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The United States and the International Criminal Court. National Security and International Law.
. Ed(S): Sewall, Sarah B.; Kaysen, Carl
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Hardback. In exploring American reluctance to join the International Criminal Court, this text illuminates a central dilemma facing US foreign policy; whether the U.S. can afford to remain estranged from international institutions that support norms and behaviours it has long championed. Editor(s): Sewall, Sarah B.; Kaysen, Carl. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; LBHG; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 544.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742501348
SKU
V9780742501348
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About . Ed(S): Sewall, Sarah B.; Kaysen, Carl
Sarah B. Sewall is projects director at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard's JFK School of Government. Carl Kaysen is David W. Skinner Professor of Political Economy, Emeritus, at Massachussetts Institute of Technology.
Reviews for The United States and the International Criminal Court. National Security and International Law.
Whether the International Criminal Court is seen as a necessary, inevitable instrument for justice and peace in our world, or a cleverly designed mechansim for the destruction of national sovereignty—especially the sovereignty of the United States—this book needs to be read by political and military leaders alike. Future military operations will increasingly involve coalitions, non-governmental agencies, non-national armed forces, and ... Read more