The Guardian, Afua Hirsch Dec 17 2010 The international criminal court has proved one of the most controversial international institutions since its creation in 2002, drawing fire from some for its exclusive focus on Africa, and accused by others of pursuing the policy objectives of America and Europe. But America has also been hostile to the [...]
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Wiki Leaks Cables Discuss US Position on ICC
Posted in News Updates, tagged ICC, Ocampo, US Government on December 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Two Different Sides Opposed to Joining the ICC
Posted in News Updates, tagged Arab League, Arrest Warrant, Gaza, ICC, Obama, ratification, sovereignty, US Government on March 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Ambassador: U.S. moving to support international court (CNN) The United States is “prepared to listen and to work with” the International Criminal Court even though the Obama administration is not prepared to sign on to the treaty that established the court, a U.S. diplomat said Wednesday. The U.S. government announced Tuesday it would support key [...]
US to Assist in Protection of Kenyan ICC Witnesses
Posted in News Updates, tagged ICC, Kenya, US Government on February 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
VOA News, Feb 11 2010 Alan Boswell The United States says it plans to help protect those set to testify before the International Criminal Court against top Kenyan officials implicated in the country’s 2008 political violence. The Court’s chief prosecutor has expressed concern that key witnesses are coming under harassment. The U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War [...]
US Creates New Sudan Policy
Posted in News Updates, tagged Sudan, US Government on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
10.22.09- The LA Times, By Paul Richter. Reporting from Washington - The White House on Monday unveiled a Sudan policy that seeks a middle ground between punishing the country for its actions in Darfur and appeasing it, a step away from the get-tough policy advocated by President Obama during his election campaign. The announcement of the new [...]
Answers to Pre-Hearing Questions from Harold Koh to Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Posted in News Updates, tagged Darfur, Harold Koh, ICC, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, State Department, Sudan, US Government on April 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Harold Hongju Koh, nominated as the Legal Advisor at the U.S. Department of State, recently submitted answers to pre-hearing questions to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Below are excerpts focused on Darfur and the ICC. The entire document can be found here. Question: In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in September 2008, you stated [...]
American Society of International Law to Release Report on US Policy Towards ICC
Posted in News Updates, tagged David Tolbert, ICC, US Government on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
FoxBusiness, WASHINGTON, March 25, 2009–The American Society of International Law’s (ASIL) independent Task Force on U.S. Policy Toward the International Criminal Court (ICC) will issue its report at a press conference on Friday, March 27, 2009, 10:00-11:00 a.m., in the Lisagor Room of the National Press Club, 529 14th St, NW, Washington, DC. The Task [...]
Experts Say Obama Administration Ends US Hostility to the ICC, but Still May Not Join
Posted in News Updates, tagged ICC, Obama, US Government on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
March.23.09, AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) — President Barack Obama’s administration has dropped outright US hostility toward the world’s first permanent war crimes court, but it is still a far cry from joining it, experts say. US officials say the new team is reviewing its policy on the International Criminal Court (ICC) after former president George W. [...]
US Congressman Hastings Introduces Resolution Commending ICC Warrant
Posted in News Updates, tagged Alcee Hastings, Arrest Warrant, Bashir, Congress, ICC, US Government on March 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
12 March 2009 Washington, DC: Today, Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-Miramar) introduced a resolution commending the International Criminal Court (ICC) for issuing an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity, and restating the United States’ commitment to supporting a multifaceted approach to facilitating justice, peace and [...]
US Critiques Bashir for Aid Group Expulsion
Posted in News Updates, tagged Bashir, Darfur, Sudan, US Government on March 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
WASHINGTON (CNN) March 17 09 — The U.S. State Department threw aside diplomatic language Tuesday, attacking Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for creating what it calls a “catastrophe” by throwing many international aid workers out of the country. President Omar al-Bashir ordered the expulsion of aid groups after he was indicted on war crimes charges. Secretary [...]
U.S. to appoint special envoy for Sudan in coming days
Posted in News Updates, tagged Clinton, ICC, Special Envoy, Sudan, US Government on March 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Pleming, Reuters, 17 March 2009 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir will be responsible for “every single death” caused by the expulsion of 13 foreign aid groups from Sudan, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday. “This is a horrendous situation that is going to cause untold misery and [...]
