in Da...

Assembly of State Parties INTRODUCTION The Assembly of States Parties (ASP) is the legislative body that oversees the work and mandate of the ICC. It is comprised of one representative from every country that has ratified the ICC's Rome Statute. Each representative can cast one vote. Countries that have signed but not ratified the Rome Statute have observer st...

US Legal Limitations to Cooperation with the ICC Starting in 1999, ICC opponents slipped restrictions on U.S. cooperation with and funding for the ICC into the annual bills authorizing and appropriating federal funds. Upon enactment of the American Servicemembers' Protection Act (ASPA) in August 2002, ICC opponents refrained from including additional restrictions t...