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The Statute for an International Criminal Court and the United States: Peace Without Justice?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2004

Marten Zwanenburg
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Abstract

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The adoption of the Statute of an International Criminal Court in July 1998 is widely regarded as a major step forward in international criminal law. The United States, however, does not share this point of view in all respects. It particularly fears that the Statute will allow prosecution of American peacekeepers for political instead of legal reasons. This article examines the provisions of the Statute in the light of that fear. It concludes that not only is such a fear unjustified, the United States position may have disastrous consequences for efforts in peacekeeping.

Keywords

International Criminal Courtinternational criminal lawpeacekeepingstatute
Type
EDITORIAL
Information
Leiden Journal of International Law , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , March 1999 , pp. 1 - 7
Copyright
© 1999 Kluwer Law International